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, Putrajaya, Johor, Negeri 31 January Wednesday Thaipusam Sembilan, Perak, Penang & Selangor only 1 February Thursday Federal Territory Day Kuala Lumpur, Labuan & Putrajaya only 16 – 17 Fri & Sat Chinese New Year National Holiday February Anniversary of Installation of 4 March Sunday Terengganu only Sultan of Terengganu 23 March Friday Sultan of Johor’s Birthday Johor only 30 March Friday Good Friday Sabah & Sarawak 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 Labour Day 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 Kaamatan 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 Muharram National Holiday 16 September Sunday Malaysia 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 Sultan of Pahang’s Birthday Pahang only 2 November Friday Sultan of Perak’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 Christmas National Holiday * Subject to change .