Public holidays 2026 in Nukulaelae
Nukulaelae has 13 public holidays in 2026; 10 fall on a working day.
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| Date | Weekday | Holiday | Local name | Countdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday | New Year's Day | Tausaga Fou | ||
| Friday | Good Friday | Aso toe tu | ||
| Monday | Easter Monday | Toe Tu aso gafua | ||
| Sunday | Gospel Day | Te Aso o te Tala Lei | ||
| Monday | Gospel Day | Te Aso o te Tala Lei | ||
| Saturday | King's Birthday | Asofanau Tupu | ||
| Monday | National Youth Day | Aso tupulaga | ||
| Thursday | Tuvalu Day | Tutokotasi | ||
| Friday | Tuvalu Day | Tutokotasi | ||
| Monday | National Children's Day | Aso Tamaliki | ||
| Friday | Christmas Day | Kilisimasi | ||
| Saturday | Boxing Day | Aso Faipele | ||
| Monday | Boxing Day (observed) | Aso Faipele (fakamatakuga) |
Falling on a weekend in 2026: Gospel Day (Sunday, 10 May), King's Birthday (Saturday, 13 Jun) and Boxing Day (Saturday, 26 Dec).
Not a public holiday in every region, but in Nukulaelae: Gospel Day.
For comparison: in 2026 the number of public holidays ranges from 13 (Niutao, Nukufetau, Nukulaelae, Nanumaga, Nui and Vaitupu) to 14 (Funafuti and Nanumea). Nukulaelae is among the regions with the fewest public holidays.
Days marked "observed" are substitute days off when a holiday falls on a weekend. Holidays based on a lunar calendar can shift by a day once the official announcement is made.
Dates are generated from the open-source library python-holidays and automatically cross-checked against Nager.Date and the public Google Calendar holiday calendars; every holiday on a working day must be confirmed by a second source. Official announcements take precedence, especially for holidays that depend on the moon or are declared at short notice.
Long weekends 2026
9 times a public holiday lies close to a weekend – with a little leave it becomes a long weekend:
| Take leave | Off | Days of leave | Days off | Ratio | Occasion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 2 Jan | 1 Jan – 4 Jan 2026 | 1 | 4 | 4 | New Year's Day |
| Mon 30 Mar, Tue 31 Mar, Wed 1 Apr, Thu 2 Apr | 28 Mar – 6 Apr 2026 | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | Good Friday, Easter Monday |
| Tue 7 Apr, Wed 8 Apr, Thu 9 Apr, Fri 10 Apr | 3 Apr – 12 Apr 2026 | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | Good Friday, Easter Monday |
| Tue 12 May, Wed 13 May, Thu 14 May, Fri 15 May | 9 May – 17 May 2026 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | Gospel Day, Gospel Day |
| Tue 4 Aug, Wed 5 Aug, Thu 6 Aug, Fri 7 Aug | 1 Aug – 9 Aug 2026 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | National Youth Day |
| Mon 28 Sep, Tue 29 Sep, Wed 30 Sep | 26 Sep – 4 Oct 2026 | 3 | 9 | 3 | Tuvalu Day, Tuvalu Day |
| Tue 13 Oct, Wed 14 Oct, Thu 15 Oct, Fri 16 Oct | 10 Oct – 18 Oct 2026 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | National Children's Day |
| Mon 21 Dec, Tue 22 Dec, Wed 23 Dec, Thu 24 Dec | 19 Dec – 28 Dec 2026 | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | Christmas Day, Boxing Day, Boxing Day (observed) |
| Tue 29 Dec, Wed 30 Dec, Thu 31 Dec | 25 Dec – 3 Jan 2027 | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | Christmas Day, Boxing Day, Boxing Day (observed), New Year's Day |
Counted are gaps of up to four working days between a public holiday and the weekend or another public holiday. "Ratio" = days off per day of leave. Weekends follow the local working week.
Sources
- Data: python-holidays 0.105 (MIT licence), country code TV (retrieved Sep 27, 2026)
- Cross-check: Nager.Date public holiday API (MIT licence) (retrieved Sep 27, 2026)
- Cross-check: Google Calendar public holiday calendar (en.tv) (retrieved Sep 27, 2026)
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