Public holidays
Public holidays in Hong Kong
Hong Kong has 18 public holidays in 2026, of which 3 fall on a weekend. Dates below are national holidays; regions, states and individual companies often add their own, so confirm with the person you are scheduling with.
Next public holiday1 OctoberNational Day
202618 dayspublic holidays in total
202716 daysalready scheduled
2026
Thursday 1 JanuaryNew Year's Day
Tuesday 17 FebruaryChinese New Year
Wednesday 18 FebruaryThe second day of Chinese New Year
Thursday 19 FebruaryThe third day of Chinese New Year
Sunday 5 AprilTomb-Sweeping Dayfalls on a weekend
Monday 6 AprilEaster Mondaylong weekend likely
Tuesday 7 AprilTomb-Sweeping Day (observed)
Friday 1 MayLabor Day
Sunday 24 MayThe Buddha's Birthdayfalls on a weekend
Monday 25 MayThe Buddha's Birthday (observed)long weekend likely
Friday 19 JuneDragon Boat Festival
Wednesday 1 JulyHong Kong S.A.R. Establishment Day
Saturday 26 SeptemberThe Day following Mid-Autumn Festivallong weekend likely
Thursday 1 OctoberNational Day
Sunday 18 OctoberDouble Ninth Festivalfalls on a weekend
Monday 19 OctoberDouble Ninth Festival (observed)long weekend likely
Friday 25 DecemberChristmas Day
Saturday 26 DecemberThe first weekday after Christmas Daylong weekend likely
2027
Friday 1 JanuaryNew Year's Day
Saturday 6 FebruaryChinese New Yearlong weekend likely
Monday 8 FebruaryThe third day of Chinese New Yearlong weekend likely
Tuesday 9 FebruaryThe fourth day of Chinese New Year
Monday 29 MarchEaster Mondaylong weekend likely
Monday 5 AprilTomb-Sweeping Daylong weekend likely
Saturday 1 MayLabor Daylong weekend likely
Thursday 13 MayThe Buddha's Birthday
Wednesday 9 JuneDragon Boat Festival
Thursday 1 JulyHong Kong S.A.R. Establishment Day
Thursday 16 SeptemberThe Day following Mid-Autumn Festival
Friday 1 OctoberNational Day
Friday 8 OctoberDouble Ninth Festival
Saturday 25 DecemberChristmas Daylong weekend likely
Sunday 26 DecemberThe first weekday after Christmas Dayfalls on a weekend
Monday 27 DecemberThe first weekday after Christmas Day (observed)long weekend likely
How to use this
A public holiday does not always mean nobody is working, and a clear calendar does not mean your colleague is free. Treat these dates as a prompt to ask rather than an answer — especially the ones marked as set by moon sighting, where the final date is confirmed only days ahead.