The Indonesian government officially issued a Joint Decree by the Minister of Religious Affairs, the Minister of Manpower, and the Minister of State Apparatus Empowerment and Bureaucratic Reform, specifically Decree Numbers 1205, 3 and 2 of 2026, concerning National Holidays and Collective Leave for the year 2027.
The Joint Decree was issued to ensure the efficiency and effectiveness of working days and to provide guidelines for government agencies and private-sector organisations regarding the observance of national holidays and collective leave in the year 2027.
According to the decree, there are 18 national holidays and eight days of collective leave.
“The implementation of the collective leave as referred to herein shall reduce the annual leave entitlement of employees/workers in accordance with statutory regulations and the rules applicable within each work unit, organisational unit, institution, or company,” the decree states.
Furthermore, the decree stipulates that collective leave for State Civil Apparatus (Aparatur Sipil Negara or ASN) members shall be implemented in accordance with statutory regulations, while collective leave arrangements for private institutions or agencies shall be determined by their respective management.
“This joint decree comes into effect on the date of its issuance,” the decree states.
The following is the complete list of national holidays for the year 2027:
- Friday, the 1st of January: New Year’s Day
- Tuesday, the 5th of January: Isra Mi’raj of Prophet Muhammad
- Saturday, the 6th of February: Chinese New Year 2578
- Monday, the 8th of March: Nyepi Day (Saka New Year 1949)
- Wednesday–Thursday, the 10th–the 11th of March: Eid al-Fitr 1448 H (Hari Raya)
- Friday, the 26th of March: Good Friday
- Sunday, the 28th of March: Easter Sunday
- Saturday, the 1st of May: International Workers’ Day (Labour Day)
- Thursday, the 6th of May: Ascension Day
- Monday, the 17th of May: Eid al-Adha 1448 H
- Thursday, the 20th of May: Vesak Day 2571 BE
- Tuesday, the 1st of June: Pancasila Day
- Sunday, the 6th of June: 1 Muharram (Islamic New Year) 1449 H
- Sunday, the 15th of August: Birthday of Prophet Muhammad
- Tuesday, the 17th of August: Indonesia’s Independence Day
- Saturday, the 25th of December: Christmas Day
- Sunday, the 26th of December: Isra Mi’raj of Prophet Muhammad 1449 H
Meanwhile, the complete list of collective leave days for the year 2027 is as follows:
- Friday, the 5th of February: Chinese New Year 2578
- Tuesday, the 9th of March; Friday, the 12th of March; and Monday, the 15th of March: Eid al-Fitr 1448 H (Hari Raya)
- Thursday, the 25th of March: Good Friday
- Tuesday, the 18th of May: Eid al-Adha 1448 H
- Wednesday, the 19th of May: Vesak Day 2571 BE
- Friday, the 24th of December: Christmas Day
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