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Public Holidays and Bank Holidays for Tonga

The list of Tonga bank holidays, national holidays and public holidays for 2008, comes from the Q++ Worldwide Public Holidays Database, the professional source of international public holidays long trusted by the world's foremost diary publishers. The information on this page is provided for private, non-professional, use. Qualified professionals can license data for 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, and beyond. For details, please visit our licensing information page or

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21 Dec 2006  The Tongan Government will officially close down for its Christmas and New Year holiday on Friday December 22. The Government usually resumes on December 31 but because it falls on a Sunday followed by the January 1 public holiday, all Government operations will not resume until Tuesday January 2, 2007. • 08 Dec 2006 (The Information Unit, Prime Minister's Office) The Privy Council has approved 2 new public holidays and cancelled 2 existing public holidays. From 2007, onwards, July 12th will be observed as the Birthday of the Heir to the Crown of Tonga, and August 1st will be the Official Birthday of the reigning Sovereign of Tonga. In 2008, August 1st will coincide with the Coronation Day of the reigning Sovereign of Tonga. The public holidays previously held on May 4th and July 4th of each year will no longer be public holidays. • 30 Nov 2006 (Matangi Tonga) The coronation of Tonga's King Siaosi Tupou V has been postponed for 12 months, following the destruction of central Nuku'alofa by riot and fires on November 16. • 14 Nov 2006 Following the death of the late king, Taufa'ahau Tupou IV, it has been said unofficially that July 4 will no longer be a public holiday in Tonga. The birthday of current King George Tupou V is May 4th, and it will probably be made into a public holiday. The new Crown Prince, Prince Tupouto'a Lavaka's birthday is on July 12, and it will also probably be made into a public holiday. However, the Lord Chamberlain Hon Fielakepa said today, that at present nothing had been confirmed. • 01 Nov 2006 Tonga's government says November 4 is to be designated as Tonga National Day. Tonga's Privy Council has also approved that the Coronation of the new King, George Tupou V, will be held on August 1 next year. • 18 Sep 2006 (PacNews) Tomorrow, Tuesday, September 19, 2006, has been declared a public holiday in Tonga to allow its citizens to attend the state funeral of the late King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV in the capital, Nukualofa. • 09 Jun 2002 (Pacific Magazine) The Tongan Government has declared June 21, 2002, as a one-off public holiday to commemorate the centenary of the establishment of the Anglican Church in the kingdom of Tonga. • More News Updates For the full version of the summarized news items above, and older news items not displayed above, go to the Tonga public holidays news and updates page, or worldwide public holidays news and updates page, or subscribe to one of our free email newsletters.

Governing Law: Official public holidays in Tonga are regulated by the Public Holidays Act [Cap 51] (Act No. 8 of 1919, 11 of 1970, 18 of 1988), as most-recently amended in 2006 and 2007. • Weekend Public Holidays: When public holidays fall on a Sunday, they are observed on the following Monday. When they fall on a Saturday, they are not observed on any other day. • As of 2007, the public holidays previously observed on May 4 and July 4 were cancelled, and 2 new public holidays were decreed, on July 12 and August 1 . • In 2006, Tonga's government decreed that the November 4 public holiday, previously called Constitution Day, was to be designated as Tonga National Day . • Other Sources of Information For information not covered here, see the following specialized websites: National Reserve Bank of Tonga (Tonga central bank), ASI Hot Spots (security-related world events: terrorist threats, political strife, strikes, criminal activity, aviation incidents and health outbreaks), CIA World Factbook (maps, demographic and economic statistics), Copp Clark (financial markets' trading hours, settlement holidays and currency non-clearing days), and the IFES Election Guide (information covering upcoming elections, referenda, electoral structures and past voter participation).

Observance : Any entry in the Observance column indicates that, in Tonga, the holiday may be regional or non-official or limited to certain religious and/or linguistic groups, or begin at a time other than midnight. Note that religious holidays are included only if they are national public holidays, or if the national labour code has specific holiday allowances for employees of specific religions. For more information, see our pages on the religious calendars of the world.

Disclaimer
In many parts of the world, holidays are subject to arbitrary, last minute, changes by local authorities. While every effort has been made to present an accurate list of 2008 bank holidays, legal holidays and public holidays for Tonga, we cannot accept any responsibility for any error or omission in the data presented above. You are therefore advised to verify the above dates with the embassy or consulate of Tonga, before planning any trip to Tonga. For last-minute updates to worldwide public holidays, visit our blog or subscribe to our free email newsletters.