# When Are Asia's Big Festivals and Public Holidays in 2027?

> Asia's 2027 festival dates: Lunar New Year 6 Feb (Seollal 7 Feb), Tết holiday 4–10 Feb, Nyepi 8 Mar, Songkran 13–15 Apr, Golden Week 29 Apr–5 May, Chuseok 14–16 Sep.

- Source: https://clevertourists.com/resources/asia-festival-holiday-calendar-2027-dates-by-country
- Authors: Evan & Clara, Clever Tourists (first-hand, from years of travel across 20 countries)
- Published: 2026-10-25

**Lunar New Year 2027 is Saturday 6 February** in Vietnam, Indonesia and the Philippines, and **Sunday 7 February in South Korea**, where Seollal lands a day later because of the time zone. After that, the dates that shape a trip are **Nyepi in Bali on Monday 8 March**, **Songkran in Thailand on 13–15 April**, **Japan's Golden Week from 29 April to 5 May** and **Chuseok in Korea on 14–16 September**. This calendar covers only the six Asian countries we traveled through: Japan, South Korea, Vietnam, Thailand, Indonesia (Bali) and the Philippines. Each date is marked as official (published by the government) or provisional (set by a lunar or temple calendar, or not yet announced). Checked 26 October 2026.

## 2027 festival and holiday dates by month

• **13 January (Wed) and 11 August (Wed):** Galungan in Bali, with Kuningan ten days later on 23 January and 21 August. *Provisional:* from the 210-day Balinese calendar; temple ceremonies and the bamboo *penjor* along village streets mark the period

• **17 January (Sun):** Sinulog grand parade, Cebu, Philippines. Held on the third Sunday of January; the organisers have announced 17 January

• **6 February (Sat):** Lunar New Year. *Official:* Tết in Vietnam (public-sector holiday 4–10 February), Imlek in Indonesia (holiday 6 February, collective leave 5 February), Chinese New Year in the Philippines (special non-working day)

• **6–9 February (Sat–Tue):** Seollal holiday in South Korea, with Seollal itself on Sunday 7 February and 9 February a substitute holiday. *Official*

• **8 March (Mon):** Nyepi, Bali's Day of Silence. *Official*

• **10–11 March (Wed–Thu):** Eid al-Fitr in Indonesia, with collective leave on 9, 12 and 15 March. *Official dates,* subject to the Minister of Religious Affairs' determination

• **25–27 March (Thu–Sat):** Holy Week in the Philippines: Maundy Thursday and Good Friday are regular holidays, Black Saturday a special non-working day. *Official*

• **13–15 April (Tue–Thu):** Songkran, Thai New Year. *Official;* no extra Cabinet holiday announced yet

• **16 April (Fri):** Hùng Kings' Commemoration in Vietnam (10th day of the third lunar month). *Provisional* until the 2027 day-off schedule is published

• **29 April–5 May:** Golden Week in Japan: Shōwa Day on Thursday 29 April, then Constitution Day, Greenery Day and Children's Day on Monday 3 to Wednesday 5 May. Friday 30 April is a normal working day. *Official*

• **30 April–1 May (Fri–Sat):** Reunification Day and Labour Day in Vietnam. Fixed by law; any 2027 day-off swap is not announced yet

• **5 May (Wed) and 13 May (Thu):** Children's Day and Buddha's Birthday in South Korea. *Official*

• **20 May (Thu):** Waisak in Indonesia, with collective leave on 19 May. *Official*

• **11 August (Wed):** Mountain Day in Japan, the start of the Obon travel season in mid-August. *Official* (Obon itself is not a public holiday)

• **2–5 September (Thu–Sun):** National Day break in Vietnam for civil servants. *Official*

• **14–16 September (Tue–Thu):** Chuseok in South Korea, with Chuseok day on Wednesday 15 September. *Official*

• **20 and 23 September (Mon, Thu):** Respect for the Aged Day and Autumnal Equinox Day in Japan. *Official*

• **About 14 November:** Loy Krathong in Thailand, with Yi Peng lanterns in Chiang Mai around the same days. *Provisional:* set by the full moon of the 12th Thai lunar month; Chiang Mai publishes its programme a few weeks ahead

• **29 December–3 January:** Japanese New Year. Government offices close for these days, and many museums, shops and restaurants close for part of 31 December to 3 January

## Lunar New Year 2027: why Korea is a day later

A lunar year begins on the day of the new moon in each country's local time. The February 2027 new moon is at 15:56 UTC on 6 February, which is still 6 February in Hanoi, Jakarta and Manila but already 00:56 on 7 February in Seoul. That is why Vietnam's Tết, Indonesia's Imlek and the Philippines' Chinese New Year are on 6 February, and Korea's Seollal on 7 February. Many calendars that copy the Chinese date get Korea wrong.

For travellers the difference matters less than the closures. Vietnam stops for longest: civil servants are off from **4 to 10 February**, and many family-run restaurants close for several days. Korea's break is **6 to 9 February**, with heavy traffic out of Seoul on the first days and back on the last. Full details: [Tết 2027 in Vietnam](https://clevertourists.com/resources/tet-2027-vietnam-dates-holiday-closures-travel-guide) and [Seollal 2027 in Korea](https://clevertourists.com/resources/seollal-2027-korea-lunar-new-year-dates-travel-guide).

## Bali and Indonesia: Nyepi and Eid in the same week

**Nyepi 2027 is Monday 8 March**, and Bali stops completely for 24 hours: for Nyepi 2026 the airport suspended all regular flights from 06:00 to 06:00. In 2027 it is followed two days later by Eid al-Fitr on 10–11 March, and with collective leave on 9, 12 and 15 March many Indonesians get a break from 6 to 15 March. Flights and the Java–Bali ferries will be busy all week. Our [Nyepi 2027 guide](https://clevertourists.com/resources/nyepi-2027-bali-date-airport-closure-travel-guide) has the 2026 closure times and a planning timeline.

## Thailand: Songkran, then Loy Krathong

**Songkran runs 13 to 15 April 2027**, Tuesday to Thursday, and Chiang Mai's water fights around the old city moat usually last longer. April is also the tail end of the northern burning season, so check the air quality before you commit. Later in the year, Loy Krathong and Chiang Mai's Yi Peng lantern festival fall around the November full moon, provisionally about 14 November 2027. See our [Songkran 2027 guide](https://clevertourists.com/resources/songkran-2027-chiang-mai-bangkok-water-festival-guide), [Chiang Mai burning season 2027](https://clevertourists.com/resources/chiang-mai-burning-season-2027-haze-travel-guide) and our [Yi Peng and Loy Krathong guide](https://clevertourists.com/resources/yi-peng-loy-krathong-2026-chiang-mai-dates-lantern-guide).

## Japan: Golden Week, Obon and New Year

Japan has no Lunar New Year holiday; its crowded weeks are **Golden Week (29 April to 5 May 2027)**, Obon in mid-August and the New Year break from 29 December. In 2027 Golden Week splits in two, with Thursday 29 April on its own and Monday 3 to Wednesday 5 May joined to the weekend, so the busiest travel days are likely to be around 1 to 5 May. Shinkansen seats and hotels in Kyoto and Tokyo sell out first. Before that comes cherry blossom season: see our [Japan cherry blossom 2027 forecast](https://clevertourists.com/resources/japan-cherry-blossom-2027-forecast-tokyo-kyoto-guide), and for winter trips our [Japan winter illuminations guide](https://clevertourists.com/resources/japan-winter-illuminations-2026-2027-tokyo-osaka-kobe-dates).

## South Korea after Seollal: Chuseok and the long weekends

**Chuseok 2027 is 14 to 16 September**, Tuesday to Thursday, with the same home-town exodus as Seollal; Seoul empties, intercity trains sell out and many family restaurants close. Korea's 2027 calendar also has several long weekends created by substitute holidays: Labour Day on Saturday 1 May (substitute Monday 3 May), Constitution Day on Saturday 17 July (substitute Monday 19 July), Liberation Day on Sunday 15 August (substitute Monday 16 August), and National Foundation Day and Hangul Day in October (substitutes Monday 4 and Monday 11 October). Domestic travel spikes on those weekends too.

## Vietnam and the Philippines beyond New Year

**Vietnam:** after Tết, the next breaks are the Hùng Kings' Commemoration on Friday 16 April (provisional), Reunification Day and Labour Day on 30 April and 1 May, and the National Day break of 2 to 5 September.

**Philippines:** Proclamation No. 1427 sets the 2027 holidays. The ones that move travellers are Holy Week (Maundy Thursday 25 March and Good Friday 26 March, plus Black Saturday 27 March), All Saints' and All Souls' Days on 1 and 2 November, and Christmas, with Christmas Eve on 24 December and Rizal Day on 30 December. Eid dates are announced separately. In Cebu, the Sinulog grand parade is on Sunday 17 January.

## Which of these we've seen, and which we haven't

This calendar is built from government notices, not from our diary, and we would rather say so. Our route through Asia ran from November 2022 to July 2023: the Philippines in November and early December, Thailand from December to January (we were in Chiang Rai over New Year), Japan from 18 March to 20 April (cherry blossom season, leaving a week before Golden Week), Vietnam from late April to mid-May, Bali from late May to early June, and South Korea in June and July.

The one public holiday we were present for was Vietnam's **30 April** in 2023, in Hội An, where a dragon-and-lion dance troupe in red and yellow was gathering under the trees that morning and flags and holiday banners were up on public buildings. We were not in Asia for Lunar New Year, Nyepi, Songkran, Golden Week or Chuseok, so the closures described in the linked guides come from official sources and are labelled that way.

## How to plan around Asia's 2027 holidays

• **Book transport first.** For Tết, Seollal, Songkran, Golden Week and Chuseok, long-distance trains and domestic flights sell out before hotels do. Vietnam's Tết train tickets went on sale on 5 September 2026

• **Travel before, stay put during.** The first and last days of each holiday are the worst days to move between cities; the middle days are often quiet

• **Expect closures, not shutdowns,** except in Bali on Nyepi, which really does close for 24 hours

• **Check again a month out.** Extra bridge holidays (Thailand), day-off swaps (Vietnam) and free palace entry (Korea) are announced only weeks ahead

## Frequently asked questions

### When is Lunar New Year 2027?

Saturday 6 February 2027 in Vietnam, Indonesia and the Philippines. In South Korea, Seollal is Sunday 7 February 2027, with a public holiday from 6 to 9 February.

### When is Golden Week 2027 in Japan?

Thursday 29 April (Shōwa Day) and Monday 3 to Wednesday 5 May 2027. Friday 30 April is a normal working day, so the main block runs from Saturday 1 to Wednesday 5 May.

### When is Chuseok 2027?

Chuseok day is Wednesday 15 September 2027, and the public holiday runs from Tuesday 14 to Thursday 16 September.

### When is Nyepi 2027?

Monday 8 March 2027. Bali's Day of Silence normally runs from 06:00 on 8 March to 06:00 on 9 March, and Eid al-Fitr follows on 10 and 11 March.

### When is Songkran 2027?

13 to 15 April 2027, Tuesday to Thursday, all public holidays in Thailand. No extra Cabinet holiday had been announced as of 26 October 2026.

## Official sources

- [Korea AeroSpace Administration: 2027 official calendar (Korean)](https://www.kasa.go.kr/prog/plcyBrf/brief/kor/sub01_01_04/view.do?plcyBrfNo=431)
- [KASI astronomical calendar data for 2027 (Korean)](https://astro.kasi.re.kr/kor/life/post/calendarData?year=2027)
- [Indonesian State Secretariat: 2027 holidays and collective leave](https://setneg.go.id/baca/index/inilah_skb_3_menteri_libur_nasional_dan_cuti_bersama_2027)
- [Hà Tĩnh provincial portal: Tết 2027 holiday under Notice 11483/TB-BNV (Vietnamese)](https://hatinh.gov.vn/vi/bai-viet/tet-nguyen-dan-2027-cong-chuc-vien-chuc-duoc-nghi-7-ngay-lien-tuc)
- [Cabinet Office of Japan: national holidays (Japanese)](https://www8.cao.go.jp/chosei/shukujitsu/gaiyou.html)
- [Tourism Authority of Thailand newsroom](https://www.tatnews.org/)