Micronesia

Micronesia public holidays 2027

Micronesia has 8 nationwide public holidays in 2027, and 10 to 15 in total once regional days are added, depending on where you are. After them, 2027 has 252 working days. The first is New Year's Day on Friday, January 1, 2027.

Public holidays in Micronesia in 2027
Date	Holiday
January
Jan 1Friday	New Year's DayNationwide
Jan 11Monday	Kosrae State Constitution DayKosrae
March
Mar 1Monday	Yap DayYap
Mar 8Monday	Women's DayPohnpei
Mar 26Friday	Good FridayKosrae, Pohnpei
Mar 31Wednesday	Micronesian Culture and Tradition DayNationwide
Mar 31Wednesday	Pohnpei Cultural DayPohnpei
May
May 10Monday	Federated States of Micronesia DayNationwide
August
Aug 20Friday	Gospel Day Day off in lieuKosrae
Aug 21Saturday	Gospel DayKosrae
September
Sep 8Wednesday	Kosrae Liberation DayKosrae
Sep 10Friday	Liberation Day Day off in lieuPohnpei
Sep 11Saturday	Liberation DayPohnpei
Sep 26Sunday	State Charter DayChuuk
Sep 27Monday	State Charter Day Day off in lieuChuuk
October
Oct 1Friday	Chuuk State Constitution DayChuuk
Oct 24Sunday	United Nations DayNationwide
Oct 25Monday	United Nations Day Day off in lieuNationwide
November
Nov 3Wednesday	Independence DayNationwide
Nov 3Wednesday	Self Government DayKosrae
Nov 8Monday	Pohnpei Constitution DayPohnpei
Nov 11Thursday	FSM Veterans of Foreign Wars DayNationwide
Nov 23Tuesday	Presidents DayNationwide
Nov 25Thursday	Thanksgiving DayKosrae
December
Dec 3Friday	Kosrae Disability DayKosrae
Dec 24Friday	Christmas Day Day off in lieuNationwide
Dec 24Friday	Yap State Constitution DayYap
Dec 25Saturday	Christmas DayNationwide
Dec 31Friday	New Year's Day Day off in lieuNationwide

Nationwide: 8public holidays
By region: 10–15across 4 regions
Working days: 252after nationwide days off
Long weekends: 5+2 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 2027

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.

3 daysFri, Jan 1 – Sun, Jan 3 · New Year's Day
3 daysSat, May 8 – Mon, May 10 · Federated States of Micronesia Day
3 daysSat, Oct 23 – Mon, Oct 25 · United Nations Day
4 daysThu, Nov 11 – Sun, Nov 14 · FSM Veterans of Foreign Wars DayTake Fri, Nov 12 off to join it up
4 daysSat, Nov 20 – Tue, Nov 23 · Presidents DayTake Mon, Nov 22 off to join it up
3 daysFri, Dec 24 – Sun, Dec 26 · Christmas Day
3 daysFri, Dec 31 – Sun, Jan 2, 2028 · New Year's Day

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Frequently asked questions

How many public holidays are there in Micronesia in 2027?

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 18 more days between them.

How many working days are there in 2027?

252 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.