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Public holidays in Macau

20 days in 2026 · 20 in 2027

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Next public holiday

Chong Yeung Festival (Festival of Ancestors)

Chong Yeong (Culto dos Antepassados)

After it: All Souls' Day, Monday 2 November

Sunday, 18 October 2026

Macau has 20 public holidays in 2026 and 20 in 2027, set by Decree Law No. 60/2000, and they come from two calendars at once. Nine are Chinese festivals, from the three days of Lunar New Year to the winter solstice. Six come from the Catholic calendar, from Good Friday to Christmas Day. Two mark the founding of the People's Republic, one the establishment of the Macao Special Administrative Region on 20 December 1999, and New Year's Day and Labour Day complete the list.

Not every public holiday is a paid day off for every worker. Article 44 of Law No. 7/2008, the labour relations law, makes ten of the twenty obligatory holidays, which private employers must give: New Year's Day, the three days of Lunar New Year, Cheng Ming, Labour Day, the day after the Mid-Autumn Festival, National Day, Chong Yeung and Establishment Day. Government offices close on all twenty.

A day that falls on a weekend is not moved for everyone. The government gives its own employees a compensatory rest day under the civil service statute, and those days, like the afternoon exemptions on Lunar New Year's Eve and New Year's Eve, are left out of the calendars below.

Days off in 2026
20Nationwide public holidays
On a weekday
14Monday to Friday
On a weekend
6Saturday or Sunday
Long weekends
7and 6 with one day of leave

2026

Public holidays in Macau in 2026

  1. 1 January: New Year's DayFraternidade UniversalNew Year's Day, 1 January. One of the ten obligatory holidays.Thursday
  2. 17 February: Lunar New Year's Day1.º dia do 1.º mês do Novo Ano LunarThe first day of the Lunar New Year, the largest festival of the Chinese calendar. Families perform rites at home or in temples, and civil servants, normally barred from casinos, may enter them on the first three days.TuesdayDate moves
  3. 18 February: The second day of the Lunar New Year2.º dia do 1.º mês do Novo Ano LunarThe second day of the Lunar New Year, a day for visiting relatives and letting off firecrackers.WednesdayDate moves
  4. 19 February: The third day of the Lunar New Year3.º dia do 1.º mês do Novo Ano LunarThe third day of the Lunar New Year, the last of the three obligatory days.ThursdayDate moves
  5. 3 April: Good FridayMorte de CristoGood Friday. The Catholic diocese holds a solemn procession, and its date moves with Easter.FridayDate moves
  6. 4 April: The Day before EasterSábado de AleluiaThe Saturday before Easter, kept as a separate public holiday in Macau.SaturdayDate moves
  7. 5 April: Cheng Ming FestivalCheng Ming (Dia de Finados)Ching Ming, the spring festival for visiting and tending ancestors' graves. It falls on 5 April in both 2026 and 2027.Sunday
  8. 1 May: Labour DayDia do TrabalhadorLabour Day, 1 May, an obligatory holiday.Friday
  9. 24 May: The Buddha's BirthdayDia do BudaThe Buddha's Birthday, on the eighth day of the fourth lunar month, made a public holiday after the handover of 1999. Fishmongers perform the Drunken Dragon Dance on this day.SundayDate moves
  10. 19 June: Tung Ng Festival (Dragon Boat Festival)Tung Ng (Barco Dragão)The Dragon Boat Festival, on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, marked with special dumplings and dragon boat races.FridayDate moves
  11. 26 September: The Day following Chong Chao (Mid-Autumn) FestivalDia seguinte ao Chong Chao (Bolo Lunar)The day after Chong Chao, the Mid-Autumn Festival, and one of the ten obligatory holidays.SaturdayDate moves
  12. 1 October: National Day of the People's Republic of ChinaImplantação da República Popular da ChinaNational Day, the founding of the People's Republic of China on 1 October 1949.Thursday
  13. 2 October: The Day following National Day of the People's Republic of ChinaDia seguinte à Implantação da República Popular da ChinaThe day after National Day, a public holiday but not one of the ten that private employers must give.Friday
  14. 18 October: Chong Yeung Festival (Festival of Ancestors)Chong Yeong (Culto dos Antepassados)The Chong Yeung or Double Ninth festival, on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month, when families again visit ancestors' graves.SundayDate moves
  15. 2 November: All Souls' DayDia de FinadosAll Souls' Day, 2 November, the Catholic day for remembering the dead.Monday
  16. 8 December: Feast of the Immaculate ConceptionImaculada ConceiçãoThe Feast of the Immaculate Conception, 8 December, celebrated by Macau's Catholics since 1854.Tuesday
  17. 20 December: Macao SAR Establishment DayDia Comemorativo do Estabelecimento da Região Administrativa Especial de MacauThe establishment of the Macao Special Administrative Region at the handover from Portugal on 20 December 1999.Sunday
  18. 22 December: Winter SolsticeSolstício de InvernoThe winter solstice, one of the traditional Chinese celebrations. It falls on 22 December in both 2026 and 2027.Tuesday
  19. 24 December: Christmas EveVéspera de NatalChristmas Eve, a full public holiday.Thursday
  20. 25 December: Christmas DayNatalChristmas Day.Friday

Long weekends

Long weekends in Macau in 2026

Runs of three days or more off, with weekends counted, and the working days that join a holiday to a weekend when taken as leave.

  • 4daysThu 1 Jan to Sun 4 JanWith Fri 2 Jan taken as leave · New Year's Day
  • 6daysSat 14 Feb to Thu 19 FebWith Mon 16 Feb taken as leave · Lunar New Year's Day, The second day of the Lunar New Year, The third day of the Lunar New Year
  • 3daysTue 17 Feb to Thu 19 FebLunar New Year's Day, The second day of the Lunar New Year, The third day of the Lunar New Year
  • 6daysTue 17 Feb to Sun 22 FebWith Fri 20 Feb taken as leave · Lunar New Year's Day, The second day of the Lunar New Year, The third day of the Lunar New Year
  • 3daysFri 3 Apr to Sun 5 AprGood Friday, The Day before Easter, Cheng Ming Festival
  • 3daysFri 1 May to Sun 3 MayLabour Day
  • 3daysFri 19 Jun to Sun 21 JunTung Ng Festival (Dragon Boat Festival)
  • 4daysThu 1 Oct to Sun 4 OctNational Day of the People's Republic of China, The Day following National Day of the People's Republic of China
  • 3daysSat 31 Oct to Mon 2 NovAll Souls' Day
  • 4daysSat 5 Dec to Tue 8 DecWith Mon 7 Dec taken as leave · Feast of the Immaculate Conception
  • 4daysSat 19 Dec to Tue 22 DecWith Mon 21 Dec taken as leave · Macao SAR Establishment Day, Winter Solstice
  • 6daysTue 22 Dec to Sun 27 DecWith Wed 23 Dec taken as leave · Winter Solstice, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day
  • 4daysThu 24 Dec to Sun 27 DecChristmas Eve, Christmas Day

2027

Public holidays in Macau in 2027

  1. 1 January: New Year's DayFraternidade UniversalFriday
  2. 6 February: Lunar New Year's Day1.º dia do 1.º mês do Novo Ano LunarSaturdayDate moves
  3. 7 February: The second day of the Lunar New Year2.º dia do 1.º mês do Novo Ano LunarSundayDate moves
  4. 8 February: The third day of the Lunar New Year3.º dia do 1.º mês do Novo Ano LunarMondayDate moves
  5. 26 March: Good FridayMorte de CristoFridayDate moves
  6. 27 March: The Day before EasterSábado de AleluiaSaturdayDate moves
  7. 5 April: Cheng Ming FestivalCheng Ming (Dia de Finados)Monday
  8. 1 May: Labour DayDia do TrabalhadorSaturday
  9. 13 May: The Buddha's BirthdayDia do BudaThursdayDate moves
  10. 9 June: Tung Ng Festival (Dragon Boat Festival)Tung Ng (Barco Dragão)WednesdayDate moves
  11. 16 September: The Day following Chong Chao (Mid-Autumn) FestivalDia seguinte ao Chong Chao (Bolo Lunar)ThursdayDate moves
  12. 1 October: National Day of the People's Republic of ChinaImplantação da República Popular da ChinaFriday
  13. 2 October: The Day following National Day of the People's Republic of ChinaDia seguinte à Implantação da República Popular da ChinaSaturday
  14. 8 October: Chong Yeung Festival (Festival of Ancestors)Chong Yeong (Culto dos Antepassados)FridayDate moves
  15. 2 November: All Souls' DayDia de FinadosTuesday
  16. 8 December: Feast of the Immaculate ConceptionImaculada ConceiçãoWednesday
  17. 20 December: Macao SAR Establishment DayDia Comemorativo do Estabelecimento da Região Administrativa Especial de MacauMonday
  18. 22 December: Winter SolsticeSolstício de InvernoWednesday
  19. 24 December: Christmas EveVéspera de NatalFriday
  20. 25 December: Christmas DayNatalSaturday

Macau's government publishes three lists each year. The first is the twenty public holidays of Decree Law No. 60/2000. The second is the afternoons of Lunar New Year's Eve and New Year's Eve, which the Chief Executive grants to public employees as an exemption from work. The third is compensatory rest days for public employees, given under Article 79 of their statute when a holiday falls on a Saturday or Sunday: six of them in 2026, from 6 April to 21 December, and six in 2027. Only the first list is shown above, because the other two apply to civil servants and not to the territory as a whole.

Private sector employees are entitled by law to the ten obligatory holidays, paid. The other ten, such as Good Friday, the Buddha's Birthday or Christmas Day, close government offices, but the labour law does not require private employers to give them.

Common questions

Questions about public holidays in Macau

How many public holidays does Macau have in 2026?

Twenty, under Decree Law No. 60/2000. Six of them fall on a weekend in 2026: the Saturday before Easter on 4 April, Cheng Ming on Sunday 5 April, the Buddha's Birthday on Sunday 24 May, the day after the Mid-Autumn Festival on Saturday 26 September, Chong Yeung on Sunday 18 October and Establishment Day on Sunday 20 December. Ten of the twenty are obligatory holidays that private employers must give.

Which public holidays must private employers in Macau give?

The ten obligatory holidays under Article 44 of Law No. 7/2008: New Year's Day, the first three days of the Lunar New Year, Cheng Ming, Labour Day, the day after the Mid-Autumn Festival, National Day on 1 October, Chong Yeung and Macao SAR Establishment Day on 20 December. The other ten public holidays close government offices but are not guaranteed days off in private employment.

Why does Macau have both Chinese and Catholic holidays?

The calendar keeps both traditions of the territory. The Chinese festivals follow the lunar calendar, while Good Friday, the Saturday before Easter, All Souls' Day, the Immaculate Conception and Christmas remain from four centuries of Portuguese administration and the Catholic diocese founded in 1576. National Day and Establishment Day were added for the People's Republic and the region created in 1999.

When is Lunar New Year in Macau in 2027?

The three public holidays fall on Saturday 6, Sunday 7 and Monday 8 February 2027. Because the first two land on a weekend, public employees receive compensatory rest days on Tuesday 9 and Wednesday 10 February, but that rule covers civil servants only. In 2026 the holidays ran from Tuesday 17 to Thursday 19 February.

Is a Macau holiday on a Sunday made up on a weekday?

For the public service, a compensatory rest day is given on a following working day under Article 79 of the civil service statute: in 2026 these include 6 and 7 April for the Saturday before Easter and Cheng Ming, and 21 December for Establishment Day. Private employment follows the labour relations law instead, and no general replacement day is set for the territory.

Is Christmas Eve a holiday in Macau?

Yes. Christmas Eve, 24 December, is one of the twenty public holidays, alongside Christmas Day on the 25th. In 2026 the pair fall on Thursday and Friday, so government offices close from 24 to 27 December. Neither is among the ten obligatory holidays, so private employers are not required to give them.

Why is the day after the Mid-Autumn Festival the holiday?

Macau keeps the day following Chong Chao, the Mid-Autumn Festival, as the public holiday, not the festival day itself, and it is one of the ten obligatory holidays. It falls on Saturday 26 September in 2026 and on Thursday 16 September in 2027.

Dates from Written from the sources, read 2026-10-02. The page counts from Saturday, 3 October 2026, the day it was built.