1 dayThu, Jan 1
New Year's Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
1
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (Jan 2) for 4 days off (Jan 1 – 4).
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Long Weekends in Tonga 2026
Tonga has 5 long weekends (3 or more consecutive days off) in 2026, counting public holidays and Sat–Sun weekends; the longest natural break runs 4 days (Apr 3 – 6). Placed well, 1 day of leave stretches a break to 4 consecutive days off — every option is below.
- Long weekends
- 5
- Longest break
- 4 days
- Best bridge
- +1 → 4 days
- Weekend
- Sat–Sun
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Every break in 2026
Public holidayWeekendLeave day
4 daysFri, Apr 3 – Mon, Apr 6
3456
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Mar 30 – Apr 2) for 10 days off (Mar 28 – Apr 6).
2 daysSat, Apr 25 – Sun, Apr 26
2526
3 daysSat, Jun 6 – Mon, Jun 8
678
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Jun 9–12) for 9 days off (Jun 6 – 14).
2 daysSat, Jul 4 – Sun, Jul 5
Official Birthday of His Majesty King Tupou VI
45
3 daysSat, Sep 19 – Mon, Sep 21
Birthday of His Royal Highness The Crown Prince Tupotoʻa-ʻUlukalala
192021
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Sep 22–25) for 9 days off (Sep 19 – 27).
1 dayWed, Nov 4
Constitutional Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
4
Stretch it: take 2 days of leave (Nov 2–3) for 5 days off (Oct 31 – Nov 4).
3 daysSat, Dec 5 – Mon, Dec 7
567
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Dec 8–11) for 9 days off (Dec 5 – 13).
3 daysFri, Dec 25 – Sun, Dec 27
252627
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Dec 28–31) for 10 days off (Dec 25 – Jan 3).
All bridge plans, ranked by date
Each plan books leave only on working days between two natural breaks, so every one of them returns more than one day off per day of leave.
| Days off | Leave | Span |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | 3d · Dec 29–31 | Dec 25 – Jan 1 |
| 11 | 4d · Dec 29–31 + Jan 2 | Dec 25 – Jan 4 |
| 4Best value | 1d · Jan 2 | Jan 1 – 4 |
| 10 | 4d · Mar 30 – Apr 2 | Mar 28 – Apr 6 |
| 10 | 4d · Apr 7–10 | Apr 3 – 12 |
| 9 | 4d · Jun 9–12 | Jun 6 – 14 |
| 9 | 4d · Sep 22–25 | Sep 19 – 27 |
| 5 | 2d · Nov 2–3 | Oct 31 – Nov 4 |
| 9 | 4d · Nov 2–3 + Nov 5–6 | Oct 31 – Nov 8 |
| 5 | 2d · Nov 5–6 | Nov 4 – 8 |
| 9 | 4d · Dec 8–11 | Dec 5 – 13 |
| 9 | 4d · Dec 21–24 | Dec 19 – 27 |
| 10 | 4d · Dec 28–31 | Dec 25 – Jan 3 |
Computed from Tonga's public holidays plus Sat–Sun weekends. Substitute days count as days off; observances don't. Bridges spend at most 4 leave days, booked only on working days.