Your Ultimate Guide To All The 2020 Public Hols And Long Weekends In Singapore
2020 is shaping up to be a very good year, public-holiday wise! With seven whopping long weekends next year, we're definitely making up for the measly three long weekends we got this year.
That said, even if you're in your first year of service and have only seven days of leave (it's the minimum leave required by the MOM), we're sure you're able to go on at least a decent vacation some time next year.
Let’s dive into the complete list of Singapore public holidays in 2020, and how to maximise them.
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| Public holiday | Date | Long weekend? |
|---|---|---|
| New Year’s Day | 1 Jan 2020 (Wed) | No |
| Chinese New Year | 25 Jan 2020 (Sat) + 27 Jan 2020* (Mon) | YES |
| Good Friday | 10 Apr 2020 (Fri) | YES |
| Labour Day | 1 May 2020 (Fri) | YES |
| Vesak Day | 7 May 2020 (Thu) | No |
| Hari Raya Puasa | 25 May 2020* (Mon) | YES |
| Hari Raya Haji | 31 July 2020 (Fri) | YES |
| National Day | 10 Aug 2020* (Mon) | YES |
| Deepavali | 14 Nov 2020 (Sat) | Possible |
| Christmas Day | 25 Dec 2020 (Fri) | YES |
| Public holidays | Holiday period | Annual leave needed |
|---|---|---|
| Chinese New Year | Sat 25 Jan — Sun 2 Feb 2020 (9 days) | 3 days + 1 off-in-lieu |
| Labour Day + Vesak Day | Fri 1 May — Sun 10 May 2020 (10 days) | 4 days |
| Hari Raya Haji + National Day | Fri 31 Jul — Mon 10 Aug 2020 (11 days) | 5 days |
| Christmas + New Year’s Day | Fri 25 Dec 2020 — Sun 3 Jan 2021 (10 days) | 4 days |
| TOTAL | 40 days | 16 days |
Finally, we come full circle back to Christmas 2020 and New Year 2021. In 2020, both public holidays fall on Fridays. You know what this means — two back-to-back long weekends. If you’re planning a year-end trip, the 2020 Christmas break is actually better than the 2019 one. That’s because four days’ leave will net you 10 whole days of travel:
Mon 28 Dec
Tue 29 Dec
Wed 30 Dec
Thu 31 Dec
That’s super worth it, considering that doing the same in 2019 will get you only eight days of leave.
Again, the same caveats for travelling during the year-end peak period apply — it’s just an expensive time to travel in general. But if you plan and book early, you might be able to benefit from early bird fares.