Singapore Public Holidays 2027: The Full List, Five Long Weekends, and What to Plan For Now

GeneralJune 22, 2026 17:00

A Singapore professional reviewing the 2027 public holiday calendar and planning leave dates

Singapore's Ministry of Manpower (MOM) announced the official public holidays for 2027 on 18 June 2026. There are 11 gazetted public holidays in total, consistent with previous years. What makes 2027 stand out is their placement: five fall on a Friday or Monday, creating five long weekends across the year.

Here is the full verified list, a breakdown of every long weekend, and what employers and employees should have on their radar now.

The Full 2027 Public Holiday Calendar

Public Holiday	Date	Day	Note
New Year's Day	1 January 2027	Friday	Long weekend: Fri–Sat–Sun ★
Chinese New Year Day 1	6 February 2027	Saturday	Long weekend: Sat 6–Mon 8 Feb (Mon 8 Feb is PH) ★
Chinese New Year Day 2	7 February 2027	Sunday	Substitution: Monday 8 Feb 2027 is a public holiday
Hari Raya Puasa	10 March 2027	Wednesday	Midweek. No long weekend unless leave is taken.
Good Friday	26 March 2027	Friday	Long weekend: Fri–Sat–Sun ★
Labour Day	1 May 2027	Saturday	Falls on a Saturday. Check Employment Act provisions.
Hari Raya Haji	17 May 2027	Monday	Long weekend: Sat–Sun–Mon ★
Vesak Day	20 May 2027	Thursday	One day of leave on Fri 21 May creates a long weekend.
National Day	9 August 2027	Monday	Long weekend: Sat–Sun–Mon ★
Deepavali	28 October 2027	Thursday	One day of leave on Fri 29 Oct creates a long weekend.
Christmas Day	25 December 2027	Saturday	Falls on a Saturday. Check Employment Act provisions.

Source: Ministry of Manpower Singapore, press release 18 June 2026. ★ = long weekend (3 consecutive days including the public holiday with no annual leave required). Note: Hari Raya Puasa and Hari Raya Haji dates are subject to change based on moon sighting.

The Five Long Weekends in 2027

Five public holidays fall on a Friday or Monday, creating three-day weekends without any annual leave required:

1 January (Friday) — New Year’s Day: Friday–Saturday–Sunday.
6–8 February (Saturday to Monday) — Chinese New Year: both days fall on the weekend, with Monday 8 February gazetted as a public holiday.
26 March (Friday) — Good Friday: Friday–Saturday–Sunday.
17 May (Monday) — Hari Raya Haji: Saturday–Sunday–Monday.
9 August (Monday) — National Day: Saturday–Sunday–Monday.

Vesak Day (Thursday 20 May) and Deepavali (Thursday 28 October) do not create automatic long weekends, but each can be extended into a four-day break with one day of annual leave taken on the Friday immediately after.

A Note on Saturday Public Holidays

Labour Day (1 May) and Christmas Day (25 December) both fall on Saturdays in 2027. Employees who do not normally work Saturdays are entitled to a paid day off in lieu under the Employment Act. Employers should confirm the specific arrangements that apply to their workforce and communicate these clearly.

Source: Ministry of Manpower Singapore, Employment Act.

https://www.mom.gov.sg/employment-practices/public-holidays-entitlement-and-pay

What Singapore’s Public Holidays Say About the Country

Looking across the 2027 list, nine of the eleven holidays have their roots in a specific religion or cultural community: Chinese New Year and Vesak Day for the Buddhist and Chinese communities; Hari Raya Puasa and Hari Raya Haji for Muslims; Good Friday and Christmas for Christians; Deepavali for Hindus; and National Day and Labour Day as civic observances.

This is not accidental. Singapore's public holiday calendar is a deliberate expression of the country's founding commitment to multiracialism. In a country where Chinese, Malay, Indian, and other communities share a single city-state, enshrining each community's most significant cultural moments as paid leave for everyone is one of the ways the social fabric is actively maintained.

For anyone who has actually lived and worked in Singapore, this makes the year feel different from other places. Chinese New Year transforms the city visually for weeks, with lion dances, red lanterns, and the familiar scent of pineapple tarts in office pantries. Hari Raya Puasa arrives after a month of Ramadan, with colleagues fasting through long work days before a celebration that fills the air with the smell of rendang and the sound of festive music from Geylang Serai. Deepavali lights up Little India in a way that is genuinely worth going to see, even if the festival is not yours. Christmas brings its own kind of warmth to Orchard Road and the Marina, and it sits alongside Deepavali rather than replacing it.

People who have worked in Singapore long enough often say something similar: the year is marked not by seasons but by celebrations. You know which month you are in not by the weather, but by what your colleagues are celebrating, what food has appeared in the office, and what the streets look like on the way home.

What this means in a workplace context is that the public holiday calendar is not just a scheduling document. It is an acknowledgement that your team’s cultural identities are part of the working year, not something that happens separately from it.

What This Means for Employers in 2027

For employers, the public holiday calendar is one of the most tangible points of contact between an organisation’s culture and its people’s lives. How an organisation manages holidays, and how it shows up around the cultural moments that matter to its team, is noticed more than most HR frameworks acknowledge.

Reeracoen’s Beyond the Paycheque: Singapore Employee Sentiment Study 2026 found that nearly 7 in 10 employees are open to trading some salary for better overall conditions, with work-life balance and flexibility ranking as the top factors they would trade pay for. Respecting leave and holidays is not a soft extra. It is one of the most direct and visible ways an organisation demonstrates those conditions are real rather than promised.

Source: Reeracoen Singapore Employee Sentiment Study 2026 (Beyond the Paycheque), Reeracoen x Rakuten Insight, n=337.

A few practical considerations for 2027:

Plan for the April–May cluster early. Four public holidays fall within eight weeks: Good Friday (26 Mar), Labour Day (1 May), Hari Raya Haji (17 May), and Vesak Day (20 May). Annual leave requests will be concentrated in this window. Proactive planning now prevents conflicts later.
Use the long weekends as a leave culture signal. Organisations that visibly encourage employees to rest during public holidays, rather than creating a culture where working through them is normal, consistently score higher on employee engagement. Five long weekends in 2027 are five visible opportunities to reinforce that signal.
Acknowledge cultural celebrations genuinely. A simple “Selamat Hari Raya” to Muslim colleagues, or Deepavali sweets shared in the office, costs nothing and builds something real. Employees who feel their cultural identity is seen and respected at work report stronger belonging. Employees who feel overlooked tend to browse the job market, even when nothing else has changed.
Confirm your Saturday PH obligations now. Labour Day and Christmas both fall on Saturdays. Get ahead of this before year-end 2026 so your team knows what to expect.
Note the Hari Raya dates are subject to moon sighting. Hari Raya Puasa (10 Mar) and Hari Raya Haji (17 May) may shift by a day based on MUIS’s confirmation. Build a small contingency into any plans that depend on exact dates for those two holidays.

Singapore’s 2027 public holiday calendar is one of the more generous in recent years for long weekends, and one of the richest in cultural diversity. Planning around it thoughtfully, whether you are managing a team’s leave schedule or your own, is a straightforward way to start the year well.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many public holidays does Singapore have in 2027?

11 gazetted public holidays, confirmed by MOM’s press release on 18 June 2026. This is consistent with the standard number Singapore has maintained for a number of years.

How many long weekends does Singapore have in 2027?

Five. New Year’s Day (1 Jan, Friday), Chinese New Year with the Monday substitution (6–8 Feb), Good Friday (26 Mar, Friday), Hari Raya Haji (17 May, Monday), and National Day (9 Aug, Monday) all create three-day weekends without any annual leave required.

What happens when a Singapore public holiday falls on a Saturday?

Employees who are not contractually required to work on Saturdays are entitled to a paid day off in lieu under the Employment Act. Employers should refer to the Act and their own employment contracts for specific arrangements.

When is Hari Raya Puasa 2027?

The gazetted date is 10 March 2027 (Wednesday). This is subject to confirmation by MUIS based on moon sighting and may shift by a day. Monitor official announcements closer to the date.

Why does Singapore have public holidays for so many different religions?

Singapore’s public holiday calendar reflects the country’s multiracial, multi-religious makeup and its founding commitment to ensuring every major community’s significant cultural moments are acknowledged as part of the shared national calendar. Under the Employment Act, all covered employees are entitled to these paid holidays regardless of their own background.

Where can I find the official Singapore public holidays 2027 list?

The official source is the MOM press release published 18 June 2026 at mom.gov.sg. All dates in this article are sourced from that release.

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About the Author

Valerie Ong

Regional Marketing Manager, Reeracoen Group

Valerie leads content and market insights for Reeracoen across Southeast Asia. She works closely with Reeracoen’s specialist recruitment consultants to translate hiring data, salary benchmarks and labour market trends into practical guidance for Singapore’s employers and professionals. Her work draws on Reeracoen’s proprietary research including the annual Salary Guide, Hiring Pulse, and Hiring Manager Survey.

Language note: This article is published in English. Reeracoen Singapore also publishes selected content in Japanese for our bilingual and Japanese-speaking professional community.

References

Ministry of Manpower Singapore. Public Holidays for 2027. Press release, 18 June 2026. https://www.mom.gov.sg/newsroom/press-releases/2026/0618-public-holidays-for-2027
Ministry of Manpower Singapore. Public Holidays Entitlement and Pay. https://www.mom.gov.sg/employment-practices/public-holidays-entitlement-and-pay
Reeracoen Singapore Employee Sentiment Study 2026 (Beyond the Paycheque). Reeracoen Singapore Pte. Ltd. x Rakuten Insight, 2026.

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All public holiday dates in this article are sourced from the official MOM press release dated 18 June 2026 and are accurate as of that date. Hari Raya Puasa and Hari Raya Haji dates are subject to change based on moon sighting. Employers should refer to MOM and their own employment contracts for specific obligations relating to Saturday public holidays and time-off-in-lieu arrangements.

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