Public Holidays 2025 & Malaysian School Holidays MOE

Here are the public holidays in Malaysia for 2025. Find out the public holiday dates for all festivals and celebrations in Malaysia to help you plan and prepare in advance.

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.

Please make sure to check the public holiday dates listed on this page from time to time in case there are any latest amendments/updates from the government or MOE. Please refer to the holiday schedule by state to get special holiday dates by state.

Schedule of Public Holiday Dates 2025 in Malaysia

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

Please make sure to check the public holiday dates listed on this page from time to time in case there are any latest amendments / updates from the Federal or State governments. Please refer to the state-by-state holiday schedule for public holiday dates by state.

Date	Holiday	State
1 January (Wednesday)	New Year	All States except Johor, Kedah, Kelantan, Perlis & Terengganu
14 January (Tuesday)	Birthday of the Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan	Negeri Sembilan
27 January (Monday)	Israk and Mikraj	Kedah, Negeri Sembilan, Perlis & Terengganu
29 January (Wednesday)	Chinese New Year	All States
30 January (Thursday)	Chinese New Year Day 2	All States
1 February (Saturday)	Federal Territory Day	WP Kuala Lumpur, Labuan & Putrajaya
11 February (Tuesday)	Thaipusam	Johor, Negeri Sembilan, Perak, Penang, Selangor, WP Kuala Lumpur & Putrajaya
20 February (Thursday)	Independence Declaration Day	Melaka
2 March (Sunday)	Awal Ramadan	Johor & Kedah
4 March (Tuesday)	Installation of Sultan Terengganu	Terengganu
18 March (Tuesday)	Nuzul Al-Quran	All States except Johor, Kedah, Melaka, Negeri Sembilan, Sabah & Sarawak
23 March (Sunday)	Sultan of Johor's Birthday	Johor
31 March (Monday)	Hari Raya Aidilfitri	All States
1 April (Tuesday)	Hari Raya Aidilfitri Day 2	All States
2 April (Wednesday)	Hari Raya Aidilfitri Day 3	Melaka
18 April (Friday)	Good Friday	Sabah & Sarawak
26 April (Sunday)	The Sultan of Terengganu's Birthday	Terengganu
1 May (Thursday)	Labour Day	All States
12 May (Monday)	Wesak Day	All States
17 May (Saturday)	Raja Perlis' Birthday	Perlis
22 May (Thursday)	Hari Hol Pahang	Pahang
30 May (Friday)	Harvest Festival	Labuan & Sabah WP
31 May (Saturday)	Harvest Festival Day 2	Labuan & Sabah WP
1 June (Sunday)	Hari Gawai	Sarawak
2 June (Monday)	Hari Gawai Day 2	Sarawak
2 June (Monday)	Agong's Birthday	All States
6 June (Friday)	Arafah Day	Kelantan & Terengganu
7 June (Saturday)	Hari Raya Haji	All States
8 June (Sunday)	Hari Raya Haji Day 2	Kedah, Kelantan, Perlis & Terengganu
22 June (Sunday)	The Sultan of Kedah's Birthday	Kedah
27 June (Friday)	Awal Muharram	All States
7 July (Monday)	Georgetown World Heritage Day / Penang Heritage Day	Penang
12 July (Saturday)	Penang Governor's Birthday	Penang
22 July (Tuesday)	Sarawak Day	Sarawak
30 July (Wednesday)	Sultan of Pahang's Birthday	Pahang
31 July (Thursday)	Hari Hol Almarhum Sultan Iskandar	Johor
24 August (Sunday)	Melaka Governor's Birthday	Melaka
31 August (Sunday)	Merdeka Day	All States
5 September (Friday)	Prophet Muhammad's Birthday	All States
16 September (Tuesday)	Malaysia Day	All States
29 September (Monday)	The Sultan of Kelantan's Birthday	Kelantan
30 September (Tuesday)	Sultan of Kelantan's Birthday Day 2	Kelantan
4 October (Saturday)	Sabah Governor's Birthday	Sabah
11 October (Saturday)	Sarawak Governor's Birthday	Sarawak
20 October (Monday)	Deepavali	All States except Sarawak
7 November (Friday)	The Sultan of Perak's Birthday	Perak
11 December (Thursday)	The Sultan of Selangor's Birthday	Selangor
24 December (Wednesday)	Christmas Eve	Sabah
25 December (Thursday)	Christmas	All States

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)

Check public holiday dates 2025 based on your state

Johor	Kedah
Kelantan	Kuala Lumpur
Labuan	Melaka
Negeri Sembilan	Pahang
Perak	Perlis
Penang	Putrajaya
Sabah	Sarawak
Selangor	Terengganu

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.