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Papua New Guinea Public Holidays 2026
Review public holidays, other listed observances, categories, and estimated dates for Papua New Guinea in 2026. Then use the Bridge-Day Holiday Optimizer to find long weekends that fit your workweek and leave budget.
Plan with the Holiday OptimizerPapua New Guinea 2026 planning insight
The 2026 Papua New Guinea calendar lists 11 public-holiday dates across 8 months. Examples include New Year's Day, Grand Chief Sir Michael Somare Remembrance Day, Good Friday. Their placement against your own workweek determines whether a nearby leave day can create a longer break; use the planner to compare options for your schedule.
2026 holiday dates and categories
This calendar lists the dates and categories supplied for Papua New Guinea. A public holiday in a national calendar may not be a day off for every employer or region.
| Date | Holiday | Status | Type and certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Year's Day | Public holiday | Holiday Official rule | |
| Grand Chief Sir Michael Somare Remembrance Day | Public holiday | Holiday Official rule | |
| Good Friday | Public holiday | Holiday Official rule | |
| Easter Sunday | Public holiday | Holiday Official rule | |
| Easter Monday | Public holiday | Holiday Official rule | |
| King's Birthday | Public holiday | Holiday Official rule | |
| Papua New Guinea Remembrance Day | Public holiday | Holiday Official rule | |
| National Repentance Day | Public holiday | Holiday Official rule | |
| Independence Day | Public holiday | Holiday Official rule | |
| Christmas Day | Public holiday | Holiday Official rule | |
| Boxing Day | Public holiday | Holiday Official rule |
Plan a long weekend around Papua New Guinea holidays
Open the Bridge-Day Holiday Optimizer and choose Papua New Guinea and 2026. Add your workdays, leave budget, days-off target, and unavailable dates. The planner finds eligible breaks from public holidays and weekends; it cannot determine which dates your employer observes.
About this calendar data
Source attribution: Open-Source Python-Holidays Library. The calendar snapshot used to build this page is dated 2026-10-14. Holiday dates, names, categories, and regional rules can change; verify important dates with official local sources.
Bridge-Day marks estimated dates and separates public holidays from other listed observances. Non-public entries remain visible for context and do not count as days off in the optimizer by default.