Public holidays in Papua New Guinea 2023

18 nationwide public holidays in 2023.

Next nationwide holiday in Papua New Guinea

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

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Nationwide holidays 2023

Date	Weekday	Holiday
1 January Sunday	Sunday	New Year's Day
2 January Monday	Monday	New Year's Day (observed) Observed day off for New Year's Day (Sun 1 Jan)
24 February Friday	Friday	Grand Chief Sir Michael Somare Remembrance Day (observed) Observed day off for Grand Chief Sir Michael Somare Remembrance Day (Sun 26 Feb)
26 February Sunday	Sunday	Grand Chief Sir Michael Somare Remembrance Day
7 April Friday	Friday	Good Friday Religious
8 April Saturday	Saturday	Easter Saturday Religious
9 April Sunday	Sunday	Easter Sunday Religious
10 April Monday	Monday	Easter Monday Religious
18 April Tuesday	Tuesday	State Funeral of Sir Rabbie Namaliu
16 June Friday	Friday	King's Birthday (observed) National day Observed day off for King's Birthday (Sat 17 Jun)
17 June Saturday	Saturday	King's Birthday National day
23 July Sunday	Sunday	Papua New Guinea Remembrance Day
24 July Monday	Monday	Papua New Guinea Remembrance Day (observed) Observed day off for Papua New Guinea Remembrance Day (Sun 23 Jul)
26 August Saturday	Saturday	National Repentance Day Religious
15 September Friday	Friday	Independence Day (observed) National day Observed day off for Independence Day (Sat 16 Sep)
16 September Saturday	Saturday	Independence Day National day
25 December Monday	Monday	Christmas Day Religious
26 December Tuesday	Tuesday	Boxing Day Religious

Long weekends and bridge days 2023

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

Long weekends

Sat 31 Dec – Mon 2 Jan 2023 · 3 days off
New Year's Day, New Year's Day (observed)
Typically in Port Moresby: high 30°C (86°F), low 23°C (73°F), rain on 49% of days
Fri 24 Feb – Sun 26 Feb · 3 days off
Grand Chief Sir Michael Somare Remembrance Day (observed), Grand Chief Sir Michael Somare Remembrance Day
Typically in Port Moresby: high 29°C (84°F), low 22°C (72°F), rain on 54% of days
Fri 7 Apr – Mon 10 Apr · 4 days off
Good Friday, Easter Saturday, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday
Typically in Port Moresby: high 29°C (84°F), low 23°C (73°F), rain on 51% of days
Fri 16 Jun – Sun 18 Jun · 3 days off
King's Birthday (observed), King's Birthday
Typically in Port Moresby: high 31°C (88°F), low 21°C (70°F), rain on 19% of days
Sat 22 Jul – Mon 24 Jul · 3 days off
Papua New Guinea Remembrance Day, Papua New Guinea Remembrance Day (observed)
Typically in Port Moresby: high 31°C (88°F), low 21°C (70°F), rain on 9% of days
Fri 15 Sep – Sun 17 Sep · 3 days off
Independence Day (observed), Independence Day
Typically in Port Moresby: high 32°C (90°F), low 21°C (70°F), rain on 17% of days
Sat 23 Dec – Tue 26 Dec · 4 days off
Christmas Day, Boxing Day
Typically in Port Moresby: high 30°C (86°F), low 23°C (73°F), rain on 43% of days
Sat 30 Dec – Mon 1 Jan 2024 · 3 days off
New Year's Day
Typically in Port Moresby: high 30°C (86°F), low 23°C (73°F), rain on 50% of days

Bridge days

Mon 17 Apr: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 15 Apr – Tue 18 Apr)
State Funeral of Sir Rabbie Namaliu
Typically in Port Moresby: high 29°C (84°F), low 22°C (72°F), rain on 40% of days

Leave planner 2023

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: Sat 23 Dec – Mon 1 Jan 2024 — 10 days off for 3 leave days (Wed 27 Dec, Thu 28 Dec, Fri 29 Dec).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Thu 23 Feb) get 4 days in a rowThu 23 Feb – Sun 26 Feb · Grand Chief Sir Michael Somare Remembrance Day (observed), Grand Chief Sir Michael Somare Remembrance DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 6 Apr) get 5 days in a rowThu 6 Apr – Mon 10 Apr · Good Friday, Easter Saturday, Easter Sunday, Easter MondayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Mon 17 Apr) get 4 days in a rowSat 15 Apr – Tue 18 Apr · State Funeral of Sir Rabbie NamaliuShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 15 Jun) get 4 days in a rowThu 15 Jun – Sun 18 Jun · King's Birthday (observed), King's BirthdayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 21 Jul) get 4 days in a rowFri 21 Jul – Mon 24 Jul · Papua New Guinea Remembrance Day, Papua New Guinea Remembrance Day (observed)Show on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 22 Dec) get 5 days in a rowFri 22 Dec – Tue 26 Dec · Christmas Day, Boxing DayShow on calendar ↓