Official Holidays in Bali: Full List of Indonesia’s Public Holidays

Public holidays and collective leave days in Indonesia in 2026

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1 January, Thursday — New Year's Day (Tahun Baru Masehi)
16 January, Friday — Isra Mi'raj (Ascension of the Prophet Muhammad)
16 February, Monday — collective leave day (cuti bersama) for Chinese New Year
17 February, Tuesday — Imlek (Chinese New Year)
18 March, Wednesday — collective leave day for Nyepi
19 March, Thursday — Nyepi (Hari Suci Nyepi), the Balinese New Year
20 March, Friday — collective leave day for Idul Fitri
21–22 March, Saturday–Sunday — Idul Fitri (Hari Raya Idul Fitri)
23–24 March, Monday–Tuesday — collective leave days for Idul Fitri
3 April, Friday — Good Friday (Wafat Yesus Kristus)
5 April, Sunday — Easter Sunday (Kebangkitan Yesus Kristus)
1 May, Friday — Labour Day (Hari Buruh Internasional)
14 May, Thursday — Ascension of Jesus Christ (Kenaikan Yesus Kristus)
15 May, Friday — collective leave day for the Ascension of Jesus Christ
27 May, Wednesday — Idul Adha (Hari Raya Idul Adha)
28 May, Thursday — collective leave day for Idul Adha
31 May, Sunday — Waisak (Hari Raya Waisak), also known as Vesak
1 June, Monday — Pancasila Day (Hari Lahir Pancasila), marking the founding principles of the Indonesian state
16 June, Tuesday — Islamic New Year (1 Muharam, Tahun Baru Islam)
17 August, Monday — Indonesian Independence Day (Hari Kemerdekaan)
25 August, Tuesday — Maulid Nabi, the Prophet Muhammad's birthday
24 December, Thursday — collective leave day for Christmas
25 December, Friday — Christmas Day (Hari Natal)

Religious holidays in Bali in 2026

  • 17 January, Saturday — Shiva Ratri (Hari Suci Siwa Ratri)
  • 18 March, Wednesday — Day Before Nyepi / Tawur Agung Kesanga
  • 19 March, Thursday — Nyepi / Day of Silence (Hari Suci Nyepi)
  • 20 March, Friday — Day After Nyepi / Ngembak Geni
  • 4 April, Saturday — Saraswati Day (Hari Raya Saraswati)
  • 8 April, Wednesday — Pagerwesi (Hari Raya Pagerwesi)
  • 16 June, Tuesday — Penampahan Galungan (day before Galungan)
  • 17 June, Wednesday — Galungan (Hari Raya Galungan)
  • 18 June, Thursday — Manis / Umanis Galungan (day after Galungan)
  • 26 June, Friday — Penampahan Kuningan (day before Kuningan)
  • 27 June, Saturday — Kuningan (Hari Raya Kuningan)
  • 31 October, Saturday — Saraswati (second date in 2026)
  • 4 November, Wednesday — Pagerwesi (second date in 2026)

Public holidays and collective leave days in Indonesia in 2027

The government approved the 2027 list in September 2026: 18 public holidays and 8 collective leave days. This is the nationwide list, including Nyepi. Other Balinese Hindu holy days in 2027, such as Galungan and Kuningan, are not covered in this article.
1 January, Friday — New Year's Day
5 January, Tuesday — Isra Mi'raj
5 February, Friday — collective leave day for Chinese New Year
6 February, Saturday — Imlek (Chinese New Year)
8 March, Monday — Nyepi, the Balinese New Year
9 March, Tuesday — collective leave day for Idul Fitri
10–11 March, Wednesday–Thursday — Idul Fitri
12 and 15 March, Friday and Monday — collective leave days for Idul Fitri
25 March, Thursday — collective leave day for Good Friday
26 March, Friday — Good Friday
28 March, Sunday — Easter Sunday
1 May, Saturday — Labour Day
6 May, Thursday — Ascension of Jesus Christ
17 May, Monday — Idul Adha
18 May, Tuesday — collective leave day for Idul Adha
19 May, Wednesday — collective leave day for Waisak
20 May, Thursday — Waisak
1 June, Tuesday — Pancasila Day
6 June, Sunday — Islamic New Year (1 Muharam)
15 August, Sunday — Maulid Nabi
17 August, Tuesday — Indonesian Independence Day
24 December, Friday — collective leave day for Christmas
25 December, Saturday — Christmas Day
26 December, Sunday — Isra Mi'raj (it falls twice in 2027 because the Islamic year is shorter than the calendar year)
The exact dates of Idul Fitri and Idul Adha are confirmed separately by the Minister of Religious Affairs. Collective leave days apply to civil servants; private employers decide for themselves whether to give them. Taking them counts against an employee's annual leave. Services that deal directly with the public — hospitals, utilities, banks, transport and others — have been told to arrange duty rosters for public holidays and collective leave days.
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