Public holidays in American Samoa
14 days in 2026 · 16 in 2027
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American Samoa has 14 public holidays in 2026. Eleven are the federal holidays of the United States, from New Year's Day to Christmas. Good Friday is the twelfth, and the other two belong to the territory alone. Flag Day on 17 April marks the day in 1900 when the chiefs of Tutuila signed the Deed of Cession and the United States flag was raised, and the day in 1960 when the territory's own flag went up for the first time. Manuʻa Cession Day on 16 July marks the Tui Manuʻa's signature of 1904.
In 2027 three holidays fall on a weekend, and the published calendar gives the day off on a weekday instead: Flag Day, a Saturday, is observed on Friday 16 April; Juneteenth, also a Saturday, on Friday 18 June; and Independence Day, a Sunday, on Monday 5 July. Christmas Day 2027 is a Saturday as well, and the sources on file do not yet give a substitute day for it.
- Days off in 2026
- 14Nationwide public holidays
- On a weekday
- 13Monday to Friday
- On a weekend
- 1Saturday or Sunday
- Long weekends
- 9and 3 with one day of leave
2026
Public holidays in American Samoa in 2026
- 1 January: New Year's Day1 January, first on the territory's statutory list of public holidays.Thursday
- 19 January: Martin Luther King Jr. DayThe third Monday of January, honouring the civil rights leader born on 15 January 1929. It is not among the days in the territorial code's list and is kept with the federal calendar.MondayDate moves
- 16 February: Presidents' DayWashington's Birthday. The territorial code still names it on 22 February; the day off follows the federal rule of the third Monday in February, set by the Uniform Holidays Act of 1968.MondayDate moves
- 3 April: Good FridayThe Friday before Easter, a public holiday under the territorial code, although it is not a federal holiday.FridayDate moves
- 17 April: Flag Day17 April, the anniversary of the Deed of Cession of Tutuila and Aunuʻu in 1900 and of the first raising of the territory's flag in 1960. It is the territory's own holiday and is celebrated every year.Friday
- 25 May: Memorial DayThe last Monday of May, for the nation's war dead. The territorial code names 30 May, the traditional date before the Uniform Holidays Act of 1968 moved it.MondayDate moves
- 19 June: Juneteenth19 June, commemorating 19 June 1865, when Union soldiers brought news of freedom to enslaved people in Galveston, Texas.FridayDate moves
- 4 July: Independence Day4 July, the adoption of the Declaration of Independence.Saturday
- 16 July: Manuʻa Cession Day16 July, the anniversary of the Deed of Cession of Manuʻa, signed by the Tui Manuʻa Elisara in 1904. It was added to the territory's list of holidays in 1983.Thursday
- 7 September: Labor DayThe first Monday in September, as the territorial code fixes it.MondayDate moves
- 12 October: Columbus DayThe second Monday in October, one of the federal holidays the territory keeps beyond its own code.MondayDate moves
- 11 November: Veterans Day11 November, for the veterans of the United States armed forces, on the date the First World War armistice took effect in 1918.Wednesday
- 26 November: Thanksgiving DayThe fourth Thursday in November, as the territorial code fixes it.ThursdayDate moves
- 25 December: Christmas Day25 December. In 2027 it falls on a Saturday.Friday
Long weekends
Long weekends in American Samoa in 2026
Runs of three days or more off, with weekends counted, and the working days that join a holiday to a weekend when taken as leave.
- 4daysThu 1 Jan to Sun 4 JanWith Fri 2 Jan taken as leave · New Year's Day
- 3daysSat 17 Jan to Mon 19 JanMartin Luther King Jr. Day
- 3daysSat 14 Feb to Mon 16 FebPresidents' Day
- 3daysFri 3 Apr to Sun 5 AprGood Friday
- 3daysFri 17 Apr to Sun 19 AprFlag Day
- 3daysSat 23 May to Mon 25 MayMemorial Day
- 3daysFri 19 Jun to Sun 21 JunJuneteenth
- 4daysThu 16 Jul to Sun 19 JulWith Fri 17 Jul taken as leave · Manuʻa Cession Day
- 3daysSat 5 Sept to Mon 7 SeptLabor Day
- 3daysSat 10 Oct to Mon 12 OctColumbus Day
- 4daysThu 26 Nov to Sun 29 NovWith Fri 27 Nov taken as leave · Thanksgiving Day
- 3daysFri 25 Dec to Sun 27 DecChristmas Day
2027
Public holidays in American Samoa in 2027
- 1 January: New Year's DayFriday
- 18 January: Martin Luther King Jr. DayMondayDate moves
- 15 February: Presidents' DayMondayDate moves
- 26 March: Good FridayFridayDate moves
- 16 April: Flag Day (observed)FridayDate moves
- 17 April: Flag DaySaturday
- 31 May: Memorial DayMondayDate moves
- 18 June: Juneteenth (observed)FridayDate moves
- 4 July: Independence DaySunday
- 5 July: Independence Day (observed)MondayDate moves
- 16 July: Manuʻa Cession DayFriday
- 6 September: Labor DayMondayDate moves
- 11 October: Columbus DayMondayDate moves
- 11 November: Veterans DayThursday
- 25 November: Thanksgiving DayThursdayDate moves
- 25 December: Christmas DaySaturday
Observances
Days marked in American Samoa that are not days off
- 13 May: Swains Island Day13 May, listed for the territory by Wikipedia and by qppstudio. Neither the territorial code nor timeanddate includes it, and it is shown here as an observance.Wednesday
- 11 October: White SundayA Christian observance on the second Sunday of October, 11 October in 2026, listed by qppstudio. It falls on a Sunday and brings no extra day off.SundayDate moves
The territory's own list, section 1.0501 of the American Samoa Code, names eleven days and dates two of them the old way: Washington's Birthday on 22 February and Memorial Day on 30 May, the dates the Uniform Holidays Act of 1968 replaced with Mondays on the federal calendar. It was last amended in 1983, to add Manuʻa Cession Day. The calendar in practice, as timeanddate and qppstudio list it, follows the federal Monday dates and adds Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Juneteenth and Columbus Day, which the code does not name. The dates here follow that practice.
Swains Island Day on 13 May and White Sunday in October appear in some lists and not in others. Both are shown as observances, marked and not counted as days off.
Common questions
Questions about public holidays in American Samoa
How many public holidays does American Samoa have in 2026?
Fourteen: eleven federal holidays of the United States, Good Friday, and two days of the territory's own, Flag Day on Friday 17 April and Manuʻa Cession Day on Thursday 16 July. Independence Day fell on a Saturday in 2026. The territorial code itself lists eleven days; Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Juneteenth and Columbus Day are kept with the federal calendar.
What is Flag Day in American Samoa?
The territory's own holiday on 17 April. It marks the signing of the Deed of Cession of Tutuila and Aunuʻu on 17 April 1900, when the chiefs ceded the islands and the United States flag was raised on Tutuila, and the first raising of the flag of American Samoa sixty years later to the day, in 1960. In 2027 it falls on a Saturday and the day off is Friday 16 April.
What does Manuʻa Cession Day mark?
A public holiday on 16 July marking the Deed of Cession of Manuʻa, which the Tui Manuʻa Elisara signed on 16 July 1904, bringing the Manuʻa islands under the United States four years after Tutuila. It was added to the territory's statutory list in 1983. In 2026 it fell on a Thursday and in 2027 it is a Friday.
Why does Good Friday count as a public holiday there?
Because the territory's own code puts it on the list: the Friday before Easter is one of the eleven public holidays in section 1.0501, although it is not a federal holiday. It fell on 3 April in 2026 and falls on 26 March in 2027, so its date moves with Easter every year.
Which holidays move to a weekday in 2027?
A holiday on a weekend is given a weekday in its place, according to qppstudio's calendar: a Saturday holiday moves to the Friday before and a Sunday holiday to the Monday after. That gives Friday 16 April for Flag Day, Friday 18 June for Juneteenth and Monday 5 July for Independence Day. The sources on file do not yet list a substitute for Christmas Day 2027, a Saturday.
Do people get Swains Island Day off?
The sources disagree. Wikipedia and qppstudio list 13 May as Swains Island Day in American Samoa, while the territorial code and timeanddate leave it out. This page shows it as an observance and does not count it as a day off. The atoll it marks has been administered with the territory since 1925.
Which federal holidays does American Samoa keep?
It keeps all of them in practice, and adds Good Friday, Flag Day and Manuʻa Cession Day. Its own code still dates Washington's Birthday to 22 February and Memorial Day to 30 May, as before the Uniform Holidays Act of 1968, and leaves out Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Juneteenth and Columbus Day, but the published calendars follow the federal Monday dates.
Dates from Written from the sources, read 2026-09-30. The page counts from Wednesday, 30 September 2026, the day it was built.