Public holidays
Public holidays in Malaysia
Malaysia has 16 public holidays in 2026, of which 3 fall on a weekend. Dates below are national holidays; regions, states and individual companies often add their own, so confirm with the person you are scheduling with.
Next public holiday16 SeptemberMalaysia Day — in 5 days
202616 dayspublic holidays in total
202715 daysalready scheduled
2026
Tuesday 17 FebruaryChinese New Year
Wednesday 18 FebruaryChinese New Year (Second Day)
Friday 20 MarchEid al-Fitr (additional holiday)long weekend likely
Saturday 21 MarchEid al-Fitrfalls on a weekend
Sunday 22 MarchEid al-Fitr (Second Day)falls on a weekend
Monday 23 MarchEid al-Fitr (Second Day) (observed)long weekend likely
Friday 1 MayLabor Daylong weekend likely
Wednesday 27 MayEid al-Adha
Sunday 31 MayVesak Dayfalls on a weekend
Monday 1 JuneBirthday of HM Yang di-Pertuan Agonglong weekend likely
Tuesday 2 JuneVesak Day (observed)
Wednesday 17 JuneIslamic New Year
Tuesday 25 AugustProphet Muhammad's Birthday
Monday 31 AugustNational Daylong weekend likely
Wednesday 16 SeptemberMalaysia Day
Friday 25 DecemberChristmas Daylong weekend likely
2027
Saturday 6 FebruaryChinese New Yearfalls on a weekenddate set by moon sighting
Sunday 7 FebruaryChinese New Year (Second Day)falls on a weekenddate set by moon sighting
Monday 8 FebruaryChinese New Year (Second Day) (observed, estimated)long weekend likelydate set by moon sighting
Tuesday 9 MarchEid al-Fitrdate set by moon sighting
Wednesday 10 MarchEid al-Fitr (Second Day)date set by moon sighting
Saturday 1 MayLabor Dayfalls on a weekend
Sunday 16 MayEid al-Adhafalls on a weekenddate set by moon sighting
Monday 17 MayEid al-Adha (observed, estimated)long weekend likelydate set by moon sighting
Thursday 20 MayVesak Daydate set by moon sighting
Sunday 6 JuneIslamic New Yearfalls on a weekenddate set by moon sighting
Monday 7 JuneBirthday of HM Yang di-Pertuan Agonglong weekend likely
Saturday 14 AugustProphet Muhammad's Birthdayfalls on a weekenddate set by moon sighting
Tuesday 31 AugustNational Day
Thursday 16 SeptemberMalaysia Day
Saturday 25 DecemberChristmas Dayfalls on a weekend
How to use this
A public holiday does not always mean nobody is working, and a clear calendar does not mean your colleague is free. Treat these dates as a prompt to ask rather than an answer — especially the ones marked as set by moon sighting, where the final date is confirmed only days ahead.