Public holidays in Tonga 2023

12 nationwide public holidays in 2023.

Next nationwide holiday in Tonga

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Nationwide holidays 2023

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Local name
1 January Sunday	Sunday	New Year's Day ʻUluaki ʻAho ʻo e Taʻu Foʻou	ʻUluaki ʻAho ʻo e Taʻu Foʻou
7 April Friday	Friday	Good Friday Falaite Lelei	Falaite Lelei
10 April Monday	Monday	Easter Monday Monite ʻo e Toetuʻu	Monite ʻo e Toetuʻu
25 April Tuesday	Tuesday	ANZAC Day ʻAho Anzac	ʻAho Anzac
5 June Monday	Monday	Emancipation Day (observed) ʻAho Tauʻataina (fakatokangaʻi) Observed day off for Emancipation Day (Sun 4 Jun)	ʻAho Tauʻataina (fakatokangaʻi)
4 July Tuesday	Tuesday	Birthday of the Reigning Sovereign of Tonga ʻAho ʻAloʻi ʻo ʻEne ʻAfio ko e Tuʻi ʻo Tonga ʻoku lolotonga Pule	ʻAho ʻAloʻi ʻo ʻEne ʻAfio ko e Tuʻi ʻo Tonga ʻoku lolotonga Pule
17 September Sunday	Sunday	Birthday of the Heir to the Crown of Tonga ʻAho ʻAloʻi ʻo e ʻEa ki he Kalauni ʻo Tonga	ʻAho ʻAloʻi ʻo e ʻEa ki he Kalauni ʻo Tonga
18 September Monday	Monday	Birthday of the Heir to the Crown of Tonga (observed) ʻAho ʻAloʻi ʻo e ʻEa ki he Kalauni ʻo Tonga (fakatokangaʻi) Observed day off for Birthday of the Heir to the Crown of Tonga (Sun 17 Sep)	ʻAho ʻAloʻi ʻo e ʻEa ki he Kalauni ʻo Tonga (fakatokangaʻi)
6 November Monday	Monday	Constitution Day (observed) ʻAho Konisitutone (fakatokangaʻi) Observed day off for Constitution Day (Sat 4 Nov)	ʻAho Konisitutone (fakatokangaʻi)
4 December Monday	Monday	Anniversary of the Coronation of HM King George Tupou I ʻAho Fakamanatu ʻo e Hilifaki Kalauni ʻo ʻEne ʻAfio ko Siaosi Tupou I	ʻAho Fakamanatu ʻo e Hilifaki Kalauni ʻo ʻEne ʻAfio ko Siaosi Tupou I
25 December Monday	Monday	Christmas Day ʻAho Kilisimasi	ʻAho Kilisimasi
26 December Tuesday	Tuesday	Boxing Day ʻAho 2 ʻo e Kilisimasi	ʻAho 2 ʻo e Kilisimasi

Long weekends and bridge days 2023

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

Long weekends

Fri 7 Apr – Mon 10 Apr · 4 days off
Good Friday, Easter Monday
Typically in Nuku'alofa: high 27°C (81°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 47% of days
Sat 3 Jun – Mon 5 Jun · 3 days off
Emancipation Day (observed)
Typically in Nuku'alofa: high 25°C (77°F), low 24°C (75°F), rain on 44% of days
Sat 16 Sep – Mon 18 Sep · 3 days off
Birthday of the Heir to the Crown of Tonga, Birthday of the Heir to the Crown of Tonga (observed)
Typically in Nuku'alofa: high 24°C (75°F), low 23°C (73°F), rain on 36% of days
Sat 4 Nov – Mon 6 Nov · 3 days off
Constitution Day (observed)
Typically in Nuku'alofa: high 25°C (77°F), low 24°C (75°F), rain on 50% of days
Sat 2 Dec – Mon 4 Dec · 3 days off
Anniversary of the Coronation of HM King George Tupou I
Typically in Nuku'alofa: high 26°C (79°F), low 25°C (77°F), rain on 63% of days
Sat 23 Dec – Tue 26 Dec · 4 days off
Christmas Day, Boxing Day
Typically in Nuku'alofa: high 27°C (81°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 47% of days
Sat 30 Dec – Mon 1 Jan 2024 · 3 days off
New Year's Day
Typically in Nuku'alofa: high 26°C (79°F), low 25°C (77°F), rain on 71% of days

Bridge days

Mon 24 Apr: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 22 Apr – Tue 25 Apr)
ANZAC Day
Typically in Nuku'alofa: high 26°C (79°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 56% of days
Mon 3 Jul: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 1 Jul – Tue 4 Jul)
Birthday of the Reigning Sovereign of Tonga
Typically in Nuku'alofa: high 24°C (75°F), low 23°C (73°F), rain on 31% 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 6 Apr) get 5 days in a rowThu 6 Apr – Mon 10 Apr · Good Friday, Easter MondayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Mon 24 Apr) get 4 days in a rowSat 22 Apr – Tue 25 Apr · ANZAC DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 2 Jun) get 4 days in a rowFri 2 Jun – Mon 5 Jun · Emancipation Day (observed)Show on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Mon 3 Jul) get 4 days in a rowSat 1 Jul – Tue 4 Jul · Birthday of the Reigning Sovereign of TongaShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 15 Sep) get 4 days in a rowFri 15 Sep – Mon 18 Sep · Birthday of the Heir to the Crown of Tonga, Birthday of the Heir to the Crown of Tonga (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 ↓