Check out the 2022 public holidays calendar for Kedah. Scroll down to view all the public holidays in Kedah.
Date | Day | Holiday | State(s) |
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1-Jan | Sat | New Year’s Day | Kuala Lumpur, Labuan, Malacca, Negeri Sembilan, Pahang, Penang, Perak, Putrajaya, Sabah, Sarawak & Selangor |
14-Jan | Fri | YDPB Negeri Sembilan’s Birthday | Negeri Sembilan |
18-Jan | Tue | Thaipusam | Johor, Kuala Lumpur, Negeri Sembilan, Penang, Perak, Putrajaya & Selangor |
1-Feb | Mon | Federal Territory Day | Kuala Lumpur, Labuan & Putrajaya |
1-Feb | Tue | Chinese New Year | Johor, Kedah, Kelantan, Kuala Lumpur, Labuan, Malacca, Negeri Sembilan, Pahang, Penang, Perak, Perlis, Putrajaya, Sabah, Sarawak, Selangor & Terengganu |
2-Feb | Wed | Chinese New Year Holiday | Johor, Kedah, Kelantan, Kuala Lumpur, Labuan, Malacca, Negeri Sembilan, Pahang, Penang, Perak, Perlis, Putrajaya, Sabah, Sarawak, Selangor & Terengganu |
1-Mar | Tue | Israk and Mikraj | Kedah, Negeri Sembilan, Perlis & Terengganu |
4-Mar | Fri | Installation of Sultan Terengganu | Terengganu |
23-Mar | Wed | Sultan of Johor’s Birthday | Johor |
3-Apr | Sun | Awal Ramadan | Johor, Kedah & Malacca |
4-Apr | Mon | Awal Ramadan Holiday | Malacca |
15-Apr | Thu | Declaration of Malacca as a Historical City | Malacca |
15-Apr | Fri | Good Friday | Sabah & Sarawak |
19-Apr | Tue | Nuzul Al-Quran | Kelantan, Kuala Lumpur, Labuan, Pahang, Penang, Perak, Perlis, Putrajaya, Selangor & Terengganu |
26-Apr | Tue | Sultan of Terengganu’s Birthday | Terengganu |
1-May | Sun | Labour Day | Johor, Kedah, Kelantan, Kuala Lumpur, Labuan, Malacca, Negeri Sembilan, Pahang, Penang, Perak, Perlis, Putrajaya, Sabah, Sarawak, Selangor & Terengganu |
2-May | Mon | Labour Day Holiday | Kuala Lumpur, Labuan, Malacca, Negeri Sembilan, Pahang, Penang, Perak, Perlis, Putrajaya, Sabah, Sarawak, Selangor |
3-May | Tue | Hari Raya Aidilfitri | Johor, Kedah, Kelantan, Kuala Lumpur, Labuan, Malacca, Negeri Sembilan, Pahang, Penang, Perak, Perlis, Putrajaya, Sabah, Sarawak, Selangor & Terengganu |
4-May | Wed | Hari Raya Aidilfitri Holiday | Johor, Kedah, Kelantan, Kuala Lumpur, Labuan, Malacca, Negeri Sembilan, Pahang, Penang, Perak, Perlis, Putrajaya, Sabah, Sarawak, Selangor & Terengganu |
15-May | Sun | Wesak Day | Johor, Kedah, Kelantan, Kuala Lumpur, Labuan, Malacca, Negeri Sembilan, Pahang, Penang, Perak, Perlis, Putrajaya, Sabah, Sarawak, Selangor & Terengganu |
16-May | Mon | Wesak Day Holiday | Kuala Lumpur, Labuan, Malacca, Negeri Sembilan, Pahang, Penang, Perak, Perlis, Putrajaya, Sabah, Sarawak, Selangor |
17-May | Tue | Raja Perlis’s Birthday | Perlis |
22-May | Sun | Hari Hol Pahang | Pahang |
23-May | Mon | Hari Hol Pahang Holiday | Pahang |
30-May | Mon | Harvest Festival | Labuan & Sabah |
31-May | Tue | Harvest Festival Holiday | Labuan & Sabah |
1-Jun | Wed | Hari Gawai | Sarawak |
2-Jun | Thu | Hari Gawai Holiday | Sarawak |
6-Jun | Mon | Agong’s Birthday | Johor, Kedah, Kelantan, Kuala Lumpur, Labuan, Malacca, Negeri Sembilan, Pahang, Penang, Perak, Perlis, Putrajaya, Sabah, Sarawak, Selangor & Terengganu |
19-Jun | Sun | Sultan of Kedah’s Birthday | Kedah |
7-Jul | Thu | Georgetown World Heritage City Day | Penang |
9-Jul | Sat | Penang Governor’s Birthday | Penang |
9-Jul | Sat | Arafat Day | Terengganu |
10-Jul | Sun | Hari Raya Haji | Johor, Kedah, Kelantan, Kuala Lumpur, Labuan, Malacca, Negeri Sembilan, Pahang, Penang, Perak, Perlis, Putrajaya, Sabah, Sarawak, Selangor & Terengganu |
12-Jul | Tue | Hari Raya Haji Holiday | Perlis, Terengganu |
11-Jul | Mon | Hari Raya Haji Holiday | Kedah, Kelantan, Kuala Lumpur, Labuan, Malacca, Negeri Sembilan, Pahang, Penang, Perak, Perlis, Putrajaya, Sabah, Sarawak, Selangor & Terengganu |
22-Jul | Fri | Sarawak Day | Sarawak |
31-Jul | Sun | Awal Muharram Holiday | Kelantan, Terengganu |
30-Jul | Sat | Sultan of Pahang’s Birthday | Pahang |
30-Jul | Sat | Awal Muharram | Johor, Kedah, Kelantan, Kuala Lumpur, Labuan, Malacca, Negeri Sembilan, Pahang, Penang, Perak, Perlis, Putrajaya, Sabah, Sarawak, Selangor & Terengganu |
24-Aug | Wed | Melaka Governor’s Birthday | Malacca |
18-Sep | Sun | Malaysia Day | Johor, Kedah |
31-Aug | Wed | Merdeka Day | Johor, Kedah, Kelantan, Kuala Lumpur, Labuan, Malacca, Negeri Sembilan, Pahang, Penang, Perak, Perlis, Putrajaya, Sabah, Sarawak, Selangor & Terengganu |
3-Sep | Sat | Hari Hol Almarhum Sultan Iskandar | Johor |
10-Oct | Mon | Prophet Muhammad's Birthday Holiday | Kuala Lumpur, Labuan, Malacca, Negeri Sembilan, Pahang, Penang, Perak, Perlis, Putrajaya, Sabah, Sarawak, Selangor |
16-Sep | Fri | Malaysia Day | Johor, Kedah, Kelantan, Kuala Lumpur, Labuan, Malacca, Negeri Sembilan, Pahang, Penang, Perak, Perlis, Putrajaya, Sabah, Sarawak, Selangor & Terengganu |
1-Oct | Sat | Sabah Governor’s Birthday | Sabah |
8-Oct | Sat | Sarawak Governor’s Birthday | Sarawak |
13-Nov | Sun | Sultan of Kelantan’s Birthday Holiday | Kelantan |
12-Dec | Mon | Sultan of Selangor’s Birthday Holiday | Selangor |
9-Oct | Sun | Prophet Muhammad’s Birthday | Johor, Kedah, Kelantan, Kuala Lumpur, Labuan, Malacca, Negeri Sembilan, Pahang, Penang, Perak, Perlis, Putrajaya, Sabah, Sarawak, Selangor & Terengganu |
24-Oct | Mon | Deepavali | Johor, Kedah, Kelantan, Kuala Lumpur, Labuan, Malacca, Negeri Sembilan, Pahang, Penang, Perak, Perlis, Putrajaya, Sabah, Selangor & Terengganu |
4-Nov | Fri | Sultan of Perak’s Birthday | Perak |
11-Nov | Fri | Sultan of Kelantan’s Birthday | Kelantan |
12-Nov | Sat | Sultan of Kelantan’s Birthday Holiday | Kelantan |
11-Dec | Sun | Sultan of Selangor’s Birthday | Selangor |
24-Dec | Sat | Christmas Eve | Sabah |
25-Dec | Sun | Christmas Day | Johor, Kedah, Kelantan, Kuala Lumpur, Labuan, Malacca, Negeri Sembilan, Pahang, Penang, Perak, Perlis, Putrajaya, Sabah, Sarawak, Selangor & Terengganu |
26-Dec | Mon | Christmas Day Holiday | Kuala Lumpur, Labuan, Malacca, Negeri Sembilan, Pahang, Penang, Perak, Perlis, Putrajaya, Sabah, Sarawak, Selangor |
Kedah is a state located at the northwestern part of Peninsular Malaysia. Similar to Penang, the state consists of 2 main parts: the mainland and the popular island, Langkawi. It is also one of the main paddy field areas in Malaysia. The estimated population in Kedah in around 2.07 million as of 2015.
The official working days are from Sunday to Thursday, thus making the public holidays in Kedah slightly different than the national holidays. “Laksa Kedah”, a dish of rice noodles in a fish-based-asam-flavoured gravy should be in your food-to-eat list when you plan a holiday there. One of the most popular stalls is Zakaria Laksa Teluk Kechai in Jalan Kuala Kedah.
Find out some of the best attractions and places that you can go in these countries during your Kedah 2022 public holidays.
If travelling out of Kedah is not in your holiday plans, you can check out these top Kedah attractions.
Quirky and weird structures
One of the highlights of Langkawi Island
Beautiful and serene beach