Singapore Public Holidays 2027: Full List and Long Weekends

Singapore has 11 public holidays in 2027, and five of them give a long weekend without taking leave. The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) released the list on 18 June 2026. Three holidays fall on a Saturday: the first day of Chinese New Year, Labour Day and Christmas Day. The second day of Chinese New Year falls on a Sunday, so Monday 8 February is a public holiday.

For anyone booking business travel, the long weekends and bridge days are the weeks when much of Singapore takes the same days off. In December 2025, Changi handled 6.3 million passenger movements, and its busiest single day was Saturday 20 December, with more than 223,000 passengers (Changi Airport Group, reported by TTG Asia).

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The table lists all 11 gazetted public holidays for 2027 from MOM's announcement, with the weekday and a planning note for each.

Five long weekends need no leave. Three more become four- or five-day breaks with one or two days off, and those bridge weeks are when flights and hotels fill fastest.

Singapore public holidays 2027: the full list

Three holidays land on a Saturday and one on a Sunday, which is why Monday 8 February is also a holiday.

When a public holiday falls on a Sunday, the following Monday is a public holiday. When it falls on a non-working day such as a Saturday, staff covered by the Employment Act are entitled to another day off or an extra day's pay (MOM). Those replacement days are agreed company by company, so they don't concentrate travel demand the way a gazetted Monday does. MOM also allows an employer and an employee to agree to swap a public holiday for another working day.

Which 2027 long weekends need no leave?

Each one gives a Friday or a Monday off, so each is a three-day break.

The Chinese New Year weekend is the heaviest of the five for regional travel. Most Peninsular Malaysian states give the same Monday off, and Hong Kong (6 to 9 February) and Taiwan (4 to 10 February) have longer breaks over the same dates. If you have meetings in the region that week, expect colleagues and counterparts across several markets to be away at once.

The three bridge weeks, and why they matter

One bridge turns Hari Raya Puasa into five days off; the other two are single Fridays.

These are the weeks to watch when booking travel. A bridge day that many people take turns a normal week into a short holiday, and outbound demand moves with it. Hari Raya Puasa falls on the same day as Hari Raya Aidilfitri in Malaysia, so cross-border traffic to Johor and the wider region rises at the same time. Vesak Day also falls on the same Thursday as Wesak in Malaysia.

What this means for business travel in 2027

If you plan around one stretch, make it early February to mid-March.

Treat February to mid-March as one busy block. Chinese New Year falls on 6 and 7 February, and Hari Raya Puasa follows on 10 March. Regional colleagues will be away in waves across those five weeks, and flights to Malaysia, Hong Kong and Taiwan are in demand around both dates. Our guide to Malaysia's 2027 public holidays covers the Malaysian side of the same weeks.

Move trips a week either side of a bridge. Shifting a client visit or an internal offsite by one week is the simplest way to avoid paying long-weekend prices.

Watch December. Changi's busiest day in 2025 was the Saturday before Christmas. In 2027 that Saturday is 18 December, and Christmas Day itself falls on a Saturday. Book year-end travel early.

Check school holidays separately. Family travel peaks when schools close, and those dates come from the Ministry of Education's 2027 school calendar, not the public-holiday list.

Set allowances before the busy weeks. If your team travels around these dates, agree daily allowance rates in advance. Our guide to per diem and mileage rates in Singapore and Malaysia sets out how companies approach them.

A note on accuracy

The list is official; replacement days for Saturday holidays depend on your employment terms.

The dates in this guide follow MOM's 2027 public holiday announcement of 18 June 2026. The rules for holidays that fall on a rest day or a non-working day come from MOM's guidance on public holiday entitlements under the Employment Act. Your employment contract and company policy decide how Saturday holidays are given. For more on running travel from Singapore, see our guide to corporate travel management in Singapore.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many public holidays does Singapore have in 2027?

Singapore has 11 gazetted public holidays in 2027, according to the Ministry of Manpower. They are New Year's Day, two days of Chinese New Year, Hari Raya Puasa, Good Friday, Labour Day, Hari Raya Haji, Vesak Day, National Day, Deepavali and Christmas Day. Because the second day of Chinese New Year falls on a Sunday, Monday 8 February is also a public holiday. Three holidays fall on a Saturday, and employees covered by the Employment Act get another day off or an extra day's pay for those.

What are the long weekends in Singapore in 2027?

Five long weekends need no leave in 2027. They are New Year's Day from Friday 1 to Sunday 3 January, and Chinese New Year from Saturday 6 to Monday 8 February. Good Friday gives Friday 26 to Sunday 28 March, and Hari Raya Haji gives Saturday 15 to Monday 17 May. National Day gives Saturday 7 to Monday 9 August. Three more become longer breaks with leave: Hari Raya Puasa in March, Vesak Day in May and Deepavali in October.

Is 8 February 2027 a public holiday in Singapore?

Yes. The second day of Chinese New Year falls on Sunday 7 February 2027, so Monday 8 February is a public holiday under the Ministry of Manpower's rules. That gives a three-day weekend from Saturday 6 to Monday 8 February without taking leave. The first day of Chinese New Year falls on Saturday 6 February. Employees covered by the Employment Act who don't normally work on Saturdays are entitled to another day off or an extra day's pay for it, as agreed with their employer.

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

Employees covered by the Employment Act get another day off or an extra day's salary when a public holiday falls on a non-working day such as a Saturday, according to the Ministry of Manpower. In 2027 this applies to the first day of Chinese New Year on 6 February, Labour Day on 1 May and Christmas Day on 25 December. Unlike a Sunday holiday, there is no single gazetted replacement day, so each employer sets its own arrangement.

When is the best time to take leave in Singapore in 2027?

Hari Raya Puasa gives the best return. It falls on Wednesday 10 March, so taking Thursday 11 and Friday 12 March as leave gives five days off from Wednesday to Sunday. Vesak Day on Thursday 20 May and Deepavali on Thursday 28 October each become four-day breaks with one Friday off. Because many people take the same days, flights and hotels price up in those weeks, so book early if you plan to travel then.

When is travel busiest from Singapore in 2027?

The long weekends and bridge weeks are the busiest, along with school holidays and December. In December 2025, Changi Airport handled 6.3 million passenger movements, and its busiest day was the Saturday before Christmas. In 2027, watch early February for Chinese New Year, the Hari Raya Puasa week in March, and the weekends before Christmas. Moving a business trip by a week either side of these dates is the easiest way to avoid peak fares.

Sources

• Ministry of Manpower, Public holidays for 2027 (18 June 2026): https://www.mom.gov.sg/newsroom/press-releases/2026/0618-public-holidays-for-2027

• Ministry of Manpower, Public holidays: entitlement and pay: https://www.mom.gov.sg/employment-practices/public-holidays-entitlement-and-pay

• TTG Asia, Changi Airport sets new passenger record (23 January 2026), reporting Changi Airport Group data: https://www.ttgasia.com/2026/01/23/changi-airport-sets-new-passenger-record-as-travel-demand-rises/