Legal Regulations
The official list of national holidays and joint leave days for Indonesia is stipulated by a Joint Ministerial Decree (Surat Keputusan Bersama or SKB) issued by three ministers. For 2026, this is based on SKB 1497/2025, 2/2025, and 5/2025 dated 19 September 2025. The Labor Law (No. 13/2003) governs general working hours, typically 40 hours per week over 5 or 6 days.
The official list of national holidays for Indonesia is stipulated by a joint ministerial decree (Surat Keputusan Bersama 3 Menteri). The specific decree for 2026 is SKB No. 1497 of 2025, No. 2 of 2025, and No. 5 of 2025, dated 19 September 2025. This legal framework determines all public holidays and joint leave days for the year.
News
The official holiday list for 2026 was announced in late 2025 via a Joint Ministerial Decree. The announcement highlighted that there will be 9 long weekend periods in 2026 due to the strategic placement of holidays and joint leave days. No major changes to fundamental labor laws or working hour regulations were reported for 2026.
Insights
A common cultural practice is to create 'bridge days' by taking leave between a holiday and a weekend to extend time off. An article titled 'The 11 Best Days to Take Off in the US in 2026' suggests strategies for this. The typical full-time work schedule is Monday to Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM.
A key feature of Indonesia's holiday calendar is the use of 'joint holidays' (cuti bersama) designated by the government to extend holiday periods, creating longer breaks around major religious celebrations like Idul Fitri and Christmas. This practice aims to facilitate travel and family gatherings. School holidays are determined separately by local academic calendars and can be longer than the national public holidays.
A common practice in Indonesia is the creation of 'long weekends' when public holidays fall near weekends, with the government sometimes declaring 'joint holidays' (cuti bersama) as bridge days to extend breaks. School holidays are set by local academic calendars and can be longer than the official national holidays. Strategic vacation planning to maximize these long weekends is a notable cultural habit.
2026 Working days summary for Jawa Tengah, Indonesia
Jawa Tengah, Indonesia has 240 working days in 2026. This is calculated from 365 total calendar days, minus 100 weekend days (Saturday-Sunday), and minus 25 holidays. The standard work week runs Monday through Friday.
240
Working Days
100
Weekend Days
25
Holidays
Monthly Breakdown
| Month | Working | Weekend | Holidays | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 20 | 9 | 2 | 31 |
| February | 18 | 8 | 2 | 28 |
| March | 17 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
| April | 21 | 7 | 2 | 30 |
| May | 16 | 9 | 6 | 31 |
| June | 20 | 8 | 2 | 30 |
| July | 23 | 8 | 0 | 31 |
| August | 19 | 10 | 2 | 31 |
| September | 22 | 8 | 0 | 30 |
| October | 22 | 9 | 0 | 31 |
| November | 21 | 9 | 0 | 30 |
| December | 21 | 8 | 2 | 31 |
| Total | 240 | 100 | 25 | 365 |
2026 Calendar for Jawa Tengah, Indonesia
January 2026
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 New Year's Day New Year's Day | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||
5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 Isra Mi'raj (Ascension of Prophet Muhammad) Isra Mi'raj (Ascension of Prophet Muhammad) | 17 | 18 |
19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
20 working days, 9 weekend days, and 2 holidays in January 2026.
February 2026
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ||||||
2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
16 Chinese New Year Joint Holiday Chinese New Year Joint Holiday | 17 Chinese New Year's Day Chinese New Year's Day | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
18 working days, 8 weekend days, and 2 holidays in February 2026.
March 2026
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ||||||
2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
16 | 17 | 18 Nyepi Joint Holiday Nyepi Joint Holiday | 19 Bali's Day of Silence (Nyepi) Bali's Day of Silence (Nyepi) | 20 Idul Fitri Joint Holiday Idul Fitri Joint Holiday | 21 Idul Fitri (Eid al-Fitr) Idul Fitri (Eid al-Fitr) | 22 Idul Fitri Holiday Idul Fitri Holiday |
23 Idul Fitri Joint Holiday Idul Fitri Joint Holiday | 24 Idul Fitri Joint Holiday Idul Fitri Joint Holiday | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
30 | 31 |
17 working days, 7 weekend days, and 7 holidays in March 2026.
April 2026
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 Good Friday Good Friday | 4 | 5 Easter Sunday Easter Sunday | ||
6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
21 working days, 7 weekend days, and 2 holidays in April 2026.
May 2026
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 International Labor Day International Labor Day | 2 | 3 | ||||
4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
11 | 12 | 13 | 14 Ascension Day of Jesus Christ Ascension Day of Jesus Christ | 15 Joint Holiday after Ascension Day Joint Holiday after Ascension Day | 16 | 17 |
18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
25 | 26 | 27 Idul Adha (Eid al-Adha) Idul Adha (Eid al-Adha) | 28 Joint Holiday for Eid al-Adha Joint Holiday for Eid al-Adha | 29 | 30 | 31 Waisak Day Waisak Day |
16 working days, 9 weekend days, and 6 holidays in May 2026.
June 2026
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 Pancasila Day Pancasila Day | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
15 | 16 Muharram / Islamic New Year Muharram / Islamic New Year | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
29 | 30 |
20 working days, 8 weekend days, and 2 holidays in June 2026.
July 2026
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
23 working days, 8 weekend days in July 2026.
August 2026
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | |||||
3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
17 Indonesian Independence Day Indonesian Independence Day | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
24 | 25 Prophet Muhammad's Birthday / Maulid Nabi Prophet Muhammad's Birthday / Maulid Nabi | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
31 |
19 working days, 10 weekend days, and 2 holidays in August 2026.
September 2026
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
28 | 29 | 30 |
22 working days, 8 weekend days in September 2026.
October 2026
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||
5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
22 working days, 9 weekend days in October 2026.
November 2026
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ||||||
2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
30 |
21 working days, 9 weekend days in November 2026.
December 2026
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
21 | 22 | 23 | 24 Christmas Eve Christmas Eve | 25 Christmas Day Christmas Day | 26 | 27 |
28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
21 working days, 8 weekend days, and 2 holidays in December 2026.
Changelog
| 2026-05-17 22:24:11 | The holiday set for Jawa Tengah in 2026 has been updated to reflect a slight reorganization and renaming of several holidays while maintaining the overall number of observances. |
| 2026-05-05 10:49:39 | The holiday set for Jawa Tengah in 2026 has been expanded to include additional observances and joint holidays, resulting in an overall increase in the number of holidays. |