Malaysia Holidays in 2023

List of public holidays in Malaysia 2023 calendar

DateDayNameType
1st JanuarySundayNew Year's DayState Holiday
2nd JanuaryMondayNew Year's Day observedState Holiday
14th JanuarySaturdayBirthday of Yang di-Pertuan BesarState Holiday
22nd JanuarySundayLunar New Year's DayFederal Public Holiday
23rd JanuaryMondaySecond Day of Lunar New YearFederal Public Holiday
23rd JanuaryMondayLunar New Year HolidayState Holiday
1st FebruaryWednesdayFederal Territory DayFederal Territory Holiday
5th FebruarySundayThaipusamState Holiday
14th FebruaryTuesdayValentine's DayObservance
18th FebruarySaturdayIsra and Mi'rajState Holiday
4th MarchSaturdayAnniversary of the Coronation of the Sultan of TerengganuState Holiday
21st MarchTuesdayMarch EquinoxSeason
23rd MarchThursdayFirst Day of RamadanState Holiday
23rd MarchThursdayBirthday of the Sultan of JohorState Holiday
7th AprilFridayGood FridayState Holiday
8th AprilSaturdayNuzul Al-QuranState Holiday
9th AprilSundayEaster SundayObservance
15th AprilSaturdayDeclaration of Malacca as Historical CityState Holiday
21st AprilFridayHari Raya Puasa HolidayFederal Public Holiday
22nd AprilSaturdayHari Raya PuasaFederal Public Holiday
23rd AprilSundayHari Raya Puasa Day 2Federal Public Holiday
26th AprilWednesdayBirthday of the Sultan of TerengganuState Holiday
1st MayMondayLabour DayFederal Public Holiday
4th MayThursdayWesak DayFederal Public Holiday
22nd MayMondayPahang State HolidayState Holiday
30th MayTuesdayHarvest FestivalState Holiday
31st MayWednesdaySecond Day of Harvest FestivalState Holiday
1st JuneThursdayGawai DayakState Holiday
2nd JuneFridayGawai Dayak HolidayState Holiday
5th JuneMondayThe Yang di-Pertuan Agong's BirthdayFederal Public Holiday
18th JuneSundaySultan of Kedah's BirthdayState Holiday
21st JuneWednesdayJune SolsticeSeason
28th JuneWednesdayDay of ArafatState Holiday
29th JuneThursdayHari Raya HajiFederal Public Holiday
30th JuneFridayHari Raya Haji (Day 2)State Holiday
30th JuneFridayHari Raya Haji (Day 2)Federal Public Holiday
7th JulyFridayGeorge Town World Heritage City DayState Holiday
8th JulySaturdayPenang Governor's BirthdayState Holiday
17th JulyMondayBirthday of the Raja of PerlisState Holiday
19th JulyWednesdayMuharram/New YearFederal Public Holiday
22nd JulySaturdaySarawak Independence DayState Holiday
30th JulySundayBirthday of the Sultan of PahangState Holiday
31st JulyMondayBirthday of the Sultan of Pahang observedState Holiday
14th AugustMondaySpecial Public HolidayState Holiday
23rd AugustWednesdayAlmarhum Sultan Iskandar Hol DayState Holiday
24th AugustThursdayBirthday of the Governor of MalaccaState Holiday
31st AugustThursdayMalaysia's National DayFederal Public Holiday
16th SeptemberSaturdayMalaysia DayFederal Public Holiday
23rd SeptemberSaturdaySeptember EquinoxSeason
28th SeptemberThursdayThe Prophet Muhammad's BirthdayFederal Public Holiday
7th OctoberSaturdayBirthday of the Governor of SabahState Holiday
14th OctoberSaturdayBirthday of the Governor of SarawakState Holiday
3rd NovemberFridayBirthday of the Sultan of PerakState Holiday
11th NovemberSaturdayBirthday of the Sultan of KelantanState Holiday
12th NovemberSundayDiwali/DeepavaliFederal Public Holiday
12th NovemberSundayBirthday of the Sultan of Kelantan (Day 2)State Holiday
11th DecemberMondayBirthday of the Sultan of SelangorState Holiday
22nd DecemberFridayDecember SolsticeSeason
24th DecemberSundayChristmas EveState Holiday
24th DecemberSundayChristmas EveObservance
25th DecemberMondayChristmas DayFederal Public Holiday
31st DecemberSundayNew Year's EveObservance
We strive to provide an accurate and up-to-date holiday's list for Malaysia. however, please note that some holidays dates may change. If you discover any discrepancies, kindly report to us.

Note: Some holidays are color-coded based on the types of holidays. For example -

  1. Public Holidays
  2. Local Holidays
  3. Other Holidays

Frequently Asked Questions

How many holidays in Malaysia this year in 2023?

There are 17 holidays in Malaysia in 2023

How to retrieve the Malaysia holidays list via API?

Simply make a GET request to v1/holidays?country=MY&year=2023 API to retrieve this list of Malaysia holidays. Here is an example using Node.js and our official package on NPM.

// Install the 11holidays package from NPM
// npm i 11holidays

import HolidaysApi from '11holidays';

const instance = new HolidaysApi(API_KEY);
const holidays = await instance.holidays.list({ country: 'MY', year: '2023'});
console.log(holidays);
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