Asia festival calendar 2027: 24 countries, month by month

The festivals and public holidays that shape a trip to Asia in 2027, in one calendar: 521 dates across 24 countries, from Songkran and Tet to the Sapporo Snow Festival and Diwali. Each row says whether the date is official, provisional or only the usual timing, and flags periods when rooms or transport can be in high demand.

Public holidays come from official 2027 lists: the government's own list where one has been published, otherwise another official calendar, such as an embassy's or a regulator's. Festivals that follow the moon or an organiser's programme can move: a provisional date can still change, often by a day, and an expected date is the usual day or season until the 2027 programme appears. A holiday does not by itself mean shops or sights close; each country's full calendar says what does.

  • Official 2027 date published officially.
  • Provisional Date announced, but it can still move (often by a day, with the moon).
  • Expected Usual date or season; the 2027 date has not been announced.
  • Book early Rooms or transport can be in high demand around these dates. Other big festivals can be busy too, so book as soon as your dates are fixed.

January 2027

DatesFestival or holidayWhereCountrySource
5 December 2026 – 10 January 2027Light Up Macao OfficialMacauMacau
1 JanuaryNew Year's Day OfficialBook earlyNationwideJapan
1 JanuaryNew Year’s Day OfficialNationwideThailand
1 JanuaryNew Year's Day OfficialNationwideIndonesia
1 JanuaryNew Year's Day OfficialNationwideVietnam
1 JanuaryNew Year's Day OfficialNationwideSouth Korea
1 JanuaryNew Year’s Day OfficialNationwideTaiwan
1 JanuaryNew Year’s Day OfficialSingaporeSingapore
1 JanuaryNew Year’s Day OfficialNationwidePhilippines
1 JanuaryNew Year's Day OfficialNationwideCambodia
1 JanuaryNew Year’s Day ExpectedNationwideLaos
January–FebruaryVat Phou festival ExpectedChampasakLaos
1 JanuaryNew Year’s Day OfficialHong KongHong Kong
1 JanuaryNew Year’s Day OfficialMacauMacau
JanuaryPongal harvest festival ExpectedTamil NaduIndia
1 January – 7 MarchRann Utsav – Tent City (2027 portion) OfficialDhordo (Kutch)India
1 JanuaryNew Year's Day ExpectedNationwideUzbekistan
JanuaryHarbin Ice and Snow Festival ExpectedHarbinChina
1 JanuaryNew Year's Day ExpectedNationwideChina
1–2 JanuaryNew Year ExpectedNationwideKazakhstan
1–7 JanuaryNew Year holidays OfficialNationwideKyrgyzstan
1 JanuaryNew Year in Hulhumalé ExpectedMalé and HulhumaléMaldives
JanuaryIsra' Mi'raj ProvisionalNationwideBrunei
JanuaryThousand Camel Festival (late January; operators’ dates differ) ProvisionalBulgan, ÖmnögoviMongolia
1 JanuaryNew Year's Day ExpectedNationwideMongolia
3–9 JanuaryMusic Academy dance festival (Chennai) OfficialChennaiIndia
4 JanuaryNew Year substitute (Saturday-rest workers) ExpectedNationwideKazakhstan
5 JanuaryIsra Mikraj (scheduled national holiday) OfficialNationwideIndonesia
7 JanuaryVictory over Genocide Day OfficialNationwideCambodia
7 JanuaryOrthodox Christmas ExpectedNationwideKazakhstan
9–31 JanuaryHwacheon Sancheoneo Ice Festival OfficialHwacheonSouth Korea
10–24 JanuaryGrand Sumo January Tournament OfficialTokyoJapan
11 JanuaryComing-of-Age Day OfficialNationwideJapan
11 JanuaryPrithvi Jayanti (National Unity Day) OfficialNationwideNepal
13 JanuaryGalungan in Bali ExpectedBaliIndonesia
15 January – 6 MarchMagh Mela OfficialPrayagrajIndia
15 JanuaryMaghe Sankranti / Maghi OfficialNationwideNepal
15 JanuaryTamil Thai Pongal OfficialNationwideSri Lanka
15 JanuaryLaba Festival ExpectedNationwideChina
17 JanuaryEximbank Ho Chi Minh City Marathon OfficialHo Chi Minh CityVietnam
17 JanuaryAti-Atihan (culmination) ExpectedKaliboPhilippines
17 JanuarySinulog ExpectedBook earlyCebu City and MactanPhilippines
17 JanuaryStandard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon OfficialHong KongHong Kong
17 JanuaryTata Mumbai Marathon OfficialMumbaiIndia
22 JanuaryThaipusam OfficialBatu Caves, PenangMalaysia
22 JanuaryThaipusam procession OfficialLittle IndiaSingapore
22 JanuaryDuruthu Poya OfficialNationwideSri Lanka
22 January – 2 MarchChunyun, the Spring Festival travel rush ExpectedBook earlyNationwideChina
23 JanuaryKuningan in Bali ExpectedBaliIndonesia
24 JanuaryDinagyang (main day) ExpectedIloilo CityPhilippines
26 JanuaryRepublic Day OfficialNationwideIndia
30–31 JanuaryHSBC SVNS Singapore (rugby sevens) OfficialSingaporeSingapore

February 2027

DatesFestival or holidayWhereCountrySource
FebruarySetsubun at Yasaka Shrine ExpectedKyotoJapan
FebruaryYokote Kamakura Festival ExpectedYokoteJapan
FebruaryChiang Mai flower festival ExpectedChiang MaiThailand
February–MarchPasola festival season (Sumba) ExpectedSumbaIndonesia
1 FebruaryFederal Territory Day ExpectedKuala Lumpur, Putrajaya, LabuanMalaysia
FebruaryRiver Hongbao festival ExpectedSingaporeSingapore
FebruaryPanagbenga flower festival ExpectedBaguioPhilippines
1–5 FebruaryJaipur Literature Festival OfficialJaipurIndia
FebruaryQinhuai Lantern Festival, Nanjing (main season) ExpectedNanjingChina
FebruaryWuhou Shrine Chengdu Grand Temple Fair ExpectedChengduChina
February–MarchRamadan ExpectedNationwideMaldives
February–MarchRamadan (no eating or drinking in public by day) ProvisionalNationwideBrunei
4–11 FebruarySapporo Snow Festival OfficialBook earlySapporoJapan
4–10 FebruaryTet, the Lunar New Year (public-sector break) OfficialBook earlyNationwideVietnam
4–10 FebruaryLunar New Year break OfficialBook earlyNationwideTaiwan
4 FebruaryIndependence Day OfficialNationwideSri Lanka
5–21 FebruaryNagasaki Lantern Festival ProvisionalNagasakiJapan
5 FebruaryImlek collective leave (private employers decide) OfficialNationwideIndonesia
5–12 FebruaryChinese New Year (statutory days 5–8 February) ExpectedBook earlyNationwideChina
6–11 FebruaryAsahikawa Winter Festival OfficialAsahikawaJapan
6–13 FebruaryOtaru Snow Light Path Festival OfficialOtaruJapan
6 FebruaryChinese New Year ExpectedBangkokThailand
6 FebruaryChinese New Year (Imlek) OfficialNationwideIndonesia
6–9 FebruarySeollal (Lunar New Year) OfficialBook earlyNationwideSouth Korea
6–7 FebruaryChinese New Year OfficialNationwideMalaysia
6–8 FebruaryChinese New Year OfficialChinatownSingapore
6 FebruaryChinese New Year OfficialNationwidePhilippines
6–9 FebruaryLunar New Year holidays OfficialHong KongHong Kong
6–8 FebruaryLunar New Year holidays OfficialMacauMacau
6–8 FebruaryTsagaan Sar (lunar new year) ProvisionalBook earlyNationwideMongolia
7 FebruarySonam Lhosar OfficialNationwideNepal
11 FebruaryNational Foundation Day OfficialNationwideJapan
11–21 FebruaryCo Loa Citadel Festival ExpectedHanoiVietnam
11 FebruaryPerfume Pagoda Festival (traditional opening day) ExpectedHanoiVietnam
12 FebruaryKhai Ha–Cau An Festival (Lang Ong Ba Chieu) ExpectedHo Chi Minh CityVietnam
12 FebruaryCau Bong Festival in Tra Que (main day) ExpectedHoi AnVietnam
13–15 FebruaryPunakha Drubchen ProvisionalThimphu and PunakhaBhutan
14 FebruaryNgoc Hoang Temple Festival (main day) ExpectedHo Chi Minh CityVietnam
15 FebruaryYen Tu Festival (traditional opening day) ExpectedYen TuVietnam
16–18 FebruaryPunakha Tshechu ProvisionalThimphu and PunakhaBhutan
17–18 FebruaryLim Festival ExpectedBac NinhVietnam
18–20 FebruaryJaisalmer Desert Festival OfficialJaisalmerIndia
19–20 FebruaryTran Temple Festival (seal-opening night rite) ExpectedNam DinhVietnam
19–20 FebruaryYanshui Beehive Fireworks ExpectedYanshuiTaiwan
19–20 FebruaryChingay Parade ProvisionalSingaporeSingapore
19 FebruaryNepal Democracy Day OfficialNationwideNepal
19–20 FebruaryNavam Maha Perahera OfficialColomboSri Lanka
20 FebruaryCap Go Meh (Singkawang) ExpectedSingkawangIndonesia
20–21 FebruaryTaitung Handan firecracker ritual (main days) ExpectedTaitung, Zhiben and the east coastTaiwan
20 February – 7 MarchTaiwan Lantern Festival ProvisionalMiaoliTaiwan
20 FebruaryPingxi Sky Lantern Festival ExpectedPingxiTaiwan
20 FebruaryNavam Poya OfficialNationwideSri Lanka
20 FebruaryLantern Festival ExpectedNationwideChina
21–22 FebruaryMakha Bucha OfficialNationwideThailand
23 FebruaryEmperor’s Birthday OfficialNationwideJapan
23 FebruaryNational Day ExpectedNationwideBrunei
27–28 FebruaryKhövsgöl Ice Festival ProvisionalLake KhövsgölMongolia
28 February – 1 MarchPeace Memorial Day and substitute holiday (government-office calendar) OfficialNationwideTaiwan

March 2027

DatesFestival or holidayWhereCountrySource
1–14 MarchOmizutori (Shuni-e) ExpectedNaraJapan
1 MarchIndependence Movement Day OfficialNationwideSouth Korea
March–AprilJinhae Gunhangje cherry blossom festival ExpectedChangwonSouth Korea
MarchYangmingshan Flower Festival ExpectedTaipeiTaiwan
MarchEid al-Fitr (Philippine date pending) ExpectedNationwidePhilippines
March–AprilGhode Jatra (Kathmandu Valley; usual season) ExpectedKathmandu, PatanNepal
MarchOrozo Ait (Eid al-Fitr) ExpectedNationwideKyrgyzstan
MarchKuda Eid (Eid al-Fitr) ExpectedNationwideMaldives
MarchHari Raya Aidilfitri (most shops shut 3 days) ProvisionalBook earlyNationwideBrunei
6 MarchMaha Shivaratri OfficialKathmanduNepal
6 MarchMahasivarathri OfficialNationwideSri Lanka
8 MarchNyepi, Bali's Day of Silence OfficialBaliIndonesia
8 MarchInternational Women’s Day OfficialNationwideCambodia
8 MarchInternational Women’s Day ExpectedNationwideLaos
8 MarchInternational Women’s Day OfficialNationwideNepal
8 MarchInternational Women's Day ExpectedNationwideUzbekistan
8 MarchInternational Women’s Day ExpectedNationwideKazakhstan
8 MarchInternational Women’s Day ExpectedNationwideKyrgyzstan
8 MarchInternational Women's Day ExpectedNationwideMongolia
9 MarchIdul Fitri collective leave (private employers decide) OfficialNationwideIndonesia
9 MarchGyalpo Lhosar OfficialNationwideNepal
9 MarchEid al-Fitr (Ro'za hayit) ExpectedNationwideUzbekistan
10–11 MarchIdul Fitri (Lebaran) ProvisionalBook earlyNationwideIndonesia
10–11 MarchHari Raya Aidilfitri ProvisionalNationwideMalaysia
10 MarchHari Raya Puasa OfficialSingaporeSingapore
10 MarchEid al-Fitr (subject to local moon sighting) ProvisionalNationwideIndia
10 MarchEid al-Fitr (published holiday date) OfficialNationwideSri Lanka
12 MarchIdul Fitri collective leave (private employers decide) OfficialNationwideIndonesia
14–28 MarchGrand Sumo March Tournament OfficialOsakaJapan
15 MarchIdul Fitri collective leave (private employers decide) OfficialNationwideIndonesia
15 MarchConstitution Day ExpectedNationwideKazakhstan
16–18 MarchTalo Tshechu ProvisionalTalo Gonpa, PunakhaBhutan
17–18 MarchBraj Holi (Rajasthan) OfficialDeeg, Kaman, BharatpurIndia
17–21 MarchGalle Literary Festival OfficialGalleSri Lanka
18–22 MarchParo Tshechu ProvisionalBook earlyParo and Tiger's NestBhutan
21 MarchVernal Equinox Day OfficialNationwideJapan
21 MarchSeoul Marathon OfficialSeoulSouth Korea
21 MarchNew Taipei City Wan Jin Shi Marathon OfficialWanli, New Taipei CityTaiwan
21 MarchHoli (Fagu Purnima), hills and mountains OfficialKathmandu, PokharaNepal
21 MarchNavruz OfficialBook earlyNationwideUzbekistan
21–23 MarchNauryz OfficialBook earlyNationwideKazakhstan
21 MarchNooruz OfficialNationwideKyrgyzstan
22 MarchVernal Equinox Day (substitute holiday) OfficialNationwideJapan
22 MarchDhulandi festival – Khasa Kothi, Jaipur OfficialJaipurIndia
22 MarchHoli in the Terai OfficialLumbiniNepal
22 MarchMedin Poya OfficialNationwideSri Lanka
23 MarchHoli, the festival of colours ProvisionalNationwideIndia
24 MarchNauryz substitute (Sunday-rest workers) ExpectedNationwideKazakhstan
25 MarchGood Friday collective leave (private employers decide) OfficialNationwideIndonesia
25–27 MarchHoly Week holidays OfficialBook earlyNationwidePhilippines
25–27 MarchArt Basel Hong Kong art fair OfficialHong KongHong Kong
26 MarchGood Friday OfficialNationwideIndonesia
26 MarchGood Friday OfficialSingaporeSingapore
26–29 MarchEaster holidays OfficialHong KongHong Kong
26–27 MarchGood Friday and Holy Saturday OfficialMacauMacau
26 MarchGood Friday OfficialNationwideIndia
26 MarchGood Friday OfficialNationwideSri Lanka
28 MarchEaster Sunday OfficialNationwideIndonesia
28 MarchSihanoukville International Half Marathon OfficialSihanoukvilleCambodia

April 2027

DatesFestival or holidayWhereCountrySource
April–MayYeondeunghoe (Lotus Lantern Festival) ExpectedSeoulSouth Korea
April–MayDajia Mazu Pilgrimage ExpectedTaichungTaiwan
AprilVaisakhi in Kuala Lumpur’s Sikh community ExpectedKuala LumpurMalaysia
April–MayThrissur Pooram (usual season) ExpectedThrissurIndia
AprilBisket Jatra ExpectedBhaktapurNepal
AprilLuoyang Peony Festival ExpectedLuoyangChina
4–6 AprilChildren’s Day, Qingming and substitute holiday (government-office calendar) OfficialNationwideTaiwan
5 AprilChing Ming Festival OfficialHong KongHong Kong
5 AprilCheng Ming Festival OfficialMacauMacau
5 AprilQingming Festival ExpectedNationwideChina
6 AprilChakri Memorial Day OfficialNationwideThailand
9 AprilDay of Valour (Araw ng Kagitingan) OfficialNationwidePhilippines
9–11 AprilHong Kong Sevens rugby tournament OfficialHong KongHong Kong
13–15 AprilSongkran (Thai New Year) OfficialBook earlyNationwideThailand
13–14 AprilSinhala and Tamil New Year OfficialNationwideSri Lanka
13–15 AprilWater-Splashing Festival ExpectedBook earlyXishuangbannaChina
14–15 AprilTakayama Spring Festival ExpectedTakayamaJapan
14–16 AprilKhmer New Year OfficialBook earlyNationwideCambodia
14–16 AprilLao New Year (Boun Pi Mai) ExpectedNationwideLaos
15 AprilRam Navami OfficialNationwideIndia
16 April – 5 MayHirosaki Cherry Blossom Festival OfficialHirosakiJapan
16–18 AprilHung Kings Commemoration (break) OfficialNationwideVietnam
16–18 AprilChinese Grand Prix (Formula 1) OfficialShanghaiChina
18–22 AprilUra Yakchoe ProvisionalUra, BumthangBhutan
19 AprilMahavir Jayanti OfficialNationwideIndia
20–21 AprilBaosheng Cultural Festival: parade and birthday rites ExpectedTaipeiTaiwan
20 AprilBak Poya OfficialNationwideSri Lanka
22–23 AprilRhododendron Festival ProvisionalLamperi Botanical ParkBhutan
25–26 AprilBeigang Mazu procession ExpectedBeigangTaiwan
26–29 AprilPo Nagar Tower Festival ExpectedNha TrangVietnam
28–29 AprilBa Thien Hau Temple Festival ExpectedHo Chi Minh CityVietnam
28 April – 7 MayJeonju International Film Festival OfficialJeonjuSouth Korea
29 April – 5 MayGolden Week OfficialBook earlyNationwideJapan
30 April – 3 MayReunification Day and Workers' Day (break) OfficialNationwideVietnam
30 April – 1 MayLabour Day and substitute holiday (government-office calendar) OfficialNationwideTaiwan

May 2027

DatesFestival or holidayWhereCountrySource
MayKanda Matsuri ExpectedTokyoJapan
1–3 MayLabour Day and substitute holiday (securities-sector calendar) OfficialNationwideThailand
MayRoyal Ploughing Ceremony ExpectedBangkokThailand
MayBun Bang Fai rocket festival (Yasothon) ExpectedYasothonThailand
1 MayLabour Day OfficialNationwideIndonesia
MayGiong Festival at Phu Dong Temple ExpectedHanoiVietnam
1 MayLabour Day OfficialNationwideSouth Korea
May–JulyPenghu International Fireworks Festival ExpectedPenghuTaiwan
1 MayLabour Day OfficialNationwideMalaysia
1 MayLabour Day OfficialSingaporeSingapore
MayEid al-Adha (Philippine date pending) ExpectedNationwidePhilippines
1 MayLabour Day OfficialNationwidePhilippines
1 MayLabour Day OfficialNationwideCambodia
1 MayInternational Labour Day ExpectedNationwideLaos
MayBoun Bang Fai rocket festival (Muang Nan) ExpectedMuang Nan (Luang Prabang Province)Laos
1 MayLabour Day OfficialHong KongHong Kong
1 MayLabour Day OfficialMacauMacau
1 MayMay Day (International Workers’ Day) OfficialNationwideSri Lanka
MayBoysun Bahori ExpectedBook earlyBoysunUzbekistan
MayNamangan Flower Festival (usual opening season) ExpectedNamanganUzbekistan
1–5 MayLabour Day ExpectedBook earlyNationwideChina
1 MayPeople’s Unity Day ExpectedNationwideKazakhstan
MayKurman Ait (Eid al-Adha) ExpectedNationwideKyrgyzstan
1–9 MayMay holidays OfficialNationwideKyrgyzstan
MayBodu Eid (Eid al-Adha) ExpectedNationwideMaldives
MayHari Raya Aidiladha ProvisionalNationwideBrunei
May–JuneBuddha's Day (Ikh Duichin, lunar date) ProvisionalNationwideMongolia
3–4 MayHakata Dontaku Festival ExpectedFukuokaJapan
3–5 MayHiroshima Flower Festival OfficialHiroshimaJapan
3 MayLabour Day (substitute holiday) ExpectedNationwideSouth Korea
3 MayUnity Day substitute (Saturday-rest workers) ExpectedNationwideKazakhstan
4 MayCoronation Day OfficialNationwideThailand
5 MayChildren's Day OfficialNationwideSouth Korea
6 MayAscension Day OfficialNationwideIndonesia
7 MayDefender of the Fatherland Day ExpectedNationwideKazakhstan
9–23 MayGrand Sumo May Tournament OfficialTokyoJapan
9 MayDay of Remembrance and Honour ExpectedNationwideUzbekistan
9 MayVictory Day ExpectedNationwideKazakhstan
10–14 MayCheung Chau Bun Festival ExpectedCheung ChauHong Kong
10 MayVictory Day substitute (Sunday-rest workers) ExpectedNationwideKazakhstan
13 MayBuddha's Birthday OfficialNationwideSouth Korea
13 MayBuddha’s Birthday OfficialHong KongHong Kong
13 MayBuddha’s Birthday OfficialMacauMacau
13 MayFestival of the Drunken Dragon ExpectedMacauMacau
13 MayProcession of Our Lady of Fatima ExpectedMacauMacau
14–16 MaySanja Matsuri ExpectedTokyoJapan
14 MayKing Sihamoni’s Birthday OfficialNationwideCambodia
15 MayAoi Matsuri ExpectedKyotoJapan
15 MayPahiyas ExpectedLucbanPhilippines
16 MayEid al-Adha (Qurbon hayiti) ExpectedNationwideUzbekistan
16 MayKurban ait (Eid al-Adha) ExpectedNationwideKazakhstan
17 MayIdul Adha ProvisionalNationwideIndonesia
17 MayHari Raya Aidiladha ProvisionalNationwideMalaysia
17 MayHari Raya Haji OfficialSingaporeSingapore
17 MayEid al-Adha (subject to local moon sighting) ProvisionalNationwideIndia
17 MayEid al-Adha (published holiday date) OfficialNationwideSri Lanka
18 MayIdul Adha collective leave (private employers decide) OfficialNationwideIndonesia
19 MayWaisak collective leave (private employers decide) OfficialNationwideIndonesia
19–20 MayVesak OfficialNationwideSri Lanka
20 MayVisakha Bucha OfficialNationwideThailand
20 MayWaisak OfficialBorobudurIndonesia
20 MayWesak Day OfficialNationwideMalaysia
20 MayVesak Day OfficialSingaporeSingapore
20 MayVisak Bochea OfficialNationwideCambodia
20 MayBuddha Purnima OfficialNationwideIndia
20 MayBuddha Jayanti ExpectedLumbiniNepal
21 May – 5 JuneSingapore International Festival of Arts (SIFA) OfficialSingaporeSingapore
24 MayRoyal Ploughing Ceremony OfficialNationwideCambodia
30–31 MayKaamatan harvest festival OfficialSabahMalaysia

June 2027

DatesFestival or holidayWhereCountrySource
JuneKanazawa Hyakumangoku Festival ExpectedKanazawaJapan
June–JulyPhi Ta Khon festival (Bun Luang) ExpectedDan Sai, LoeiThailand
June–JulyBali Arts Festival ExpectedDenpasarIndonesia
1 JunePancasila Day OfficialNationwideIndonesia
June–JulyTabuik festival season (Pariaman) ExpectedPariamanIndonesia
JuneAwal Muharam (date pending confirmation) ExpectedNationwideMalaysia
1–2 JuneGawai Dayak harvest festival OfficialSarawakMalaysia
Junei Light Singapore light art festival OfficialSingaporeSingapore
June–JulyRath Yatra (usual season) ExpectedPuriIndia
1 JuneChildren's Day ExpectedNationwideMongolia
JuneKhuree Tsam Danshig Naadam (operator’s late-June tour) ProvisionalUlaanbaatarMongolia
3 JuneQueen Suthida’s Birthday OfficialNationwideThailand
6 JuneIslamic New Year (scheduled national holiday) OfficialNationwideIndonesia
6 JuneMemorial Day OfficialNationwideSouth Korea
9 JuneDragon Boat Festival OfficialNationwideTaiwan
9 JuneTuen Ng, the Dragon Boat Festival OfficialHong KongHong Kong
9 JuneDragon Boat Festival (Tung Ng) OfficialMacauMacau
9 JuneDragon Boat Festival ExpectedNationwideChina
12 JuneIndependence Day OfficialNationwidePhilippines
14 JuneKurjey Tshechu ProvisionalBumthangBhutan
18 JuneQueen Mother Monineath’s Birthday OfficialNationwideCambodia
18 JunePoson Poya OfficialAnuradhapuraSri Lanka
24 JuneFestival of Horse Games and Birds of Prey OfficialTamchy village, Issyk-Kul LakeKyrgyzstan
29 JuneKyrgyz National Horse Games in Kyzyl-Oi OfficialKyzyl-Oi villageKyrgyzstan

July 2027

DatesFestival or holidayWhereCountrySource
1–31 JulyGion Matsuri (float processions 17 and 24 July) ExpectedBook earlyKyotoJapan
1–15 JulyHakata Gion Yamakasa ExpectedFukuokaJapan
JulyBali Kite Festival ExpectedPadang Galak, Sanur, BaliIndonesia
July–AugustBoryeong Mud Festival ExpectedBoryeongSouth Korea
July–AugustTaiwan International Balloon Festival ExpectedTaitung, Zhiben and the east coastTaiwan
JulyBeginning of Buddhist Lent (Boun Khao Phansa) ExpectedNationwideLaos
1 JulyHong Kong SAR Establishment Day OfficialHong KongHong Kong
July–AugustGai Jatra (Kathmandu Valley; usual season) ExpectedKathmandu, Bhaktapur, PatanNepal
July–AugustKandy Esala Perahera ExpectedKandySri Lanka
JulyKataragama Esala Festival (usually in July) ExpectedKataragamaSri Lanka
3 JulyJaichy Agro-Festival OfficialJaichy yurt camp, Kok-Sai villageKyrgyzstan
4 JulyNational Dombra Day (cultural observance) ExpectedNationwideKazakhstan
6 JulyCapital Day OfficialBook earlyAstanaKazakhstan
7 JulyGeorge Town World Heritage City Day ExpectedGeorge Town and PenangMalaysia
11–25 JulyGrand Sumo July Tournament OfficialNagoyaJapan
11–13 JulyNational Naadam ExpectedBook earlyNationwideMongolia
14 JulyNachi Fire Festival (Nachi no Ogi Matsuri) ExpectedNachikatsuuraJapan
15 JulySultan's birthday ExpectedNationwideBrunei
17 JulyConstitution Day OfficialNationwideSouth Korea
18–19 JulyAsarnha Bucha and substitute holiday (securities-sector calendar) OfficialNationwideThailand
18 JulyEsala Poya OfficialNationwideSri Lanka
19 JulyMarine Day OfficialNationwideJapan
19 JulyBuddhist Lent begins (Khao Phansa) ExpectedNationwideThailand
19 JulyKhao Phansa and the Ubon candle parade ExpectedUbon RatchathaniThailand
19 JulyConstitution Day (substitute holiday) ExpectedNationwideSouth Korea
22 JulySarawak Day ExpectedSarawakMalaysia
24–25 JulyTenjin Matsuri ExpectedOsakaJapan
26 JulyIndependence Day OfficialMalé and HulhumaléMaldives
28 JulyKing Vajiralongkorn’s Birthday OfficialNationwideThailand
28 JulyKochkor Fest OfficialBatai Aral, Song-Kol LakeKyrgyzstan
31 JulySumida River Fireworks Festival ExpectedTokyoJapan

August 2027

DatesFestival or holidayWhereCountrySource
AugustKyoto Gozan Okuribi ExpectedKyotoJapan
AugustLake Biwa Great Fireworks Festival ExpectedOtsuJapan
AugustNagaoka Fireworks Festival ExpectedNagaokaJapan
AugustOmagari Fireworks (National Fireworks Competition) ExpectedBook earlyDaisen (Omagari)Japan
AugustDieng Culture Festival ExpectedDieng PlateauIndonesia
AugustMaulidur Rasul (date pending confirmation) ExpectedNationwideMalaysia
August–SeptemberLuang Prabang boat races ExpectedLuang PrabangLaos
August–SeptemberOnam (usual season) ExpectedKeralaIndia
AugustProphet Muhammad’s birthday (subject to local moon sighting) ExpectedNationwideIndia
AugustJanai Purnima (usual season) ExpectedNationwideNepal
AugustMelon festival (Qovun sayli) ExpectedBook earlyKhivaUzbekistan
AugustSharq Taronalari ExpectedSamarkandUzbekistan
AugustFari Islands Festival ExpectedNorth Malé AtollMaldives
AugustMaulidur Rasul (the Prophet's birthday) ProvisionalNationwideBrunei
2–7 AugustAomori Nebuta Matsuri ExpectedAomoriJapan
2 August – 1 SeptemberKeelung Mid-summer Ghost Festival ExpectedKeelungTaiwan
3–6 AugustAkita Kanto Matsuri ExpectedAkitaJapan
3 AugustKyrgyz National Horse Games in Kyzyl-Oi OfficialKyzyl-Oi villageKyrgyzstan
6–8 AugustSendai Tanabata Matsuri ExpectedSendaiJapan
7 AugustBirds of Prey Festival OfficialJaichy yurt camp, Issyk-Kul regionKyrgyzstan
8 AugustAngkor Empire Marathon OfficialAngkorCambodia
8 AugustQixi Festival ExpectedNationwideChina
9–12 AugustKochi Yosakoi Festival ExpectedKochiJapan
9 AugustNational Day OfficialSingaporeSingapore
11 AugustMountain Day OfficialNationwideJapan
11 AugustGalungan in Bali ExpectedBaliIndonesia
12–15 AugustAwa Odori ExpectedTokushimaJapan
12 AugustQueen Mother’s Birthday / Mother’s Day OfficialNationwideThailand
13–16 AugustObon ExpectedBook earlyNationwideJapan
15 AugustMaulid (scheduled national holiday) OfficialNationwideIndonesia
15–16 AugustLiberation Day and substitute holiday OfficialNationwideSouth Korea
15 AugustIndependence Day OfficialNationwideIndia
15 AugustMilad-un-Nabi (Prophet’s Birthday; published holiday date) OfficialNationwideSri Lanka
16 AugustNikini Poya OfficialNationwideSri Lanka
16 AugustYurt Festival in Kyzyl-Tuu OfficialKyzyl-Tuu village, Issyk-Kul regionKyrgyzstan
17 AugustIndependence Day OfficialNationwideIndonesia
21 AugustKuningan in Bali ExpectedBaliIndonesia
21 AugustXinpu Yimin Festival (ceremony day) ExpectedXinpuTaiwan
21 AugustNinoy Aquino Day OfficialNationwidePhilippines
22 AugustFestival of Horse Games and Birds of Prey OfficialTamchy village, Issyk-Kul LakeKyrgyzstan
25 AugustJanmashtami (Krishna’s birthday) OfficialNationwideIndia
27–29 AugustOkinawa Zento Eisa Matsuri OfficialOkinawa CityJapan
30 AugustNational Heroes Day OfficialNationwidePhilippines
31 AugustNational Day (Merdeka) OfficialNationwideMalaysia
31 AugustIndependence Day OfficialNationwideKyrgyzstan

September 2027

DatesFestival or holidayWhereCountrySource
SeptemberKishiwada Danjiri Matsuri ExpectedKishiwadaJapan
1–3 SeptemberOwara Kaze no Bon ExpectedToyamaJapan
September–OctoberMid-Autumn Festival (Tet Trung Thu) ExpectedHoi AnVietnam
September–OctoberAndong Mask Dance Festival ExpectedAndong and Hahoe VillageSouth Korea
September–OctoberBusan International Film Festival ExpectedBusanSouth Korea
September–NovemberBusan Fireworks Festival ExpectedBusanSouth Korea
SeptemberBoun Khao Salak festival ExpectedNationwideLaos
September–OctoberMacao International Fireworks Display Contest ExpectedMacauMacau
SeptemberIndra Jatra ExpectedKathmanduNepal
1 SeptemberIndependence Day OfficialBook earlyNationwideUzbekistan
SeptemberFour Seasons Surfing Champions Trophy ExpectedNorth Malé AtollMaldives
2–5 SeptemberNational Day (break) OfficialNationwideVietnam
4 SeptemberGanesh Chaturthi ExpectedMumbaiIndia
5 SeptemberTour of the Dragon ProvisionalBumthang, ThimphuBhutan
12–26 SeptemberGrand Sumo September Tournament OfficialTokyoJapan
14–16 SeptemberChuseok (harvest festival) OfficialBook earlyNationwideSouth Korea
14–16 SeptemberTai Hang Fire Dragon Dance ExpectedTai HangHong Kong
15 SeptemberMid-Autumn Festival OfficialNationwideTaiwan
15 SeptemberMid-Autumn Festival ExpectedNationwideMalaysia
15 SeptemberMid-Autumn Festival ExpectedChinatownSingapore
15 SeptemberMid-Autumn Festival ExpectedHong KongHong Kong
15 SeptemberBinara Poya OfficialNationwideSri Lanka
15 SeptemberMid-Autumn Festival ExpectedNationwideChina
16 SeptemberMalaysia Day OfficialNationwideMalaysia
16 SeptemberDay following the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival OfficialHong KongHong Kong
16 SeptemberDay following the Mid-Autumn Festival OfficialMacauMacau
18 SeptemberQiantang tidal bore ExpectedHangzhou and SuzhouChina
20 SeptemberRespect for the Aged Day OfficialNationwideJapan
20–26 SeptemberSingapore Tennis Open OfficialSingaporeSingapore
23 SeptemberAutumnal Equinox Day OfficialNationwideJapan
24 SeptemberConstitution Day OfficialNationwideCambodia
28 SeptemberConfucius’ Birthday and Teachers’ Day OfficialNationwideTaiwan
29 September – 1 OctoberPchum Ben OfficialNationwideCambodia
30 September – 8 OctoberPhuket Vegetarian Festival ExpectedPhuketThailand
30 September – 14 OctoberDashain ExpectedNationwideNepal

October 2027

DatesFestival or holidayWhereCountrySource
OctoberNaha Great Tug-of-War Festival ExpectedNahaJapan
OctoberJinju Namgang Yudeung Lantern Festival ExpectedJinjuSouth Korea
OctoberMassKara festival (usual season) ExpectedBacolod CityPhilippines
OctoberOrk Phansa and the Fire Boat Festival ExpectedLuang PrabangLaos
1 OctoberNational Day OfficialHong KongHong Kong
1–2 OctoberNational Day holidays OfficialMacauMacau
OctoberDurga Puja ExpectedKolkataIndia
October–NovemberPushkar Camel Fair ExpectedPushkarIndia
October–NovemberChhath Parva (usual season) ExpectedNationwideNepal
1 OctoberTeachers and Mentors Day ExpectedNationwideUzbekistan
1–7 OctoberNational Day (Golden Week) ExpectedBook earlyNationwideChina
OctoberMaldives Expo ExpectedMalé and HulhumaléMaldives
October–DecemberSultan's Diamond Jubilee celebrations ProvisionalBandar Seri BegawanBrunei
OctoberTutong Beach Festival ProvisionalTutongBrunei
October–NovemberChinggis Khaan's birthday (lunar date) ProvisionalNationwideMongolia
2 OctoberGandhi Jayanti (Gandhi’s birthday) OfficialNationwideIndia
2–3 OctoberGolden Eagle Festival ProvisionalBook earlyBayan-ÖlgiiMongolia
3–4 OctoberNational Foundation Day and substitute holiday OfficialNationwideSouth Korea
5 OctoberThimphu Drubchen ProvisionalThimphu and PunakhaBhutan
7–9 OctoberNagasaki Kunchi ExpectedNagasakiJapan
7 OctoberLao National Teachers’ Day (school holiday) ExpectedNationwideLaos
8 OctoberChung Yeung Festival OfficialHong KongHong Kong
8 OctoberChong Yeung Festival OfficialMacauMacau
8 OctoberChongyang (Double Ninth Festival) ExpectedNationwideChina
8–10 OctoberWangdue Tshechu ProvisionalWangdue PhodrangBhutan
9–10 OctoberTakayama Autumn Festival ExpectedTakayamaJapan
9–11 OctoberHangeul Day and substitute holiday OfficialNationwideSouth Korea
9 OctoberDussehra OfficialNationwideIndia
10–11 OctoberNational Day and substitute holiday (government-office calendar) OfficialNationwideTaiwan
10–12 OctoberThimphu Tshechu ProvisionalBook earlyThimphu and PunakhaBhutan
11 OctoberSports Day OfficialNationwideJapan
13 OctoberKing Bhumibol Memorial Day OfficialNationwideThailand
13–15 OctoberGangtey Tshechu ProvisionalPhobjikhaBhutan
14–15 OctoberJhomolhari Mountain Festival ProvisionalDangochongBhutan
15 OctoberCommemoration of King Father Sihanouk OfficialNationwideCambodia
15 OctoberVap Poya OfficialNationwideSri Lanka
22 OctoberJidai Matsuri ExpectedKyotoJapan
22 OctoberKurama Fire Festival ExpectedKyotoJapan
23–25 OctoberChulalongkorn Day and substitute holiday (securities-sector calendar) OfficialNationwideThailand
24 OctoberMalaysian Grand Prix (MotoGP) OfficialSepangMalaysia
25 OctoberTaiwan Retrocession and Kinmen Guningtou Victory Day OfficialNationwideTaiwan
25 OctoberRepublic Day OfficialNationwideKazakhstan
27–31 OctoberTihar, the festival of lights ExpectedNationwideNepal
28 OctoberDeepavali ProvisionalNationwideMalaysia
28 OctoberDeepavali OfficialLittle IndiaSingapore
28 OctoberDeepavali OfficialNationwideSri Lanka
29 OctoberKing Sihamoni’s Coronation Day OfficialNationwideCambodia
29 OctoberDiwali OfficialNationwideIndia
31 OctoberIndonesian Grand Prix (MotoGP race day) OfficialLombokIndonesia

November 2027

DatesFestival or holidayWhereCountrySource
NovemberShuri Castle Festival ExpectedNahaJapan
November24 November 2026Loi Krathong ExpectedNationwideThailand
November15–24 November 2026Sukhothai Loi Krathong and Candle Festival ExpectedSukhothaiThailand
NovemberSurin Elephant Round-up ExpectedSurinThailand
NovemberYi Peng lantern festival ExpectedChiang MaiThailand
1–2 NovemberAll Saints' and All Souls' Days OfficialNationwidePhilippines
NovemberThat Luang festival ExpectedVientianeLaos
NovemberMacau Grand Prix ExpectedMacauMacau
NovemberBrunei & Muara Beach Festival ProvisionalBrunei-MuaraBrunei
2 NovemberAll Souls’ Day OfficialMacauMacau
3 NovemberCulture Day OfficialNationwideJapan
3 NovemberVictory Day OfficialNationwideMaldives
6–8 NovemberHaa Tshechu ProvisionalHaaBhutan
6–9 NovemberJakar Tshechu ProvisionalBumthangBhutan
8 NovemberDechenphu Tshechu ProvisionalThimphuBhutan
9 NovemberIndependence Day OfficialNationwideCambodia
11 NovemberRepublic Day OfficialNationwideMaldives
11 NovemberBlack-necked Crane Festival ProvisionalPhobjikhaBhutan
12–14 NovemberWater Festival (Bon Om Touk) OfficialPhnom PenhCambodia
13 NovemberIll Poya OfficialNationwideSri Lanka
14–28 NovemberGrand Sumo November Tournament OfficialFukuokaJapan
14 NovemberGuru Nanak’s birthday OfficialNationwideIndia
14–17 NovemberJambay Lhakhang Drup ProvisionalBumthangBhutan
23 NovemberLabour Thanksgiving Day OfficialNationwideJapan
24 NovemberVietnamese Culture Day OfficialNationwideVietnam
26 NovemberRepublic Day ExpectedNationwideMongolia
30 NovemberBonifacio Day OfficialNationwidePhilippines

December 2027

DatesFestival or holidayWhereCountrySource
DecemberTaipei Marathon ExpectedTaipeiTaiwan
DecemberSingapore International Marathon ExpectedSingaporeSingapore
DecemberChennai December music season ExpectedChennaiIndia
1–10 DecemberHornbill Festival ExpectedKisama, NagalandIndia
DecemberTamu Lhosar (Gurung New Year; usual season) ExpectedNationwideNepal
DecemberBrunei December Festival ProvisionalBandar Seri BegawanBrunei
2–3 DecemberChichibu Yomatsuri ExpectedChichibuJapan
2 DecemberLao National Day OfficialNationwideLaos
5–6 DecemberKing Bhumibol’s Birthday / National Day / Father’s Day and substitute holiday (securities-sector calendar) OfficialNationwideThailand
8 DecemberFeast of the Immaculate Conception OfficialNationwidePhilippines
8 DecemberFeast of the Immaculate Conception OfficialMacauMacau
8 DecemberConstitution Day ExpectedNationwideUzbekistan
10 DecemberConstitution Day OfficialNationwideThailand
11 DecemberSultan of Selangor’s birthday ExpectedSelangorMalaysia
13 DecemberUnduwap Poya OfficialNationwideSri Lanka
13 DecemberDruk Wangyel Tshechu ProvisionalDochulaBhutan
16 DecemberIndependence Day OfficialNationwideKazakhstan
20 DecemberMacao SAR Establishment Day OfficialMacauMacau
22 DecemberWinter Solstice OfficialMacauMacau
24 DecemberChristmas collective leave (private employers decide) OfficialNationwideIndonesia
24–25 DecemberConstitution Day and substitute holiday (government-office calendar) OfficialNationwideTaiwan
24–25 DecemberChristmas Eve and Christmas Day OfficialNationwidePhilippines
24–25 DecemberChristmas Eve and Christmas Day OfficialMacauMacau
25 DecemberChristmas Day OfficialNationwideIndonesia
25–27 DecemberChristmas Day and substitute holiday OfficialNationwideSouth Korea
25 DecemberChristmas Day OfficialNationwideMalaysia
25 DecemberChristmas Day OfficialSingaporeSingapore
25–27 DecemberChristmas holidays OfficialHong KongHong Kong
25 DecemberChristmas Day OfficialNationwideIndia
25 DecemberChristmas Day OfficialNationwideSri Lanka
26 DecemberIsra Mikraj (scheduled national holiday) OfficialNationwideIndonesia
29 DecemberCambodia Peace Day OfficialNationwideCambodia
29 DecemberIndependence Day ExpectedNationwideMongolia
30 DecemberRizal Day OfficialNationwidePhilippines
31 DecemberNew Year’s Eve OfficialNationwideThailand
31 DecemberNew Year 2028 substitute holiday (government-office calendar) OfficialNationwideTaiwan
31 DecemberNew Year’s Eve OfficialNationwidePhilippines

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Full 2027 calendars by country

Each country guide lists every holiday of the year, with what happens, what closes and how to plan around it.

Sources

Sources used for the events above, grouped by country.

Japan (44)
Thailand (18)
Indonesia (11)
Vietnam (15)
South Korea (21)
Taiwan (20)
Malaysia (26)
Singapore (15)
Philippines (10)
Cambodia (4)
Laos (9)
Hong Kong (9)
Macau (6)
India (22)
Nepal (19)
Sri Lanka (6)
Uzbekistan (10)
China (16)
Kazakhstan (3)
Kyrgyzstan (11)
Maldives (11)
Bhutan (1)
Brunei (5)
Mongolia (10)

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