Public holidays in Samoa are defined in the Public Holidays Act 2008:
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Holidays
|-
! Date
! English name
|-
| January 1-2
| New Year's Day
|-
| Variable
| Good Friday
|-
| Variable
| Holy Saturday
|-
| Variable
| Easter Monday
|-
| Second Monday in May
| Mother's Day
|-
| June 1
| Independence Day
|-
| Second Monday in August
| Father's Day
|-
| Second Monday in October
| Lotu a Tamaiti
|-
| December 25
| Christmas Day
|-
| December 26
| Boxing Day
|}
In addition to holidays with fixed dates, polling day and the day before polling day is a public holiday in any year when an election is held. In addition, the O le Ao o le Malo can declare public holidays in accordance with the Act.