Guam in June | Holiday Guide, St. Anthony & San Juan Bautista Fiestas

Guam Has No Official Holiday in June (Though Sources Disagree on That)

Check Guam's government calendar and June comes up empty — no official holiday. Five months a year go without one: February, April, June, August, and October. June, though, is the trickiest of the five, because a fair number of travel sites list "Juneteenth, June 19" as a Guam holiday, and digging into it turns up conflicting answers depending on where you look.

Juneteenth was established as a U.S. federal holiday in 2021, marking the end of slavery in the United States. Because of that, federal agencies in Guam — the federal court, the post office, U.S. military installations — do close on June 19. Local news coverage at the time reported exactly that: Guam's federal agencies closing after President Biden signed Juneteenth into law as a federal holiday.

But that's a federal-agency story, not a Government of Guam one. GovGuam runs its own separate holiday calendar, and the 2026 list published by the Department of Revenue and Taxation (guamtax.com) — the territorial tax authority — includes exactly 12 holidays: New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Guam History and Chamorro Heritage Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Liberation Day, Labor Day, All Souls' Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving, Our Lady of Camarin Day, and Christmas. Juneteenth isn't on it, and dedicated holiday-data sites checked the same way turned up the same result. The likely explanation: some generic overseas calendar aggregators simply assume every U.S. federal holiday applies automatically to every U.S. territory, and generate their lists on that assumption without checking.

So, following the same approach we used for October, this calendar defers to Guam's own official sources and treats June as a month with no holiday. Government offices, schools, and shops all run on their normal schedule — which makes it an easy month to get around without holiday crowds to plan around.

Fiesta Season Kicks In: Saint Anthony Fiesta (Tamuning)

No holiday doesn't mean no event, though — June is when Guam's village fiesta season really gets going. One of the biggest draws is in Tamuning, close to the main tourist strip: the Fiesta of San Antonio de Padua (Saint Anthony of Padua), described by Guam's tourism site as one of the island's more heavily attended fiestas. In 2026 it falls on June 13 (Saturday) at 5 p.m., centered on Saint Anthony Catholic Church (507 Chalan San Antonio, Tamuning, Guam 96913).

A statue of Saint Anthony is carried in procession through the commercial district, followed by a village-wide feast. Tamuning is home to a large Filipino community alongside its Chamorro population, and the fiesta table reflects that mix — Chamorro dishes like kelaguen and red rice served alongside Filipino staples like pancit and lumpia.

How Tamuning Became Guam's Most Urban Village

Tamuning's story starts in 1849, when then-Governor Pablo Perez established the village as a refuge for Carolinian islanders who had lost their home islands to a typhoon the year before. That population didn't stay, though — in 1901, Governor Seaton Schroeder relocated the Carolinians to Saipan, and the village took shape again from scratch. Even today's church has an earlier identity: it began in 1946 as St. Victor's Chapel before being renamed Saint Anthony (Saint Victor remains a co-patron, with his own fiesta held in July).

The real transformation came after World War II, as refugees from Hagåtña and former ranching families moved in and the population nearly doubled in less than a decade — from 2,364 residents in 1952 to 4,232 by 1960. Military personnel and tourism workers followed, and Tamuning is now one of Guam's most urbanized, multicultural districts. Walking around Saint Anthony Church on fiesta day, that whole postwar story is right there under the surface.

Ordot's San Juan Bautista Fiesta Falls Around the Same Time

A short way inland from Tamuning, the village of Ordot holds its own fiesta for Saint John the Baptist (San Juan Bautista) on June 27 (Saturday), 2026. The church started out as a mission chapel under the village of Sinajana before becoming an independent parish in 1974. The village name "Ordot" is thought to come from the Chamorro word "otdot," meaning ant. Once a ranching area, it became a residential community after the war and merged with the village of Chalan Pago in 1956 to form today's municipality.

Exact timing and details can vary by year, so check the Guam Visitors Bureau's official site before you go.

June Weather and Driving Tips

June is the hinge month between Guam's dry season (January through May) and its wet season proper (July through November). Rainfall runs roughly 150–170mm for the month, spread across around 19 rainy days — a noticeable step up from the driest months earlier in the year. Daytime highs sit around 31°C, with nights still around 25°C, so it stays warm and humid.

June marks the transition toward Guam’s wetter season, and tropical-cyclone activity generally increases from summer into fall. NWS Guam’s long-term data show the greatest concentration from August through November, but systems can occur in any month, so monitor current forecasts and Guam Homeland Security/OCD advisories.

A few things worth keeping in mind while driving a rental car this month:

• Check the weather forecast and any typhoon advisories before you head out
• Sudden downpours become more common as the wet season starts — leave more following distance than usual
• Fiesta days bring extra roadside parking and foot traffic near the venue, so plan to arrive early
• Rising humidity can fog up your windows — keep an eye on visibility

Planning to Visit Guam in June? Compare Rental Car Rates Early

With no holiday in the way, rates and vehicle selection tend to be easier to navigate this month — though weekends with the Tamuning or Ordot fiestas can bring extra traffic to those areas. Heading into the wet season, it's also worth choosing a vehicle you trust for visibility. Compare rates early and book with some breathing room.

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