Penang is proud of its designation as a World Heritage Site to the point that the state has made July 7, the day the designation was issued in 2008, George Town World Heritage Day. The day is designed ...

The Penang Governor’s Birthday is observed every second Saturday in July. Penang is one of only four states of Malaysia to have a non-hereditary head of state. The governor is instead appointed by the ...

Every third Sunday in June is a public holiday in Kedah to celebrate the Sultan of Kedah’s birthday. The current reigning Sultan is Sultan Mahmudd Sallehuddin al-Mu’azzam Shah I. In 2027, Sultan of ...

The dates in this table are an estimate. We will update this page once the official public holiday dates for 2028 are released. Kuala Lumpur’s public holidays are mostly the same as other states and ...

Chinese New Year is the most anticipated holiday period each year for the millions of Malaysians with Chinese ancestry. It is also called “Spring Festival” and “Lunar New Year” and is dated based on ...

Prophet Muhammad’s birthday is commemorated by Muslims during the month of Rabi’ al-awwal, the third month of the Muslim calendar. In 2027, Prophet Muhammad’s Birthday falls on Sunday 15 August. The ...

Hari Raya Haji is the local Malaysian name for the Muslim holiday of Eid al Adha, “the Feast of Sacrifice”. It is also called “Hari Raya Korban” and, in by pronouncing what are normally three words as ...

Please visit moe.gov.my for the original release for academic calendar year 2026. The MOE dates are split into two groups of states – Kumpulan A and Kumpulan B. Kumpulan A states are those that have ...

The dates in this table are an estimate. We will update this page once the official public holiday dates for 2028 are released. Sabah has three public holidays not found in most other parts of the ...

Hari Wilayah Persekutuan disambut pada 1 Februari setiap tahun di Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya dan Labuan. Hari Wilayah Persekutuan memperingati peristiwa tahun 1974 apabila Kuala Lumpur telah dipindahkan ...

Krismas adalah perayaan Kristian bagi meraikan kelahiran Jesus. Jesus dilahirkan lebih dua ribu tahun yang lalu dan penganut Kristian meraikan kelahiran Jesus sempena mengutamakan keimanan Kristian ...

Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates. Christmas is the only Christian holiday that celebrates someone’s birth. Christians in Malaysia celebrate Christmas by way of meals with ...