Philippines Public Holidays 2026
The Philippines has 13 national public holidays in 2026, starting with New Year's Day on January 1, 2026 and ending with Rizal Day on December 30, 2026. Three well placed days of leave buy 13 days away from work in 2026, because three holidays sit exactly one working day from a weekend.
| Holiday | Date | Weekday | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Year's Day | Thursday | Public holiday | |
| End of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr) | Friday | Public holiday | |
| Maundy Thursday | Thursday | Public holiday | |
| Good Friday | Friday | Public holiday | |
| Easter Sunday | SundayWeekend | Public holiday | |
| Day of Valor | Thursday | Public holiday | |
| Labour Day | Friday | Public holiday | |
| Feast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha) | Wednesday | Public holiday | |
| Independence Day | Friday | Public holiday | |
| National Heroes' Day | Monday | Public holiday | |
| Bonifacio Day | Monday | Public holiday | |
| Christmas Day | Friday | Public holiday | |
| Rizal Day | Wednesday | Public holiday |
- Status
- Set in lawThe calendar is set in standing law rather than announced year by year, so 2026 needs no separate publication.
- Last verified
- The last full review of the dataset behind the Philippines calendar. No correction specific to Philippines has been needed since.
- Source
- date-holidays open dataset (ISC and CC BY 3.0), with no corrections needed for Philippines.Always confirm official dates with a local authority before booking travel. How these calendars are built. Spotted an error? Tell us and we will check it.
Expect the most closures around April (4 holidays), so schedule deliveries and appointments with that in mind. One of them falls on a weekend in 2026, so it is worth checking whether that day is made up during the week. The table below lists every Philippines public holiday for 2026 with its exact date and the weekday it falls on, so you can see the long weekends at a glance. Regional and local observances are excluded, so what you see are the holidays recognised across the Philippines.
Frequently asked questions
How many public holidays does the Philippines have in 2026?
The Philippines has 13 national public holidays in 2026. The first is New Year's Day on January 1, 2026 and the last is Rizal Day on December 30, 2026.
What is the first public holiday of 2026 in the Philippines?
The first public holiday of 2026 is New Year's Day, which falls on January 1, 2026.
When is New Year celebrated in the Philippines in 2026?
In 2026, New Year's Day in the Philippines is on January 1, 2026.
Are regional holidays included for the Philippines?
No. This calendar lists national public holidays only, so it stays consistent across countries. Holidays that apply to just part of the Philippines are listed separately on the Philippines holiday hub, together with the regions that observe them.
Do the Philippines holiday dates change from 2026 to the next year?
Some of them do. Six of the 13 holidays in 2026 sit on a moving rule (islamic (hijri) calendar, linked to easter and set weekday of the month), so their date has to be recalculated for every year. The rest keep the same calendar date and only change weekday. Moving ones this year include End of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr) on March 20, 2026, Maundy Thursday on April 2, 2026 and Good Friday on April 3, 2026, plus 3 more.
How far ahead is the Philippines calendar actually fixed?
Through 2027. The holidays are set in law rather than announced year by year, so the dates repeat predictably. What can still change is a law amendment, a one-off holiday declared for a national event, and the exact day of any holiday on the Islamic calendar, which is confirmed by moon sighting. No corrections to the underlying dataset were needed for Philippines.
Which Philippines holidays are regional, and which move?
The table above is the national calendar for 2026. Some holidays keep the same date every year while others are tied to Easter, to a lunar calendar or to a named weekday, and some parts of the country add their own days off. The Philippines holiday hub breaks that down: which holidays are fixed, which move and why, and which ones are observed in certain regions only. To compare Philippines with other countries in the same year, see the 2026 worldwide overview.
Other years for Philippines
Planning further ahead or looking back? Compare the Philippines public holiday calendar across years:
Plan around the Philippines 2026 calendar
Knowing the dates is half the question. The other half is what they add up to: which of them create a long weekend and how many working days the year leaves. The 2026 worldwide overview compares every country on holiday count and weekend overlap, and the country index ranks all 44 of them. The same figures are available as JSON, and the dates as a calendar file.