Singapore MOM Public Holidays 2025: Full List & Dates

Planning ahead for next year? Singapore’s Ministry of Manpower has officially confirmed the 2025 public holiday calendar, and the good news is that the list is largely settled with just a couple of dates still pending moon-sighting confirmation. Whether you’re mapping out leave for a big celebration or sorting out your team’s roster, having the exact dates on hand makes all the difference. Here’s the complete breakdown with MOM-verified data and what it means for your planning.

Total Public Holidays 2025: 11 ·
First Holiday: 1 January 2025 (New Year’s Day) ·
Chinese New Year Dates: 29–30 January 2025 ·
Labour Day: 1 May 2025 ·
Official Source: MOM.gov.sg

The table below lists all 11 gazetted dates with their corresponding days of the week and any applicable notes, sourced from MOM’s official announcement.

Employers and HR teams should factor these 11 dates into workforce planning and ensure payroll systems account for holiday pay and off-in-lieu calculations.

“The dates of the 11 gazetted public holidays for 2025 are as follows:”

— Ministry of Manpower, Official Press Release

“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.”

— Ministry of Manpower, Entitlement and Pay Guidance

“You are entitled to 11 paid public holidays a year in accordance with the Employment Act.”

— Ministry of Manpower, Entitlement and Pay Guidance

What are the Singapore MOM public holidays for 2025?

The Ministry of Manpower announced 11 gazetted public holidays for Singapore in 2025, published in the Government Gazette on 5 August 2024. The list covers the full calendar year, starting with New Year’s Day on 1 January and ending with Christmas Day on 25 December.

Two holidays fall on Saturdays—Hari Raya Haji on 7 June and National Day on 9 August. Since many Singapore workers operate on a five-day week, these dates may affect off-in-lieu entitlements depending on your employment terms.

Both Hari Raya Puasa (31 March) and Hari Raya Haji (7 June) carry a note that dates are subject to moon-sighting confirmation. While the gazetted dates are your planning baseline, the actual celebration day may shift slightly if the lunar observation differs from the predicted date. Keep an eye on MOM.gov.sg for any updates.

Checking entitlements if you work on a holiday

Employees covered by the Employment Act are entitled to 11 paid public holidays per year. If you’re required to work on a public holiday, you’re entitled to an extra day’s salary at the basic rate of pay, on top of your gross pay for that day. For higher-level employees (workmen earning over $4,500 monthly, non-workmen over $2,600, or managers and executives), time-off-in-lieu is an option instead of extra pay, subject to agreement with your employer.

Where to find Singapore MOM public holidays 2025 PDF?

The official primary source is the Ministry of Manpower’s press release, which lists all 11 dates along with the entitlement framework. For those who prefer a downloadable file, MOM’s press release is available as a PDF attachment through the Singapore Government Press Centre.

Beyond MOM’s own channels, the Data.gov.sg portal offers a machine-readable dataset of public holidays that you can download and integrate into your own calendar systems. This is particularly useful for HR software, payroll automation, or building custom reminders.

Secondary confirmations come from established outlets like 99.co Singapore Insider and Tiger Consulting’s holiday PDF, which cross-reference the MOM list. Wikipedia also provides historical context on Singapore’s holiday framework.

What are the timings for public holidays 2025 Singapore MOM?

MOM’s official guidance confirms that public holidays run from midnight to midnight. The key entitlements kick in based on your work status on that day.

• If a public holiday falls on your normal working day, you get a paid day off.
• If you’re required to work, you receive gross pay for the day plus an extra day’s salary at basic rate.
• Employees and employers can mutually agree to substitute the public holiday for another working day.
• If a public holiday falls on a non-working day (for example, a Saturday for a five-day-week worker), you are entitled to either off-in-lieu or an extra day’s pay.

Part IV employees who work four hours or less on a public holiday are entitled to at least half a day’s off-in-lieu or equivalent pay. If you are absent without a valid reason on the working day immediately before or after a public holiday, you may forfeit your entitlement to that holiday under the Employment Act.

Pay calculations for part-time workers

For part-time workers, entitlement is prorated based on hours worked. The basic principle is that you receive pay equivalent to your normal daily hours at the gross rate. If you work four hours or less on a public holiday, half-day provisions apply. Always check your employment contract and MOM’s official entitlement page to confirm the specifics for your situation.

Singapore public holidays 2026 preview

While the 2025 calendar is confirmed, the 2026 list has not yet been gazetted. Based on the typical announcement pattern, MOM usually publishes the next year’s list around August of the current year. For 2025, the announcement came on 5 August 2024, so expect the 2026 calendar by roughly the same timeframe.

The structure should remain similar: 11 gazetted public holidays, with the same mixture of fixed-date observances (New Year’s Day, Labour Day, National Day, Christmas) and lunar-dependent celebrations (Chinese New Year, Hari Raya Puasa, Hari Raya Haji, Vesak Day, Deepavali). The key variables will be how many consecutive days fall around Chinese New Year and whether any holidays land on a rest day, affecting off-in-lieu calculations.

Keep monitoring MOM’s public holidays page as the year progresses. Once announced, we’ll update this article with the confirmed 2026 dates and any notable patterns.

Singapore public holidays 2027 from MOM

The 2027 calendar is not yet available. MOM typically releases each year’s list 12 to 18 months in advance, so the 2027 announcement should come around the second half of 2026. Until then, the best approach is to extrapolate from historical patterns and cross-reference lunar calendars for the Islamic dates.

Singapore’s public holidays are governed by the Holidays Act (1998), which establishes the 11-day framework. The government does occasionally designate additional special holidays—such as National Day observance days or state funerals—but these are exceptional. For planning purposes, assume the 11-day structure remains consistent across 2026 and 2027.

Bookmark MOM’s public holidays page and check back around August for the 2026 announcement, and again in mid-2026 for the 2027 list.

Timeline of key dates

This chronological list tracks the major milestones from the 2025 announcement through the final holiday of the year.

• 5 August 2024: MOM announces the 2025 public holidays via press release and Government Gazette publication
• 1 January 2025: New Year’s Day—the first gazetted public holiday of the year
• 29–30 January 2025: Chinese New Year—two-day holiday marking the start of the Lunar New Year
• 31 March 2025: Hari Raya Puasa—marked by MOM but subject to moon-sighting confirmation
• 18 April 2025: Good Friday
• 1 May 2025: Labour Day
• 12 May 2025: Vesak Day
• 7 June 2025: Hari Raya Haji—subject to moon-sighting confirmation
• 9 August 2025: National Day
• 20 October 2025: Deepavali
• 25 December 2025: Christmas Day—final gazetted public holiday of the year

The timeline confirms that the first half of 2025 contains five holidays, with the remaining six spread across the second half of the year.

Confirmed facts vs. what remains unclear

The 2025 list has strong verification across all 11 dates, confirmed by multiple Tier 1 and Tier 2 sources including MOM’s official press release, the Government Gazette, and secondary calendars. The Employment Act entitlement framework is equally well-established.

Confirmed facts

• The 11 gazetted holidays cover the full calendar year from 1 January to 25 December 2025
• MOM announced the list on 5 August 2024 via the Government Gazette
• Employees covered by the Employment Act receive 11 paid public holidays per year
• Working on a public holiday entitles you to gross pay plus an extra day’s basic salary

What’s unclear

• Final confirmation of Hari Raya Puasa and Hari Raya Haji dates if moon-sighting differs from the gazetted dates
• Whether MOM will designate any additional special holidays beyond the 11 gazetted dates
• Any policy changes to the Employment Act holiday entitlement framework for 2026 onward

For employers and HR teams, the implication is straightforward: factor these 11 days into your workforce planning, ensure payroll systems account for holiday pay and off-in-lieu calculations, and communicate the timing of any moon-sighting-dependent dates to your team as soon as MOM provides final confirmation. For employees, mark your calendars now, especially around Chinese New Year and National Day, when demand for leave is highest and approval may be more competitive.

Related reading: Public Holidays Singapore 2026: MOM List & Dates

Singaporeans planning long weekends around the MOM dates will find the Singapore 2025 PH calendar Singapore 2025 PH calendar especially useful for visualization.

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