There’ll be 4 loooooong weekends in 2021.
With public holidays falling either on a Friday or a Monday.
After checking with our inhouse PHD (Poly Halfway Dropout) Scientist, we can deploy 10 days of leave to enjoy a grand total of 38 DAYS OFF WORK!
Public Holiday 2021 | Date | Day |
|---|---|---|
| New Year’s Day | 1 Jan 2021 | Friday |
| Chinese New Year | 12 Feb 2021 | Friday |
| 13 Feb 2021 | Saturday | |
| Good Friday | 2 Apr 2021 | Friday |
| Labour Day | 1 May 2021 | Saturday |
| Hari Raya Puasa | 13 May 2021 | Thursday |
| Vesak Day | 26 May 2021 | Wednesday |
| Hari Raya Haji | 20 Jul 2021 | Tuesday |
| National Day | 9 Aug 2021 | Monday |
| Deepavali | 4 Nov 2021 | Thursday |
| Christmas Day | 25 Dec 2021 | Saturday |
Long Weekends in Singapore 2021
So how in the world do you take 10 days of leave to get 39 days off work?
1) January 2021 (1 day of leave)
- 31 December 2020 (Thursday): Take Leave
- 1 January (Friday): New Year’s Day
- 2 to 3 January (Saturday to Sunday): Weekend
Note: if your company gives you a half-day off on New Year’s Day Eve then you might want to take your leave on 4 January (Monday) instead!
2) February 2021 (1 day of leave)
- 11 February (Thursday): Take Leave
- 12 to 13 February (Friday to Saturday): Chinese New Year/ Weekend
- 14 February (Sunday): Weekend
3) April 2021 (1 day of leave)
- 1 April (Thursday): Take Leave
- 2 April (Friday): Good Friday
- 3 to 4 April (Saturday to Sunday): Weekend
4) May 2021 (3 days of leave)
- 13 May (Thursday): Hari Raya Puasa*
- 14 May (Friday): Take Leave
- 15 to 16 May (Saturday to Sunday): Weekend
*subject to change
- 26 May (Wednesday): Vesak Day
- 27 to 28 May (Thursday to Friday): Take Leave
- 29 to 30 May (Saturday to Sunday): Weekend
5) July 2021 (1 day of leave)
- 17 to 18 July (Saturday to Sunday): Weekend
- 19 July (Monday): Take Leave
- 20 July (Tuesday): Hari Raya Haji*
*subject to change
6) August 2021 (1 day of leave)
- 6 August (Friday): Take Leave
- 7 to 8 August (Saturday to Sunday): Weekend
- 9 August (Mon): National Day
7) November 2021 (1 day of leave)
- 4 November (Thursday): Deepavali
- 5 November (Friday): Take Leave
- 6 to 7 November (Saturday to Sunday): Weekend
8) December 2021 (1 day of leave)
- 24 December (Friday): Take Leave
- 25 December (Saturday): Christmas Day
- 26 December (Sunday): Weekend
Note: if your company gives you a half-day off on Christmas Eve then you might want to take your leave on 27 December (Monday) instead!
