Legal Regulations
Public holidays and joint leave days (cuti bersama) in Indonesia are officially 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 code regulates standard working hours, typically 40 hours per week over 5 or 6 days, with provisions for overtime pay and mandatory religious holiday leave.
The official list of national holidays and joint leave days for Indonesia is stipulated in a Surat Keputusan Bersama (SKB) or Joint Ministerial Decree involving three ministers. The specific decree for 2026 is SKB 3 Menteri Nomor 1497 Tahun 2025, Nomor 2 Tahun 2025, dan Nomor 5 Tahun 2025, dated 19 September 2025. This decree legally establishes the non-working days for the year.
Insights
A common practice is the declaration of 'joint holidays' (hari kejepit) before or after major holidays to create extended leave periods, known locally as 'long weekends'. The culture strategically uses these to maximize vacation time. School holidays, set by local authorities, often extend beyond national holidays, especially around Ramadan and semester ends.
A key cultural aspect is the strategic creation of 'long weekends' by combining national holidays with government-declared joint leave days (cuti bersama) that fall near weekends, offering nine such opportunities in 2026. School children may have even longer breaks as their schedules are based on separate academic calendars set by local governments.
2026 Working days summary for Maluku Utara, Indonesia
Maluku Utara, Indonesia has 241 working days in 2026. This is calculated from 365 total calendar days, minus 100 weekend days (Saturday-Sunday), and minus 24 holidays. The standard work week runs Monday through Friday.
241
Working Days
100
Weekend Days
24
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 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 31 |
| Total | 241 | 100 | 24 | 365 |
2026 Calendar for Maluku Utara, 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 Isra Mi'raj | 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 Chinese New Year | 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 Nyepi (Day of Silence) Nyepi (Day of Silence) | 20 Eid al-Fitr Joint Holiday Eid al-Fitr Joint Holiday | 21 Eid al-Fitr Day 1 Eid al-Fitr Day 1 | 22 Eid al-Fitr Day 2 Eid al-Fitr Day 2 |
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 Ascension Day | 15 Joint Holiday after Ascension Day Joint Holiday after Ascension Day | 16 | 17 |
18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
25 | 26 | 27 Eid al-Adha Eid al-Adha | 28 Eid al-Adha Joint Holiday Eid al-Adha Joint Holiday | 29 | 30 | 31 Vesak Day Vesak 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 Islamic New Year 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 Maulid Nabi (Prophet's Birthday) Maulid Nabi (Prophet's Birthday) | 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 | 25 Christmas Day Christmas Day | 26 | 27 |
28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
22 working days, 8 weekend days, and 1 holiday in December 2026.
Changelog
| 2026-05-17 22:24:19 | The holiday set for Maluku Utara in 2026 has been updated to include new observances and adjustments, resulting in a refined and expanded list of holidays. |
| 2026-05-05 10:49:48 | The holiday set for Maluku Utara in 2026 has been expanded with additional joint holidays and adjustments to existing observances. |