Malaysia Holidays in 2024

List of public holidays in Malaysia 2024 calendar

DateDayNameType
1st JanuaryMondayNew Year's DayState Holiday
14th JanuarySundayBirthday of Yang di-Pertuan BesarState Holiday
15th JanuaryMondayBirthday of Yang di-Pertuan Besar observedState Holiday
25th JanuaryThursdayThaipusamState Holiday
1st FebruaryThursdayFederal Territory DayFederal Territory Holiday
8th FebruaryThursdayIsra and Mi'raj (Tentative Date)State Holiday
10th FebruarySaturdayLunar New Year's DayFederal Public Holiday
11th FebruarySundaySecond Day of Lunar New YearFederal Public Holiday
11th FebruarySundayLunar New Year HolidayState Holiday
12th FebruaryMondayLunar New Year HolidayFederal Public Holiday
14th FebruaryWednesdayValentine's DayObservance
4th MarchMondayAnniversary of the Coronation of the Sultan of TerengganuState Holiday
12th MarchTuesdayFirst Day of Ramadan (Tentative Date)State Holiday
20th MarchWednesdayMarch EquinoxSeason
23rd MarchSaturdayBirthday of the Sultan of JohorState Holiday
28th MarchThursdayNuzul Al-Quran (Tentative Date)State Holiday
29th MarchFridayGood FridayState Holiday
31st MarchSundayEaster SundayObservance
10th AprilWednesdayHari Raya Puasa (Tentative Date)Federal Public Holiday
11th AprilThursdayHari Raya Puasa Day 2 (Tentative Date)Federal Public Holiday
15th AprilMondayDeclaration of Malacca as Historical CityState Holiday
26th AprilFridayBirthday of the Sultan of TerengganuState Holiday
1st MayWednesdayLabour DayFederal Public Holiday
17th MayFridayBirthday of the Raja of PerlisState Holiday
22nd MayWednesdayWesak DayFederal Public Holiday
22nd MayWednesdayPahang State HolidayState Holiday
30th MayThursdayHarvest FestivalState Holiday
31st MayFridaySecond Day of Harvest FestivalState Holiday
1st JuneSaturdayGawai DayakState Holiday
2nd JuneSundayGawai Dayak HolidayState Holiday
3rd JuneMondayThe Yang di-Pertuan Agong's BirthdayFederal Public Holiday
3rd JuneMondayGawai Dayak Holiday observedState Holiday
16th JuneSundayDay of Arafat (Tentative Date)State Holiday
17th JuneMondayHari Raya Haji (Tentative Date)Federal Public Holiday
18th JuneTuesdayHari Raya Haji (Day 2) (Tentative Date)Federal Public Holiday
18th JuneTuesdayHari Raya Haji (Day 2) (Tentative Date)State Holiday
21st JuneFridayJune SolsticeSeason
30th JuneSundaySultan of Kedah's BirthdayState Holiday
7th JulySundayMuharram/New Year (Tentative Date)Federal Public Holiday
7th JulySundayGeorge Town World Heritage City DayState Holiday
8th JulyMondayMuharram Holiday (Tentative Date)Federal Public Holiday
13th JulySaturdayPenang Governor's BirthdayState Holiday
22nd JulyMondaySarawak Independence DayState Holiday
30th JulyTuesdayBirthday of the Sultan of PahangState Holiday
11th AugustSundayAlmarhum Sultan Iskandar Hol Day (Tentative Date)State Holiday
24th AugustSaturdayBirthday of the Governor of MalaccaState Holiday
31st AugustSaturdayMalaysia's National DayFederal Public Holiday
1st SeptemberSundayHoliday for Malaysia's National DayCommon local holiday
16th SeptemberMondayThe Prophet Muhammad's Birthday (Tentative Date)Federal Public Holiday
16th SeptemberMondayMalaysia DayFederal Public Holiday
17th SeptemberTuesdayDay off for Malaysia DayFederal Public Holiday
22nd SeptemberSundaySeptember EquinoxSeason
29th SeptemberSundayBirthday of the Sultan of KelantanState Holiday
30th SeptemberMondayBirthday of the Sultan of Kelantan (Day 2)State Holiday
5th OctoberSaturdayBirthday of the Governor of SabahState Holiday
12th OctoberSaturdayBirthday of the Governor of SarawakState Holiday
31st OctoberThursdayDiwali/DeepavaliFederal Public Holiday
1st NovemberFridayBirthday of the Sultan of PerakState Holiday
11th DecemberWednesdayBirthday of the Sultan of SelangorState Holiday
21st DecemberSaturdayDecember SolsticeSeason
24th DecemberTuesdayChristmas EveState Holiday
24th DecemberTuesdayChristmas EveObservance
25th DecemberWednesdayChristmas DayFederal Public Holiday
31st DecemberTuesdayNew 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 2024?

There are 19 holidays in Malaysia in 2024

How to retrieve the Malaysia holidays list via API?

Simply make a GET request to v1/holidays?country=MY&year=2024 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: '2024'});
console.log(holidays);
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