2026: Calendar summary
Counts include weekends within holiday periods; make-up workdays are excluded.
- Holiday dates
- 14
- Holiday dates on weekdays
- 10
- Month with the most holiday dates
- May (3)
- Holiday dates in the other year (2027)
- 12
Dates run from 2026-01-01 to 2026-12-25; 4 fall on Saturday or Sunday. When months tie, the earliest month is shown.
Planning with Singapore’s public holiday dates
Use the Ministry of Manpower list as the date reference
Singapore’s public holiday list brings together observances from different traditions and fixed civic dates. Use the Ministry of Manpower calendar for the selected year rather than calculating unfamiliar religious dates yourself. Where the official list includes a qualification or observed date, retain that information in your planning notes. The date table is a reference for public holidays; it does not establish the opening hours of every shop, office or service provider.
Start by identifying your actual dependency. A visitor making a booking needs the operator’s availability; a team scheduling a meeting needs the relevant people; an employer considering holiday pay needs the applicable employment guidance. These questions can share the same date without sharing the same answer. Keeping the purpose of the check visible prevents a calendar entry from being mistaken for a legal conclusion or a confirmed appointment.
Read Sunday observance together with the work pattern
The Ministry’s published list explains applicable following-day treatment for holidays falling on a Sunday. Read those notes rather than assuming every holiday on either weekend day shifts in the same way. A rest day and a non-working day can matter differently in employment guidance. If the question concerns an individual’s entitlement or pay, use the Ministry’s detailed employment information and the person’s actual work arrangement.
For general planning, show the celebration date and any listed observed date clearly. Do not silently remove the original date from a travel itinerary or count every row as a separate annual holiday entitlement. Ask the business whether it will be open for the service you need. A company’s arrangement for a particular team may not match the pattern assumed by a visitor who normally works Monday through Friday.
Plan Chinese New Year handovers across jurisdictions
Chinese New Year is a useful example of why regional teams need more than one national calendar. Singapore, Hong Kong, mainland China and other locations can share a celebration while publishing different holiday periods. Put the relevant calendars side by side and find the final date on which all the people required for an approval are available. That common working window matters more than simply selecting the last unmarked date in one country.
For a purchasing team, identify who approves the order, who releases payment and who sends the collection instructions. Ask each person to confirm the last handover and the first expected response after their break. A backup contact should have authority to complete the task, not merely access to the inbox. Save the agreed plan with the order so a colleague covering the work does not have to reconstruct it from scattered messages.
Distinguish religious observance from operating commitments
A calendar includes the public date of an observance, but it cannot describe how every employee or business will arrange personal leave around it. Avoid making assumptions about a colleague’s religion or availability based on the holiday name. Ask about working availability directly and respectfully. A neutral team calendar can show confirmed absences and delegates without recording unnecessary personal information about why an individual is away.
For an appointment with a service provider, ask about the exact date, branch and service. A general statement that a business operates during holidays may not establish availability for a specialized procedure or a named employee. If the appointment is essential, obtain a confirmation and note its change conditions. This replaces guesswork about customary practices with information that the organization responsible for the service can actually stand behind.
Confirm transport and visitor bookings together
A short stay can become difficult if arrival time, accommodation access and a booked attraction do not fit together. Compare those commitments before purchasing tickets. Check the operator’s actual departure or admission time and leave room for the transfer involved. A public holiday date does not predict how long immigration, a taxi queue or an attraction entrance will take, and this page does not offer live congestion estimates.
Keep an alternative that still works if the first booking changes. For example, choose an activity with verified opening hours in a manageable area rather than a distant reservation with a second tight deadline. If traveling with children or someone who needs assistance, confirm accessibility and rest opportunities. These details are specific to the venue and itinerary; they should come from operator information rather than being inferred from a national holiday label.
Build payment and delivery deadlines from confirmations
For a payment or shipment, distinguish the date you submit an instruction from the date the provider completes its part. Ask about the relevant cutoff and the recipient’s availability. A cross-border transaction can involve an additional holiday calendar at the destination, even when the Singapore side is operating. Record those dependencies in the plan and agree how you will communicate a change to the customer or supplier.
Choose the file for the country and year you need, and keep imported holidays in a separate calendar. The summary counts holiday dates, including applicable substitutes; a project working-day calculation also needs the team's actual work pattern and company closures. When replacing a download, use your calendar application's duplicate-handling options so the same holiday does not appear twice. Keep service bookings, payment cutoffs and personal appointments in their own calendar, alongside the contact or reservation details for each arrangement.