| DATE | DAYS | HOLIDAYS | REMARKS |
| June 2 | Tuesday | Waisak | Buddha |
| July 17,18 | Friday – Saturday | Idul Fitri | Islam |
| August 17 | Monday | Independence Day | National |
| September 24 | Thursday | Idul Adha | Islam |
| October 14 | Wednesday | Hijri New Year | Islam |
| December 25 | Friday | Christmas | Christian |
EXTENDED |
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| July 16,20,21 | Thursday, Monday, Tuesday | Idul Fitri | Islam |
| December 24 | Thursday | Christmas | Christian |
NOTES
- EXTENDED HOLIDAYS
- For extended holidays, public offices and banks may be opened, half-day service, or closed.
- Extended holidays and especially those that falls on weekends causes “long weekends” where out-of-towns traffic culminates into major tourism objects.
- RAMADHAN
- Majority of Indonesians are Moslems, and the month of Ramadhan (fasting) month starts 30 days prior to Idul Fitri day July 17, 2015.
- Ramadhan starts around June 17, 2015.
- During the Ramadhan business is as usual except for opening and closing hours mostly adjusted 1 hour earlier.
- Restaurants: are mostly closed during the day or only open starting around 18:00 PM (evenings). Nevertheless, big hotels and some restaurants and fastfood like McD or Kentucky FC are open as usual with closed curtain. Bali, where majority are Hindu Bali mostly open as usual.
- Traffic: average 10 days prior to and after the Idul Fitri day, traffic culminates, worst -3 and +3 days. Regular plane, train, bus, ships tickets are mostly sold out.
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