Papua New Guinea 2026 Holidays

List of public holidays in Papua New Guinea for year 2026

Papua New Guinea - 2026 Holidays
15 of 15 holidays
DateDayNameType
Jan 1, 2026ThursdayNew Year's DayPublic Holiday
Mar 21, 2026SaturdayMarch EquinoxSeason
Apr 3, 2026FridayGood FridayPublic Holiday
Apr 4, 2026SaturdayHoly SaturdayPublic Holiday
Apr 5, 2026SundayEaster SundayPublic Holiday
Apr 6, 2026MondayEaster MondayPublic Holiday
Jun 17, 2026WednesdayKing's BirthdayPublic Holiday
Jun 21, 2026SundayJune SolsticeSeason
Jul 23, 2026ThursdayNational Remembrance DayPublic Holiday
Aug 26, 2026WednesdayNational Day of RepentancePublic Holiday
Sep 16, 2026WednesdayIndependence DayPublic Holiday
Sep 23, 2026WednesdaySeptember EquinoxSeason
Dec 22, 2026TuesdayDecember SolsticeSeason
Dec 25, 2026FridayChristmas DayPublic Holiday
Dec 26, 2026SaturdayBoxing DayPublic Holiday

We strive to provide an accurate and up-to-date holiday list for Papua New Guinea. However, please note that some holiday dates may change. If you discover any discrepancies, kindly report to us.

Holiday Type Color Legend

Holidays are color-coded based on their types:

  • Public HolidayPublic, National, Federal, and Gazetted holidays
  • Local HolidayLocal, Regional, State, and Provincial holidays
  • Other HolidayObservances and other types of holidays
Frequently Asked Questions

How many holidays in Papua New Guinea this year in 2026?

There are 11 public holidays in Papua New Guinea in 2026. If you are planning ahead? Check upcoming holidays

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);
API Examples
Quick start examples in different programming languages
curl -X GET "https://api.11holidays.com/v1/holidays?country=PG&year=2026" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"