Micronesia

Micronesia public holidays 2026

Micronesia has 8 nationwide public holidays in 2026, and 10 to 15 in total once regional days are added, depending on where you are. After them, 2026 has 253 working days. Next up: United Nations Day on Friday, October 23, 2026, in 24 days.

Public holidays in Micronesia in 2026
Date	Holiday
January
Jan 1Thursday	New Year's DayNationwide
Jan 11Sunday	Kosrae State Constitution DayKosrae
Jan 12Monday	Kosrae State Constitution Day Day off in lieuKosrae
March
Mar 1Sunday	Yap DayYap
Mar 2Monday	Yap Day Day off in lieuYap
Mar 8Sunday	Women's DayPohnpei
Mar 9Monday	Women's Day Day off in lieuPohnpei
Mar 31Tuesday	Micronesian Culture and Tradition DayNationwide
Mar 31Tuesday	Pohnpei Cultural DayPohnpei
April
Apr 3Friday	Good FridayKosrae, Pohnpei
May
May 10Sunday	Federated States of Micronesia DayNationwide
May 11Monday	Federated States of Micronesia Day Day off in lieuNationwide
August
Aug 21Friday	Gospel DayKosrae
September
Sep 8Tuesday	Kosrae Liberation DayKosrae
Sep 11Friday	Liberation DayPohnpei
Sep 25Friday	State Charter Day Day off in lieuChuuk
Sep 26Saturday	State Charter DayChuuk
October
Oct 1Thursday	Chuuk State Constitution DayChuuk
Oct 23Friday	United Nations Day Day off in lieuNationwide
Oct 24Saturday	United Nations DayNationwide
November
Nov 3Tuesday	Independence DayNationwide
Nov 3Tuesday	Self Government DayKosrae
Nov 8Sunday	Pohnpei Constitution DayPohnpei
Nov 9Monday	Pohnpei Constitution Day Day off in lieuPohnpei
Nov 11Wednesday	FSM Veterans of Foreign Wars DayNationwide
Nov 23Monday	Presidents DayNationwide
Nov 26Thursday	Thanksgiving DayKosrae
December
Dec 3Thursday	Kosrae Disability DayKosrae
Dec 24Thursday	Yap State Constitution DayYap
Dec 25Friday	Christmas DayNationwide

Nationwide: 8public holidays
By region: 10–15across 4 regions
Working days: 253after nationwide days off
Long weekends: 4+3 with 1 day off

Dates come from the open-source holidays project, which compiles each country's statutory holidays from official sources. Governments sometimes add or move days at short notice, so check official announcements for critical plans. See our sources.

Long weekends in 2026

Stretches of three or more days off built from nationwide holidays and the weekend, plus the ones you can make by taking a single day off.

4 daysThu, Jan 1 – Sun, Jan 4 · New Year's DayTake Fri, Jan 2 off to join it up
4 daysSat, Mar 28 – Tue, Mar 31 · Micronesian Culture and Tradition DayTake Mon, Mar 30 off to join it up
3 daysSat, May 9 – Mon, May 11 · Federated States of Micronesia Day
3 daysFri, Oct 23 – Sun, Oct 25 · United Nations Day
4 daysSat, Oct 31 – Tue, Nov 3 · Independence DayTake Mon, Nov 2 off to join it up
3 daysSat, Nov 21 – Mon, Nov 23 · Presidents Day
3 daysFri, Dec 25 – Sun, Dec 27 · Christmas Day4 days in Yap, with Yap State Constitution Day

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Frequently asked questions

How many public holidays are there in Micronesia in 2026?

8 nationwide public holidays: New Year's Day (Jan 1); Micronesian Culture and Tradition Day (Mar 31); Federated States of Micronesia Day (May 10); United Nations Day (Oct 24); Independence Day (Nov 3); FSM Veterans of Foreign Wars Day (Nov 11); Presidents Day (Nov 23); Christmas Day (Dec 25). Regions add 20 more days between them.

When is the next public holiday in Micronesia?

United Nations Day, on Friday, October 23, 2026 — in 24 days.

How many working days are there in 2026?

253 working days, counting Monday to Friday and taking out the nationwide holidays that fall on working days. Regional holidays and company closures can lower it further.

What does "Day off in lieu" mean?

When a holiday falls on a weekend, the day off moves to a nearby working day, usually the following Monday. Those substitute days are listed separately.