Singapore Announces Public Holiday Dates for 2027

There will be five long weekends next year, one less than the six in 2026, the Ministry of Manpower has announced in its release on gazetted public holidays.

One public holiday falls on a Sunday:

– Second day of Chinese New Year (Feb 7) 

As the second day of the Chinese New Year falls on Sunday, Feb 7, the following Monday will be a public holiday.

Two public holidays fall on a Monday:

– National Day (Aug 9) 

– Hari Raya Haji (May 17) 

Two public holidays fall on a Friday:

– New Year’s Day (Jan 1)

– Good Friday (Mar 26) 

Three public holidays fall on a Saturday

– First day of Chinese New Year (Feb 6)

– Labour Day (May 1) 

– Christmas Day (Dec 25) 

The other public holidays are: 

– Hari Raya Puasa (Mar 10) 

– Vesak Day (May 20) 

– Deepavali (Oct 28)

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Public holiday pay

Employees who are required to work on a public holiday are entitled to an extra day’s salary at the basic rate of pay, in addition to their gross rate of pay for that day, said MOM.

Employers and employees may mutually agree to substitute a public holiday for another working day.

Employers also have the option of granting time-off-in-lieu, based on a mutually agreed number of hours, for working on a public holiday for the following group of employees: Workmen earning more than S$4,500 (US$3,341) a month; non-workmen earning more than S$2,600 a month; and all managers and executives.