Public Holidays

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

2026 Public Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday
1 Jan	Thu	New Year's Day
1 Mar	Sun	Nuclear Victims Remembrance Day
2 Mar	Mon	Nuclear Victims Remembrance Day Holiday
3 Apr	Fri	Good Friday
1 May	Fri	Constitution Day
3 Jul	Fri	Fishermen's Day
4 Sep	Fri	Dri-Jerbal Day
25 Sep	Fri	Manit Day
17 Nov	Tue	President's Day
4 Dec	Fri	Gospel Day
25 Dec	Fri	Christmas Day

2027 Public Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday
1 Jan	Fri	New Year's Day
1 Mar	Mon	Nuclear Victims Remembrance Day
26 Mar	Fri	Good Friday
30 Apr	Fri	Constitution Day Holiday
1 May	Sat	Constitution Day
2 Jul	Fri	Fishermen's Day
3 Sep	Fri	Dri-Jerbal Day
24 Sep	Fri	Manit Day
17 Nov	Wed	President's Day
3 Dec	Fri	Gospel Day
24 Dec	Fri	Christmas Holiday
25 Dec	Sat	Christmas Day

2028 Public Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday
1 Jan	Sat	New Year's Day
1 Mar	Wed	Nuclear Victims Remembrance Day
14 Apr	Fri	Good Friday
1 May	Mon	Constitution Day
7 Jul	Fri	Fishermen's Day
1 Sep	Fri	Dri-Jerbal Day
29 Sep	Fri	Manit Day
17 Nov	Fri	President's Day
1 Dec	Fri	Gospel Day
25 Dec	Mon	Christmas Day

The Marshall Islands celebrate 10 public holidays each year. In recent years, many businesses have begun to take a half day off on New Year’s Eve as an additional holiday. However, this date is not in the official list of dates published by the Marshall Islands government each year.

Public holidays are regulated under the Public Holidays Act of 1988. This act sets the 10 official dates for public holidays. The Act also states that any holiday occurring on a Saturday will be formally acknowledged on the prior Friday and any holiday occurring on a Sunday will be recognised the following Monday.

The Public Holidays Act also provides the government of the Marshall Islands the authority to grant one-time holidays for special events. This authority may also extend to declaring a non-working day in the event of natural disaster.