Waisak Holiday Schedule 2026, Featuring a Long Weekend!
Referring to the Joint Decree of Three Ministers on National Holidays and Collective Leave for 2026, the 2026 Waisak commemoration is designated as a national holiday. The Waisak 2026 holiday falls on the date of the commemoration, namely Sunday, 31 May 2026.
Waisak 2026 Holiday Schedule
The Waisak 2026 holiday falls at the end of the weekend, lasting only one day, with no collective leave. Prior to it, there is the Idul Adha holiday, and following it, the Pancasila Birth Day holiday, thus creating a long weekend.
Workers can also use their leave quota to extend the holiday days. Here is the long weekend schedule for Waisak 2026 along with recommended leave.
Wednesday, 27 May 2026: Idul Adha 1447 Hijriah
Thursday, 28 May 2026: Collective Leave for Idul Adha 1447 Hijriah
Friday, 29 May 2026: Recommended leave (to extend holiday days)
Saturday, 30 May 2026: Weekend holiday
Sunday, 31 May 2026: Waisak Day 2570 Buddhist Era (BE)
Monday, 1 June 2026: Pancasila Birth Day
National Waisak Theme 2026
According to the official website of the Ministry of Religious Affairs (Kemenag), Religious Affairs Minister Nasaruddin Umar received an audience from the Indonesian Buddhist Community Representatives (WALUBI) at the Ministry of Religious Affairs headquarters in Jakarta. The Minister, together with WALUBI officials, discussed preparations for the Tri Suci Waisak Celebration 2570 BE/2026. The Minister urged that the Waisak celebration serve as energy to strengthen brotherhood.
Waisak 2570 BE/2026 adopts the theme ‘Dharma as the Source of Morality and Wisdom’ with the sub-theme ‘Compassion as the Source of World Peace’. This theme is expected not only to serve as a spiritual foundation but also to be reflected in social life practices that uphold humanitarian values and harmony.
The Minister stated that Waisak is a strategic momentum for strengthening national values and interfaith tolerance in Indonesia. According to him, the Dharma message carried in Waisak is relevant in building a peaceful and civilised society.
‘The theme raised this year is very strong. Dharma as the source of morality and wisdom must become the foundation in national life. From there arises compassion that becomes the basis of world peace,’ he said.