Public holidays in Papua New Guinea 2028

There are 12 public holidays in 2028. 5 of them fall on a working day.

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All 12 public holidays in Papua New Guinea 2028

Date	Weekday	Holiday
1 Jan 2028	Saturday	New Year's Day
26 Feb 2028	Saturday	Grand Chief Sir Michael Somare Remembrance Day
14 Apr 2028	Friday	Good Friday
16 Apr 2028	Sunday	Easter Sunday
17 Apr 2028	Monday	Easter Monday
17 Jun 2028	Saturday	King's Birthday
23 Jul 2028	Sunday	Papua New Guinea Remembrance Day
24 Jul 2028	Monday	Papua New Guinea Remembrance Day (observed)
26 Aug 2028	Saturday	National Repentance Day
16 Sep 2028	Saturday	Independence Day
25 Dec 2028	Monday	Christmas Day
26 Dec 2028	Tuesday	Boxing Day

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.

Long weekends 2028

4 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
Mon 10 Apr, Tue 11 Apr, Wed 12 Apr, Thu 13 Apr	8 Apr – 17 Apr 2028	4	10	2.5	Good Friday, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday
Tue 18 Apr, Wed 19 Apr, Thu 20 Apr, Fri 21 Apr	14 Apr – 23 Apr 2028	4	10	2.5	Good Friday, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday
Tue 25 Jul, Wed 26 Jul, Thu 27 Jul, Fri 28 Jul	22 Jul – 30 Jul 2028	4	9	2.3	Papua New Guinea Remembrance Day, Papua New Guinea Remembrance Day (observed)
Wed 27 Dec, Thu 28 Dec, Fri 29 Dec	23 Dec – 1 Jan 2029	3	10	3.3	Christmas Day, Boxing Day, 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.

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.

Frequently asked questions

How many public holidays does Papua New Guinea have in 2028?

12 public holidays. 7 of them fall on a weekend in 2028.

Which public holiday gives the best long weekend in 2028?

Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year's Day: take 3 days of leave (27 Dec, 28 Dec, 29 Dec) and you get 10 days off in a row, 23 Dec – 1 Jan 2029.

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Sources

Data: python-holidays 0.105 (MIT licence), country code PG (retrieved Sep 28, 2026)
Cross-check: Nager.Date public holiday API (MIT licence) (retrieved Sep 28, 2026)
Cross-check: Google Calendar public holiday calendar (en.pg) (retrieved Sep 28, 2026)

Last updated: Sep 26, 2026