Start Planning
Unity Day
Vanuatu

Unity Day 2023, 2024 and 2025 in Vanuatu

Unity Day in Vanuatu comes every 29 November and was specifically instituted in 1977 to engender a spirit of national unity among Vanuatu’s very diverse population. Vanuatu is made up of 83 tiny islands and its people speak over 100 different languages, therefore national unity is of key importance and merits its own special holiday.

YearDateDayHoliday
202329 NovWedUnity Day
202429 NovFriUnity Day
202529 NovSatUnity Day
202629 NovSunUnity Day
30 NovMonUnity Day Holiday
Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates.

In the years just before independence, the leading party, supported mainly by English-speakers, tried to establish itself in total control. They even tried to raise a flag they had created, without input from other groups, over the capital city of Port Vila. French-speaking and other parties soon arose, however. In the end, all parties and peoples came to live together in peace.

The main Unity Day events are held in Port Vila, and people come from all over the country to attend them. There are parades with marchers in traditional costumes, which display traditions from all over the islands.

Previous Years

YearDateDayHoliday
202229 NovTueUnity Day
202129 NovMonUnity Day
202029 NovSunUnity Day
30 NovMonUnity Day Holiday
201929 NovFriUnity Day
201829 NovThuUnity Day
201729 NovWedUnity Day