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Public holidays in Palau 2026

Palau has 11 public holiday dates in 2026, 9 of them on a working day, and 6 long weekends. The next one is Thanksgiving Day, in 16 days (Thursday, November 26, 2026).

Next holiday · Thanksgiving Day
16 days
Thursday, November 26, 2026
  • Fri, Nov 27Family Dayin 17 days
  • Fri, Dec 25Christmas Dayin 45 days

2026 holiday calendar

13 entries
DateDayHolidayWhen
Jan 1ThuNew Year's Daypassed
Mar 15SunYouth Daypassed
Mar 16MonYouth Day observedpassed
May 5TueSenior Citizens Daypassed
Jun 1MonPresident's Daypassed
Jul 9ThuConstitution Daypassed
Sep 7MonLabor Daypassed
Oct 1ThuIndependence Daypassed
Oct 23FriUnited Nations Day observedpassed
Oct 24SatUnited Nations Daypassed
Nov 26ThuThanksgiving Dayin 16 days
Nov 27FriFamily Dayin 17 days
Dec 25FriChristmas Dayin 45 days
observed

When a holiday falls on a weekend, many countries give the day off on the nearest working day instead. That substitute day is the 'observed' holiday.

estimated

Islamic and some other lunar holidays begin when religious authorities sight the new crescent moon. We show the expected date; the real day can move by one day and is confirmed only shortly before.

Long weekends in 2026

Assumes a Saturday and Sunday weekend.

  • Sat, Mar 14 – Mon, Mar 16Youth Day3 days
  • Sat, May 30 – Mon, Jun 1President's Day3 days
  • Sat, Sep 5 – Mon, Sep 7Labor Day3 days
  • Fri, Oct 23 – Sun, Oct 25United Nations Day3 days
  • Thu, Nov 26 – Sun, Nov 29Thanksgiving Day, Family Day4 days
  • Fri, Dec 25 – Sun, Dec 27Christmas Day3 days

Bridge days: 1 day off, 4+ days away

Take one working day off between a holiday and a weekend.

What is this?

A 'bridge day' is a single working day squeezed between a holiday and a weekend. Take it off and you get four or more days in a row for one day of leave.

  • Take Fri, Jan 2New Year's Day4 days off
  • Take Mon, May 4Senior Citizens Day4 days off
  • Take Fri, Jul 10Constitution Day4 days off
  • Take Fri, Oct 2Independence Day4 days off

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National public holidays from official government sources, compiled through the open-source holidays dataset and reviewed by Glassyear. Last verified Monday, November 9, 2026. Data & methodology · Report a correction

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