Public holidays in Papua New Guinea

Public holidays for 2026 to 2028 – for Papua New Guinea.

Public holidays 2026

Date	Weekday	Holiday
1 Jan 2026	Thursday	New Year's Day
26 Feb 2026	Thursday	Grand Chief Sir Michael Somare Remembrance Day
3 Apr 2026	Friday	Good Friday
5 Apr 2026	Sunday	Easter Sunday
6 Apr 2026	Monday	Easter Monday
17 Jun 2026	Wednesday	King's Birthday
23 Jul 2026	Thursday	Papua New Guinea Remembrance Day
26 Aug 2026	Wednesday	National Repentance Day
16 Sep 2026	Wednesday	Independence Day
25 Dec 2026	Friday	Christmas Day
26 Dec 2026	Saturday	Boxing Day

Public holidays 2027

Date	Weekday	Holiday
1 Jan 2027	Friday	New Year's Day
26 Feb 2027	Friday	Grand Chief Sir Michael Somare Remembrance Day
26 Mar 2027	Friday	Good Friday
28 Mar 2027	Sunday	Easter Sunday
29 Mar 2027	Monday	Easter Monday
17 Jun 2027	Thursday	King's Birthday
23 Jul 2027	Friday	Papua New Guinea Remembrance Day
26 Aug 2027	Thursday	National Repentance Day
16 Sep 2027	Thursday	Independence Day
25 Dec 2027	Saturday	Christmas Day
26 Dec 2027	Sunday	Boxing Day
27 Dec 2027	Monday	Boxing Day (observed)

Public holidays 2028

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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