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Public holidays in Vanuatu in 2026
Vanuatu has 17 public holidays in 2026, 11 of them on working days, leaving 250 working days. 6 fall on a Monday or Friday, giving a long weekend automatically.
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan 2026 | Thursday | New Year's Day |
| 21 Feb 2026 | Saturday | Mémoire du père de l'indépendance Rév. Dr. W.H. Lini |
| 22 Feb 2026 | Sunday | Public Holiday |
| 5 Mar 2026 | Thursday | Fête des chefs coutumiers |
| 3 Apr 2026 | Friday | Good Friday |
| 6 Apr 2026 | Monday | Easter Monday |
| 1 May 2026 | Friday | Labour Day |
| 14 May 2026 | Thursday | Ascension Day |
| 24 Jul 2026 | Friday | Journée Mondiale des Enfants |
| 30 Jul 2026 | Thursday | Independence Day |
| 15 Aug 2026 | Saturday | Assumption |
| 16 Aug 2026 | Sunday | Public Holiday |
| 5 Oct 2026 | Monday | Constitution Day |
| 29 Oct 2026 | Thursday | Jour de l'Unité |
| 25 Dec 2026 | Friday | Christmas Day |
| 26 Dec 2026 | Saturday | Fête de Famille |
| 27 Dec 2026 | Sunday | Public Holiday |
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Long weekends in Vanuatu, 2026
Take one day of leave to turn these holidays into four-day (or longer) weekends:
- 1 Jan 2026 – 4 Jan 2026: book Friday 2 Jan 2026 (New Year's Day)
- 20 Feb 2026 – 22 Feb 2026: book Friday 20 Feb 2026 (Mémoire du père de l'indépendance Rév. Dr. W.H. Lini, Public Holiday)
- 5 Mar 2026 – 8 Mar 2026: book Friday 6 Mar 2026 (Fête des chefs coutumiers)
- 2 Apr 2026 – 6 Apr 2026: book Thursday 2 Apr 2026 (Good Friday, Easter Monday)
- 30 Apr 2026 – 3 May 2026: book Thursday 30 Apr 2026 (Labour Day)
- 14 May 2026 – 17 May 2026: book Friday 15 May 2026 (Ascension Day)
- 23 Jul 2026 – 26 Jul 2026: book Thursday 23 Jul 2026 (Journée Mondiale des Enfants)
- 30 Jul 2026 – 2 Aug 2026: book Friday 31 Jul 2026 (Independence Day)
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