Malaysia Public Holidays 2024

The following are the public holidays in 2024 in Malaysia. Make sure you check the public holiday dates listed on this page from time to time for any changes / updates. Please refer to state calendar below for holiday dates according to your state.

Please visit the website government for any announcements.

Check public holiday dates 2024 based on your state

Schedule of Public Holiday Dates 2024 in Malaysia

Apart from public holidays, term holidays and end-of-year holidays according to the 2024 / 2025 School Calendar based on announcements from the Ministry of Education Malaysia (KPM) can also be referred to when planning holidays and tourism with the family.

Find out the dates of public holidays & school holidays based on the 2024 calendar in Malaysia which displays Federal and State public holidays for all festivals and celebrations in Malaysia to help you plan and prepare in advance.

Horse Calendar 2024

The following are the 2024 public holidays & school holidays based on the horse calendar which displays Federal and State public holidays in Malaysia.

January 2024

• January 1 – New Year (All States except Johor, Kedah, Kelantan, Perlis & Terengganu)
• January 14 – Birthday of the Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan (Negeri Sembilan)
• January 25 – Thaipusam Day (Johor, Kedah, Negeri Sembilan, Perak, Penang, Selangor, WP Kuala Lumpur & Putrajaya)

February 2024

• February 1 – Federal Territories Day (WP Kuala Lumpur, Labuan & Putrajaya)
• February 8 – Isra’ Mikraj (Kedah, Negeri Sembilan, Perlis & Terengganu)
• February 10 – Chinese New Year (All States)
• February 11 – Chinese New Year Day 2 (All States)
• February 20 – Independence Day Proclamation (Melaka)

March 2024

• March 4 – Anniversary of the Coronation of the Sultan of Terengganu (Terengganu)
• March 12 – Early Ramadan (Johor, Kedah & Melaka)
• March 23 – Sultan of Johor's Birthday (Johor)
• March 28 – Nuzul Al-Quran Day (All States except Johor, Kedah, Melaka, Negeri Sembilan, Sabah & Sarawak)
• March 29 – Good Friday (Sabah & Sarawak)

April 2024

• April 10 – Eid al-Fitr (All States)
• April 11 – Hari Raya Aidilfitri Day 2 (All States)
• April 26 – Birthday of the Sultan of Terengganu (Terengganu)

May 2024

• May 1 – Workers' Day / Labor Day (All States)
• May 17 – Birthday of the King of Perlis (Perlis)
• May 22 – Pahang Hol Day (Pahang)
• May 22 – Wesak Day (All States)
• May 30 – Kaamatan Festival (Harvest Festival – WP Labuan & Sabah)
• May 31 – 2nd Day Kaamatan Festival (Labuan & Sabah WP)

June 2024

• June 1 – Gawai Day (Sarawak)
• June 2 – Gawai Day 2 (Sarawak)
• June 3 – YDP Agong's Birthday (All States)
• June 16 – Day of Arafah (Kelantan & Terengganu)
• June 17 – Eid al-Adha / Sacrifice (All States)
• June 18 – 2nd Day of Eid Al-Adha (Kedah, Kelantan, Perlis & Terengganu)
• June 30 – Birthday of the Sultan of Kedah (Kedah)

July 2024

• July 7 – Awal Muharram (Maal Hijrah – All States)
• July 7 – Anniversary of the Declaration of World Heritage Sites (Penang)
• July 13 – Birthday of the Governor of Penang (Penang)
• July 22 – Sarawak Independence Day (Sarawak)
• July 30 – Sultan of Pahang's Birthday (Pahang)

August 2024

• August 11 – Memorial Day of the Late Sultan Iskandar (Johor)
• August 24 – Birthday of the Governor of Melaka (Melaka)
• August 31 – National Day / Merdeka (All States)

September 2024

• September 16 – Maulidur Rasul (All States)
• September 16 – Malaysia Day (All States)
• September 29 – Birthday of the Sultan of Kelantan (Kelantan)
• September 30 – Sultan of Kelantan's Birthday Day 2 (Kelantan)

October 2024

• October 5 – Birthday of the Governor of Sabah (Sabah)
• October 12 – Birthday of the Governor of Sarawak (Sarawak)
• October 31 – Deepavali Day (All States except Sarawak)

November 2024

• November 1 – Birthday of the Sultan of Perak (Perak)

December 2024

• December 11 – Birthday of the Sultan of Selangor (Selangor)
• December 24 – Christmas Eve (Sabah)
• December 25 – Christmas Day (All States)

Federal and State Public Holidays

Federal Public Holiday Schedule

Here is a schedule of federal public holidays to help with your vacation planning.

State Public Holiday Schedule

Here is the state's public holiday schedule to help you plan your vacation.

Federal and State Public Holiday Schedule

Here is a schedule of federal and state public holidays, hopefully it will help you plan your vacation.

School Calendar & Term Holiday Dates MOE 2024

The following is the MOE school calendar which can be used as a reference to help plan your vacation in addition to the 2024 public holiday calendar presented previously as above.

Group A

Group A are from schools in the states of Johor, Kedah, Kelantan and Terengganu.

• Start date of the 2024 school session / 2025: March 10, 2024
• Term 1 Holidays: 24 May 2024 – 2 June 2024
• Term 2 Holidays: September 13, 2024 – September 21, 2024
• Term 3 Holidays: December 20, 2024 – December 28, 2024
• End of session break schooling 2024 / 2025: 17 January 2025 – 15 February 2025

Group B

Group B are from schools in the states of: Melaka, Negeri Sembilan, Pahang, Perak, Perlis, Penang, Sabah, Sarawak, Selangor, WP Kuala Lumpur, WP Labuan and WP Putrajaya.

• Session start date schooling 2024 / 2025: March 11, 2024
• Term 1 Holidays: 25 May 2024 – 2 June 2024
• Term 2 Holidays: September 14, 2024 – September 22, 2024
• Term 3 Holidays: December 21, 2024 – December 29, 2024
• End of session break schooling 2024 / 2025: 18 January 2025 – 16 February 2025

MOE Festive Holidays for the 2024 / 2025 Session

The following are the festive holidays for the 2024 / 2025 school session announced by the MOE through the Academic Calendar (Amendment) on the official MOE portal.

• Chinese New Year Celebration 2024 – 10 and 11 February 2024 (During the Final School Holidays of the 2023/2024 Session)
• Festival of Intensity (Sabah and Federal Territory of Labuan only) – 30 and 31 May 2024 (During Term 1 Holiday, Session 2024/2025)
• Dayak Gawai Day Celebration (Sarawak only) – 1 and 2 June 2024 (During Term 1 Holiday, Session 2024/2025)
• Christmas Day Celebration – 25 December 2024 (During the 2024/2025 School Holidays)

You can get more information on federal and state public holidays by referring to the PDF file below:

More Information

Please refer to the website kabinet.gov.my at https://www.kabinet.gov.my/bkpp/index.php/perkhidmatan/hari-kelepasan-am for more information on public holidays in Malaysia.

Please refer to the website moe.gov.my at https://www.moe.gov.my/takwim for more information on the MOE academic calendar.