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Public Holidays and Bank Holidays for Tonga

The list of Tonga bank holidays, national holidays and public holidays for 2010, 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 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, and beyond. For details, please visit our licensing information page or

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01 Jun 2010 (Tonga Chamber of Commerce-Nuku'alofa) The government of Tonga has announced that the recently gazetted "Public Holidays (Amendment) Act 2010" (Act No. 10 of 2010) would take effect immediately, meaning that the date of the upcoming Emancipation Day public holiday will be Monday, June 7, 2010, instead of the previously announced date of Friday, June 4, 2010. • 19 May 2010 (The Information Unit-Prime Minister's Office) Tonga's recently-passed "Public Holidays (Amendment) Act 2010" (Act No. 10 of 2010) has been signed into law by Princess Salote Pilolevu Tuita. • 08 Apr 2010 (Parliament of Tonga-Nuku'alofa) The Tongan Legislative Assembly has passed the "Public Holidays (Amendment) Act 2010" (Act No. 10 of 2010) which moves the date of some of Tonga's official public holidays, when they fall in the middle of the week, to the nearest Monday. • 23 Jul 2009 (Matangi Tonga) Tonga's Privy Council has declared Monday, August 3, 2009, as a day in lieu public holiday to commemorate HM King George Tupou V's 61st birthday, which falls on a annually on August 1st. • 11 Jul 2007 (Pacific Islands Broadcasting Association-Suva) Tomorrow, Thursday, July 12, 2009, Tonga will celebrate its new July 12 public holiday for the first time. • 21 Dec 2006 (Mantagi Tonga Online) The Tongan Government will officially close down for its Christmas and New Year holiday on Friday December 22. • 08 Dec 2006 (The Information Unit-Prime Minister's Office) The Tonga 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. • 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 (Matangi) 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. • 01 Nov 2006 (Newswire-Auckland) Tonga's government says November 4 is to be designated as Tonga National Day. • 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, following the death of King Tupou IV. • 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 . • Tonga International Codes TO and TON (2 and 3-letter ISO3166 codes) and .to (ICANN national top-level internet domain). • Other Sources of Information The following specialized websites are also a good source of Tonga information and news: 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 (Tonga maps, demographics and economic statistics), the IFES (information covering upcoming elections, referenda, electoral structures and voter participation in Tonga), and Wikipedia (includes Tonga commemorative dates that are not necessarily public holidays).

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 2010 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.