Bali

Bali holidays and ceremony days

The days the island changes rhythm: what closes, what you notice, and when.

Nyepi 2027, Monday 8 March

For 24 hours, from 6AM to 6AM the next morning, the island stops and everyone, visitors included, stays inside their accommodation. In 2026 the airport closed for the day too.

The exact rules for the year, for example whether mobile data is switched off, are announced about a month before Nyepi. We add them here as soon as they are.

On every Balinese holy day, expect temple ceremonies and offerings, and check opening times before you go. On the days in the provincial circular for the year, Hindu public servants also have the day off, so some government offices are closed or quiet.

2026

  1. Saturday 31 OctoberSaraswatiBalinese holy day
  2. Wednesday 4 NovemberPagerwesiBalinese holy day

2027

  1. Tuesday 12 JanuaryPenampahan GalunganBalinese holy day, expected date
  2. Wednesday 13 JanuaryGalunganBalinese holy day, expected date
  3. Thursday 14 JanuaryUmanis GalunganBalinese holy day, expected date
  4. Friday 22 JanuaryPenampahan KuninganBalinese holy day, expected date
  5. Saturday 23 JanuaryKuninganBalinese holy day, expected date
  6. Sunday 7 MarchPengerupukanBalinese holy day, expected dateThe eve of Nyepi. Ogoh-ogoh parades fill the streets in the evening, and from 6AM the next morning the island is silent for 24 hours.
  7. Monday 8 MarchNyepiDay of silenceThe island is silent for 24 hours.
  8. Tuesday 9 MarchNgembak GeniBalinese holy day, expected dateThe day after Nyepi. The island opens again from 6AM.
  9. Saturday 29 MaySaraswatiBalinese holy day, expected date
  10. Wednesday 2 JunePagerwesiBalinese holy day, expected date
  11. Tuesday 10 AugustPenampahan GalunganBalinese holy day, expected date
  12. Wednesday 11 AugustGalunganBalinese holy day, expected date
  13. Thursday 12 AugustUmanis GalunganBalinese holy day, expected date
  14. Friday 20 AugustPenampahan KuninganBalinese holy day, expected date
  15. Saturday 21 AugustKuninganBalinese holy day, expected date
  16. Saturday 25 DecemberSaraswatiBalinese holy day, expected date
  17. Wednesday 29 DecemberPagerwesiBalinese holy day, expected date

Full moon and new moon

Purnama (full moon) and Tilem (new moon) are ceremony days too, with offerings at temples across the island. On Bali they follow their own calendar rules, not the astronomical moon, so we only list them from the official calendar for the year. They are not on this page yet, and neither are Tumpek, Melasti and, for 2027, Siwaratri: those follow when the official Hindu calendar for the year is in.

Where these dates come from

Dates marked as expected follow the fixed 210-day cycle, or fall right before or after Nyepi, and will be confirmed when the official circular for that year is published. Updated Wednesday 7 October.