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Holidays and long weekends, 2026 and 2027
Public holidays from the official lists, the long weekends they make, and where one day of leave gives you a longer break.
Show holidays for
Weekend: Saturday and Sunday.
Long weekends
3 days off: Fri 25 Dec to Sun 27 Dec
Christmas Day
3 days off: Fri 1 Jan to Sun 3 Jan
New Year’s Day
3 days off: Sat 6 Feb to Mon 8 Feb
Chinese New Year · Chinese New Year (second day)
Includes an expected replacement day
3 days off: Fri 26 Mar to Sun 28 Mar
Good Friday
3 days off: Sat 15 May to Mon 17 May
Hari Raya Haji
4 days off: Sat 5 Jun to Tue 8 Jun
Awal Muharram (Islamic New Year) · Birthday of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong
Includes an expected replacement day
3 days off: Sat 14 Aug to Mon 16 Aug
Prophet Muhammad’s Birthday
Includes an expected replacement day
Take one day of leave
Take Friday 12 March off for 5 days in a row (Wed 10 Mar to Sun 14 Mar).
Take Friday 21 May off for 4 days in a row (Thu 20 May to Sun 23 May).
Take Monday 31 May off for 5 days in a row (Sat 29 May to Wed 2 Jun).
Take Friday 23 July off for 4 days in a row (Thu 22 Jul to Sun 25 Jul).
Take Monday 30 August off for 4 days in a row (Sat 28 Aug to Tue 31 Aug).
Take Friday 17 September off for 4 days in a row (Thu 16 Sept to Sun 19 Sept).
Public holidays
Rest of 2026
Sat 10 OctBirthday of the Governor of Sarawak
Fri 25 DecChristmas Day
2027
Fri 1 JanNew Year’s Day
Sat 6 FebChinese New Year
Sun 7 FebChinese New Year (second day)
Mon 8 FebChinese New Year (second day)Replacement day, expected
Wed 10 MarHari Raya AidilfitriSubject to change
Thu 11 MarHari Raya Aidilfitri (second day)Subject to change
Fri 26 MarGood Friday
Sat 1 MayLabour Day
Mon 17 MayHari Raya HajiSubject to change
Thu 20 MayWesak Day
Tue 1 JunGawai Dayak
Wed 2 JunGawai Dayak (second day)
Sun 6 JunAwal Muharram (Islamic New Year)
Mon 7 JunBirthday of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong
Tue 8 JunAwal Muharram (Islamic New Year)Replacement day, expected
Thu 22 JulSarawak Independence Day
Sun 15 AugProphet Muhammad’s Birthday
Mon 16 AugProphet Muhammad’s BirthdayReplacement day, expected
Tue 31 AugNational Day
Thu 16 SeptMalaysia Day
Sat 9 OctBirthday of the Governor of Sarawak
Sat 25 DecChristmas Day
- Dates that depend on the sighting of the moon are marked subject to change.
- Replacement days are not on the official list: we work them out from the rule that a holiday on a rest day moves to the next working day. Confirm with the official announcement.
School holidays
The Ministry of Education Malaysia has not published the 2027 school terms and holidays yet; we will add them when it does. What is known: schools in Sabah, Sarawak and Labuan are on their year-end holiday from 5 to 31 December 2026, and the Ministry has set 4 January 2027 as the first school day in every state.
Holiday and event dates are compiled by BorneoSky from official announcements and can change. Weather forecasts: MET Norway. Smoke forecasts: Copernicus CAMS.