French Polynesia
Public holidays in French Polynesia in 2016
French Polynesia had 14 public holidays in 2016; 10 fall on weekdays.
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Long weekends and bridge days in 2016
- Fri 1 Jan – Sun 3 Jan3 days off · New Year's Day
- Fri 25 Mar – Mon 28 Mar4 days off · Good Friday and Easter Monday
- Sat 14 May – Mon 16 May3 days off · Whit Monday
- Sat 13 Aug – Mon 15 Aug3 days off · Assumption
- Fri 11 Nov – Sun 13 Nov3 days off · Armistice Day
- Bridge day: take Fri 6 May off, and Thu 5 May – Sun 8 May is 4 days off in a row (Ascension Day and Victory Day).
- Bridge day: take Fri 15 Jul off, and Thu 14 Jul – Sun 17 Jul is 4 days off in a row (Bastille Day).
- Bridge day: take Mon 31 Oct off, and Sat 29 Oct – Tue 1 Nov is 4 days off in a row (All Saints' Day).
Counted with the weekend in French Polynesia (Saturday and Sunday) and the holidays that apply everywhere: a long weekend is three or more days off in a row, and a bridge day is a single working day between a holiday and a weekend or another holiday.
All public holidays in French Polynesia in 2016
| Date | Holiday | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 Jan | New Year's DayNouvel An | Public holiday |
| Sat 5 Maron a weekend | Missionary DayArrivée de l’Évangile | Public holiday |
| Fri 25 Mar | Good FridayVendredi saint | Public holiday |
| Mon 28 Mar | Easter MondayLundi de Pâques | Public holiday |
| Sun 1 Mayon a weekend | Labour DayFête du travail | Public holiday |
| Thu 5 May | Ascension DayAscension | Public holiday |
| Sun 8 Mayon a weekend | Victory DayFête de la Victoire 1945 | Public holiday |
| Mon 16 May | Whit MondayLundi de Pentecôte | Public holiday |
| Wed 29 Jun | Internal Autonomy DayFête de l’Autonomie | Public holiday |
| Thu 14 Jul | Bastille DayFête Nationale de la France | Public holiday |
| Mon 15 Aug | AssumptionAssomption | Public holiday |
| Tue 1 Nov | All Saints' DayToussaint | Public holiday |
| Fri 11 Nov | Armistice DayArmistice 1918 | Public holiday |
| Sun 25 Decon a weekend | Christmas DayNoël | Public holiday |
Good to know
- Dates worked out from the date-holidays rules, version 3.37.0, and checked day by day against Nager.Date’s for 2026 to 2028.
- 2016 wasn’t among the years checked; its dates follow the same rules.
- A holiday declared at short notice, for an event or an election, may be missing.