Singapore Public Holidays 2026 & 2027
Singapore public holidays 2026 are listed here with their official dates. You can find all the holidays on one page, along with observed holidays, long weekends, and useful planning details. This page also includes confirmed public holidays for 2027 and estimated dates for 2028. All dates are based on official Singapore government websites and published holiday calendars.
Next Public Holiday
Loading…
Official Singapore Public Holiday Dates
Singapore has 11 gazetted public holidays each year. The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) publishes the official dates and identifies additional public holidays when certain holidays fall on a Sunday.
Use this calendar to check upcoming holiday dates, observed holidays and year-by-year schedules. The 2026 and 2027 calendars are based on official MOM announcements, while the 2028 dates remain provisional until the government publishes the final schedule.
The public holiday dates listed below are based on the official announcements by the Singapore Ministry of Manpower (MOM).
Updated 23 September 2026 — 2027 dates confirmed, 2028 estimates added.
Singapore observes 11 gazetted public holidays each year, spanning national, cultural and religious occasions recognised under the Employment Act. Planning leave around Chinese New Year or Hari Raya? Our guide to long weekends and leave planning shows how a few well-placed days off stretch into a full week, and the Singapore long weekends 2028 guide maps the projected breaks a year further out. If a holiday falls on your non-working Saturday, see how the off-in-lieu and pay rules work. Planning around term dates too — check the Polytechnic and ITE school holiday calendars, or jump to the Vesak Day and Qurban guides for observance dates.
Singapore Public Holidays in 2026
✅ Confirmed by MOM
Date | Day | Public Holiday |
|---|---|---|
1 Jan | Thu | |
17 Feb | Tue | |
18 Feb | Wed | |
21 Mar | Sat | |
3 Apr | Fri | |
1 May | Fri | |
27 May | Wed | |
31 May | Sun | |
1 Jun | Mon | |
9 Aug | Sun | |
10 Aug | Mon | |
8 Nov | Sun | |
9 Nov | Mon | |
25 Dec | Fri |
For the latest updates, please refer to the official announcement from the Ministry of Manpower (MOM).
Singapore Public Holidays in 2027
✅ Confirmed by MOM — gazetted 18 June 2026
Singapore has 11 confirmed public holidays in 2027, officially announced by MOM. See the full 2027 calendar, long weekends and FAQs on our dedicated 2027 page.
| Date | Day | Public Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan | Fri | New Year’s Day |
| 6 Feb | Sat | Chinese New Year |
| 7 Feb | Sun | Chinese New Year |
| 8 Feb | Mon | Chinese New Year Holiday |
| 10 Mar | Wed | Hari Raya Puasa |
| 26 Mar | Fri | Good Friday |
| 1 May | Sat | Labour Day |
| 17 May | Mon | Hari Raya Haji |
| 20 May | Thu | Vesak Day |
| 9 Aug | Mon | National Day |
| 28 Oct | Thu | Deepavali |
| 25 Dec | Sat | Christmas Day |
Singapore Public Holidays in 2028
⏳ Estimated — pending official MOM confirmation (expected mid-2027)
2028 dates are estimates pending official MOM confirmation. See our dedicated 2028 page for the full estimated calendar and which dates are most likely to shift.
| Date | Day | Public Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan | Sat | New Year’s Day |
| 26 Jan | Wed | Chinese New Year |
| 27 Jan | Thu | Chinese New Year Holiday |
| 27 Feb | Sun | Hari Raya Puasa |
| 28 Feb | Mon | Hari Raya Puasa Holiday |
| 14 Apr | Fri | Good Friday |
| 1 May | Mon | Labour Day |
| 5 May | Fri | Hari Raya Haji |
| 9 May | Tue | Vesak Day |
| 9 Aug | Wed | National Day |
| 17 Oct | Tue | Deepavali |
| 25 Dec | Mon | Christmas Day |
Singapore celebrates 11 public holidays each year. These holidays give workers and families a chance to observe important national, cultural, and religious occasions. The holidays are covered under Singapore’s Employment Act and are selected according to the official calendar each year. The Ministry of Manpower publishes the official holiday dates and manages public holiday rules for employees.
Public Holidays
Singapore usually has 11 public holidays each year, but the number can occasionally change because Islamic festivals follow a lunar calendar. Since the Islamic calendar is shorter than the Gregorian calendar, Hari Raya Puasa or Hari Raya Haji can sometimes fall twice within the same calendar year, creating an extra public holiday.
Public Holiday Rights for Employees in Singapore
Employees in Singapore have specific rights when it comes to public holidays. Under the Employment Act, employers and employees may agree on a substitute holiday in some situations. Employees who are required to work on a public holiday also be entitled to additional pay or another day off. Official public holiday dates and related employment rules are published by Singapore’s Ministry of Manpower.
Singapore Long Weekends 2028: Best Dates & Easy Leave Plan
Projected Singapore long weekends 2028: five free three-day weekends, plus the four leave days in May that buy eleven days off in a row.
Not a Public Holiday in Singapore: 15 Days People Get Wrong
Every year the same questions come up in group chats and HR inboxes: is Thaipusam a public holiday? Do we get Boxing Day off? Is Christmas Eve a half day? Singapore gazettes exactly eleven public holidays a year, and a surprising number of days that feel like holidays are not a public holiday in Singapore…
Singapore Public Holidays 2027: Long Weekends and Leave Planning
Singapore has five natural long weekends in 2027 for employees who normally work from Monday to Friday. With carefully chosen annual-leave days, Chinese New Year, Good Friday, the May public holidays, National Day and Deepavali can provide longer breaks. Leave approval and Saturday holiday arrangements will still depend on your employer and work schedule. How…
Public Holiday Falls on Saturday in Singapore: Off-in-Lieu and Pay Rules
If a Singapore public holiday falls on your non-working Saturday, you should generally receive either another day off or one extra day’s salary at your gross rate of pay. The following Monday is not automatically a public holiday. Your actual entitlement depends on your work schedule, Employment Act coverage and whether Saturday is a working,…
Planning further ahead? Our Polytechnic and ITE school holiday guides cover term dates through 2027, while the Vesak Day and Qurban guides walk through observance dates and preparations. For the festive season, see the full Deepavali guide for Little India happenings, or the Christmas Day breakdown covering 2026 through 2028.
Wondering about a date that is not on the list above? Thaipusam, Boxing Day, Christmas Eve and Teachers’ Day are among the days that are not a public holiday in Singapore, even though many people assume they are.
Quick Answers to the Questions People Ask Most
What are the December holidays in Singapore?
December has exactly one gazetted public holiday: Christmas Day on Friday 25 December 2026. Boxing Day on 26 December and New Year’s Eve on 31 December are ordinary working days here, unlike in the UK or Australia. What makes December feel like a long holiday is the school calendar rather than the public one — the year-end school break runs from 21 November right through to 31 December, so children are off for six weeks while their parents work.
What is the 27 May public holiday?
27 May 2026 is Hari Raya Haji, which falls on a Wednesday that year. It is one of the eleven gazetted public holidays and marks the end of the Haj pilgrimage. Because it lands midweek, two days of annual leave on the Thursday and Friday stretch it into a six-day break that runs straight into the Vesak Day weekend at the end of the month.
When is Chinese New Year 2026 in Singapore?
Chinese New Year 2026 falls on Tuesday 17 and Wednesday 18 February. It is the only festival Singapore gazettes across two consecutive days. Falling midweek, it is one of the better leave-planning windows of the year: take Monday 16 plus Thursday 19 and Friday 20 as leave, and three days off buys you nine consecutive days away.
Are they called bank holidays in Singapore?
No — the official term here is public holiday, or more precisely a gazetted public holiday under the Holidays Act. “Bank holiday” is British and Indian usage, and people who move here from those countries often search for it out of habit. Banks in Singapore close on the eleven gazetted public holidays, so the practical effect is the same, but you will not find the phrase on any MOM document.
Where can I find the 2025 public holidays?
2025 has passed, so the lists on this site start with the current year. If you are reconciling old payroll or leave records you will still want the 2025 dates, but for anything forward-looking use the 2026 calendar above, MOM’s gazetted 2027 dates, or our 2028 projections.
How many public holidays does Singapore have in 2026?
Eleven. That number has been stable for decades and is set by the Holidays Act rather than announced fresh each year — what MOM publishes annually are the dates, since five of the eleven move with lunar and Islamic calendars. The 2026 calendar above shows fourteen rows because three holidays fall on a Sunday, and each one generates a gazetted Monday replacement.
Need the dates on paper? The printable 2026 calendar puts all eleven in one table you can save as a PDF in two clicks. Parents planning around term breaks can also check the 2027 MOE school term dates, which are already published.