Public holidays · 2027

Public holidays in Vanuatu 2027

Vanuatu has 17 days of national public holidays in 2027, 11 on working days.

Next: Unity Day, Sunday, 29 November 2026in 40 days

Nationwide

National public holidays

National public holidays in Vanuatu in 2027: date, weekday, name and days until
Date	Holiday	When
1 JanFri	New Year's Day	in 73 days
21 FebSunWeekend	Father Lini Day	in 124 days
22 FebMon	Father Lini Day (observed)	in 125 days
5 MarFri	Custom Chief's Day	in 136 days
26 MarFri	Good Friday	in 157 days
29 MarMon	Easter Monday	in 160 days
1 MaySatWeekend	Labour Day	in 193 days
6 MayThu	Ascension Day	in 198 days
24 JulSatWeekend	Children's Day	in 277 days
30 JulFri	Independence Day	in 283 days
15 AugSunWeekend	Assumption Day	in 299 days
16 AugMon	Assumption Day (observed)	in 300 days
5 OctTue	Constitution Day	in 350 days
29 NovMon	Unity Day	in 405 days
25 DecSatWeekend	Christmas Day	in 431 days
26 DecSunWeekend	Family Day	in 432 days
27 DecMon	Family Day (observed)	in 433 days

At a glance

Vanuatu in 2027

01Public holidays

17 days

11 on working days, 6 at the weekend (Saturday and Sunday).

02Long weekends

8 long weekends

03Regional

None

04Next holiday

Unity Day

Sunday, 29 November 2026 · in 40 days

Days off in a row

Long weekends

Three or more days off in a row: the weekend (Saturday and Sunday) next to a nationwide public holiday on a working day.

Fri 1 Jan – Sun 3 Jan
3 days offNew Year's Day
Sat 20 Feb – Mon 22 Feb
3 days offFather Lini Day · Father Lini Day (observed)
Fri 5 Mar – Sun 7 Mar
3 days offCustom Chief's Day
Fri 26 Mar – Mon 29 Mar
4 days offGood Friday · Easter Monday
Fri 30 Jul – Sun 1 Aug
3 days offIndependence Day
Sat 14 Aug – Mon 16 Aug
3 days offAssumption Day · Assumption Day (observed)
Sat 27 Nov – Mon 29 Nov
3 days offUnity Day
Sat 25 Dec – Mon 27 Dec
3 days offChristmas Day · Family Day · Family Day (observed)

Sources and limits

About these dates

Dates come from the open-source python-holidays project (0.106, MIT licence), which follows each country’s laws and official calendars; Hourora built these tables from it on 16 October 2026. Names are shown as the source gives them, in the local language and in English, without machine translation.

Dates marked “estimated” follow lunar or religious calendars and can move by a day when they are announced. Days off decreed at short notice, such as bridge days, may be missing. Check with an official source before you book.

Long weekends count the weekend (Saturday and Sunday) and nationwide public holidays only. “When” counts days by the local date in Port Vila.

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Questions

Good to know

How many public holidays does Vanuatu have in 2027?

Vanuatu has 17 days of national public holidays in 2027, 11 on working days. When two holidays fall on the same date, the day counts once.

When is the next public holiday in Vanuatu?

Unity Day, on Sunday, 29 November 2026.

How many long weekends does Vanuatu have in 2027?

8: Fri 1 Jan – Sun 3 Jan (New Year's Day); Sat 20 Feb – Mon 22 Feb (Father Lini Day, Father Lini Day (observed)); Fri 5 Mar – Sun 7 Mar (Custom Chief's Day); Fri 26 Mar – Mon 29 Mar (Good Friday, Easter Monday); Fri 30 Jul – Sun 1 Aug (Independence Day); Sat 14 Aug – Mon 16 Aug (Assumption Day, Assumption Day (observed)); Sat 27 Nov – Mon 29 Nov (Unity Day); Sat 25 Dec – Mon 27 Dec (Christmas Day, Family Day, Family Day (observed)).

Which public holidays in Vanuatu fall on a weekend in 2027?

Father Lini Day, Sunday, 21 February 2027; Labour Day, Saturday, 1 May 2027; Children's Day, Saturday, 24 July 2027; Assumption Day, Sunday, 15 August 2027; Christmas Day, Saturday, 25 December 2027; Family Day, Sunday, 26 December 2027.