Malaysia Public Holidays 2025

The following are the public holidays in 2025 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 2025 based on your state

Schedule of Public Holiday Dates 2025 in Malaysia

Apart from public holidays, term holidays and end-of-year holidays according to the 2025 / 2026 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 2025 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 2025

The following are the 2025 public holidays & school holidays based on the horse calendar which displays Federal and State public holidays in Malaysia.

January 2025

• 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 27 – Isra’ Mikraj (Kedah, Negeri Sembilan, Perlis & Terengganu)
• January 29 – Chinese New Year (All States)
• January 30 – Chinese New Year Day 2 (All States)

February 2025

• February 1 – Federal Territories Day (WP Kuala Lumpur, Labuan & Putrajaya)
• February 11 – Thaipusam Day (Johor, Negeri Sembilan, Perak, Penang, Selangor, WP Kuala Lumpur & Putrajaya)
• February 20 – Independence Day Proclamation (Melaka)

March 2025

• March 2 – Early Ramadan (Johor & Kedah)
• March 4 – Anniversary of the Coronation of the Sultan of Terengganu (Terengganu)
• March 18 – Nuzul Al-Quran Day (All States except Johor, Kedah, Melaka, Negeri Sembilan, Sabah & Sarawak)
• March 23 – Sultan of Johor's Birthday (Johor)
• March 31 – Eid al-Fitr (All States)

April 2025

• April 1 – Hari Raya Aidilfitri Day 2 (All States)
• April 2 – Hari Raya Aidilfitri Day 3 (Melaka)
• April 18 – Good Friday (Sabah & Sarawak)
• April 26 – Birthday of the Sultan of Terengganu (Terengganu)

May 2025

• May 1 – Workers' Day / Labor Day (All States)
• May 12 – Wesak Day (All States)
• May 17 – Birthday of the King of Perlis (Perlis)
• May 22 – Pahang Hol Day (Pahang)
• May 30 – Kaamatan Festival (Harvest Festival) (Labuan & Sabah WP)
• May 31 – 2nd Day Kaamatan Festival (Labuan & Sabah WP)

June 2025

• June 1 – Gawai Day (Sarawak)
• June 2 – Gawai Day 2 (Sarawak)
• June 2 – YDP Agong's Birthday (All States)
• June 6 – Day of Arafah (Kelantan & Terengganu)
• June 7 – Eid al-Adha / Sacrifice (All States)
• June 8 – 2nd Day of Eid Al-Adha (Kedah, Kelantan, Perlis & Terengganu)
• June 22 – Birthday of the Sultan of Kedah (Kedah)
• June 27 – Awal Muharram (Maal Hijrah) (All States)

July 2025

• July 7 – Anniversary of the Declaration of World Heritage Sites (Penang)
• July 12 – Birthday of the Governor of Penang (Penang)
• July 22 – Sarawak Independence Day (Sarawak)
• July 30 – Sultan of Pahang's Birthday (Pahang)
• July 31 – Memorial Day of the Late Sultan Iskandar (Johor)

August 2025

• August 24 – Birthday of the Governor of Melaka (Melaka)
• August 31 – National Day / Merdeka (All States)

September 2025

• September 5 – 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 2025

• October 4 – Birthday of the Governor of Sabah (Sabah)
• October 11 – Birthday of the Governor of Sarawak (Sarawak)
• October 20 – Deepavali Day (All States except Sarawak)

November 2025

• November 7 – Birthday of the Sultan of Perak (Perak)

December 2025

• 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 2025

The following is the MOE school calendar which can be used as a reference to help plan your vacation in addition to the 2025 public holiday calendar presented previously as above.

Group A

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

• Start date of the 2025 / 2026 school session: February 16, 2025
• Term 1 Holidays: 29 May 2025 – 9 June 2025
• Term 2 Holidays: 12 September 2025 – 20 September 2025
• End of session break schooling 2025 / 2026: December 19, 2025 – January 10, 2026

Group B

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

• Session start date schooling 2025 / 2026: February 17, 2025
• Term 1 Holidays: 29 May 2025 – 9 June 2025
• Term 2 Holidays: September 13, 2025 – September 21, 2025
• End of session break schooling 2025 / 2026: December 20, 2025 – January 11, 2026

MOE Festive Holidays for the 2025 / 2026 Session

The following are the festive holidays for the 2025 / 2026 school session announced by the MOE through the Academic Calendar (Amendment) on the official MOE portal.

• Chinese New Year Celebration 2025 – 29 and 30 January 2025 (During the Final School Holidays of the 2024/2025 Session)
• Festival of Intensity (Sabah and Federal Territory of Labuan only) – 30 and 31 May 2025 (During Term 1 Holiday, Session 2025/2026)
• Dayak Gawai Day Celebration (Sarawak only) – 1 and 2 June 2025 (During Term 1 Holiday, Session 2025/2026)
• Christmas Day Celebration – 25 December 2025 (During the 2025/2026 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.