PMO confirms Tonga's Public Holidays 2016 [1]
Thursday, November 12, 2015 - 16:24. Updated on Friday, November 13, 2015 - 10:25.
Tonga's Official Public Holidays for next year 2016, were confirmed today by the Prime Minister's Office.
In 2016, three days are observed in accordance with the Public Holidays Act (Cap.51): Emancipation Day (June 4), Constitution Day (November 4) and Tupou I Day (December 4), since these public holidays specified, falls upon a Thursday, Friday, Saturday or Sunday, that public holiday shall be celebrated on the Monday following the day.
Other public holidays such as Christmas Day, the day after Christmas Day, New Year’s Day, Good Friday, Easter Monday, the official birthdays of the reigning Sovereign and the heir to the Crown, and ANZAC are observed on the actual days they occur.
Most of the holidays are observed on Mondays or Fridays, , as shown (in Tongan and English):
| Māhina | Hingoa ‘o e ‘aho mālōlō | ‘Aho mālolo | ‘Aho totonu | ‘Aho ‘e fakamanatu ai |
| Sanuali | ‘Uluaki ‘Aho ‘o e Ta‘u Fo‘ou | Fakavaha‘apule‘anga | 1 Sanuali | Falaite, 1 Sanuali, 2016 |
| Ma‘asi | Falaite Lelei Mōnite ‘o e Toetu‘u |
Fakavaha‘apule‘anga Fakavaha‘apule‘anga |
25 Ma‘asi 28 Ma‘asi |
Falaite, 25 Ma‘asi 2016 Mōnite, 28 Ma‘asi 2016 |
| ‘Epeleli | ‘Aho ANZAC | Fakavaha‘apule‘anga | 25 ‘Epeleli | Mōnite, 25 ‘Epeleli 2016 |
| Sune | ‘Aho ‘o e Tau‘atāina | Tonga | 4 Sune (Tokonaki) | Mōnite, 6 Sune 2016 |
| Siulai | ‘Aho ‘alo‘i ‘o ‘Ene ‘Afio, Tupou VI (‘Aho ‘alo‘i ‘o e Tu‘i ‘o Tonga, ‘oku lolotonga ‘i he taloni) |
Tonga | 4 Siulai | Mōnite, 4 Siulai 2016 |
| Sepitema | ‘Aho ‘alo‘i ‘o e Tama Pilinisi Kalauni, Tupouto‘a ‘Ulukalala (‘Aho ‘alo‘i ‘o e ‘Ea ki he Kalauni) |
Tonga | 17 Sepitema | Tokonaki, 17 Sepitema 2016 |
| Nōvema | ‘Aho Konisitūtone (‘Aho Fakafonua ‘o Tonga) | Tonga | 4 Nōvema (Falaite) | Mōnite, 7 Nōvema 2016 |
| Tisema | ‘Aho ‘alo‘i Tupou I ‘Aho Kilisimasi ‘Aho Boxing Day |
Tonga Fakavaha‘apule‘anga Fakavaha‘apule‘anga |
4 Tisema (Sapate) 25 Tisema 26 Tisema |
Mōnite, 5 Tisema 2016 |
| Month | Name of Public Holiday | Type of Holiday | Actual Date | Observation Date |
| January | New Year's Day | International | 1 January | Friday, 1 January 2016 |
| March | Good Friday Easter Monday |
International International |
25 March 28 March |
Friday, 25 March 2016 Monday, 28 March 2016 |
| April | ANZAC Day | International | 25 April | Monday, 25 April 2016 |
| June | Emancipation Day | Tonga Public Holiday | 4 June (Saturday) | Monday, 6 June 2016 |
| July | Official Birthday of HM King Tupou VI | Tonga Public Holiday | 4 July | Monday, 4 July 2016 |
| September | Birthday of HRH Crown Prince Tupouto‘a ‘Ulukalala | Tonga Public Holiday | 17 September | Saturday, 17 September 2016 |
| November | Constitution Day (National Day) | Tonga Public Holiday | 4 November (Friday) | Monday, 7 November 2016 |
| December | Tupou I Day Christmas Day Boxing Day |
Tonga Public Holiday International International |
4 December (Sunday) 25 December 26 December |
Monday, 5 December 2016 Sunday, 25 December 2016 Monday, 26 December 2016 |