Malaysia Holidays in 2026

List of public holidays in Malaysia 2026 calendar

DateDayNameType
1st JanuaryThursdayNew Year's DayState Holiday
14th JanuaryWednesdayBirthday of Yang di-Pertuan BesarState Holiday
16th JanuaryFridayIsra and Mi'rajState Holiday
1st FebruarySundayFederal Territory DayFederal Territory Holiday
1st FebruarySundayThaipusamState Holiday
14th FebruarySaturdayValentine's DayObservance
17th FebruaryTuesdayChinese New Year's DayFederal Public Holiday
18th FebruaryWednesdaySecond Day of Chinese New YearFederal Public Holiday
18th FebruaryWednesdayFirst Day of RamadanState Holiday
20th FebruaryFridayIndependence Day Declaration DayState Holiday
4th MarchWednesdayAnniversary of the Coronation of the Sultan of TerengganuState Holiday
6th MarchFridayNuzul Al-QuranState Holiday
20th MarchFridayHari Raya PuasaFederal Public Holiday
20th MarchFridayMarch EquinoxSeason
21st MarchSaturdayHari Raya Puasa Day 2Federal Public Holiday
23rd MarchMondayBirthday of the Sultan of JohorState Holiday
23rd MarchMondayHari Raya Puasa HolidayState Holiday
3rd AprilFridayGood FridayState Holiday
5th AprilSundayEaster SundayObservance
26th AprilSundayBirthday of the Sultan of TerengganuState Holiday
1st MayFridayLabour DayFederal Public Holiday
17th MaySundayBirthday of the Raja of PerlisState Holiday
22nd MayFridayPahang State HolidayState Holiday
25th MayMondayMalaysia Cup Public HolidayState Holiday
26th MayTuesdayDay of ArafatState Holiday
27th MayWednesdayHari Raya HajiFederal Public Holiday
28th MayThursdayHari Raya Haji (Day 2)Federal Public Holiday
30th MaySaturdayHarvest FestivalState Holiday
31st MaySundaySecond Day of Harvest FestivalState Holiday
31st MaySundayWesak DayFederal Public Holiday
1st JuneMondayThe Yang di-Pertuan Agong's BirthdayFederal Public Holiday
1st JuneMondayGawai DayakState Holiday
2nd JuneTuesdayGawai Dayak HolidayState Holiday
17th JuneWednesdayMuharram/New YearFederal Public Holiday
21st JuneSundayJune SolsticeSeason
5th JulySundaySultan of Kedah's BirthdayState Holiday
7th JulyTuesdayGeorge Town World Heritage City DayState Holiday
11th JulySaturdayPenang Governor's BirthdayState Holiday
22nd JulyWednesdaySarawak Independence DayState Holiday
22nd JulyWednesdayAlmarhum Sultan Iskandar Hol DayState Holiday
31st JulyFridayBirthday of the Sultan of PahangState Holiday
24th AugustMondayBirthday of the Governor of MalaccaState Holiday
25th AugustTuesdayThe Prophet Muhammad's BirthdayFederal Public Holiday
31st AugustMondayMalaysia's National DayFederal Public Holiday
16th SeptemberWednesdayMalaysia DayFederal Public Holiday
23rd SeptemberWednesdaySeptember EquinoxSeason
29th SeptemberTuesdayBirthday of the Sultan of KelantanState Holiday
30th SeptemberWednesdayBirthday of the Sultan of Kelantan (Day 2)State Holiday
3rd OctoberSaturdayBirthday of the Governor of SabahState Holiday
10th OctoberSaturdayBirthday of the Governor of SarawakState Holiday
6th NovemberFridayBirthday of the Sultan of PerakState Holiday
8th NovemberSundayDiwali/DeepavaliFederal Public Holiday
11th DecemberFridayBirthday of the Sultan of SelangorState Holiday
22nd DecemberTuesdayDecember SolsticeSeason
24th DecemberThursdayChristmas EveObservance
25th DecemberFridayChristmas DayFederal Public Holiday
31st DecemberThursdayNew Year's EveObservance
We strive to provide an accurate and up-to-date holiday's list for Malaysia. however, please note that some holidays dates may change. If you discover any discrepancies, kindly report to us.

Note: Some holidays are color-coded based on the types of holidays. For example -

  1. Public Holidays
  2. Local Holidays
  3. Other Holidays

Frequently Asked Questions

How many holidays in Malaysia this year in 2026?

There are 16 holidays in Malaysia in 2026

How to retrieve the Malaysia holidays list via API?

Simply make a GET request to v1/holidays?country=MY&year=2026 API to retrieve this list of Malaysia holidays. Here is an example using Node.js and our official package on NPM.

// Install the 11holidays package from NPM
// npm i 11holidays

import HolidaysApi from '11holidays';

const instance = new HolidaysApi(API_KEY);
const holidays = await instance.holidays.list({ country: 'MY', year: '2026'});
console.log(holidays);
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