Malaysia (Sarawak) : complete schedule of public and bank holidays, closure of banks and stock exchanges, school vacations, trade fairs, cultural and sporting events, festivals, carnivals, election during the next 3 months
Labour Day
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Sunday May 1, 2022
Secular holiday : paid holiday when falling on a Saturday
Labour Day
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Monday May 2, 2022
Secular holiday :
Hari Raya Puasa
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Tuesday May 3, 2022
Muslim, Sufi : End of Ramadan
Hari Raya Puasa
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Wednesday May 4, 2022
Muslim, Sufi : End of Ramadan
Vesak - Buddha Purnima - Visakha Bucha
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Sunday May 15, 2022
Buddhism (Theravada) :
Vesak - Buddha Purnima - Visakha Bucha
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Monday May 16, 2022
Buddhism (Theravada) :
Dayak Festival
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Wednesday June 1, 2022
Secular holiday : Pesta Kaamatan (Harvest Festival).
While this festivity was once celebrated by the Kadazandusun-Murut communities as a thanksgiving for a bountiful rice harvest, it had become from 2007 on a celebration of all Malaysians.
Harvest festival
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Thursday June 2, 2022
Secular holiday :
Mid-term holiday (beginning)
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Friday June 3, 2022
School holidays :
Birthday of His Majesty, the Yang Di-Pertuan Agong
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Monday June 6, 2022
Secular holiday : Yang di-Pertuan Agong, a Malay title usually translated as Supreme Head , Supreme Ruler or Paramount Ruler , is the official title of the constitutional head of state of the federation of Malaysia. The position is often categorized as King in English, since from a Western political science perspective, Malaysia is a constitutional monarchy with a monarch as head of state. Since 1993, the full title in Malay has been, Seri Paduka Baginda Yang di-Pertuan Agong. Prior to that the honorific Ke Bawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia was also used. The consort of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong is called the Raja Permaisuri Agong. Both are referred to in English as His/Her Majesty .
Mid-term holiday (end)
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Monday June 13, 2022
School holidays :
Miri International Jazz Festival
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Saturday June 25, 2022
Culture : Lasts 2 days - http://jazzborneo.com/ in Miri 2022 edition confirmed
Hari Raya Haji
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Sunday July 10, 2022
Muslim, Sufi : Feast of the Sacrifice
Hari Raya Haji
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Monday July 11, 2022
Muslim, Sufi : Feast of the Sacrifice
Rainforest World Music Festival
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Saturday July 16, 2022
Culture : Https://rwmf.net/ 2022 edition confirmed
Independence Day
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Friday July 22, 2022
Secular holiday : Sarawak was granted self-government on 22 July 1963, on the condition that it would join to form the Federation of Malaysia on 16 September the same year. Before the self-government ceremony on 22 July 1963, Alexander Waddell, the last Governor of the Colony, left the Astana and boarded a white sampan to cross the Sarawak River, then handed the administration of Sarawak to the Sarawakian citizens, with the Colonial flag lowered and the Sarawak flag raised. Before he left, the Governor appointed Stephen Kalong Ningkan as the first Chief Minister of Sarawak. from 2016 [Wikipedia]
Awal Muharram (Maal Hijrah)
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Saturday July 30, 2022
Muslim, Sufi : Islamic New Year
Merdeka Day (Freedom Day)
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Wednesday August 31, 2022
Secular holiday : Independence granted by the UK in 1957 paid holiday when falling on a Saturday
Mid-term holiday (beginning)
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Friday September 2, 2022
School holidays :
Mid-term holiday (end)
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Monday September 12, 2022
School holidays :
Malaysia Day
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Friday September 16, 2022
Secular holiday : Commemorates the establishment of the Malaysian federation on the same date in 1963 paid holiday when falling on a Saturday, except in Johor, Terrenganu, Kedah, Kelantan
Sarawak Supreme Ruler's Birthday
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Saturday October 8, 2022
Secular holiday :
Prophet's Anniversary - Eid-Milad Nnabi (may be changed to the nearest day)
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Sunday October 9, 2022
Muslim, Sufi : Birthday of the Prophet, Mohammed. For nine days there are Parties with fairs, feasting, and parades. Stories are told about how the mountains danced when Mohammed was born, and sang, There is no god but Allah. The trees answered, And Mohammed is his Prophet.
Then 7,000 angels brought a golden vase filled with heavenly dew, and his mother bathed the new baby in it. Many stories like these are told to Arab children on the Prophet's Birthday, the happiest day in the Moslem year.
Prophet's Anniversary - Eid-Milad Nnabi (may be changed to the nearest day)
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Monday October 10, 2022
Muslim, Sufi :