Penang Public Holidays 2025 & MOE School Holidays

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

Apart from public holidays, term holidays and end-of-year holidays in Penang 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 you check the Penang public holiday dates listed on this page from time to time in case there are any latest amendments/updates from the government or MOE.

Schedule of Public Holiday Dates 2025 in Penang

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

Please make sure to check the public holiday dates in Penang listed on this page from time to time in case there are any latest amendments/updates from the Federal or State government.

Date	Holiday	State
1 January (Wednesday)	New Year	All States except Johor, Kedah, Kelantan, Perlis & Terengganu
29 January (Wednesday)	Chinese New Year	All States
30 January (Thursday)	Chinese New Year Day 2	All States
11 February (Tuesday)	Thaipusam	Johor, Negeri Sembilan, Perak, Penang, Selangor, WP Kuala Lumpur & Putrajaya
18 March (Tuesday)	Nuzul Al-Quran	All States except Johor, Kedah, Melaka, Negeri Sembilan, Sabah & Sarawak
31 March (Monday)	Hari Raya Aidilfitri	All States
1 April (Tuesday)	Hari Raya Aidilfitri Day 2	All States
1 May (Thursday)	Labour Day	All States
12 May (Monday)	Wesak Day	All States
2 June (Monday)	Agong's Birthday	All States
7 June (Saturday)	Hari Raya Haji	All States
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
31 August (Sunday)	Merdeka Day	All States
5 September (Friday)	Prophet Muhammad's Birthday	All States
16 September (Tuesday)	Malaysia Day	All States
20 October (Monday)	Deepavali	All States except Sarawak
25 December (Thursday)	Christmas	All States

Penang Calendar 2025

Here are the Penang public holidays 2025 & school holidays based on the horse calendar which displays Federal and State public holidays in Penang.

January 2025

• January 1 – New Year (All States except Johor, Kedah, Kelantan, Perlis & Terengganu)
• January 29 – Chinese New Year (All States)
• January 30 – Chinese New Year Day 2 (All States)

February 2025

• February 11 – Thaipusam Day (Johor, Negeri Sembilan, Perak, Penang, Selangor, WP Kuala Lumpur & Putrajaya)

March 2025

• March 18 – Nuzul Al-Quran Day (All States except Johor, Kedah, Melaka, Negeri Sembilan, Sabah & Sarawak)
• March 31 – Eid al-Fitr (All States)

April 2025

• April 1 – Hari Raya Aidilfitri Day 2 (All States)

May 2025

• May 1 – Workers' Day / Labor Day (All States)
• May 12 – Wesak Day (All States)

June 2025

• June 2 – YDP Agong's Birthday (All States)
• June 7 – Eid al-Adha / Sacrifice (All States)
• 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)

August 2025

• August 31 – Merdeka Day (All States)

September 2025

• September 5 – Maulidur Rasul (All States)
• September 16 – Malaysia Day (All States)

October 2025

• October 20 – Deepavali Day (All States except Sarawak)

December 2025

• December 25 – Christmas Day (All States)

Federal and State Public Holidays in Penang

Federal Public Holiday Schedule in Penang

Here is the schedule of federal public holidays in Penang to help you plan your holiday.

State Public Holiday Schedule in Penang

Below is a schedule of state public holidays in Penang to help you plan your holiday.

Schedule of Federal and State Public Holidays in Penang

Here is the schedule of federal and state public holidays in Penang, hopefully it will help you plan your holiday.

Penang School Calendar & Term Holiday Dates 2025

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

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.

• Penang school session start date 2025 / 2026: February 17, 2025
• Term 1 Holiday Penang: 29 May 2025 – 9 June 2025
• Term 2 Holidays Penang: September 13, 2025 – September 21, 2025
• Penang's final school holiday 2025 / 2026: December 20, 2025 – January 11, 2026

Penang Festival Holidays for Session 2025 / 2026

The following are the festive holidays for the Penang school session 2025 / 2026 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)
• Christmas Day Celebration – 25 December 2025 (During the Final School Holiday of the 2025/2026 Session)