Public holidays in French Polynesia 2026

14 nationwide public holidays in 2026.

Next nationwide holiday in French Polynesia

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Nationwide holidays 2026

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Local name
1 January Thursday	Thursday	New Year's Day Jour de l'an	Jour de l'an
5 March Thursday	Thursday	Missionary Day Arrivée de l'Évangile	Arrivée de l'Évangile
3 April Friday	Friday	Good Friday Vendredi saint	Vendredi saint
6 April Monday	Monday	Easter Monday Lundi de Pâques	Lundi de Pâques
1 May Friday	Friday	Labor Day Fête du Travail	Fête du Travail
8 May Friday	Friday	Victory Day Fête de la Victoire	Fête de la Victoire
14 May Thursday	Thursday	Ascension Day Ascension	Ascension
25 May Monday	Monday	Pentecost Monday Lundi de Pentecôte	Lundi de Pentecôte
14 July Tuesday	Tuesday	National Day Fête nationale	Fête nationale
15 August Saturday	Saturday	Assumption Day Assomption	Assomption
1 November Sunday	Sunday	All Saints' Day Toussaint	Toussaint
11 November Wednesday	Wednesday	Armistice Day Armistice	Armistice
20 November Friday	Friday	Matāri'i
25 December Friday	Friday	Christmas Day Noël	Noël

Long weekends and bridge days 2026

Based on nationwide holidays and the weekend in French Polynesia (Saturday and Sunday). Regional, local and group holidays are not included.

Long weekends

Fri 3 Apr – Mon 6 Apr · 4 days off
Good Friday, Easter Monday
Typically in Papeete: high 28°C (82°F), low 27°C (81°F), rain on 64% of days
Fri 1 May – Sun 3 May · 3 days off
Labor Day
Typically in Papeete: high 28°C (82°F), low 27°C (81°F), rain on 56% of days
Fri 8 May – Sun 10 May · 3 days off
Victory Day
Typically in Papeete: high 28°C (82°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 63% of days
Sat 23 May – Mon 25 May · 3 days off
Pentecost Monday
Typically in Papeete: high 27°C (81°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 37% of days
Fri 20 Nov – Sun 22 Nov · 3 days off
Matāri'i
Typically in Papeete: high 27°C (81°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 66% of days
Fri 25 Dec – Sun 27 Dec · 3 days off
Christmas Day
Typically in Papeete: high 27°C (81°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 83% of days

Bridge days

Fri 2 Jan: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 1 Jan – Sun 4 Jan)
New Year's Day
Typically in Papeete: high 28°C (82°F), low 27°C (81°F), rain on 69% of days
Fri 6 Mar: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 5 Mar – Sun 8 Mar)
Missionary Day
Typically in Papeete: high 28°C (82°F), low 27°C (81°F), rain on 77% of days
Fri 15 May: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 14 May – Sun 17 May)
Ascension Day
Typically in Papeete: high 27°C (81°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 51% of days
Mon 13 Jul: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 11 Jul – Tue 14 Jul)
National Day
Typically in Papeete: high 26°C (79°F), low 25°C (77°F), rain on 47% of days

Leave planner 2026

Choose how many leave days you can take for one break. The planner finds the breaks that give the most days off in a row around nationwide holidays and weekends, and marks the leave days on the calendar below.

Leave days per break: 3

Longest break with up to 3 leave days: Tue 31 Mar – Mon 6 Apr — 7 days off for 3 leave days (Tue 31 Mar, Wed 1 Apr, Thu 2 Apr).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Fri 2 Jan) get 4 days in a rowThu 1 Jan – Sun 4 Jan · New Year's DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 6 Mar) get 4 days in a rowThu 5 Mar – Sun 8 Mar · Missionary DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 2 Apr) get 5 days in a rowThu 2 Apr – Mon 6 Apr · Good Friday, Easter MondayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 30 Apr) get 4 days in a rowThu 30 Apr – Sun 3 May · Labor DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 7 May) get 4 days in a rowThu 7 May – Sun 10 May · Victory DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 15 May) get 4 days in a rowThu 14 May – Sun 17 May · Ascension DayShow on calendar ↓