Public holidays in Vanuatu 2024

14 nationwide public holidays in 2024.

Next nationwide holiday in Vanuatu

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Nationwide holidays 2024

Date	Weekday	Holiday
1 January Monday	Monday	New Year's Day
21 February Wednesday	Wednesday	Father Lini Day
5 March Tuesday	Tuesday	Custom Chief's Day
29 March Friday	Friday	Good Friday
1 April Monday	Monday	Easter Monday
1 May Wednesday	Wednesday	Labour Day
9 May Thursday	Thursday	Ascension Day
24 July Wednesday	Wednesday	Children's Day
30 July Tuesday	Tuesday	Independence Day
15 August Thursday	Thursday	Assumption Day
5 October Saturday	Saturday	Constitution Day
29 November Friday	Friday	Unity Day
25 December Wednesday	Wednesday	Christmas Day
26 December Thursday	Thursday	Family Day

Long weekends and bridge days 2024

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

Long weekends

Sat 30 Dec – Mon 1 Jan 2024 · 3 days off
New Year's Day
Typically in Port Vila: high 28°C (82°F), low 27°C (81°F), rain on 51% of days
Fri 29 Mar – Mon 1 Apr · 4 days off
Good Friday, Easter Monday
Typically in Port Vila: high 28°C (82°F), low 27°C (81°F), rain on 76% of days
Fri 29 Nov – Sun 1 Dec · 3 days off
Unity Day
Typically in Port Vila: high 28°C (82°F), low 27°C (81°F), rain on 70% of days

Bridge days

Mon 4 Mar: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 2 Mar – Tue 5 Mar)
Custom Chief's Day
Typically in Port Vila: high 29°C (84°F), low 28°C (82°F), rain on 76% of days
Fri 10 May: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 9 May – Sun 12 May)
Ascension Day
Typically in Port Vila: high 27°C (81°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 43% of days
Mon 29 Jul: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 27 Jul – Tue 30 Jul)
Independence Day
Typically in Port Vila: high 25°C (77°F), low 24°C (75°F), rain on 44% of days
Fri 16 Aug: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 15 Aug – Sun 18 Aug)
Assumption Day
Typically in Port Vila: high 25°C (77°F), low 24°C (75°F), rain on 53% of days
Fri 27 Dec: take 1 day off, get 5 days in a row (Wed 25 Dec – Sun 29 Dec)
Christmas Day, Family Day
Typically in Port Vila: high 28°C (82°F), low 27°C (81°F), rain on 60% of days

Leave planner 2024

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 21 Dec – Sun 29 Dec — 9 days off for 3 leave days (Mon 23 Dec, Tue 24 Dec, Fri 27 Dec).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Mon 4 Mar) get 4 days in a rowSat 2 Mar – Tue 5 Mar · Custom Chief's DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 28 Mar) get 5 days in a rowThu 28 Mar – Mon 1 Apr · Good Friday, Easter MondayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 10 May) get 4 days in a rowThu 9 May – Sun 12 May · Ascension DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Mon 29 Jul) get 4 days in a rowSat 27 Jul – Tue 30 Jul · Independence DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 16 Aug) get 4 days in a rowThu 15 Aug – Sun 18 Aug · Assumption DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 27 Dec) get 5 days in a rowWed 25 Dec – Sun 29 Dec · Christmas Day, Family DayShow on calendar ↓