Malaysia Public Holidays 2027: Full List by State (Including Terengganu)

Planning 2027 starts with the calendar. Here is every national holiday, the full Terengganu list and the long weekends worth booking early.

The 2027 public holidays were announced by the Cabinet, Constitution and Inter-Governmental Relations Division of the Prime Minister’s Department and circulated by the Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers on 27 August 2026. The list below follows that announcement. Holidays marked with an asterisk depend on the sighting of the moon or the religious calendar and are officially subject to change, so we will update this page if any date moves. Replacement holidays are not listed separately.

National Holidays 2027

6–7 February (Sat–Sun): Chinese New Year
10–11 March (Wed–Thu): Hari Raya Puasa*
1 May (Sat): Workers’ Day
17 May (Mon): Hari Raya Qurban*
20 May (Thu): Wesak Day
6 June (Sun): Awal Muharam (Maal Hijrah)
7 June (Mon): Birthday of SPB Yang di-Pertuan Agong
15 August (Sun): Prophet Muhammad’s Birthday
31 August (Tue): National Day
16 September (Thu): Malaysia Day
28 October (Thu): Deepavali* (all states except Sarawak)
25 December (Sat): Christmas

Nuzul Al-Quran on Wednesday 24 February is a holiday in Kuala Lumpur, Labuan, Putrajaya, Kelantan, Pahang, Perak, Perlis, Penang, Selangor and Terengganu. Thaipusam on Friday 22 January is observed in Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya, Johor, Negeri Sembilan, Penang, Perak and Selangor. New Year’s Day, Friday 1 January, is a holiday in most states, but not in Johor, Kedah, Kelantan, Perlis or Terengganu.

Terengganu Public Holidays 2027

Terengganu’s weekend falls on Friday and Saturday, so Sunday is a working day, schools and government offices included. These are the 21 holidays listed for the state:

6 January (Wed): Israk and Mikraj
6–7 February (Sat–Sun): Chinese New Year (the second day is a state holiday in Terengganu)
24 February (Wed): Nuzul Al-Quran
4 March (Thu): Anniversary of the Installation of the Sultan of Terengganu
10–11 March (Wed–Thu): Hari Raya Puasa*
26 April (Mon): Birthday of the Sultan of Terengganu
1 May (Sat): Workers’ Day
16 May (Sun): Arafah Day
17–18 May (Mon–Tue): Hari Raya Qurban* (two days)
20 May (Thu): Wesak Day
6 June (Sun): Awal Muharam
7 June (Mon): Agong’s Birthday
15 August (Sun): Prophet Muhammad’s Birthday
31 August (Tue): National Day
16 September (Thu): Malaysia Day
28 October (Thu): Deepavali*
25 December (Sat): Christmas
26 December (Sun): Israk and Mikraj

Editor’s Note

Israk and Mikraj appears twice in 2027, on 6 January and 26 December. That is not a misprint: the Islamic calendar is lunar and about 11 days shorter than the Gregorian year, so a festival can occasionally fall twice in one Gregorian year.

Some unofficial websites list New Year’s Day and a third day of Hari Raya Puasa as Terengganu holidays. The official list does not; the third day of Hari Raya is a holiday in Melaka only.

Long Weekends in Terengganu

Fri 5 – Sun 7 February: Chinese New Year, three days.
Thu 4 – Sat 6 Mar: the Sultan’s installation anniversary plus the weekend.
Wed 10 – Sat 13 Mar: Hari Raya Puasa, four days.
Fri 14 – Tue 18 May: Arafah Day and Hari Raya Qurban, five days, the year’s longest break.
Thu 20 – Sat 22 May: Wesak Day.
Fri 4 – Mon 7 Jun: Awal Muharam and the Agong’s Birthday, four days.
Fri 13 – Sun 15 Aug: Prophet Muhammad’s Birthday.
Thu 16 – Sat 18 Sep: Malaysia Day.
Thu 28 – Sat 30 Oct: Deepavali.
Fri 24 – Sun 26 Dec: Christmas and Israk and Mikraj.

Take one day of leave on Sunday 25 April and the Sultan’s Birthday becomes a four-day break from Friday 23 to Monday 26 April.

State Holidays Elsewhere

Federal Territories: FT Day, 1 Feb.
Johor: Awal Ramadan*, 8 Feb; Sultan’s Birthday, 23 Mar; Almarhum Sultan Iskandar Hol Day, 11 Jul.
Kedah: Awal Ramadan*, 8 Feb; Hari Raya Qurban (2nd day), 18 May; Sultan’s Birthday, 20 Jun; Israk and Mikraj, 6 Jan and 26 Dec.
Kelantan: Arafah Day, 16 May; Hari Raya Qurban (2nd day), 18 May; Sultan’s Birthday, 29–30 Sep.
Melaka: Declaration of Independence Day, 20 Feb; Hari Raya Puasa (3rd day), 12 Mar; Yang di-Pertua’s Birthday, 24 Aug.
Negeri Sembilan: Yang di-Pertuan Besar’s Birthday, 14 Jan; Israk and Mikraj, 6 Jan and 26 Dec.
Pahang: Hol Day, 22 May; Sultan’s Birthday, 30 Jul.
Penang: World Heritage Site anniversary, 7 Jul; Yang di-Pertua’s Birthday, 10 Jul.
Perak: Sultan’s Birthday, 5 Nov.
Perlis: Raja’s Birthday, 17 May; Hari Raya Qurban (2nd day), 18 May; Israk and Mikraj, 6 Jan and 26 Dec.
Sabah: Good Friday, 26 Mar; Yang di-Pertua’s Birthday, 30 Mar; Harvest Festival, 30–31 May; Christmas Eve, 24 Dec.
Sarawak: Good Friday, 26 Mar; Gawai Dayak, 1–2 Jun; Sarawak Independence Day, 22 Jul; Yang di-Pertua’s Birthday, 9 Oct.
Selangor: Sultan’s Birthday, 11 Dec.

Good to know

Replacement days: the announcement notes that when a holiday falls on a state’s weekly rest day (Friday or Sunday, as applicable), the following day becomes a holiday. Check each state’s confirmed replacement days closer to the date.
Book early: East Coast hotels fill fast over Hari Raya and the May long weekend, and the northeast monsoon makes the coast quieter from around November to March.
School holidays follow a separate Ministry of Education calendar and are not included here.

General information only, based on the official 2027 announcement; dates marked * may change.

Planning a long weekend on the coast? Start with our guide to Visit Terengganu 2027, then pick a base from where to stay in Kemaman.

Which long weekend are you already planning around? Tell us in the comments below.

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