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Macau 2026 Public Holidays

20 public holidays

  • Public holiday — A nationwide day off.
  • Limited holiday — A day off for certain groups, sectors, or by choice.
January 1 holidays
February 4 holidays
March
April 5 holidays
May 3 holidays
June 1 holidays
July
August
September 2 holidays
October 4 holidays
November 1 holidays
December 7 holidays

2026 Holiday List · Macau

20 public holidays · regional, limited, and observance days included

Date Day Holiday Type Notes
Jan 1 Thursday New Year's Day Public holiday 1 January. In many countries the day off moves to the following Monday when it falls on a weekend.
Feb 16 Monday Lunar New Year's Evehalf day Limited holiday government
Feb 17 Tuesday Lunar New Year's Day Public holiday
Feb 18 Wednesday The second day of the Lunar New Year Public holiday
Feb 19 Thursday The third day of the Lunar New Year Public holiday
Apr 3 Friday Good Friday Public holiday The Friday before Easter Sunday.
Apr 4 Saturday The Day before Easter Public holiday
Apr 5 Sunday Cheng Ming Festival Public holiday
Apr 6 Monday Compensatory rest day for the Day before Eastersubstitute day Limited holiday government
Apr 7 Tuesday Compensatory rest day for Cheng Ming Festivalsubstitute day Limited holiday government
May 1 Friday Labour Day Public holiday 1 May in most countries.
May 24 Sunday The Buddha’s Birthday (Feast of Buddha) Public holiday
May 25 Monday Compensatory rest day for the Buddha’s Birthday (Feast of Buddha)substitute day Limited holiday government
Jun 19 Friday Tung Ng Festival (Dragon Boat Festival) Public holiday
Sep 26 Saturday The Day following Chong Chao (Mid-Autumn) Festival Public holiday
Sep 28 Monday Compensatory rest day for the Day following Chong Chao (Mid-Autumn) Festivalsubstitute day Limited holiday government
Oct 1 Thursday National Day of the People’s Republic of China Public holiday
Oct 2 Friday The Day following National Day of the People’s Republic of China Public holiday
Oct 18 Sunday Chong Yeung Festival (Festival of Ancestors) Public holiday
Oct 19 Monday Compensatory rest day for Chong Yeung Festival (Festival of Ancestors)substitute day Limited holiday government
Nov 2 Monday All Souls' Day Public holiday 2 November.
Dec 8 Tuesday Feast of Immaculate Conception Public holiday
Dec 20 Sunday Macao S.A.R. Establishment Day Public holiday
Dec 21 Monday Compensatory rest day for Macao S.A.R. Establishment Daysubstitute day Limited holiday government
Dec 22 Tuesday Winter Solstice Public holiday
Dec 24 Thursday Christmas Eve Public holiday 24 December.
Dec 25 Friday Christmas Day Public holiday 25 December. The day off moves to the following weekday when it falls on a weekend.
Dec 31 Thursday New Year's Evehalf day Limited holiday government

About these holidays

New Year's Day

1 January. In many countries the day off moves to the following Monday when it falls on a weekend.

The first day of the Gregorian calendar year, and the most widely observed public holiday in the world — a day off in almost every country that uses the Gregorian calendar, regardless of religion. Several countries extend the break to 2 January, and some in East Asia keep both the Gregorian and a separate lunar new year.

Good Friday

The Friday before Easter Sunday.

Commemorates the crucifixion, and is the most widely observed Christian public holiday after Christmas. Together with Easter Monday it produces a four-day weekend in much of Europe, the Commonwealth and Latin America. In several countries it also carries trading or entertainment restrictions beyond the day off itself.

Labour Day

1 May in most countries.

International Workers' Day, commemorating the 1886 Haymarket affair in Chicago, and a public holiday in most of the world. The United States and Canada are the notable exceptions, holding their Labor Day in September instead.

All Souls' Day

2 November.

Commemorates the departed, the day after All Saints'. A public holiday in Brazil, Mexico, Portugal's former colonies and several Central European countries.

Christmas Eve

24 December.

The evening of 24 December is the main celebration in the Nordics, Germany, Poland and much of Central Europe, where gifts are exchanged that night rather than on Christmas morning. Often a half day or a de facto day off rather than a statutory holiday.

Christmas Day

25 December. The day off moves to the following weekday when it falls on a weekend.

The most widely observed public holiday after New Year's Day, a day off in the great majority of countries including many with no Christian majority, where it functions as a secular end-of-year holiday. Orthodox churches following the Julian calendar keep it on 7 January instead.

New Year's Eve

31 December.

The last day of the year. A full public holiday in a minority of countries; far more often a half day, a de facto early finish, or simply a marked date on which people still work.

Official source: Government of the Macao SAR — Public Holidays