Public holidays in Solomon Islands 2026

10 nationwide public holidays and 11 regional or local holidays in 2026.

Next nationwide holiday in Solomon Islands

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Nationwide holidays 2026

DateWeekdayHolidayLocal name
1 January
Thursday
ThursdayNew Year's Day
3 April
Friday
FridayGood Friday
4 April
Saturday
SaturdayHoly Saturday
6 April
Monday
MondayEaster Monday
25 May
Monday
MondayWhit Monday
19 June
Friday
FridayKing's Birthday
7 July
Tuesday
TuesdayIndependence Day
25 December
Friday
FridayChristmas Day
26 December
Saturday
SaturdayNational Day of Thanksgiving
28 December
Monday
MondayNational Day of Thanksgiving (observed)

Observed day off for National Day of Thanksgiving (Sat 26 Dec)

Regional and local holidays 2026

Some holidays apply only in certain regions or municipalities. Local and municipal holidays may be incomplete; official local announcements take precedence.

These holidays do not apply nationwide and are not counted in the countdown, long weekends or bridge days.

DateWeekdayHolidayApplies in
25 February
Wednesday
WednesdayChoiseul Province DayChoiseul
2 June
Tuesday
TuesdayIsabel Province DayIsabel
8 June
Monday
MondayTemotu Province DayTemotu
29 June
Monday
MondayCentral Province DayCentral
20 July
Monday
MondayRennell and Bellona Province DayRennell and Bellona
31 July
Friday
FridayGuadalcanal Province Day (observed)

Observed day off for Guadalcanal Province Day (Sat 1 Aug)

Guadalcanal
1 August
Saturday
SaturdayGuadalcanal Province DayGuadalcanal
3 August
Monday
MondayMakira-Ulawa Province DayMakira-Ulawa
14 August
Friday
FridayMalaita Province Day (observed)

Observed day off for Malaita Province Day (Sat 15 Aug)

Malaita
15 August
Saturday
SaturdayMalaita Province DayMalaita
7 December
Monday
MondayWestern Province DayWestern

Full list for one region

Long weekends and bridge days 2026

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

Long weekends

Bridge 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.

Longest break with up to 3 leave days: Fri 25 Dec – Sun 3 Jan 2027 — 10 days off for 3 leave days (Tue 29 Dec, Wed 30 Dec, Thu 31 Dec).Show on calendar ↓

2026 calendar

Click working days on the calendar to choose your own leave days.

January

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February

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Holiday dates are for general information and can change. Official government announcements take precedence.