The Malaysian state of Malacca has a long and storied history as a powerful Malay sultanate. And though the last Sultan was overthrown when the Portuguese colonisers arrived in 1511, the modern ...

Awal Muharram (also called Maal Hijrah) celebrates the beginning of the Islamic New Year. Muharram, derived from the word haram, which means forbidden, is a month considered most sacred of all besides ...

Malaysia Day is a holiday that is celebrated on September 16 each year oriented around the founding of the Malaysian Federation. In 2026, Malaysia Day falls on Wednesday 16 September. The holiday will ...

Around 80 percent of Malaysians celebrate Father’s Day, but it’s not a very “big” holiday for most. Father’s Day here is not a public holiday, so most celebrations and gift giving take place before ...

Pesta Menuai disambut secara meluas di Sabah dan Labuan pada 30 dan 31 Mei setiap tahun dan turut dikenali sebagai Pesta Ka’amatan. Pada tahun 2026, Pesta Ka’amatan akan disambut pada hari Sabtu, 30 ...

Chinese New Year is the most anticipated holiday period each year for the millions of Malaysians with Chinese ancestry. It is also called “Spring Festival” and “Lunar New Year” and is dated based on ...

Hari Pekerja di raikan setiap tahun pada 1 Mei. Hari Pekerja merupakan hari cuti am bagi Malaysia. Berdasarkan sejarah, Hari Pekerja adalah sambutan pencapaian ekonomi dan sosial pekerja, termasuk ...

The Festival of the Breaking of the Fast, called Hari Raya Aidilfitri, is a religious holiday celebrated by Muslims. UPDATE: An additional public holiday has been announced in Malaysia for Hari Raya ...

Hari Raya Haji is the local Malaysian name for the Muslim holiday of Eid al Adha, “the Feast of Sacrifice”. It is also called “Hari Raya Korban” and, in by pronouncing what are normally three words as ...

Wesak, also spelt Vesak, is a day celebrated by Buddhists around the world. The term Vesak comes from the name of a month in the Indian calendar. In 2026, Wesak Day falls on Sunday 31 May. The holiday ...

Deepavali is the most festive holiday of the year for the world’s Hindus, and it is an official public holiday in many countries with significant Hindu populations, including Malaysia. In 2026, ...

The dates in this table are an estimate. We will update this page once the official public holiday dates for 2028 are released. Kuala Lumpur’s public holidays are mostly the same as other states and ...