Festivals · Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur
Wesak Day 2027
Wesak Day, with the evening float procession from Brickfields' Maha Vihara.
Confirmed dates
- Dates
- Thu 20 May 2027
- Date status
- Dates published by the organiser or an official tourism source
- Venue
- Maha Vihara, Brickfields, and temples nationwide
- City
- Kuala Lumpur
- District
- Brickfields
- Region
- Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur
- Category
- Festivals
- Tickets
- Free
- When it runs
- Annual (lunar 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); Wesak Day falls on Thursday 20 May 2027, a nationwide public holiday. Kuala Lumpur's focus is the Maha Vihara in Brickfields, with an evening procession through the city centre.
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.