Malaysia Public Holidays 2026
Malaysia has 17 national public holidays in 2026, starting with New Year's Day on 1 January 2026 and ending with Christmas Day on 25 December 2026. Three well placed days of leave buy 13 days away from work in 2026, because three holidays sit exactly one working day from a weekend.
| Holiday | Date | Weekday | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Year's DayHari Tahun Baru | Thursday | Public holiday | |
| Chinese New YearTahun Baru Cina | Tuesday | Public holiday | |
| Chinese New YearTahun Baru Cina | Wednesday | Public holiday | |
| Day of Nuzul Al-QuranHari Nuzul Al-Quran | SaturdayWeekend | Public holiday | |
| End of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr)Hari Raya Aidil Fitri | SaturdayWeekend | Public holiday | |
| End of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr)Hari Raya Aidil Fitri | SundayWeekend | Public holiday | |
| Labour DayHari Pekerja | Friday | Public holiday | |
| Feast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha)Hari Raya Haji | Wednesday | Public holiday | |
| Vesak Day | SundayWeekend | Public holiday | |
| Yang di-Pertuan Agong's BirthdayHari Keputeraan Yang di-Pertuan Agong | Monday | Public holiday | |
| Islamic New YearAwal Muharram | Wednesday | Public holiday | |
| Birthday of Muhammad (Mawlid)Hari Keputeraan Nabi Muhammad S.A.W. | Tuesday | Public holiday | |
| Independence DayHari Kebangsaan | Monday | Public holiday | |
| Malaysia DayHari Malaysia | Wednesday | Public holiday | |
| Deepavali | SundayWeekend | Public holiday | |
| Deepavali | Monday | Public holiday | |
| Christmas DayHari Krismas | Friday | Public holiday |
- Status
- Set in lawThe calendar is set in standing law rather than announced year by year, so 2026 needs no separate publication.
- Last verified
- The newest check behind a Malaysia entry, against the source named in the corrections log.
- Source
- date-holidays open dataset (ISC and CC BY 3.0), with no corrections needed for Malaysia.Always confirm official dates with a local authority before booking travel. How these calendars are built. Spotted an error? Tell us and we will check it.
Expect the most closures around March (3 holidays), so schedule deliveries and appointments with that in mind. Five of them fall on a Saturday or Sunday in 2026, which is worth checking if you are counting on days off from work. The table below lists every Malaysia public holiday for 2026 with its exact date and the weekday it falls on, so you can see the long weekends at a glance. The list is the national one, and Malaysia also has sub-national calendars that differ from it, so check the note above the table before you rely on a single date.
Frequently asked questions
How many public holidays does Malaysia have in 2026?
Malaysia has 17 national public holidays in 2026. The first is New Year's Day on 1 January 2026 and the last is Christmas Day on 25 December 2026.
What is the first public holiday of 2026 in Malaysia?
The first public holiday of 2026 is New Year's Day, which falls on 1 January 2026.
When is New Year celebrated in Malaysia in 2026?
In 2026, New Year's Day in Malaysia is on 1 January 2026.
Are regional holidays included for Malaysia?
No. This calendar lists national public holidays only, so it stays consistent across countries. Holidays that apply to just part of Malaysia are listed separately on the Malaysia holiday hub, together with the states and federal territories that observe them.
Do the Malaysia holiday dates change from 2026 to the next year?
Some of them do. 12 of the 17 holidays in 2026 sit on a moving rule (lunisolar calendar, islamic (hijri) calendar and announced per year, plus 1 more), so their date has to be recalculated for every year. The rest keep the same calendar date and only change weekday. Moving ones this year include Chinese New Year on 17 February 2026, Chinese New Year on 18 February 2026 and Day of Nuzul Al-Quran on 7 March 2026, plus 9 more.
How far ahead is the Malaysia calendar actually fixed?
Through 2026. The federal and state governments gazette the following year's public holidays one year at a time, so anything past that is computed from the rules in force rather than read off an official list. No corrections to the underlying dataset were needed for Malaysia.
Which Malaysia holidays are regional, and which move?
The table above is the national calendar for 2026. Some holidays keep the same date every year while others are tied to Easter, to a lunar calendar or to a named weekday, and some parts of the country add their own days off. The Malaysia holiday hub breaks that down: which holidays are fixed, which move and why, and which ones are observed in certain regions only. To compare Malaysia with other countries in the same year, see the 2026 worldwide overview.
Other years for Malaysia
Planning further ahead or looking back? Compare the Malaysia public holiday calendar across years:
Plan around the Malaysia 2026 calendar
Knowing the dates is half the question. The other half is what they add up to: which of them create a long weekend on their own, and where a single day of leave turns a holiday into a four day break. That is on the Malaysia long weekends page for 2026, alongside how many working days 2026 actually has once weekends and holidays come out. The same figures are available as JSON, and the dates as a calendar file.