Sabah Long-Weekend Planner 2026–2027: Stack Your Leave the Smart Way
Last updated: 5 July 2026
Sabah gets more public holidays than almost anywhere else in Malaysia — Good Friday, two days of Kaamatan, the Governor’s Birthday and Christmas Eve are ours alone. Played right, a year of leave stretches much further here. This planner shows every long-weekend combo for 2026 and 2027: the exact leave days to take, and what you get back.
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Every combo, 2026 & 2027
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2026 gazetted
4 days off · 1 day of leave
Thu 1 – Sun 4 Jan
📝 Take leave: Fri 2 Jan
New Year’s Day (Thu 1 Jan)
5 days off · 1 day of leave
Sat 14 – Wed 18 Feb
📝 Take leave: Mon 16 Feb
Chinese New Year (Tue 17 + Wed 18 Feb)
5 days off · 2 days of leave
Thu 19 – Mon 23 Mar
📝 Take leave: Thu 19 + Fri 20 Mar
Hari Raya Aidilfitri (Sat 21 + Sun 22 Mar, in-lieu Mon 23)
4 days off · 1 day of leave
Sat 28 – Tue 31 Mar
📝 Take leave: Tue 31 Mar
Sabah Governor’s Birthday (Mon 30 Mar)
3 days off · no leave needed
Fri 3 – Sun 5 Apr
📝 Take leave: No leave needed
Good Friday (Fri 3 Apr — Sabah & Sarawak only)
4 days off · 1 day of leave
Fri 1 – Mon 4 May
📝 Take leave: Mon 4 May
Labour Day (Fri 1 May)
⭐ Best of 2026
6 days off · 2 days of leave
Wed 27 May – Mon 1 Jun
📝 Take leave: Thu 28 + Fri 29 May
Hari Raya Haji (Wed 27 May) + Pesta Kaamatan (Sat 30 + Sun 31 May) + Wesak (Sun 31 May) + Agong’s Birthday (Mon 1 Jun)
The jackpot of 2026 — 6 days off for 2 days of leave.
5 days off · 2 days of leave
Sat 13 – Wed 17 Jun
📝 Take leave: Mon 15 + Tue 16 Jun
Awal Muharram (Wed 17 Jun)
4 days off · 1 day of leave
Sat 22 – Tue 25 Aug
📝 Take leave: Mon 24 Aug
Maulidur Rasul (Tue 25 Aug)
3 days off · no leave needed
Sat 29 – Mon 31 Aug
📝 Take leave: No leave needed
Merdeka Day (Mon 31 Aug)
5 days off · 2 days of leave
Wed 16 – Sun 20 Sep
📝 Take leave: Thu 17 + Fri 18 Sep
Malaysia Day (Wed 16 Sep)
3 days off · no leave needed
Sat 7 – Mon 9 Nov
📝 Take leave: No leave needed
Deepavali (Sun 8 Nov)
Mon 9 Nov in-lieu expected since Deepavali falls on Sunday — confirm the gazette announcement.
4 days off · no leave needed
Thu 24 – Sun 27 Dec
📝 Take leave: No leave needed
Christmas Eve (Thu 24 Dec — Sabah only) + Christmas Day (Fri 25 Dec)
Sabah’s Christmas Eve holiday makes this a free 4-day break.
2027 preliminary — gazette confirms late Dec 2026
3 days off · no leave needed
Fri 1 – Sun 3 Jan
📝 Take leave: No leave needed
New Year’s Day (Fri 1 Jan)
Add Mon 4 Jan (1 day of leave) to make it 4.
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3 days off · 1 day of leave
Sat 6 – Mon 8 Feb
📝 Take leave: Mon 8 Feb (free if gazetted as in-lieu)
Chinese New Year (Sat 6 + Sun 7 Feb)
Both CNY days fall on the weekend. An in-lieu Monday is usual but must be gazetted — if it is, this becomes a free 3-day weekend and your leave day goes back in the bank.
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5 days off · 1 day of leave
Wed 10 – Sun 14 Mar
📝 Take leave: Fri 12 Mar
Hari Raya Aidilfitri (est. Wed 10 + Thu 11 Mar)
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5 days off · 1 day of leave
Fri 26 – Tue 30 Mar
📝 Take leave: Mon 29 Mar
Good Friday (Fri 26 Mar) + Sabah Governor’s Birthday (Tue 30 Mar)
Governor’s Birthday date is tied to the current TYT’s tenure — confirm nearer the date.
est.
3 days off · no leave needed
Sat 15 – Mon 17 May
📝 Take leave: No leave needed
Hari Raya Haji (est. Mon 17 May)
3 days off · no leave needed
Sat 29 – Mon 31 May
📝 Take leave: No leave needed
Pesta Kaamatan (Sun 30 + Mon 31 May)
Kaamatan Day 1 falls on Sunday — watch for a possible in-lieu Tue 1 Jun.
est.
3 days off · no leave needed
Sat 5 – Mon 7 Jun
📝 Take leave: No leave needed
Awal Muharram (est. Sun 6 Jun) + Agong’s Birthday (Mon 7 Jun)
Muharram on Sunday could add an in-lieu Tue 8 Jun — 4 days free.
4 days off · 1 day of leave
Sat 28 – Tue 31 Aug
📝 Take leave: Mon 30 Aug
Merdeka Day (Tue 31 Aug)
4 days off · 1 day of leave
Thu 16 – Sun 19 Sep
📝 Take leave: Fri 17 Sep
Malaysia Day (Thu 16 Sep)
est.
4 days off · 1 day of leave
Sat 6 – Tue 9 Nov
📝 Take leave: Mon 8 Nov
Deepavali (est. Tue 9 Nov)
3 days off · no leave needed
Fri 24 – Sun 26 Dec
📝 Take leave: No leave needed
Christmas Eve (Fri 24 Dec — Sabah only) + Christmas Day (Sat 25 Dec)
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💡How to actually get these approved
Long-weekend leave gets snapped up fast — especially around Kaamatan and year-end. Book the popular bridge days at the start of the year (or the moment the 2027 gazette drops in late December), before your colleagues have the same idea.
Long-weekend FAQ
QHow many public holidays does Sabah get compared to the Peninsula?
Sabah gets 19–20 gazetted public holidays a year — more than most Malaysian states — thanks to Sabah-only holidays the Peninsula doesn’t observe: Good Friday, Pesta Kaamatan (2 days), the Sabah Governor’s Birthday, and Christmas Eve. That’s why leave-stacking works especially well here. Full calendar: Sabah public holidays 2026–2027.
QAre the 2027 dates confirmed?
Not all of them. Fixed dates (Merdeka, Malaysia Day, Christmas) are certain, but Islamic holidays are estimates until the Keeper of the Rulers’ Seal confirms them by moon sighting — they can shift by 1–2 days. The Sabah Gazette usually publishes the official calendar in late December. Cards marked est. are preliminary.
QDo I get a replacement day if a holiday falls on a weekend?
If a public holiday falls on a rest day (usually Sunday), the Employment Act makes the next working day a paid holiday for private-sector employees. For Saturday holidays a replacement must be gazetted separately — it usually happens, but it isn’t automatic. We flag every expected in-lieu day on the cards above.
2026 dates are gazetted; 2027 dates marked est. are preliminary until confirmed (Islamic dates by moon sighting, the rest by the Sabah Gazette in late December). Verified as of 5 July 2026. Full calendar with every holiday: Sabah public holidays 2026–2027 · school holidays · Sabah This Week archive.
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