Festivals · Selangor
Thaipusam 2027
Thaipusam at Batu Caves, Malaysia's largest Hindu festival, drawing over a million devotees and visitors.
Confirmed dates
- Dates
- Fri 22 Jan 2027
- Date status
- Dates published by the organiser or an official tourism source
- Venue
- Sri Subramaniar Swamy Temple, Batu Caves (also Penang)
- City
- Batu Caves
- District
- Batu Caves
- Region
- Selangor
- Category
- Festivals
- Tickets
- Free
- When it runs
- Annual (Tamil calendar date)
- Checked
- Tue 27 Oct 2026 against the official source
About this event
Date from the published federal public holiday schedule for 2027 (gazetted list, as reproduced in full by The Wala O Eh); Thaipusam falls on Friday 22 January 2027. It is a public holiday in Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya, Johor, Negeri Sembilan, Perak, Penang and Selangor. The main celebration is the chariot procession and kavadi pilgrimage up the 272 steps at Batu Caves; Penang's celebrations run 21 to 23 January 2027 around the Waterfall Hilltop Temple.
Booking
Booked around the event: hotels, passes, transfers and eSIM. Booking options for this event are being checked and will be added here.
Official source: https://thewalaoeh.com/malaysia-public-holidays-2026/. Dates checked Tue 27 Oct 2026.