Public holidays in Malaysia in 2026

17 nationwide public holidays

Date Holiday
New Year's Day
Chinese New Year
Chinese New Year
Day of Nuzul Al-Quran
End of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr)
End of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr)
Labour Day
Feast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha)
Vesak Day
Yang di-Pertuan Agong's Birthday
Islamic New Year
Birthday of Muhammad (Mawlid)
Independence Day
Malaysia Day
Deepavali
Deepavali
Christmas Day
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Only nationwide holidays are listed; states and regions add their own. Holidays set by a lunar calendar can move by a day, so check the official announcement closer to the date.

Working days in Malaysia in 2026

Weekdays minus the public holidays above, with Saturday and Sunday as the weekend.

Month Working days
January 21
February 18
March 22
April 22
May 19
June 20
July 23
August 19
September 21
October 22
November 20
December 22
Total 249

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Holiday data from the open-source date-holidays project (CC BY 3.0).