Next major public holidays:

Harvest Festival: Sabah and Labuan will be celebrating Harvest Festival public holidays on May 30th (Wednesday) & May 31st (Thursday) this year.

Hari Gawai: Sarawak will be celebrating Hari Gawai public holidays on June 1st (Friday) & June 2nd (Saturday).

Public Holidays Malaysia 2012 & 2013

Malaysians get a lot of public holidays, and we all love to use them! The Public Holidays Malaysia website is here to make it easier for you to check your public holidays at the last minute, so that you can make the most of last minute web deals from Airasia, Agoda, Groupon, and all the new discount sites that are now springing up.

To see the full list of 2012 public holidays for your state, please click on the state-name in the sidebar menu.

To see 2013 public holiday dates, please click on the link in the top menu.

Public Holidays 2012

Once you have found out the dates of your next adventure, why not click on one of the public holiday page links, such as Thaipusam or Easter, and spend a few minutes learning something about the meaning behind the public holidays.

You might find it interesting, you might learn something new, and you might be able to connect better with your neighbours once you know the history of the festivals they celebrate. One Malaysia style.

If you would like to contribute a short article for one of the public holiday festivals above, please do! Just use the feedback form on the left-hand side of the page. Articles should be factual, objective and interesting, and no longer than 250 words.