Three of Singapore’s 11 public holidays in 2026 land on a Sunday, which hands you three Mondays off in lieu and six long weekends without touching your annual leave. Below are the gazetted dates for 2026 and 2027, the breaks that come free, and the two spots where a single day of leave stretches a weekend into something worth packing a bag for.
2026 has 11 public holidays and six long weekends. When a holiday falls on a Sunday, the Monday is a holiday in lieu, so Vesak Day, National Day and Deepavali each give a three-day weekend in 2026.
Book travel for the long weekends early. Everyone in Singapore is working from the same calendar.
Public holidays in Singapore 2026
|
|---|
| Holiday |
Date |
Day |
| New Year’s Day |
1 January |
Thursday |
| Chinese New Year |
17 to 18 February |
Tuesday, Wednesday |
| Hari Raya Puasa |
21 March |
Saturday |
| Good Friday |
3 April |
Friday |
| Labour Day |
1 May |
Friday |
| Hari Raya Haji |
27 May |
Wednesday |
| Vesak Day |
31 May |
Sunday (Monday 1 June off in lieu) |
| National Day |
9 August |
Sunday (Monday 10 August off in lieu) |
| Deepavali |
8 November |
Sunday (Monday 9 November off in lieu) |
| Christmas Day |
25 December |
Friday |
The long weekends in 2026
Six of them come without taking leave:
- Good Friday, 3 April, straight into the weekend
- Labour Day, 1 May, into the weekend
- Vesak Day, with Monday 1 June off in lieu
- National Day, with Monday 10 August off in lieu
- Deepavali, with Monday 9 November off in lieu
- Christmas Day, 25 December, into the weekend
And with one day of leave you can stretch more: take Monday 16 February and Chinese New Year becomes a five-day break, or take Thursday 28 May to bridge Hari Raya Haji and Vesak Day into a run from Wednesday to the following Monday. That February weekend is also your window for reunion dinner shopping and working out where to buy Chinese New Year clothes before the crowds thicken.
If the trip involves children, check these dates against the MOE school terms and holidays first. A long weekend that sits inside a school break is a much easier week to disappear for.
Public holidays in Singapore 2027
|
|---|
| Holiday |
Date |
Day |
| New Year’s Day |
1 January |
Friday |
| Chinese New Year |
6 to 7 February |
Saturday, Sunday (Monday 8 February off in lieu) |
| Hari Raya Puasa |
10 March |
Wednesday |
| Good Friday |
26 March |
Friday |
| Labour Day |
1 May |
Saturday |
| Hari Raya Haji |
17 May |
Monday |
| Vesak Day |
20 May |
Thursday |
| National Day |
9 August |
Monday |
| Deepavali |
28 October |
Thursday |
| Christmas Day |
25 December |
Saturday |
New Year’s Day and Good Friday give clean long weekends in 2027, and Hari Raya Haji on Monday 17 May makes another. The two Hari Raya dates are set by moon sighting and can shift by a day.
The rules worth knowing
- Sunday holidays roll to Monday. If a gazetted holiday falls on a Sunday, the next Monday is a public holiday. This doesn’t apply to Saturdays, so a Saturday holiday like Hari Raya Puasa in 2026 doesn’t add a day.
- If you work on a public holiday, you’re entitled to an extra day’s pay or a day off in lieu, under the Employment Act.
- If a holiday falls on your off day, you get a day off in lieu or a day’s pay.
- Part-timers get holiday pay on a pro-rated basis.
Plenty of festivals fill the calendar without being gazetted. The Thaipusam festival is one of them: schools run as normal and offices stay open, so if you want to bring the family to the procession, that’s a leave day or an early morning.
Common questions
How many public holidays are there in Singapore in 2026?
Eleven gazetted public holidays, giving twelve days off because Chinese New Year runs over two days. Three fall on a Sunday, so their Mondays are holidays in lieu.
How many long weekends are there in 2026?
Six without taking leave: Good Friday, Labour Day, Vesak Day, National Day, Deepavali and Christmas.
When is Chinese New Year 2026?
Tuesday 17 and Wednesday 18 February 2026.
When is Chinese New Year 2027?
Saturday 6 and Sunday 7 February 2027, with Monday 8 February a holiday in lieu.
Do I get a day off if a public holiday falls on a Sunday?
Yes. The following Monday becomes a public holiday. This applies to Sundays, not Saturdays.
What if I have to work on a public holiday?
Under the Employment Act you’re entitled to an extra day’s salary or a day off in lieu.
Blocking out your 2026 calendar
Six free long weekends is a decent hand, and one well-placed leave day around Chinese New Year or the late-May cluster turns two of them into proper trips. Get those flights and hotels down now, while the dates are still theoretical to everyone else. By the time the group chat starts asking who’s free in early June, the cheap seats are gone.
More for planning the year
Dates are from the Ministry of Manpower’s gazetted public holidays for 2026 and 2027. The two Hari Raya dates are subject to confirmation nearer the time.
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