Holidays in Singapore 2026

Singapore observes 11 gazetted public holidays in 2026 under the Holidays Act. Vesak Day, National Day, and Deepavali all land on Sunday in 2026, so the Monday in-lieu rule shifts each one to the following Monday. The result is 250 working days for the year on the Monday-to-Friday count, with 11 weekday-falling holidays after the in-lieu shifts.

2026 gazetted public holidays

Date	Day	Holiday	Notes
Jan 1	Thursday	New Year's Day	New Year's Day on a Thursday produces a single-day mid-week break.
Feb 17	Tuesday	Chinese New Year Day 1	Chinese New Year Day 1 opens the lunar new year; Year of the Horse begins.
Feb 18	Wednesday	Chinese New Year Day 2	Chinese New Year Day 2; both gazetted CNY days fall mid-week, so no in-lieu Monday is needed.
Mar 20	Friday	Hari Raya Puasa (approximate)	Hari Raya Puasa marks the end of Ramadan; date approximate, gazette confirmation expected mid-2025.
Apr 3	Friday	Good Friday	Good Friday opens the Easter weekend.
May 1	Friday	Labour Day	Labour Day on a Friday creates a three-day weekend.
May 27	Wednesday	Hari Raya Haji (approximate)	Hari Raya Haji on a Wednesday; date approximate.
Jun 1	Monday	Vesak Day (observed) (approximate)	Vesak Day (observed) on Monday because the actual full moon of Vaisakha lands on Sunday 31 May; date approximate.
Aug 10	Monday	National Day (observed)	National Day (observed) on Monday because 9 August lands on Sunday.
Oct 26	Monday	Deepavali (approximate)	Deepavali on a Monday; date approximate, follows the Tamil calendar's Naraka Chaturdashi.
Dec 25	Friday	Christmas Day	Christmas Day on a Friday closes the year with a long weekend.

2026 year summary

Total days

365

Weekend days

104

Holidays on weekdays

Working days

250

MAS reporting under MAS 610 and MAS 1003 follows business days. IRAS Income Tax filings for Year of Assessment 2027 are due 18 April 2027 for paper filings and 15 April 2027 for e-filings, both reset to the next business day if they land on a public holiday.

What is excluded

Lunar New Year's Eve and Christmas Eve are not gazetted public holidays in Singapore. Some employers grant a half-day or full-day off as goodwill, but those are HR policy and not statutory. The calendar above sticks to the eleven gazetted dates plus the in-lieu Mondays for Sunday-falling holidays. Add company-specific dates under the calculator's Advanced options if you need them counted.

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Holidays in Singapore 2026 - FAQ

How many gazetted public holidays does Singapore have in 2026?

Singapore observes 11 gazetted public holidays in 2026 under the Holidays Act, the same eleven that the Ministry of Manpower confirms each year. Vesak Day on Sunday 31 May, National Day on Sunday 9 August, and Deepavali on Sunday 8 November all trigger the Sunday-to-Monday in-lieu rule, so the calendar shows the Monday observance dates. Singapore does not shift Saturday-falling holidays.

How many working days does Singapore have in 2026?

Singapore has 250 working days in 2026 on the Monday-to-Friday count, after subtracting 104 weekend days and 11 weekday-falling holidays. The Sunday-to-Monday in-lieu rule shifts three of the eleven gazetted holidays into the Monday count, which is why the working-day total runs slightly lower than 2025.

Are the 2026 lunar and Islamic dates final?

MOM publishes the upcoming year's gazetted dates around mid-year of the previous year. The dates in this calendar use the gazette where it is published and astronomical calculations elsewhere. The 2026 Hari Raya Puasa, Hari Raya Haji, Vesak Day, and Deepavali entries are tagged approximate until the official gazette is released. Verify against MOM before pinning a legally critical deadline.