Public holidays in Papua New Guinea 2028

12 nationwide public holidays in 2028.

Next nationwide holiday in Papua New Guinea

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Local time · Brisbane

Nationwide holidays 2028

Date	Weekday	Holiday
1 January Saturday	Saturday	New Year's Day
26 February Saturday	Saturday	Grand Chief Sir Michael Somare Remembrance Day
14 April Friday	Friday	Good Friday Religious
16 April Sunday	Sunday	Easter Sunday Religious
17 April Monday	Monday	Easter Monday Religious
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
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 2028

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 14 Apr – Mon 17 Apr · 4 days off
Good Friday, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday
Typically in Port Moresby: high 29°C (84°F), low 22°C (72°F), rain on 41% 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
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 2029 · 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

No single-day bridges in 2028.

Leave planner 2028

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 2029 — 10 days off for 3 leave days (Wed 27 Dec, Thu 28 Dec, Fri 29 Dec).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Mon 3 Jan) get 3 days in a rowSat 1 Jan – Mon 3 Jan · New Year's DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 25 Feb) get 3 days in a rowFri 25 Feb – Sun 27 Feb · Grand Chief Sir Michael Somare Remembrance DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 13 Apr) get 5 days in a rowThu 13 Apr – Mon 17 Apr · Good Friday, Easter Sunday, Easter MondayShow 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 ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 29 Dec) get 4 days in a rowFri 29 Dec – Mon 1 Jan 2029 · New Year's DayShow on calendar ↓