Thaipusam is a Hindu festival that takes place every year on the first full moon of the Tamil month of Thai, which comes in late January or February. In Peninsular Malaysia, it is a public holiday in Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya, Johor, Negeri Sembilan, Perak, Penang, and Selangor.
Although it was previously observed as a public holiday; Thaipusam is not a gazetted holiday in the state of Kedah and classified as a public event. The public holiday was cancelled in 2021 since the public event (Thaipusam Festival) was not held due to the movement control order during COVID-19.
The public holiday was removed in Kedah due to COVID-19 and has since been reinstated.
Below are the Thaipusam public holiday dates for the coming years.
- 2025: February 11 (Tuesday)
- 2026: February 1 (Sunday)
- 2027: January 22 (Friday)
- 2028: February 9 (Wednesday)
- 2029: January 30 (Tuesday)
- 2030: January 20 (Sunday)
- 2031: February 6 (Thursday)
- 2032: January 27 (Tuesday)
- 2033: January 16 (Sunday)
- 2034: February 2 (Thursday)
- 2035: January 24 (Wednesday)