THE LEAVEGAIN KEDAH GUIDE

Kedah Public Holidays 2027

Compare 19 public holiday dates in Kedah with 3 natural long weekends in 2027. The recommendations below use holidays applicable to Kedah.

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Official data· Bahagian Kabinet, Jabatan Perdana MenteriVerified 14 September 2026
THE YEAR AT A GLANCE

Kedah Holiday Summary

Public holiday dates
19
Natural long weekends
3
Days off with 1 leave day
6

Calculations assume a Monday–Friday workweek with Saturday–Sunday weekends, including for state guides. Compare your employer’s working week before using these dates. Counts are distinct calendar dates, including explicitly listed observed dates; substitute holidays are not inferred.

Public Holidays in Kedah

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Public holiday dates and applicable states
HolidayDateDayApplicable states
Isra and Mi'rajWednesdayKedah, Negeri Sembilan, Perlis, Terengganu
Chinese New YearSaturdayAll states and federal territories
Chinese New Year (Day 2)SundayAll states and federal territories
First Day of RamadanMondayJohor, Kedah, Melaka
Hari Raya PuasaWednesdayAll states and federal territories
Hari Raya Puasa (Day 2)ThursdayAll states and federal territories
Labour DaySaturdayAll states and federal territories
Hari Raya HajiMondayAll states and federal territories
Hari Raya Haji (Day 2)TuesdayKedah, Kelantan, Perlis, Terengganu
Vesak DayThursdayAll states and federal territories
Awal Muharram (Maal Hijrah)SundayAll states and federal territories
King's BirthdayMondayAll states and federal territories
Sultan of Kedah's BirthdaySundayKedah
Prophet Muhammad's Birthday (Maulidur Rasul)SundayAll states and federal territories
National DayTuesdayAll states and federal territories
Malaysia DayThursdayAll states and federal territories
DeepavaliThursdayKuala Lumpur, Labuan, Putrajaya, Johor, Kedah, Kelantan, Melaka, Negeri Sembilan, Pahang, Perak, Perlis, Penang, Sabah, Selangor, Terengganu
Christmas DaySaturdayAll states and federal territories
Isra and Mi'rajSundayKedah, Negeri Sembilan, Perlis, Terengganu

Natural Long Weekends in Kedah

These breaks need no annual leave. Efficiency is not applicable when no leave is used.

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3 days off · 0 leave days · +3 days gained

Tahun Baharu Cina / Tahun Baharu Cina (Hari Kedua) / Awal Ramadan

  1. SatHoliday
  2. SunHoliday
  3. MonHoliday

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4 days off · 0 leave days · +4 days gained

Hari Raya Qurban / Hari Raya Qurban (Hari Kedua)

  1. SatOff (Weekend)
  2. SunOff (Weekend)
  3. MonHoliday
  4. TueHoliday

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3 days off · 0 leave days · +3 days gained

Awal Muharam (Maal Hijrah) / Hari Keputeraan Rasmi Seri Paduka Baginda Yang di-Pertuan Agong

  1. SatOff (Weekend)
  2. SunHoliday
  3. MonHoliday

Best Leave Days in Kedah

Choose a small leave commitment, a longer continuous break, or the most days off per leave day. These are alternatives and may overlap; do not add their totals together.

Best 1-Day Leave Opportunity

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1 leave day → 6 days off → +5 days gained

6.0× efficiency · Hari Raya Qurban / Hari Raya Qurban (Hari Kedua) / Hari Wesak

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  1. SatOff (Weekend)
  2. SunOff (Weekend)
  3. MonHoliday
  4. TueHoliday
  5. WedLeave
  6. ThuHoliday

Best 2-Day Leave Opportunity

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2 leave days → 9 days off → +7 days gained

4.5× efficiency · Hari Raya Qurban / Hari Raya Qurban (Hari Kedua) / Hari Wesak

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  1. SatOff (Weekend)
  2. SunOff (Weekend)
  3. MonHoliday
  4. TueHoliday
  5. WedLeave
  6. ThuHoliday
  7. FriLeave
  8. SatOff (Weekend)
  9. SunOff (Weekend)

Best Extended Break

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8 leave days → 17 days off → +9 days gained

2.1× efficiency · Hari Raya Qurban / Hari Raya Qurban (Hari Kedua) / Hari Wesak

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  1. SatOff (Weekend)
  2. SunOff (Weekend)
  3. MonLeave
  4. TueLeave
  5. WedLeave
  6. ThuLeave
  7. FriLeave
  8. SatOff (Weekend)
  9. SunOff (Weekend)
  10. MonHoliday
  11. TueHoliday
  12. WedLeave
  13. ThuHoliday
  14. FriLeave
  15. SatOff (Weekend)
  16. SunOff (Weekend)
  17. MonLeave
COMPARE A WHOLE YEAR OF BREAKS

What can 3, 5 or 10 leave days buy in Kedah?

These are three separate plans for the 2027 calendar, each using at most three leave days per trip. Unlike individual recommendation cards, each row combines trips without overlapping dates. Compare the breaks you would actually take before choosing how much of your balance to commit.

Kedah 2027: Monday–Friday working week, maximize-days-off strategy
Leave budgetLeave usedDays off in chosen breaksTripsUnspent leave
3 days31530
5 days52350
10 days104090
  • 5 Feb – 8 Feb4 days offRequest Fri, 5 Feb(1 leave day)
  • 10 Mar – 14 Mar5 days offRequest Fri, 12 Mar(1 leave day)
  • 15 May – 20 May6 days offRequest Wed, 19 May(1 leave day)
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  • 5 Feb – 8 Feb4 days offRequest Fri, 5 Feb(1 leave day)
  • 10 Mar – 14 Mar5 days offRequest Fri, 12 Mar(1 leave day)
  • 15 May – 20 May6 days offRequest Wed, 19 May(1 leave day)
  • 4 Jun – 7 Jun4 days offRequest Fri, 4 Jun(1 leave day)
  • 28 Aug – 31 Aug4 days offRequest Mon, 30 Aug(1 leave day)
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  • 5 Feb – 8 Feb4 days offRequest Fri, 5 Feb(1 leave day)
  • 10 Mar – 14 Mar5 days offRequest Fri, 12 Mar(1 leave day)
  • 30 Apr – 2 May3 days offRequest Fri, 30 Apr(1 leave day)
  • 15 May – 23 May9 days offRequest Wed, 19 May, Fri, 21 May(2 leave days)
  • 4 Jun – 7 Jun4 days offRequest Fri, 4 Jun(1 leave day)
  • 18 Jun – 20 Jun3 days offRequest Fri, 18 Jun(1 leave day)
  • 28 Aug – 31 Aug4 days offRequest Mon, 30 Aug(1 leave day)
  • 16 Sept – 19 Sept4 days offRequest Fri, 17 Sept(1 leave day)
  • 28 Oct – 31 Oct4 days offRequest Fri, 29 Oct(1 leave day)
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These totals cover only the selected breaks, not every weekend or public holiday in the year. The plans use the full year, so check for past dates before requesting leave. Each larger budget is recalculated from scratch: it may replace a smaller plan’s trip rather than simply extend it. The search is limited to candidates near holidays, and workplace substitutions are not inferred.

What the 2027 calendar means for your leave

In this Kedah calendar, 11 of the 19 distinct public holiday dates fall on Monday to Friday. The remaining 8 fall on Saturday or Sunday. This distinction matters: a weekday holiday can remove a working day from a break, while a holiday on an existing weekly off-day does not automatically create another day off in this planner.

Read the holiday table as a list of calendar dates, rather than a leave balance. Two holiday names on the same date occupy one day in a trip. An explicitly listed observed date can occupy a separate day; LeaveGain does not invent another substitute date when holidays overlap. Check the linked official schedule and your workplace calendar if an observed day affects a booking.

What changes when you select Kedah

The Kedah selection adds the entries below to the calendar marked as applying nationwide. Some are shared with other states or territories, so “additional” does not mean exclusive to Kedah. These dates explain why a national recommendation may miss a useful local break.

  • Israk dan Mikraj — Wednesday, 6 January 2027; falls on a weekday.
  • Awal Ramadan — Monday, 8 February 2027; falls on a weekday.
  • Hari Raya Qurban (Hari Kedua) — Tuesday, 18 May 2027; falls on a weekday.
  • Hari Keputeraan Sultan Kedah — Sunday, 20 June 2027; falls on the guide’s assumed weekend.
  • Hari Deepavali — Thursday, 28 October 2027; falls on a weekday.
  • Israk dan Mikraj — Sunday, 26 December 2027; falls on the guide’s assumed weekend.

Use this calendar for a workplace in Kedah, even if your trip is elsewhere. If you and a travel companion work in different states, compare both calendars: a day that is free for one person may cost the other a leave day. Agree the shared travel dates before comparing leave costs.

A worked Kedah 2027 leave example

For a one-day request, the planner finds a break from Saturday, 15 May 2027 to Thursday, 20 May 2027, around Hari Raya Qurban / Hari Raya Qurban (Hari Kedua) / Hari Wesak. Request Wednesday, 19 May 2027 as annual leave. The other dates in this 6-day span are public holidays or weekly off-days in the calendar used for this page.

The calculation is 1 leave day + 5 holiday or weekly off-days = 6 consecutive days off. The 6.0× figure divides total days off by leave used. “Days gained” describes the non-leave dates inside that break; it does not mean that your employer gives you 5 extra leave days.

With a two-day budget, another candidate runs from Saturday, 15 May 2027 to Sunday, 23 May 2027 and gives 9 days off. Its leave dates are Wednesday, 19 May 2027 and Friday, 21 May 2027. Compare this entire alternative with the one-day option; it may surround a different holiday or overlap it. Do not add the two cards’ totals together without checking their dates.

Turn these dates into a workable request

Check every date marked as leave against your actual working week. If you work Saturdays, the weekend-based total may overstate your free time. If your days off rotate from week to week, a repeating custom week cannot represent the whole roster; review each date manually. The year and state labels alone do not establish your personal schedule.

Send your employer the working dates you want to take off, together with the full absence period and a return-to-work date checked against your roster. Keep an alternative break in case colleagues have requested the same dates. Once approved, record the leave you have used before planning the next trip so the same balance is not spent twice.

For a step-by-step budget example, overlapping-trip explanation and planning checklist, read how to build an annual leave plan. The holiday source on this page supports the calendar dates; the comparisons and recommendations are LeaveGain’s calculations from that data.

How LeaveGain Calculates Longer Breaks

LeaveGain combines official holiday dates with weekends, then evaluates the working days between them using the same optimizer as the calculator. Opportunities are ranked by efficiency, then break length. Days gained means days off minus leave used; efficiency is days off divided by leave used.

These guides search up to 12 leave days per break within the selected year, using the optimizer’s seven-day windows around holidays. “Best” means the best candidate found within that search, not a guaranteed global optimum. Confirm the applicable holiday dates and leave approval with your employer.