Easter 2025 and 2026
Easter is celebrated in Singapore with a Good Friday public holiday producing a highly anticipated long weekend. For Christians the Easter weekend includes church services and celebrations on Good Friday and Easter Sunday – also known as Resurrection Sunday. For millions more Singaporeans the long weekend is dedicated to travel, food, shopping and relaxation.
The Good Friday holiday falls on 18 April in 2025, with the Easter Sunday observance two days later on 20 April. In 2026 Good Friday will fall on 3 April.
| Year | Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 18 Apr | Fri | Good Friday |
| 2026 | 3 Apr | Fri | Good Friday |
| Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates. | |||
The date of Easter changes every year because it is calculated with reference to the lunar cycle. According to a 1,700 year-old calculation method, Easter Sunday is the first Sunday after the first moon that occurs on or after March 21 (the ecclesiastical vernal equinox). This means that Easter Sunday can be anywhere from 22 March to 25 April. Good Friday is always the Friday immediately before Easter Sunday – or two days earlier.
In many churches of Singapore, Palm Sunday (a week before Easter) will be kept with special services. To remember the Triumphal Entry of Christ into Jerusalem, palm leaves are harvested, folded into the shape of a cross, and paraded by children and adults during the service.
On Good Friday, many churches will have services again, marking the day of Jesus’ death on the cross. These are normally short, morning services that are very solemn.
When Resurrection Sunday arrives, churches often take the occasion to baptise new believers. Since rising up out of the water is meant to symbolise entering a new life with Christ, it is connected with the Resurrection of Jesus which Easter commemorates. Some churches will also have sunrise services on Easter.
It is common for Christians to gather with friends and family for an Easter meal on Sunday. As a melting pot of cultures, numerous western traditions such as chocolate Easter eggs, hot cross buns and the Easter Bunny are also observed.
Previous Years
| Year | Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 29 Mar | Fri | Good Friday |
| 2023 | 7 Apr | Fri | Good Friday |