Singapore public holidays 2027: long weekends, leave ideas and school holidays

Singapore has 11 public holidays in 2027 and 5 long weekends. Three days of leave around Vesak Day and Hari Raya Haji give you 9 days off in May, and four days after Chinese New Year do the same in February.

Below you'll find every public holiday and long weekend in 2027, the leave days that stretch each one furthest, the MOE school holidays for families, and a trip length that fits each window, with an itinerary to start from.

Singapore public holidays 2027 at a glance

• New Year's Day: Friday 1 January
• Chinese New Year: Saturday 6 and Sunday 7 February, with Monday 8 February as a public holiday
• Hari Raya Puasa: Wednesday 10 March
• Good Friday: Friday 26 March
• Labour Day: Saturday 1 May
• Hari Raya Haji: Monday 17 May
• Vesak Day: Thursday 20 May
• National Day: Monday 9 August
• Deepavali: Thursday 28 October
• Christmas Day: Saturday 25 December

That's 11 public holidays, counting both days of Chinese New Year. Five of them make a three-day weekend on their own: New Year's Day, Chinese New Year, Good Friday, Hari Raya Haji and National Day.

Two fall on a Saturday: Labour Day and Christmas Day. There's no extra public holiday on the Monday after them. If you're covered by the Employment Act and work a five-day week, your employer gives you either another day off or an extra day's pay instead, so it's worth asking early whether that day off can land on Monday 3 May.

The 5 long weekends in 2027

• New Year: Friday 1 to Sunday 3 January
• Chinese New Year: Saturday 6 to Monday 8 February
• Good Friday: Friday 26 to Sunday 28 March
• Hari Raya Haji: Saturday 15 to Monday 17 May
• National Day: Saturday 7 to Monday 9 August

Three days suits a trip with under about three hours of travel each way. Our weekend getaways from Singapore page sorts the options by travel time, from Johor Bahru to Bangkok.

Leave ideas: how to turn 11 days of leave into 31 days off

These plans assume a Monday to Friday week. Together they use 11 days of annual leave for 31 days away from work.

• Chinese New Year, 9 days for 4 days of leave. Take Tuesday 9 to Friday 12 February and you're off from Saturday 6 to Sunday 14 February.
• Hari Raya Puasa, 5 days for 2 days of leave. Take Thursday 11 and Friday 12 March and you're off from Wednesday 10 to Sunday 14 March.
• Hari Raya Haji and Vesak Day, 9 days for 3 days of leave. Take Tuesday 18, Wednesday 19 and Friday 21 May and you're off from Saturday 15 to Sunday 23 May. This is the best value of the year.
• National Day, 4 days for 1 day of leave. Take Tuesday 10 August and you're off from Saturday 7 to Tuesday 10 August. MOE schools are closed that Tuesday too.
• Deepavali, 4 days for 1 day of leave. Take Friday 29 October and you're off from Thursday 28 to Sunday 31 October.

Two more are worth knowing. Good Friday with Monday 22 to Thursday 25 March as leave gives you 9 days, from Saturday 20 to Sunday 28 March. And Vesak Day alone, with Friday 21 May as leave, makes a 4-day weekend if you'd rather keep the May bridge short.

MOE school holidays 2027

For MOE kindergartens, primary and secondary schools, the 2027 school year runs from Monday 4 January to Friday 19 November. The school holidays are:

• March holidays: Saturday 13 to Sunday 21 March
• June holidays: Saturday 29 May to Sunday 27 June
• September holidays: Saturday 4 to Sunday 12 September
• Year-end holidays: Saturday 20 November to Friday 31 December

Schools are also closed on these days, which gives families a few extra long weekends:

• Tuesday 9 February, the day after the Chinese New Year holiday, so children are off from Saturday 6 to Tuesday 9 February
• Monday 3 May, in place of Labour Day
• Monday 5 July, after Youth Day on Sunday 4 July, so Saturday 3 to Monday 5 July is a long weekend for students
• Tuesday 10 August, the day after National Day
• Friday 3 September, Teachers' Day, the day before the September holidays begin
• Friday 8 October, Children's Day, for primary schools only
• Monday 27 December, in place of Christmas Day, already inside the year-end holidays

Junior college and Millennia Institute dates differ a little: the year-end break starts on Saturday 27 November, or after the last A-level paper for those sitting the exams. Schools used as O-level venues end the year on Friday 29 October.

For a family, the March holidays are the easiest big trip of the first half. Five days of leave, Monday 15 to Friday 19 March, cover the whole break from Saturday 13 to Sunday 21 March.

Which trip fits each window

We matched each window to a trip length that leaves room to rest at both ends. Flight times from Singapore are approximate.

• New Year weekend (3 days): stay close. JB, Melaka, Bintan or a short flight to Penang or Bangkok, all on our weekend getaways page. If you also take Monday 28 to Thursday 31 December 2026 as leave, Christmas Day 2026 on a Friday gives you 10 days in a row, enough for 10 days in Japan in winter.
• Chinese New Year (3 or 9 days): this is one of Asia's busiest travel weeks, so book flights and rooms early. Nine days suits 7 days in Japan with a travel day at each end. Three days suits Seoul by red-eye, with our Seoul food guide for the eating.
• Hari Raya Puasa (5 days): a good length for a city break. Three days in Kyoto plus a travel day each way fits, or a slow Bangkok trip with the sleeper train to Chiang Mai.
• March school holidays and Good Friday (9 days): spring in Japan. Cherry blossom in Tokyo and Kyoto usually opens in late March, roughly, so watch the forecasts. Our family trip to Japan guide covers child fares and strollers on the shinkansen.
• Hari Raya Haji and Vesak Day (9 days): far enough to go long-haul. Seven days in Italy fits once you allow for the overnight flight, or 7 days in Japan if you'd rather fly less.
• June school holidays (up to 30 days): the window for the longest trips. Try 14 days in Japan, 10 days in Italy, our family trip to Italy, or 7 days in Iceland under very long June days.
• National Day (3 or 4 days): a short-flight weekend. Penang, Phuket or Bangkok are all on the weekend getaways page.
• September school holidays (up to 10 days with Teachers' Day): Japan is still hot in early September, so we'd lean on a city base with indoor options, like 5 days in Tokyo.
• Deepavali (4 days): time for one city. Five days in Tokyo trimmed to three, or Seoul as autumn colour begins, with the KTX booking guide if you add Busan.
• Year-end school holidays (6 weeks): the time for a group trip. Our Japan group trip guide covers rooms and splitting costs, and when to book Japan lists the dates that sell out first.

What to book early

• Flights for Chinese New Year, the June holidays and December, the three busiest windows for leaving Singapore
• Leave for the May bridge, since many colleagues will want the same three days
• Ferry seats to Bintan on long weekends, when peak fares apply and popular sailings go first
• Timed tickets abroad, such as museums and theme parks in Japan, which open on fixed dates. Our when to book guides list them.

Planning a long weekend as a group

• Agree on the window first, then the place. Leave is the hardest part to line up.
• Share the leave plan early, especially for the May bridge.
• Pick one person to book flights and rooms, so seats and rooms stay together.
• Keep the plan in one place. With Tripmo's group trip planner, each person's ChatGPT, Claude or Grok adds to one shared plan on a map, so dates and bookings don't get lost in the group chat.

More from Singapore

• Weekend getaways from Singapore: short trips sorted by travel time
• All itineraries

Sources

Last checked: 28 October 2026.

• Ministry of Manpower, public holidays: the 2027 public holiday dates, and Monday 8 February as a public holiday.
• Ministry of Manpower, public holidays entitlement and pay: a public holiday on a non-working Saturday gives another day off or an extra day's pay; on a Sunday, the next working day is a paid holiday.
• Ministry of Education, school terms and holidays for 2027 (published 14 July 2026): terms, vacations, scheduled school holidays and the school off-in-lieu days.
• Ministry of Education, academic calendar.