Holiday Guide for Papua New Guinea in 2025

Papua New Guinea information

List of National Holidays in Papua New Guinea in 2025

	Wednesday January 1st New Year's Day Papua New Guinea: New Year's Day is a public holiday in all countries that observe the Gregorian calendar, with the exception of Israel
	Wednesday February 26th National Remembrance Day Papua New Guinea: Commemorates the life of Papua New Guinea’s longest-serving leader, who died in 2021.
	Friday April 18th  Long Weekend!  Good Friday Papua New Guinea: Good Friday occurs on the Friday before Easter. The day commemorates the Crucifixion of Jesus.
	Saturday April 19th Holy Saturday Papua New Guinea: Day before Easter and the last day of Holy Week. Commemorates the day that Jesus Christ's body lay in the tomb
	Sunday April 20th Easter Sunday Papua New Guinea: Easter Sunday is the most important date in the Christian church. In the bible, it is the day when Mary Magdalene found that an empty tomb in the cave in which Jesus had been placed.
	Monday April 21st  Long Weekend!  Easter Monday Papua New Guinea: Easter is probably the most important holiday of the Christian year, celebrating the Resurrection of Jesus
	Friday June 13th  Long Weekend!  King Charles' Birthday Papua New Guinea: Marks the birthday of the Sovereign, King Charles III.
	Wednesday July 23rd National Remembrance Day Papua New Guinea: Commemorates Papua New Guineans who have died in military service
	Tuesday August 26th National Repentance Day Papua New Guinea: Intended to be marked by prayer ceremonies across the country to ask for forgiveness for wrongs
	Monday September 15th  Long Weekend!  Independence Day Holiday Papua New Guinea: Commemorates the day Papua New Guinea gained its indepence from Australia in 1975
	Tuesday September 16th Independence Day Papua New Guinea: Commemorates the day Papua New Guinea gained its indepence from Australia in 1975
	Wednesday September 17th Independence Day Holiday Papua New Guinea: Commemorates the day Papua New Guinea gained its indepence from Australia in 1975
	Thursday December 25th Christmas Day Papua New Guinea: Christmas celebrates the Nativity of Jesus which according to tradition took place on December 25th 1 BC
	Friday December 26th  Long Weekend!  Boxing Day Papua New Guinea: The second day of Christmas is known as Boxing Day or St. Stephens Day. St Stephen was the first Christian martyr.

Notes

• Public holidays in Papua New Guinea are regulated by the Public Holidays Act 1953, Chapter 321 of the Consolidated Legislation of Papua New Guinea.
• The Public Holidays Act says that if a public holiday falls on a Sunday, the next day will be declared a public holiday.