Use this page to check Micronesia's national public holidays: a continuously updated calendar covering both past and upcoming dates. Micronesia observes 1 official public holidays mandated by national law (including Constitution Day). A mix of fixed and movable dates make up most national calendars: civic anniversaries usually repeat on the same day each year, while religious or lunar-calendar holidays shift — this calendar lists the actual computed date for each, year by year. Jump straight to the live calendar below, or read on for how the dates are worked out.
Why This Matters: Public holidays in Micronesia directly affect cross-border trade timing and payment settlement windows. This calendar is a standard reference point for location intelligence teams mapping regional operating calendars working with partners, offices or operations in Micronesia.
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Live public holiday calendar for Micronesia, embedded directly from Google's official public calendar — always shows Google's current data.
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Statutory public holidays mandated by national government law in Micronesia. These fixed dates reflect official non-working days. For dynamic, movable religious observances (e.g., Eid, Easter), refer to the live calendar embed above.
⚠ These entries are sourced from Micronesia's official government portal but have not yet been individually cross-checked against a specific confirming page — treat the dates below as a helpful starting point, not a final confirmed record.
| Holiday Name | Date / Observance | Category / Type | Closure Impact | Official Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Constitution Day Commemorates the signing of the FSM Constitution in 1979. | May 10 | National Holiday | Full National Closure | www.gov.fm → |
Statutory holidays landing on a Monday, Friday, Tuesday or Thursday create a long-weekend opportunity — here's what's coming up.
| Holiday | Date | Opportunity |
|---|---|---|
| Constitution Day | Mon, May 10, 2027 | Automatic 3-day weekend |
Two calendar mechanics sit behind most public holiday lists: a fixed-date system for civic anniversaries, which repeat annually, and a second, older calendar system behind a country's religious or lunar-based observances, which don't. Micronesia's calendar can include holidays governed by the Easter computus that many Christian-majority countries use, the Hijri lunar calendar behind Islamic observances such as Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha, or a lunisolar cycle behind holidays like Lunar New Year. Countries across Australia And Oceania vary widely in which calendar systems their holidays follow, Micronesia included — that variation is exactly why the calendar above computes each year's date individually rather than repeating one.
Under Micronesia's labor law, fixed-date national public holidays carry mandatory non-working status for public administration, financial institutions, and commercial enterprises — 1 such holiday is documented for Micronesia in the table above, currently sourced from Micronesia's official government portal, pending independent confirmation, including Constitution Day on May 10. Official gazette announcements are published by government authorities to confirm these mandated closures.
Worth separating, too: a true public holiday is a legally mandated non-working day — banks, schools and government offices close by law or long-standing custom. An observance is different — culturally or religiously notable, but without a mandated closure (Valentine's Day and Earth Day are common examples worldwide). This page focuses specifically on public holidays, the ones that actually affect scheduling.
Micronesia is also divided into states and provinces, and countries structured this way often layer a regional founding day, a local patron festival or a province-specific holiday on top of the national calendar — observed in one state but not nationwide. The calendar above covers Micronesia's national holidays; see the Micronesia states & provinces directory for population and government data on each one.
| 📊 Quick Facts | |
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| 👥 Population Rank | #198 of 249 |
| 📏 Area World Rank | #192 |
| 🏙️ Population Density | 160.7 / km² |
| 🌊 Land / Water Split | 100.0% / 0.0% |