Micronesia

Micronesia public holidays 2029

Micronesia has 8 nationwide public holidays in 2029, and 10 to 15 in total once regional days are added, depending on where you are. After them, 2029 has 253 working days. The first is New Year's Day on Monday, January 1, 2029.

Public holidays in Micronesia in 2029
Date	Holiday
January
Jan 1Monday	New Year's DayNationwide
Jan 11Thursday	Kosrae State Constitution DayKosrae
March
Mar 1Thursday	Yap DayYap
Mar 8Thursday	Women's DayPohnpei
Mar 30Friday	Micronesian Culture and Tradition Day Day off in lieuNationwide
Mar 30Friday	Good FridayKosrae, Pohnpei
Mar 30Friday	Pohnpei Cultural Day Day off in lieuPohnpei
Mar 31Saturday	Micronesian Culture and Tradition DayNationwide
Mar 31Saturday	Pohnpei Cultural DayPohnpei
May
May 10Thursday	Federated States of Micronesia DayNationwide
August
Aug 21Tuesday	Gospel DayKosrae
September
Sep 7Friday	Kosrae Liberation Day Day off in lieuKosrae
Sep 8Saturday	Kosrae Liberation DayKosrae
Sep 11Tuesday	Liberation DayPohnpei
Sep 26Wednesday	State Charter DayChuuk
October
Oct 1Monday	Chuuk State Constitution DayChuuk
Oct 24Wednesday	United Nations DayNationwide
November
Nov 2Friday	Independence Day Day off in lieuNationwide
Nov 2Friday	Self Government Day Day off in lieuKosrae
Nov 3Saturday	Independence DayNationwide
Nov 3Saturday	Self Government DayKosrae
Nov 8Thursday	Pohnpei Constitution DayPohnpei
Nov 11Sunday	FSM Veterans of Foreign Wars DayNationwide
Nov 12Monday	FSM Veterans of Foreign Wars Day Day off in lieuNationwide
Nov 22Thursday	Thanksgiving DayKosrae
Nov 23Friday	Presidents DayNationwide
December
Dec 3Monday	Kosrae Disability DayKosrae
Dec 24Monday	Yap State Constitution DayYap
Dec 25Tuesday	Christmas DayNationwide

Nationwide: 8public holidays
By region: 10–15across 4 regions
Working days: 253after 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 2029

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 daysSat, Dec 30, 2028 – Mon, Jan 1 · New Year's Day
3 daysFri, Mar 30 – Sun, Apr 1 · Micronesian Culture and Tradition Day
4 daysThu, May 10 – Sun, May 13 · Federated States of Micronesia DayTake Fri, May 11 off to join it up
3 daysFri, Nov 2 – Sun, Nov 4 · Independence Day
3 daysSat, Nov 10 – Mon, Nov 12 · FSM Veterans of Foreign Wars Day
3 daysFri, Nov 23 – Sun, Nov 25 · Presidents Day4 days in Kosrae, with Thanksgiving Day
4 daysSat, Dec 22 – Tue, Dec 25 · Christmas DayTake Mon, Dec 24 off to join it up

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Frequently asked questions

How many public holidays are there in Micronesia in 2029?

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 2029?

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

Which region has the most public holidays?

Kosrae, with 15 in 2029, 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 2029?

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.