Public holidays 2027
Public holidays in Palau 2027
Palau has 11 nationwide public holidays in 2027, 9 of them on a working day. None of its public holidays is regional.
Palau 2027 at a glance
- Nationwide public holidays
- 11
- Of those, on a working day
- 9
- Of those, on a weekend
- 2
- Regional only
- 0
- Longest break
- 4 days (25 November to 28 November)
- Bridge days
- 1
- Most nationwide holidays in
- October (2)
The weekend is taken as Saturday and Sunday for the working-day count, the long weekends and the bridge days.
All public holidays in Palau, 2027
| Date | Day | Holiday | Local name | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday | New Year's Day | New Year's Day | Nationwide | |
| Monday | Youth Day | Youth Day | Nationwide | |
| Wednesday | Senior Citizens Day | Senior Citizens Day | Nationwide | |
| Tuesday | President's Day | President's Day | Nationwide | |
| Friday | Constitution Day | Constitution Day | Nationwide | |
| Monday | Labour Day | Labour Day | Nationwide | |
| Friday | Independence Day | Independence Day | Nationwide | |
| Sundayweekend | United Nations Day | United Nations Day | Nationwide | |
| Thursday | Thanksgiving Day | Thanksgiving Day | Nationwide | |
| Friday | Family Day | Family Day | Nationwide | |
| Saturdayweekend | Christmas Day | Christmas Day | Nationwide |
Source: Nager.Date, checked on . Regions are ISO 3166-2 codes.
Long weekends and bridge days in Palau
A long weekend is three or more days off in a row made by a nationwide holiday and the weekend. A bridge day is a working day with a day off on both sides: one leave day there joins a holiday to the weekend, or two holidays to each other.
Long weekends (6)
- Friday 1 January to Sunday 3 January 2027: 3 days off, with New Year's Day.
- Saturday 13 March to Monday 15 March 2027: 3 days off, with Youth Day.
- Friday 9 July to Sunday 11 July 2027: 3 days off, with Constitution Day.
- Saturday 4 September to Monday 6 September 2027: 3 days off, with Labour Day.
- Friday 1 October to Sunday 3 October 2027: 3 days off, with Independence Day.
- Thursday 25 November to Sunday 28 November 2027: 4 days off, with Thanksgiving Day, Family Day.
Bridge days (1)
- Monday 31 May: one leave day gives 4 days off in a row, Saturday 29 May to Tuesday 1 June 2027 (next to President's Day).
Regional holidays are left out of both lists: they depend on where the employee works.
Regional holidays
Every public holiday in Palau applies nationwide, so one list covers all employees there.
Add Palau to your calendar
Download the 2027 calendar (.ics), or paste its address into Google Calendar, Outlook or Apple Calendar to subscribe. It holds one all-day event per public holiday and marks none of them as busy.
https://hoursquare.com/public-holidays/palau/2027.ics
Plan leave around these dates
Check how many working days a trip really needs, with Palau's holidays taken out, in the vacation calculator. The glossary explains what a public holiday is in HR terms.
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