Indonesia's 2027 Calendar Has 18 Public Holidays and 8 Joint Leave Days: Plan Shifts Now

Indonesia has fixed 18 national holiday days and 8 joint leave days for 2027 through a joint decree of three ministers signed on 15 September 2026. According to the State Secretariat's website, the decree of the Minister of Religious Affairs, the Minister of Manpower and the Minister for Administrative and Bureaucratic Reform carries the numbers 1205 of 2026, 3 of 2026 and 2 of 2026.

On 16 September 2026, Katadata quoted Coordinating Minister Pratikno as saying the dates were set well in advance to give certainty to businesses and the public. That certainty only helps once it becomes working tools. November and December are the right time to do it.

Indonesia public holidays 2027

Copied from the State Secretariat's page:

Joint leave days 2027

Joint leave (cuti bersama) means bridge days the government declares around a holiday.

Three notes when reading the list

• Isra Mikraj appears twice in the State Secretariat's list, on 5 January and 26 December 2027. We have copied it as published.
• Some media report different totals. The figures of 18 holiday days and 8 joint leave days, 26 in all, come from the State Secretariat and Katadata. Other outlets have printed different counts. Use the official list as your reference.
• Islamic holiday dates can shift in line with the government's determination. Plan with the dates above, but leave a day of slack around Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha.

Joint leave: your business decides

The State Secretariat page says joint leave in private institutions is arranged by each institution's own management, and that joint leave reduces annual leave entitlement. Katadata also quotes the Manpower Minister as saying employers who have workers work on a national holiday must pay overtime wages.

So there are two kinds of decision: eight joint leave days you may follow or not, and 18 national holiday days that carry overtime cost if you stay open.

Tool one: a shift roster for the year

From here on, this is our practical advice.

1. Put every date above into one shared calendar the whole team can see.
2. For each national holiday, write a decision: closed, half day or fully open. If open, write how many people you need.
3. For each joint leave day, write whether your business follows it. Announce this in January so staff know how much annual leave will be used.
4. Watch the long runs. In March, Nyepi (8), joint leave (9), Eid (10 to 11) and joint leave (12 and 15) add up to more than a week once the weekend is counted. In May, Eid al-Adha (17), two joint leave days (18 and 19) and Vesak (20) run four days in a row. Agree the roster for these two stretches first.
5. Rotate holiday shifts and keep a record, so the load does not land on the same person every time.

Note also that seven of the national holidays fall on a Saturday or Sunday. For a business that opens at weekends, those days are still national holidays for the staff scheduled to work.

Tool two: paydays and the holiday allowance

• Mark the months in which your payday lands on a holiday or a joint leave day. Decide now whether pay is brought forward, and write the decision down.
• Eid on 10 to 11 March means the religious holiday allowance, known as THR, has to be funded by early March. The 2027 allowance rules had not been issued at the time of writing, so watch for the Manpower Ministry's circular.
• The first quarter stacks several outflows close together. Build your January to March cash projection earlier than usual.

Tool three: a promotion calendar

A holiday list is a list of shopping moments. For each one that matters to your customers, count backwards:

• Eight weeks before: decide the product or bundle, order stock and packaging.
• Four weeks before: prepare photos, a price list and answers to the questions that always repeat.
• Two to three weeks before: contact customers who bought at the same moment last year.
• One week before: announce the order cut-off and your opening hours over the holiday.

The first quarter of 2027 is crowded: Lunar New Year on 6 February, then Nyepi and Eid in the same week of March. Do not try to work all of them. Pick the moments that fit your customers and do those well.

If your team's attendance, leave and payroll are recorded in one place such as Polynusa, the decision made for each red date is easier to apply when the day arrives.

Note: matters of pay, overtime and leave should be confirmed with an employment consultant or the local manpower office.

Sources

• State Secretariat of Indonesia (Kementerian Sekretariat Negara), 15 September 2026: Inilah SKB 3 Menteri Libur Nasional dan Cuti Bersama 2027
• Katadata, 16 September 2026: SKB Libur dan Cuti Bersama 2027 Terbit, Menaker Beberkan Hak Pekerja

FAQ

How many public holidays does Indonesia have in 2027?

According to the State Secretariat and Katadata, there are 18 national holiday days and 8 joint leave days, 26 in total.

Do private businesses have to follow joint leave days?

The State Secretariat page says joint leave in private institutions is arranged by each institution's own management.

Is the Eid 2027 date final?

The decree sets 10 to 11 March 2027, but Islamic holiday dates can shift in line with the government's determination.