Tomorrow, 1 May 2026, is a Red-Letter Day: What Holiday Is It?
The Joint Ministerial Decree of Three Ministers has established tomorrow, 1 May 2026, as a national holiday. This red-letter date at the beginning of May 2026 is followed by the weekend holiday, resulting in a long weekend.
According to the provisions of the Joint Ministerial Decree on National Holidays and Collective Leave for 2026, 1 May 2026 is a holiday to commemorate Labour Day. The Labour Day holiday is then followed by the weekend holiday.
Here is the schedule for the Labour Day long weekend in 2026:
Friday, 1 May 2026: International Labour Day
Saturday, 2 May 2026: Weekend holiday
Sunday, 3 May 2026: Weekend holiday
Designation of 1 May as a Holiday for Labour Day
Labour Day in Indonesia is observed as a national holiday. This policy is enshrined in Presidential Decree of the Republic of Indonesia Number 24 of 2013, signed by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.
DECIDES:
To establish: PRESIDENTIAL DECREE ON THE DESIGNATION
OF 1 MAY AS A HOLIDAY.
FIRST: To designate 1 May as a holiday to commemorate International Labour Day.
Remaining Red-Letter Dates in 2026
From May to December 2026, there are still nine national holidays and three collective leave days. Here are the details:
National Holidays:
Friday, 1 May 2026: International Labour Day
Thursday, 14 May 2026: Ascension of Jesus Christ
Wednesday, 27 May 2026: Eid al-Adha 1447 Hijriah
Sunday, 31 May 2026: Vesak Day 2570 Buddhist Era (BE)
Monday, 1 June 2026: Pancasila Birth Day
Tuesday, 16 June 2026: 1 Muharram Islamic New Year 1448 Hijriah
Monday, 17 August 2026: Proclamation of Independence
Tuesday, 25 August 2026: Birth of the Prophet Muhammad SAW
Friday, 25 December 2026: Birth of Jesus Christ (Christmas)
Collective Leave:
Friday, 15 May 2026: Ascension of Jesus Christ
Thursday, 28 May 2026: Eid al-Adha 1447 Hijriah
Thursday, 24 December 2026: Christmas
Does collective leave deduct from annual leave quotas? This is the provision for civil servants and private sector employees.
The implementation of collective leave reduces the annual leave entitlement of employees/workers in accordance with applicable laws and regulations and the provisions in each work unit/organisation/institution/company.
Collective leave does not reduce the annual leave entitlement of Civil Servant Apparatus.