Current Date And Time In Apia, Samoa
Wednesday, 26 August 2026
06:45:05 WSST
Planning commercial schedules or travel in Apia, Tuamasaga, Samoa? Track upcoming statutory holidays and local bank closures across Apia.
Businesses, retail banks, and public services throughout Apia follow official statutory holiday schedules for non-working day closures. Fixed statutory national holidays (such as Independence Day (Aso o le Tuto'atasi) on June 1) mandate official non-working status for banks and government offices in Apia.
This is Samoa's national public holiday calendar — the same live calendar shown on Samoa's country-level and Tuamasaga holiday pages — embedded here because public holidays are set nationally and apply the same way in Apia as anywhere else in Samoa.
◀ Showing upcoming public holidays — use the back arrow in the calendar toolbar to browse earlier dates this year.
These are Samoa's official statutory fixed-date public holidays — the same national list shown on Samoa's country and Tuamasaga holiday pages — mandated by national labor law and applicable to financial institutions, schools, and government administration in Apia just as everywhere else in Samoa.
| Holiday Name | Fixed Date | Category | Closure Status | Official Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independence Day (Aso o le Tuto'atasi) | June 1 | National Holiday | Full National Closure | www.samoagovt.ws |
Statutory holidays landing on a Monday, Friday, Tuesday or Thursday create a long-weekend opportunity — here's what's coming up.
| Holiday | Date | Opportunity |
|---|---|---|
| Independence Day (Aso o le Tuto'atasi) | Tue, Jun 1, 2027 | Take the Monday before off for a 4-day weekend |
Apia's bank branches, municipal offices and public schools close on Samoa's statutory holidays just as they do everywhere else in the country — shops and restaurants more often stay open with adjusted hours rather than closing outright.
If a fixed statutory holiday lands on a weekend in Apia, the following Monday is commonly declared an official substitute non-working day by government notification.
With a population of 40,407 and running on the Pacific/Apia time zone, Apia follows Samoa's statutory holiday dates on local calendar days — no cross-timezone adjustment needed for a purely domestic holiday list.