Public Holidays

Discover upcoming public holiday dates for Fiji and start planning to make the most of your time off.

2026 Public Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday
1 Jan	Thu	New Year's Day
3 Apr	Fri	Good Friday
4 Apr	Sat	Easter Saturday
6 Apr	Mon	Easter Monday
15 May	Fri	Girmit Day
29 May	Fri	Ratu Sir Lala Sukuna Day
24 Aug	Mon	Prophet Muhammad's Birthday Holiday
10 Oct	Sat	Fiji Day
8 Nov	Sun	Diwali
9 Nov	Mon	Diwali Holiday
25 Dec	Fri	Christmas Day
26 Dec	Sat	Boxing Day
28 Dec	Mon	Boxing Day Holiday
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2027 Public Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday
1 Jan	Fri	New Year's Day
26 Mar	Fri	Good Friday
27 Mar	Sat	Easter Saturday
29 Mar	Mon	Easter Monday
14 May	Fri	Girmit Day
31 May	Mon	Ratu Sir Lala Sukuna Day
16 Aug	Mon	Prophet Muhammad's Birthday Holiday
10 Oct	Sun	Fiji Day
29 Oct	Fri	Diwali
25 Dec	Sat	Christmas Day
26 Dec	Sun	Boxing Day
The dates in this table are an estimate. We will update this page once the official public holiday dates for 2027 are released.

2028 Public Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday
1 Jan	Sat	New Year's Day
14 Apr	Fri	Good Friday
15 Apr	Sat	Easter Saturday
17 Apr	Mon	Easter Monday
14 May	Sun	Girmit Day
26 May	Fri	Ratu Sir Lala Sukuna Day
3 Aug	Thu	Prophet Muhammad's Birthday Holiday
10 Oct	Tue	Fiji Day
17 Oct	Tue	Diwali
25 Dec	Mon	Christmas Day
26 Dec	Tue	Boxing Day
The dates in this table are an estimate. We will update this page once the official public holiday dates for 2028 are released.

Most workers in Fiji are entitled to nine paid holidays per year. Each major religion recognized in Fiji has a dedicated public holiday. If a public holidays falls on a weekend, workers are entitled to a paid holiday on the Friday before or the Monday after the holiday.

Most major regions honor annual celebrations, known as festivals or carnivals. Most festivals are relevant to the heritage and culture of a respective region, but are not designated as public holidays.

Holi, the Hindu Festival of Colors is a celebration held in February or March of each year, but is not designated as an official public holiday. Ram Naumi, a traditional Hindu festival celebrating the birth of Lord Rama may be designated as a holiday by some employers.

In Fiji, the Easter celebration begins on Good Friday and continues until Easter Monday, a total of three paid public holidays. Palm Sunday and Rafu Sir Lala Day, a celebration commemorating Fiji’s first modern statesman are deemed festivals and are not recognized as public holidays.