Closure expectation
HighDeepavali is modeled as a public holiday in Singapore; expect office, bank, school, and service-hour changes unless a local exception applies.
Holiday guide
Deepavali.
Global holiday guide rooted in Singapore's calendar, observed nationwide.
Next occurrence
November 9, 2026
Monday · Asia/Singapore
Next occurrence
November 9, 2026
Monday
Observed in
1 country
Current holiday dataset
Primary context
Singapore
Public
Planning timezone
Asia/Singapore
UTC+08:00
Countdown
Next: November 9, 2026 (Monday)
Deepavali
3 days away2Days
20Hours
56Min
33Sec
Deepavali stands out as a festival of light, renewal, and family gathering, and it retains strong public visibility wherever it appears in the statutory holiday calendar. In the current dataset this holiday is only listed for Singapore.
Dates draw from the curated holiday catalog (tracked window 2025-2027); cultural context comes from the source-cited curation library when an entry exists.
Holiday details
Local statutory mode, country coverage, date rule, timezone spread, and related planning context for Deepavali.
Primary calendar
Singapore · Public
Cultural family
Hindu festival · Southeast Asia
Observed scope
Nationwide observance
Coverage reach
1 country in the current holiday dataset
Timezone context
Asia/Singapore (UTC+08:00)
Next date signal
November 9, 2026 · Monday
Forward window
2025: October 21, 2025 · 2026: November 9, 2026 · 2027: October 29, 2027
Related planning set
Hari Raya Puasa · Christmas Day · Chinese New Year
Regional spread
Asia 1
Reference posture
lunar story profile plus catalog dates
Holiday data fingerprint
The rows below are built from this holiday's actual route, country, local-name, date, rule, timezone, observed-country, and adjacent-calendar records. They make Deepavali in Singapore distinct from holidays with similar names or the same season.
Route identity
deepavali · Deepavali · Singapore · SG
Local name and scope
Deepavali · Public · nationwide
Rule and family
Hindu festival · Southeast Asia · lunar / lunisolar
Country/date clusters
November 9, 2026 (1)
Observed type mix
Public: 1
Forward date window
2026: November 9, 2026 (Monday) · 2027: October 29, 2027 (Friday)
Timezone anchor
Asia/Singapore · Asia/Singapore (UTC+08:00)
Calendar neighbors
previous: National Day (91 days before) · next: Christmas Day (46 days after)
Source depth
5 reference checkpoints · lunar story profile plus catalog dates
Closure and planning risk register
The practical risk is not just the date. Deepavali can affect closure expectations, bridge-day leave, country-specific substitutions, cross-border date drift, and timezone reminders differently in each jurisdiction.
Date confidence
Catalog onlyDeepavali uses tracked catalog rows for the visible forward window. lunar / lunisolar holidays stay inside the source window when extrapolation would be risky.
Bridge-day pressure
MondayDeepavali next falls on November 9, 2026 (Monday). Built-in long-weekend pressure because the holiday touches the weekend directly.
Cross-border drift
Local onlyDeepavali is effectively a Singapore detail page in this dataset; local rules matter more than international comparison.
Timezone handling
Single zoneSingapore has a single primary timezone in this country record, so date-boundary risk is lower than in multi-zone countries.
Source posture
ReferencedDeepavali has 5 visible reference checkpoints on the page. lunar story profile plus catalog dates.
Source and verification checkpoints
This page keeps the date answer separate from statutory verification. The catalog supplies the tracked date rows; the checkpoints below show which authority, story profile, local specificity, and dossier layer should be reviewed when the holiday affects bookings, payroll, travel, or public-service hours.
Country authority checkpoint
Singapore Ministry of Manpower public holidays; Singapore Holidays Act substitution rules
Story and rule checkpoint
lunar holiday profile: Deepavali stands out as a festival of light, renewal, and family gathering, and it retains strong public visibility wherever it appears in the statutory holiday calendar.
Local specificity checkpoint
Local specificity comes from the selected country calendar row, local name, observance type, timezone record, nearby holidays, and observed cross-country date spread.
Dossier checkpoint
No full manual dossier is attached yet; the page keeps cultural claims bounded to the story profile, source checklist, and catalog-derived date facts.
Reference stack
- Singapore Ministry of Manpower public holidays
- Singapore Holidays Act substitution rules
- Hindu lunisolar festival-calendar references
- Internal curated holiday catalog for tracked date rows
- countries.json and zones.json for country and timezone context
Reliability and cross-border spread
This block separates the local Singapore holiday answer from two common sources of programmatic-calendar confusion: countries that use the same holiday name on different dates, and future rows that are projected from a rule rather than directly tracked.
Cross-border date spread
Deepavali is currently anchored to Singapore in the observed-country dataset, so cross-border date drift is not a major concern on this page.
Projection reliability
Deepavali stays inside the tracked catalog window for forward dates because its lunar / lunisolar rule is not safely extrapolated here. Source posture: no curated dossier attached.
Observed next-date clusters
November 9, 2026
1 country · Singapore
Observed type mix across countries
Public1
Local names and country context
Name in Singapore
Deepavali
The local catalog name and English display name are both Deepavali for Singapore.
Country calendar role
Deepavali is recorded in Singapore as a public holiday with nationwide scope.
History and significance
The festival draws on Hindu traditions that differ by region, but the broad themes of light over darkness, prosperity, and ritual household preparation remain consistent.
Because celebration involves travel, worship, gifts, food, and evening ritual, the holiday has a social footprint much larger than a simple one-day label suggests.
Deepavali is marked as a nationwide observance in the current Singapore holiday data.
Date behavior and next years
Deepavali follows a lunar or lunisolar calendar tradition, so the Gregorian date changes from year to year. In the tracked data window, the dates land on 2025: October 21, 2026: November 9, 2027: October 29.
Because Deepavali follows a lunar or lunisolar calendar, the Gregorian date moves significantly each year and statutory recognition often spans several days, so reading the official block is more useful than the headline date.
The current static build keeps the tracked 2025-2027 date window online for curated holiday detail pages.
| Year | Date | Day |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | October 21, 2025 | Tuesday |
| 2026 | November 9, 2026 | Monday |
| 2027 | October 29, 2027 | Friday |
Next 2 occurrences and weekday distribution
Rows below come straight from the tracked catalog window (2025-2027). The weekday distribution controls long-weekend math each year.
| Year | Date | Weekday | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | November 9, 2026 | Monday | Catalog |
| 2027 | October 29, 2027 | Friday | Catalog |
Seasonal placement
Deepavali next lands in the autumn planning band for Singapore. That matters for school terms, travel season, and whether the holiday sits near year-end, spring religious calendars, summer travel, or autumn civic cycles.
Weekday distribution in this window
Friday1
Monday1
How Deepavali is observed
Deepavali is a Hindu festival whose meaning centers on light-versus-darkness symbolism, household ritual, and seasonal renewal — its weight comes from family practice as much as state recognition.
Searches for Deepavali look for the date, regional variations, and whether the holiday is statutory in Singapore or treated as a community event.
Cultural family
Hindu festival
Origin region: Southeast Asia
Statutory mode
Deepavali is listed as a public holiday in Singapore (nationwide), which usually means government offices, banks, and most schools close.
Planning notes for teams, travel, and operations
As a Hindu festival sitting in the Singapore calendar, Deepavali matters for planning because office, bank, and school closures stack on the same day. The next tracked occurrence is November 9, 2026 (Monday), which controls long-weekend math for that year.
Deepavali also appears in other country calendars such as Singapore. Recorded next dates include Singapore on November 9, 2026 — slight differences across borders are common because each country can apply weekend-substitution or regional-only rules to the same nominal holiday.
Singapore plans this holiday primarily around Asia/Singapore. Because Deepavali follows a lunar or lunisolar calendar, the Gregorian date moves significantly each year and statutory recognition often spans several days, so reading the official block is more useful than the headline date. Teams often line Deepavali up with Hari Raya Puasa, Christmas Day, and Chinese New Year when blocking off the broader holiday window.
Holiday planning depth
What the Deepavali entry signals
A compact read of the holiday catalog row: rule kind, observance scope, country reach, and what curated context (if any) is attached. Useful before deciding whether the headline date alone answers a planning question.
Calendar fingerprint
Deepavali is tracked as a public entry in Singapore (nationwide). It reads as a Hindu festival with origins in Southeast Asia; the date follows a lunar / lunisolar rule.
Date and rhythm
Next tracked occurrence is November 9, 2026 (Monday). Forward dates: 2026: November 9, 2026 (Monday) and 2027: October 29, 2027 (Friday).
Cross-country reach
Deepavali is currently a single-country entry in the dataset, anchored to Singapore. Adjacent planning entries on the same calendar include Hari Raya Puasa, Christmas Day, and Chinese New Year.
Local planning anchor
Singapore plans this holiday around Asia/Singapore. The page treats the country-level closure rule (public) as the headline operational signal, not a generic public-holiday template.
Curation depth
No curated dossier is attached. The page still surfaces the catalog metadata but skips the source-cited cultural depth panel.
Statutory and projection cautions
Weekend substitution is country-specific: Singapore may observe the nominal date, grant a substitute weekday, or apply regional-only rules depending on the statute and year. Deepavali is currently anchored to Singapore in the observed-country dataset, so cross-border date drift is not a major concern on this page. Deepavali stays inside the tracked catalog window for forward dates because its lunar / lunisolar rule is not safely extrapolated here. Source posture: no curated dossier attached.
Local-name context
The local catalog name and English display name are both Deepavali for Singapore.
Holiday calendars drift year over year as governments revise statutory observance rules; treat the tracked window as a reliable reference and verify the exact local rule before committing to long-range schedules.
Previous and next observed holidays
The closest observed holidays before and after Deepavali in the Singaporecalendar show the local scheduling neighborhood for 2026.
Previous holiday
National Day
August 10, 2026 · Public
91 days before Deepavali.
Next holiday
Christmas Day
December 25, 2026 · Public
46 days after Deepavali.
Local calendar neighborhood
These are the closest holidays around Deepavali in the Singaporecalendar for 2026. They help separate this guide from holidays in the same season or religious/civic family.
Christmas Day
December 25, 2026 · Public
46 days after Deepavali.
National Day
August 10, 2026 · Public
91 days before Deepavali.
Hari Raya Haji (Tentative Date)
May 27, 2026 · Public
166 days before Deepavali.
Labour Day
May 1, 2026 · Public
192 days before Deepavali.
Good Friday
April 3, 2026 · Public
220 days before Deepavali.
Hari Raya Puasa
March 20, 2026 · Public
234 days before Deepavali.
Observed countries and regions
Deepavali is only listed for Singapore in the current dataset.
Asia
1 country
Country-by-country timing snapshot
Deepavali is currently a single-country entry, so the next-date row below is the operational anchor for Singapore.
| Country | Next date | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Singapore | November 9, 2026 | Public |
Related holidays in Singapore
Related links are selected from the same country calendar first, with family matches such as Easter-cycle or lunisolar festivals preferred before nearby-date filler.
Hari Raya Puasa
March 20, 2026 · Public
Curated country planning companion
Open curated guide
Christmas Day
December 25, 2026 · Public
Curated country planning companion
See 2026 calendar
Chinese New Year
February 17, 2026 · Public
Curated country planning companion
Open curated guide
New Year's Day
January 1, 2026 · Public
Nearby in the country calendar
See 2026 calendar
Hari Raya Haji
June 7, 2025 · Public
Nearby in the country calendar
See 2025 calendar
FAQ
Is Deepavali a public holiday in Singapore?▾
Yes — Deepavali is listed as a public holiday in Singapore on a nationwide basis.
When is Deepavali in Singapore in 2026?▾
In 2026, Deepavali in Singapore falls on November 9, 2026 (Monday). Subsequent dates: 2027 October 29, 2027.
How is the date for Deepavali determined?▾
Deepavali follows a lunar or lunisolar calendar tradition, so the Gregorian date changes from year to year. In the tracked data window, the dates land on 2025: October 21, 2026: November 9, 2027: October 29. Because Deepavali follows a lunar or lunisolar calendar, the Gregorian date moves significantly each year and statutory recognition often spans several days, so reading the official block is more useful than the headline date.
What kind of holiday is Deepavali?▾
Deepavali is listed as a public holiday in Singapore (nationwide), which usually means government offices, banks, and most schools close. It reads as a Hindu festival with origins tied to Southeast Asia.
What is the local name for Deepavali in Singapore?▾
The local catalog name and English display name are both Deepavali for Singapore.
Where is Deepavali observed?▾
Deepavali is only listed for Singapore in the current dataset.
What timezone should I use for Deepavali planning in Singapore?▾
Singapore uses Asia/Singapore (UTC+08:00) for local planning.
Which holidays are commonly planned alongside Deepavali?▾
Deepavali is often compared with Hari Raya Puasa, Christmas Day, Chinese New Year on the Singapore calendar.