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Public holidays · 2028

Public holidays in Vanuatu 2028

Vanuatu has 16 days of national public holidays in 2028, 13 on working days.

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

Nationwide

National public holidays

National public holidays in Vanuatu in 2028: date, weekday, name and days until
DateHolidayWhen
1 JanSatWeekendNew Year's Dayin 438 days
21 FebMonFather Lini Dayin 489 days
5 MarSunWeekendCustom Chief's Dayin 502 days
6 MarMonCustom Chief's Day (observed)in 503 days
14 AprFriGood Fridayin 542 days
17 AprMonEaster Mondayin 545 days
1 MayMonLabour Dayin 559 days
25 MayThuAscension Dayin 583 days
24 JulMonChildren's Dayin 643 days
30 JulSunWeekendIndependence Dayin 649 days
31 JulMonIndependence Day (observed)in 650 days
15 AugTueAssumption Dayin 665 days
5 OctThuConstitution Dayin 716 days
29 NovWedUnity Dayin 771 days
25 DecMonChristmas Dayin 797 days
26 DecTueFamily Dayin 798 days

At a glance

Vanuatu in 2028

01Public holidays

16 days

13 on working days, 3 at the weekend (Saturday and Sunday).

02Long weekends

7 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.

  • Sat 19 Feb – Mon 21 Feb

    3 days offFather Lini Day

  • Sat 4 Mar – Mon 6 Mar

    3 days offCustom Chief's Day · Custom Chief's Day (observed)

  • Fri 14 Apr – Mon 17 Apr

    4 days offGood Friday · Easter Monday

  • Sat 29 Apr – Mon 1 May

    3 days offLabour Day

  • Sat 22 Jul – Mon 24 Jul

    3 days offChildren's Day

  • Sat 29 Jul – Mon 31 Jul

    3 days offIndependence Day · Independence Day (observed)

  • Sat 23 Dec – Tue 26 Dec

    4 days offChristmas Day · Family Day

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.

python-holidays on GitHubAll countriesTime in Vanuatu

Questions

Good to know

How many public holidays does Vanuatu have in 2028?

Vanuatu has 16 days of national public holidays in 2028, 13 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 2028?

7: Sat 19 Feb – Mon 21 Feb (Father Lini Day); Sat 4 Mar – Mon 6 Mar (Custom Chief's Day, Custom Chief's Day (observed)); Fri 14 Apr – Mon 17 Apr (Good Friday, Easter Monday); Sat 29 Apr – Mon 1 May (Labour Day); Sat 22 Jul – Mon 24 Jul (Children's Day); Sat 29 Jul – Mon 31 Jul (Independence Day, Independence Day (observed)); Sat 23 Dec – Tue 26 Dec (Christmas Day, Family Day).

Which public holidays in Vanuatu fall on a weekend in 2028?

New Year's Day, Saturday, 1 January 2028; Custom Chief's Day, Sunday, 5 March 2028; Independence Day, Sunday, 30 July 2028.