Calendar
School holidays, application windows, and the weeks families plan around.
MOE term breaks and Teachers’/Youth/Children’s Day, Hari Raya Haji, Christmas, New Year 2027 / EP uplift, AEIS/S-AEIS and P1 seasons, IRAS e-Filing, international-school admissions, plus festivals and community anchors.
Recurring
Annual / recurring
Hash runs — weekly social trail
Many nationality hashes run weekday evenings. Soft intro to sweaty belonging — check club noticeboards for guest rules.
Rotating trailseveryone, sports
Recurring
Annual / recurring
Weekend museum mornings (kids)
Recurring tip: National Museum, ArtScience, and Science Centre fill up after 11am on Saturdays — go early with water bottles.
Museums island-widekids, families
16 Jan 2026 – 25 Jan 2026
Annual / recurring
Singapore Art Week
Galleries, public installations, and late-night openings across the civic district and beyond.
Civic District & island-wideeveryone, culture
Event site (opens in a new tab)17 Feb 2026 – 18 Feb 2026
Annual / recurring
Chinese New YearFeatured
Two public holidays, reunion dinners, and many SMEs closed longer. Stock groceries early; hawker centres thin out.
Island-wideeveryone, families, culture
1 Mar 2026 – 18 Apr 2026
Annual / recurring
IRAS individual tax e-Filing — YA 2026Featured
File YA 2026 (income earned in 2025) on myTax Portal from 1 Mar through 18 Apr 2026 via Singpass or Singpass Foreign user Account (SFA). Non-residents with Singapore-sourced income must file regardless of amount; first-year EP holders should open myTax once Singpass works.
myTax Portaleveryone
Event site (opens in a new tab)14 Mar 2026 – 22 Mar 2026
Annual / recurring
March school holidays (MOE)
Official MOE Term 1 break: 14–22 Mar 2026. Short window — good for a regional trip if leave aligns; note 23 Mar 2026 is a designated school off-in-lieu after Hari Raya Puasa.
Island-widekids, families
Event site (opens in a new tab)21 Mar 2026
Annual / recurring
Hari Raya Puasa
End of Ramadan. Geylang Serai and Malay-Muslim households host open houses; check workplace leave calendars.
Island-wideeveryone, culture, families
3 Apr 2026
Annual / recurring
Good Friday public holiday
Fri 3 Apr 2026 is a public holiday. MOE schools are closed; useful marker between Term 1 holidays and the April stretch — book kids’ care if both parents work.
Island-wideeveryone, families, kids
Event site (opens in a new tab)1 May 2026
Annual / recurring
Labour Day public holiday
Fri 1 May 2026 is Labour Day — a single-day public holiday inside Term 2. Offices shut; international schools vary — confirm camps before you assume childcare cover.
Island-wideeveryone, families
Event site (opens in a new tab)27 May 2026
Annual / recurring
Hari Raya Haji public holiday
Wed 27 May 2026 is Hari Raya Haji (Aidiladha) — a Singapore public holiday confirmed via the 2026 gazette / MUIS calendar. It sits just before Vesak weekend and MOE June holidays; plan leave stacking and open-house visits early.
Island-wideeveryone, families, culture
Event site (opens in a new tab)30 May 2026 – 28 Jun 2026
Annual / recurring
June school holidays (MOE)Featured
Official MOE Term 2 break for kindergartens, primary and secondary: 30 May–28 Jun 2026. Book camps early; international-school calendars often differ — check yours.
Island-widekids, families
Event site (opens in a new tab)1 Jun 2026
Annual / recurring
Vesak Day public holiday
Vesak Day falls on Sun 31 May 2026; Mon 1 Jun 2026 is the public holiday. It sits at the start of MOE Term 2 school holidays (30 May–28 Jun) — plan leave stacking carefully.
Island-wideeveryone, families, culture
Event site (opens in a new tab)30 Jun 2026 – 18 Aug 2026
Annual / recurring
MOE Primary 1 registration (SC/PR phases)Featured
2026 exercise for 2027 P1 admission: Phase 1 from 30 Jun through 2C Supplementary mid-August; international students use a separate Phase 3 path after a May indication-of-interest. PR intake caps apply in later phases — read MOE before you assume a place.
Online · MOE P1 portalkids, families
Event site (opens in a new tab)6 Jul 2026
Annual / recurring
Youth Day school holiday
Youth Day falls on Sun 5 Jul 2026; MOE schools observe Mon 6 Jul 2026 as the school holiday. Useful childcare gap if offices stay open.
Island-widekids, families
Event site (opens in a new tab)7 Jul 2026 – 4 Sept 2026
Annual / recurring
AEIS 2026 — MOE international-student admissionsFeatured
Admissions Exercise for International Students for Jan 2027 mainstream entry (P2–P5, S1–S3). Primary applications 7–16 Jul 2026; secondary 8–17 Jul 2026; tests in Singapore 1–4 Sep 2026. Placement is vacancy-based — not a school choice list.
Online apply · tests in Singaporekids, families
Event site (opens in a new tab)9 Aug 2026
Annual / recurring
National Day periodFeatured
Rehearsals, fireworks, and public holiday around 9 August. Expect road closures in the Padang / Marina Bay corridor.
Padang / Marina Bayeveryone, culture
1 Sept 2026 – 2 Nov 2026
Annual / recurring
International school applications — August entry cycleFeatured
Many selective schools open or prioritise applications from September for the following August. Example: UWCSEA’s Family Dashboard opens 1 Sep for August entry the next year; first-round deadline commonly early November. Rolling schools accept earlier but still concentrate offers in spring.
Island-widekids, families
Event site (opens in a new tab)4 Sept 2026
Annual / recurring
Teachers’ Day school holiday
MOE Teachers’ Day school holiday on Fri 4 Sep 2026 — sits just before the Term 3 break (5–13 Sep). Plan leave or backup care early.
Island-widekids, families
Event site (opens in a new tab)5 Sept 2026 – 13 Sept 2026
Annual / recurring
September school holidays (MOE)
Official MOE Term 3 break: 5–13 Sep 2026 (Teachers’ Day holiday 4 Sep). Useful for a short staycation between Term 3 and Term 4.
Island-widekids, families
Event site (opens in a new tab)18 Sept 2026 – 20 Sept 2026
Annual / recurring
Singapore Grand Prix weekendFeatured
Marina Bay street circuit, road closures, and hotel spike. If you live nearby, plan groceries and school runs ahead.
Marina Bayeveryone, sports
2 Oct 2026
Annual / recurring
Children’s Day (primary schools)
Fri 2 Oct 2026 is a school holiday for MOE primary schools and primary sections of full schools. Secondary / JC cohorts typically still have school — confirm with your child’s campus.
Island-widekids, families
Event site (opens in a new tab)8 Nov 2026
Annual / recurring
Deepavali light-up — Little India
Street lights, sweets, and denser crowds along Serangoon Road in the weeks around Deepavali.
Little Indiaeveryone, culture, families
21 Nov 2026 – 31 Dec 2026
Annual / recurring
Year-end school holidays (MOE)Featured
Official MOE Term 4 break for MK/primary/secondary: 21 Nov–31 Dec 2026 (last day of school 20 Nov). Flight prices rise; book camps and relative visits before October if you can.
Island-widekids, families
Event site (opens in a new tab)25 Dec 2026
Annual / recurring
Christmas Day public holiday
Fri 25 Dec 2026 is Christmas Day. Many international schools are already on year-end break; offices often thin out the week before — useful marker for leaving playbooks and visitor hosting.
Island-wideeveryone, families
Event site (opens in a new tab)1 Jan 2027
EP qualifying salary uplift (new apps)Featured
From 1 Jan 2027, MOM’s higher EP qualifying salaries apply to new applications (S$6,000 general / S$6,600 financial services at the young end, rising with age). Renewals for passes expiring from 1 Jan 2028 follow the new table — sketch offers on the EP threshold tool.
MOMeveryone
Event site (opens in a new tab)1 Jan 2027
New Year’s Day 2027Featured
Fri 1 Jan 2027 — public holiday and the day MOM’s higher EP qualifying salaries apply to new applications. Pair with /tools/ep-threshold and the EP salary uplift calendar card.
Island-wideeveryone
Event site (opens in a new tab)5 Jan 2027 – 6 Mar 2027
Annual / recurring
S-AEIS 2027 — mid-year MOE international admissionsFeatured
Supplementary AEIS for same-year entry (typically April/May start). Applications open early January 2027; tests tentatively end February to early March 2027. Covers Primary 2–4 and Secondary 1–2 — confirm live MOE windows before you book flights.
Online apply · tests in Singaporekids, families
Event site (opens in a new tab)
Related: Family pillar · Kids activities guide · Schools directory