Public holidays in French Polynesia 2025

14 nationwide public holidays in 2025.

Next nationwide holiday in French Polynesia

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Nationwide holidays 2025

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

Long weekends and bridge days 2025

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

Long weekends

Fri 18 Apr – Mon 21 Apr · 4 days off
Good Friday, Easter Monday
Typically in Papeete: high 28°C (82°F), low 27°C (81°F), rain on 73% of days
Sat 7 Jun – Mon 9 Jun · 3 days off
Pentecost Monday
Typically in Papeete: high 27°C (81°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 53% of days
Sat 12 Jul – Mon 14 Jul · 3 days off
National Day
Typically in Papeete: high 26°C (79°F), low 25°C (77°F), rain on 51% of days
Fri 15 Aug – Sun 17 Aug · 3 days off
Assumption Day
Typically in Papeete: high 26°C (79°F), low 24°C (75°F), rain on 49% of days

Bridge days

Fri 2 May: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 1 May – Sun 4 May)
Labor Day
Typically in Papeete: high 28°C (82°F), low 27°C (81°F), rain on 56% of days
Fri 9 May: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 8 May – Sun 11 May)
Victory Day
Typically in Papeete: high 28°C (82°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 63% of days
Fri 30 May: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 29 May – Sun 1 Jun)
Ascension Day
Typically in Papeete: high 27°C (81°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 46% of days
Mon 10 Nov: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 8 Nov – Tue 11 Nov)
Armistice Day
Typically in Papeete: high 27°C (81°F), low 25°C (77°F), rain on 67% of days
Fri 21 Nov: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 20 Nov – Sun 23 Nov)
Matāri'i
Typically in Papeete: high 27°C (81°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 66% of days
Fri 26 Dec: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 25 Dec – Sun 28 Dec)
Christmas Day
Typically in Papeete: high 27°C (81°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 83% of days

Leave planner 2025

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 15 Apr – Mon 21 Apr — 7 days off for 3 leave days (Tue 15 Apr, Wed 16 Apr, Thu 17 Apr).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Thu 17 Apr) get 5 days in a rowThu 17 Apr – Mon 21 Apr · Good Friday, Easter MondayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 2 May) get 4 days in a rowThu 1 May – Sun 4 May · Labor DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 9 May) get 4 days in a rowThu 8 May – Sun 11 May · Victory DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 30 May) get 4 days in a rowThu 29 May – Sun 1 Jun · Ascension DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 6 Jun) get 4 days in a rowFri 6 Jun – Mon 9 Jun · Pentecost MondayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 11 Jul) get 4 days in a rowFri 11 Jul – Mon 14 Jul · National DayShow on calendar ↓