Malaysia Public Holiday 2018 Calendar

Date Day Occasion Applicable To National and/or States

All states – except Johor, Kedah, Kelantan, 1 January Monday New Year Perlis & Terengganu

Yang di-Pertuan Besar 14 January Sunday Negeri Sembilan only Negeri Sembilan’s Birthday

21 January Sunday Sultan of Kedah’s Birthday Kedah only

Kuala Lumpur, , Johor, Negeri 31 January Wednesday Sembilan, Perak, Penang & only

1 February Thursday , & Putrajaya only

16 – 17 Fri & Sat National Holiday February

Anniversary of Installation of 4 March Sunday Terengganu only

23 March Friday ’s Birthday Johor only

30 March Friday & only

14 April Saturday Israk & Mikraj Kedah, N Sembilan & Perlis only

Declaration of Malacca as a 15 April Sunday Malacca only Historical City

Sultan of Terengganu’s 26 April Thursday Terengganu only Birthday

1 May Tuesday National Holiday

7 May Monday Hari Hol Pahang Pahang only

17 May Thursday Raja Perlis’ Birthday Perlis only

Awal Ramadan - Start of 17 May Thursday Johor, Kedah & Malacca only Muslim fasting month

29 May Tuesday Wesak Day National Holiday

Sabah Harvest Festival 30 & 31 May Wed & Thu Sabah & Labuan only Pesta Sabah

Sarawak Harvest Festival 1 – 2 June Fri & Sat Sarawak only Hari Gawai Sarawak

Kuala Lumpur, Labuan & Putrajaya, 2 June Saturday Nuzul Al-Quran Kelantan, Pahang, Perak, Perlis, Penang, Selangor & Terengganu only

15 – 16 June Fri & Sat Eid Al-Fitr * National Holiday Date Day Occasion Applicable To National and/or States

Georgetown World Heritage 7 July Saturday Penang only City Day

14 July Saturday Penang Governor’s Birthday Penang only

22 July Sunday Sarawak Independence Day Sarawak only

22 Aug Wednesday Eid Al-Adha* National Holiday

23 August Thursday Eid Al-Adha (2nd day) Kelantan & Terengganu Only

31 August Friday Merdeka Day National Holiday

9 September Sunday Malaysian King’s Birthday National Holiday

Sarawak Governor’s 9 September Sunday Sarawak Only Birthday

11 September Tuesday Awal National Holiday

16 September Sunday Day National Holiday

6 October Saturday Sabah Governor’s Birthday Sabah Only

Malacca Governor’s 12 October Friday Malacca only Birthday

Hari Hol Almarhum Sultan 15 October Monday Johor Only Iskandar Johor

24 October Wednesday ’s Birthday Pahang only

2 November Friday ’s Birthday Perak only

6 November Tuesday Deepavali National Holiday except Sarawak

11 & 12 Sultan of Kelantan’s Sun & Mon Kelantan only November Birthday

Prophet Muhammad’s 20 November Tuesday National Holiday Birthday

Sultan of Selangor’s 11 December Tuesday Selangor only Birthday

25 December Tuesday National Holiday

* Subject to change