Philippines public holidays 2026

The year's first holiday is New Year's Day on Thursday 1 January; the last is New Year's Eve on Thursday 31 December. Today's status and a countdown to the next holiday are on the Philippines holidays page. Other years: 2027.

Long weekends in 2026

• 3 days: Friday 20 March – Sunday 22 March (Eid al-Fitr)
• 4 days: Thursday 2 April – Sunday 5 April (Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Black Saturday)
• 3 days: Friday 1 May – Sunday 3 May (Labor Day)
• 3 days: Friday 12 June – Sunday 14 June (Independence Day)
• 3 days: Friday 21 August – Sunday 23 August (Ninoy Aquino Day)
• 3 days: Saturday 29 August – Monday 31 August (National Heroes Day)
• 3 days: Saturday 31 October – Monday 2 November (All Saints' Day, All Souls' Day)
• 3 days: Saturday 28 November – Monday 30 November (Bonifacio Day)
• 4 days: Thursday 24 December – Sunday 27 December (Christmas Eve, Christmas Day)
• 5 days: Wednesday 30 December – Sunday 3 January (Rizal Day, New Year's Eve, New Year's Day)

Bridge days

Taking one working day off turns these into longer breaks:

• Take Friday 2 January off → 6 days, Tuesday 30 December – Sunday 4 January (Rizal Day, New Year's Eve, New Year's Day)
• Take Monday 16 February off → 4 days, Saturday 14 February – Tuesday 17 February (Chinese New Year)
• Take Friday 10 April off → 4 days, Thursday 9 April – Sunday 12 April (Day of Valor)
• Take Monday 7 December off → 4 days, Saturday 5 December – Tuesday 8 December (Immaculate Conception)

Counted with Saturday and Sunday as the weekend and only the national holidays listed here; regional holidays can make more breaks.

For reference only — governments can add, move or cancel holidays at short notice. Confirm with the official source: Official Gazette — Nationwide holidays. Data: the open-source holidays library (MIT), spot-checked against official 2026 calendars.