Papua New Guinea records 11 holidays in 2025. 11 are nationwide public holidays and 0 apply only in certain regions. Holy Saturday (19 Apr 2025) and Easter Sunday (20 Apr 2025) fall on a weekend in 2025, so they hand back no extra day off. Repentance Day (26 Aug 2025), Independence Day (16 Sep 2025) and Christmas Day (25 Dec 2025) sit on a Tuesday or Thursday: book the Mondays and Fridays and each becomes a four-day break. The busiest month is Apr, with 4 of them. The longest run without one is 107 days, between 1 Jan 2025 and 18 Apr 2025. The last was St. Stephen's Day on 26 Dec 2025.
New Year's Day
Nationwide
Good Friday
Nationwide
Holy Saturday
Nationwide
Easter Sunday
Nationwide
Easter Monday
Nationwide
Queen's Birthday
Nationwide
Remembrance Day
Nationwide
Repentance Day
Nationwide
Independence Day
Nationwide
Christmas Day
Nationwide
St. Stephen's Day
Boxing Day · Nationwide
● Public most things closed · ● Bank banks only · ● Regional some areas · ● School term dates
Planning leave? See working days in Papua New Guinea for 2025.