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Holidays, Travel & Spending: Your Guide to Indonesia's 2026 Calendar and Its Economic Boost
National holidays are a time for Indonesians to pause their regular routines and engage in a wide range of activities, such as family and social gatherings or travel and leisure. From an economic perspectives, these activities are important, too, as they boost economic activities.
National holidays boost economic activity primarily by encouraging a concentrated period of consumer spending on a wide range of goods and services. The time off work and a festive atmosphere motivate people to spend more on travel, leisure, and retail.
Particularly travel and tourism drive economic activity during a national holiday. Many people use the long weekend to take a trip, whether to visit family or for a short getaway. This surge in movement directly benefits airlines, trains, buses, hotels, gas stations, restaurants, and local businesses in tourist destinations.
Also, retail and consumer spending tend to peak, benefitting supermarkets, retailers and online stores or e-commerce platforms.
The Significance of Domestic Tourism for the National Economy
The importance of domestic tourism shouldn't be underestimated as it has a massive multiplier effect on other domestic industries/sectors due to the demand for various products and services that is generated by (domestic) tourism. This becomes clear if we take a look at some data.
Indonesia's Statistical Agency (BPS) noted that there were a total of 1.02 billion domestic tourism trips made in full-2024. BPS defines a domestic tourist trip as: a travel made by Indonesian residents outside their usual environment (but still within the territory of Indonesia), voluntarily, for less than 12 months but more than six hours, and not to work (obtain income) or go to school regularly.
Data from BPS also show that, on average, a total of IDR 2.31 million (approx. USD $145) is spent per trip. And so, if we then multiply USD $145 by 1.02 billion (trips), it means that domestic tourism is estimated to be worth around USD $147.9 billion in a year (money that is rotated in the national economy).
This is significantly more than what foreign visitor arrivals inject into the Indonesian economy. In 2024, foreign tourists brought USD $12.63 billion with them when they went on holiday in Indonesia. However, the difference is that foreign money is newly injected into the Indonesian economy, whereas in the case of domestic tourism the money is being rotated only in Indonesian society.
This could actually be a motive behind the fact that the Indonesian government has been allowing more holidays (cuti bersama) in recent years. Whereas in the past a holiday like Waisak (a Buddhist festival commemorating the birth, enlightenment, and death of Buddha) was celebrated on one single day (a one-day national holiday), it is now a two-day holiday, making it more attractive for Indonesian families to go on holiday for a few days (typically adding the weekend). And so, these ‘collective leave days’ are likely part of government strategy to boost national economic growth.
In mid-September 2025, a Joint Decree (SKB) outlined the national public holidays for 2026. The decision stems from three ministers, namely the Minister of Religious Affairs, the Minister of Administrative and Bureaucratic Reform, and the Minister of Manpower. The table below presents the official national holidays of Indonesia for the year 2026:
National Holidays of Indonesia in 2026:
| Date | Holiday | Remark |
| 1 January |
New Year's Day | First day of the year on the modern Gregorian calendar |
| 16 January | Isra Mi'raj Nabi Muhammad | Ascension of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad |
| 16 February | Cuti Bersama | Collective leave day |
| 17 February | Tahun Baru Imlek | Chinese New Year |
| 18 March | Cuti Bersama | Collective leave day |
| 19 March | Hari Raya Nyepi | New Year in Balinese Hinduism ('Day of Silence') |
| 20 March | Cuti Bersama | Collective leave day |
| 21-22 March | Idul Fitri | Islamic celebration that marks the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan |
| 23 March | Cuti Bersama | Collective leave day |
| 24 March | Cuti Bersama | Collective leave day |
| 3 April | Good Friday | Commemorating the crucifixion and death of Jesus Christ |
| 5 April | Easter | Resurrection of Jesus |
| 1 May | International Labor Day | Celebration of laborers and the working classes |
| 14 May | Ascension of Jesus | Ascension of Jesus Christ 40 days after His resurrection |
| 15 May | Cuti Bersama | Collective leave day |
| 27 May | Idul Adha | Muslim day of sacrifice |
| 28 May | Cuti Bersama | Collective leave day |
| 31 May | Waisak | Buddha's Birthday |
| 1 June | Pancasila Day | Commemorating the official, foundational philosophical and political theory of Indonesia |
| 16 June | Tahun Baru Hijriyah | Islamic New Year |
| 17 August | Independence Day | Commemorating Soekarno-Hatta's Proclamation on 17 August 1945 |
| 25 August | Maulid Nabi Muhammad | Birthday of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad |
| 24 December | Cuti Bersama | Collective leave day |
| 25 December | Christmas | Commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ |