National Holidays in Papua New Guinea (2023) 🇵🇬

The next public holiday in Papua New Guinea is National Repentance Day on Wednesday, August 26, 2026 — in 18 days.

Papua New Guinea has 11 public holidays in 2023.

The most recent public holiday in Papua New Guinea was Papua New Guinea Remembrance Day on Thursday, July 23, 2026 — 16 days ago.

Papua New Guinea has 11 public holidays this year. Neighbours for comparison:Indonesia: 17 public holidays

Papua New Guinea will have 12 public holidays in 2024.

Papua New Guinea observes 11 public holidays this year, with 12 scheduled for 2027. The next public holiday is National Repentance Day. The most recent was Papua New Guinea Remembrance Day.

2023 National Holidays in Papua New Guinea

Date		Holiday Name
1 Jan	Sunday	New Year's Day
2 Jan	Monday	New Year's Day (observed)
24 Feb	Friday	Grand Chief Sir Michael Somare Remembrance Day (observed)
26 Feb	Sunday	Grand Chief Sir Michael Somare Remembrance Day
7 Apr	Friday	Good Friday
8 Apr	Saturday	Easter Saturday
9 Apr	Sunday	Easter Sunday
10 Apr	Monday	Easter Monday
18 Apr	Tuesday	State Funeral of Sir Rabbie Namaliu
16 Jun	Friday	King's Birthday (observed)
17 Jun	Saturday	King's Birthday
23 Jul	Sunday	Papua New Guinea Remembrance Day
24 Jul	Monday	Papua New Guinea Remembrance Day (observed)
26 Aug	Saturday	National Repentance Day
15 Sep	Friday	Independence Day (observed)
16 Sep	Saturday	Independence Day
25 Dec	Monday	Christmas Day
26 Dec	Tuesday	Boxing Day