Vanuatu

Vanuatu public holidays 2025

Vanuatu had 14 nationwide public holidays in 2025. After them, 2025 had 248 working days.

Public holidays in Vanuatu in 2025
Date	Holiday
January
Jan 1Wednesday	New Year's DayNationwide
February
Feb 21Friday	Father Lini DayNationwide
March
Mar 5Wednesday	Custom Chief's DayNationwide
April
Apr 18Friday	Good FridayNationwide
Apr 21Monday	Easter MondayNationwide
May
May 1Thursday	Labour DayNationwide
May 29Thursday	Ascension DayNationwide
July
Jul 24Thursday	Children's DayNationwide
Jul 30Wednesday	Independence DayNationwide
August
Aug 15Friday	Assumption DayNationwide
October
Oct 5Sunday	Constitution DayNationwide
Oct 6Monday	Constitution Day Day off in lieuNationwide
November
Nov 29Saturday	Unity DayNationwide
December
Dec 25Thursday	Christmas DayNationwide
Dec 26Friday	Family DayNationwide

Nationwide: 14public holidays
By region: 14no regional days
Working days: 248after nationwide days off
Long weekends: 5+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 2025

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, Feb 21 – Sun, Feb 23 · Father Lini Day
4 daysFri, Apr 18 – Mon, Apr 21 · Good Friday, Easter Monday
4 daysThu, May 1 – Sun, May 4 · Labour DayTake Fri, May 2 off to join it up
4 daysThu, May 29 – Sun, Jun 1 · Ascension DayTake Fri, May 30 off to join it up
4 daysThu, Jul 24 – Sun, Jul 27 · Children's DayTake Fri, Jul 25 off to join it up
3 daysFri, Aug 15 – Sun, Aug 17 · Assumption Day
3 daysSat, Oct 4 – Mon, Oct 6 · Constitution Day
4 daysThu, Dec 25 – Sun, Dec 28 · Christmas Day, Family Day

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Frequently asked questions

How many public holidays are there in Vanuatu in 2025?

14 nationwide public holidays: New Year's Day (Jan 1); Father Lini Day (Feb 21); Custom Chief's Day (Mar 5); Good Friday (Apr 18); Easter Monday (Apr 21); Labour Day (May 1); Ascension Day (May 29); Children's Day (Jul 24); Independence Day (Jul 30); Assumption Day (Aug 15); Constitution Day (Oct 5); Unity Day (Nov 29); Christmas Day (Dec 25); Family Day (Dec 26).

Which month has the most public holidays in 2025?

April and May and July and December, with 2 nationwide public holidays each. 2 months have none.

How many working days are there in 2025?

248 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.