Papua New Guinea Holidays in 2026
List of public holidays in Papua New Guinea 2026 calendar
| Date | Day | Name | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st January | Thursday | New Year's Day | Public Holiday |
| 21st March | Saturday | March Equinox | Season |
| 3rd April | Friday | Good Friday | Public Holiday |
| 4th April | Saturday | Holy Saturday | Public Holiday |
| 5th April | Sunday | Easter Sunday | Public Holiday |
| 6th April | Monday | Easter Monday | Public Holiday |
| 17th June | Wednesday | King's Birthday | Public Holiday |
| 21st June | Sunday | June Solstice | Season |
| 23rd July | Thursday | National Remembrance Day | Public Holiday |
| 26th August | Wednesday | National Day of Repentance | Public Holiday |
| 16th September | Wednesday | Independence Day | Public Holiday |
| 23rd September | Wednesday | September Equinox | Season |
| 22nd December | Tuesday | December Solstice | Season |
| 25th December | Friday | Christmas Day | Public Holiday |
| 26th December | Saturday | Boxing Day | Public Holiday |
We strive to provide an accurate and up-to-date holiday's list for Papua New Guinea. however, please note that some holidays dates may change. If you discover any discrepancies, kindly report to us.
Note: Some holidays are color-coded based on the types of holidays. For example -
- Public Holidays
- Local Holidays
- Other Holidays
Frequently Asked Questions
How many holidays in Papua New Guinea this year in 2026?
There are 11 holidays in Papua New Guinea in 2026
How to retrieve the Papua New Guinea holidays list via API?
Simply make a GET request to v1/holidays?country=PG&year=2026 API to retrieve this list of Papua New Guinea holidays. Here is an example using Node.js and our official package on NPM.
// Install the 11holidays package from NPM
// npm i 11holidays
import HolidaysApi from '11holidays';
const instance = new HolidaysApi(API_KEY);
const holidays = await instance.holidays.list({ country: 'PG', year: '2026'});
console.log(holidays);