Micronesia

Micronesia public holidays 2028

Micronesia has 8 nationwide public holidays in 2028, and 10 to 15 in total once regional days are added, depending on where you are. After them, 2028 has 253 working days. The first is New Year's Day on Saturday, January 1, 2028.

Public holidays in Micronesia in 2028
Date	Holiday
January
Jan 1Saturday	New Year's DayNationwide
Jan 11Tuesday	Kosrae State Constitution DayKosrae
March
Mar 1Wednesday	Yap DayYap
Mar 8Wednesday	Women's DayPohnpei
Mar 31Friday	Micronesian Culture and Tradition DayNationwide
Mar 31Friday	Pohnpei Cultural DayPohnpei
April
Apr 14Friday	Good FridayKosrae, Pohnpei
May
May 10Wednesday	Federated States of Micronesia DayNationwide
August
Aug 21Monday	Gospel DayKosrae
September
Sep 8Friday	Kosrae Liberation DayKosrae
Sep 11Monday	Liberation DayPohnpei
Sep 26Tuesday	State Charter DayChuuk
October
Oct 1Sunday	Chuuk State Constitution DayChuuk
Oct 2Monday	Chuuk State Constitution Day Day off in lieuChuuk
Oct 24Tuesday	United Nations DayNationwide
November
Nov 3Friday	Independence DayNationwide
Nov 3Friday	Self Government DayKosrae
Nov 8Wednesday	Pohnpei Constitution DayPohnpei
Nov 10Friday	FSM Veterans of Foreign Wars Day Day off in lieuNationwide
Nov 11Saturday	FSM Veterans of Foreign Wars DayNationwide
Nov 23Thursday	Presidents DayNationwide
Nov 23Thursday	Thanksgiving DayKosrae
December
Dec 3Sunday	Kosrae Disability DayKosrae
Dec 4Monday	Kosrae Disability Day Day off in lieuKosrae
Dec 24Sunday	Yap State Constitution DayYap
Dec 25Monday	Christmas DayNationwide
Dec 25Monday	Yap State Constitution Day Day off in lieuYap

Nationwide: 8public holidays
By region: 10–15across 4 regions
Working days: 253after nationwide days off
Long weekends: 4+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 2028

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, Mar 31 – Sun, Apr 2 · Micronesian Culture and Tradition Day
4 daysSat, Oct 21 – Tue, Oct 24 · United Nations DayTake Mon, Oct 23 off to join it up
3 daysFri, Nov 3 – Sun, Nov 5 · Independence Day
3 daysFri, Nov 10 – Sun, Nov 12 · FSM Veterans of Foreign Wars Day
4 daysThu, Nov 23 – Sun, Nov 26 · Presidents DayTake Fri, Nov 24 off to join it up
3 daysSat, Dec 23 – Mon, Dec 25 · Christmas Day

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Frequently asked questions

How many public holidays are there in Micronesia in 2028?

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.

Which month has the most public holidays in 2028?

November, with 3 nationwide public holidays. 6 months have none.

Which region has the most public holidays?

Kosrae, with 15 in 2028, against 10 in the regions with the fewest. Use the filter above the list to see one region's days.

How many working days are there in 2028?

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.