Public holidays in Papua New Guinea 2025

11 nationwide public holidays in 2025.

Next nationwide holiday in Papua New Guinea

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

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Nationwide holidays 2025

Date	Weekday	Holiday
1 January Wednesday	Wednesday	New Year's Day
26 February Wednesday	Wednesday	Grand Chief Sir Michael Somare Remembrance Day
18 April Friday	Friday	Good Friday Religious
20 April Sunday	Sunday	Easter Sunday Religious
21 April Monday	Monday	Easter Monday Religious
17 June Tuesday	Tuesday	King's Birthday National day
23 July Wednesday	Wednesday	Papua New Guinea Remembrance Day
26 August Tuesday	Tuesday	National Repentance Day Religious
16 September Tuesday	Tuesday	Independence Day National day
25 December Thursday	Thursday	Christmas Day Religious
26 December Friday	Friday	Boxing Day Religious

Long weekends and bridge days 2025

Based on nationwide holidays and the weekend in Papua New Guinea (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 Sunday, Easter Monday
Typically in Port Moresby: high 29°C (84°F), low 23°C (73°F), rain on 41% of days
Thu 25 Dec – Sun 28 Dec · 4 days off
Christmas Day, Boxing Day
Typically in Port Moresby: high 30°C (86°F), low 23°C (73°F), rain on 51% of days

Bridge days

Mon 16 Jun: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 14 Jun – Tue 17 Jun)
King's Birthday
Typically in Port Moresby: high 31°C (88°F), low 21°C (70°F), rain on 16% of days
Mon 25 Aug: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 23 Aug – Tue 26 Aug)
National Repentance Day
Typically in Port Moresby: high 32°C (90°F), low 21°C (70°F), rain on 24% of days
Mon 15 Sep: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 13 Sep – Tue 16 Sep)
Independence Day
Typically in Port Moresby: high 32°C (90°F), low 21°C (70°F), rain on 19% 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: Sat 20 Dec – Sun 28 Dec — 9 days off for 3 leave days (Mon 22 Dec, Tue 23 Dec, Wed 24 Dec).Show on calendar ↓

Take 2 days off (Thu 2 Jan, Fri 3 Jan) get 5 days in a rowWed 1 Jan – Sun 5 Jan · New Year's DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 17 Apr) get 5 days in a rowThu 17 Apr – Mon 21 Apr · Good Friday, Easter Sunday, Easter MondayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Mon 16 Jun) get 4 days in a rowSat 14 Jun – Tue 17 Jun · King's BirthdayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Mon 25 Aug) get 4 days in a rowSat 23 Aug – Tue 26 Aug · National Repentance DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Mon 15 Sep) get 4 days in a rowSat 13 Sep – Tue 16 Sep · Independence DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Wed 24 Dec) get 5 days in a rowWed 24 Dec – Sun 28 Dec · Christmas Day, Boxing DayShow on calendar ↓