Public Holidays Public Holidays

 

 

EMBASSY OF MALAYSIA, WASHINGTON, D.C.

PUBLIC HOLIDAYS 2023

 

 

NO

PUBLIC HOLIDAY

DATE

DAY

OBSERVED BY

1.

New Year’s Day

1 January

Sunday

Malaysia / USA

2.

Martin Luther King Jr.’s Day

16 January

Monday

USA

3.

Chinese New Year

22 January

Sunday

Malaysia

4.

President’s Day

20 February

Monday

USA

5.

Hari Raya Aidil-Fitri*

23 April

Sunday

Malaysia

6.

Wesak Day**

5 May

Friday

Malaysia

7.

Memorial Day

29 May

Monday

USA

8.

Birthday of SPB Yang

di-Pertuan Agong

5 June

Monday

Malaysia

9.

Juneteenth

19 June

Monday

USA

10.

Hari Raya Aidil-Adha*

29 June

Thursday

Malaysia

11.

U.S. Independence Day

4 July

Tuesday

USA

12.

Awal Muharram**

30 July

Saturday

Malaysia

13.

Malaysia National Day

31 August

Thursday

Malaysia

14.

U.S. Labor Day

4 September

Monday

USA

15.

Malaysia Day**

16 September

Saturday

Malaysia

16.

Maulidur Rasul

28 September

Thursday

Malaysia

17.

Columbus Day / Indigenous People’s Day

9 October

Monday

USA

18.

Deepavali

12 November

Sunday

Malaysia

19.

Thanksgiving Day

23 November

Thursday

USA

20.

Christmas Day

25 December

Monday

Malaysia / USA

 

Note: 

 

If a holiday falls on Sunday, it is deferred to the next working day

* Subject to change

**These Holidays will be observed but are not listed as part of the 17 days selected Public Holidays

 

Updated as of: 13 January 2023