School holidays 2023 & long weekends: Holiday planner, food festival & travel guide

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Here is your school holidays planner for 2023.

It is a list of all the school holidays and public holidays, including the dates of the long weekends for every term. We have also included suggestions for the best holiday destinations for each of the 3 term breaks and the end-of-year break.

New Year’s long weekend

Sat 31 Dec – Mon 2 Jan

Term I – Tue 3 Jan to Fri 10 Mar

CNY long weekend

Sat 21 Jan – Tue 24 Jan

Term 1 Break

Sat 11 Mar – Sun 19 Mar

Best places to travel during Term 1 school holidays

Japan – for the cherry blossoms

Calendar - Japan Cherry Blossom
Credit – Government of Japan

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Windward Islands, Caribbean – for rain-free Caribbean island-hopping

Calendar - Grenada
Credit – Pexels

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For the foodie: 12th Qatar International Food Festival (QIFF), 11 to 21 March

Calendar - QIFF
Credit – VistQatar.com

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Good Friday long weekend

Fri 7 Apr – Sun 9 Apr

Term II – Mon 20 Mar to Fri 26 May

Hari Raya Puasa long weekend

Sat 22 Apr – Mon 24 Apr

Labour Day long weekend

Sat 29 Apr – Mon 1 May

Vesak Day long weekend

Fri 2 Jun – Sun 4 Jun

Term 2 Break

Sat 27 May to Sun 25 Jun

Best places to travel during Term 2 school holidays

Peru – for cool and dry weather to see Machu Picchu

Calendar - Machu Pichu, Peru
Credit – Pexels

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Croatia – for Europe on the cheap and not-freezing

Calendar - Croatia
Credit – Pexels

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For the foodie: Pizzafest in Naples, Italy, all June

Calendar - Pizzafest live
Credit – Carnifest.com

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Hari Raya Haji

Thu 29 Jun

Term III – Mon 26 Jun to Fri 1 Sep

National Day

Wed 9 Aug

Deepavali long weekend

Sat 11 Nov – Mon 13 Nov

Term 3 Break

Sat 2 Sep to Sun 10 Sep

 

Best places to travel during Term 3 break school holidays

Santorini – the sky’s as blue as the roofs but thin crowds

Calendar - Santorini
Credit – Pexels

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United Sates – for the Grand Canyon, Arizona without the crowds

Calendar - US Grand Canyon
Credit – Pexels

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For the foodie: Oktoberfest, Munich, Germany, Sep 6 to Oct 3

Calendar - Germany Oktoberfest
Credit – Pexels

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Term IV – Mon 11 Sep to Fri 17 Nov

End of year Break

Sat 18 Nov to Sun 31 Dec

Christmas Day

Sat 23 Dec – Mon 25 Dec

 

Best places to travel during end-of-year school holidays

Norway – for the magnificence of the Aurora Borealis

Calendar - Norway Aurora Borealis
Credit – Pexels

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Switzerland – for perfect powder on the slopes

Calendar - Switzerland
Credit – Pexels

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For the foodie: Hong Kong Winter Food Festival, Dec 24 to Dec 28

Calendar - Hong Kong Winter Food Festival
Credit – The Limited Times

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