Public Holidays

Discover upcoming public holiday dates for Hong Kong and start planning to make the most of your time off.

2026 Public Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday
1 Jan	Thu	New Year's Day
17 Feb	Tue	Lunar New Year
18 Feb	Wed	The Second Day of Lunar New Year
19 Feb	Thu	The Third Day of Lunar New Year
3 Apr	Fri	Good Friday
4 Apr	Sat	The Day Following Good Friday
5 Apr	Sun	Ching Ming Festival
6 Apr	Mon	Easter Monday
6 Apr	Mon	The Day Following Ching Ming Festival
7 Apr	Tue	The Day Following Easter Monday
1 May	Fri	Labour Day
24 May	Sun	Birthday of Buddha
25 May	Mon	Birthday of Buddha Holiday
19 Jun	Fri	Tuen Ng Festival
1 Jul	Wed	HKSAR Establishment Day
26 Sep	Sat	The Day Following Mid-Autumn Festival
1 Oct	Thu	National Day
18 Oct	Sun	Chung Yeung Festival
19 Oct	Mon	Chung Yeung Festival Holiday
25 Dec	Fri	Christmas Day
26 Dec	Sat	The First Weekday After Christmas Day
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2027 Public Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday
1 Jan	Fri	New Year's Day
6 Feb	Sat	Lunar New Year
7 Feb	Sun	The Second Day of Lunar New Year
8 Feb	Mon	The Third Day of Lunar New Year
9 Feb	Tue	The Fourth Day of Lunar New Year
26 Mar	Fri	Good Friday
27 Mar	Sat	The Day Following Good Friday
29 Mar	Mon	Easter Monday
5 Apr	Mon	Ching Ming Festival
1 May	Sat	Labour Day
13 May	Thu	Birthday of Buddha
9 Jun	Wed	Tuen Ng Festival
1 Jul	Thu	HKSAR Establishment Day
16 Sep	Thu	The Day Following Mid-Autumn Festival
1 Oct	Fri	National Day
8 Oct	Fri	Chung Yeung Festival
25 Dec	Sat	Christmas Day
27 Dec	Mon	The First Weekday After Christmas Day
The dates in this table are an estimate. We will update this page once the official public holiday dates for 2027 are released.

2028 Public Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday
1 Jan	Sat	New Year's Day
26 Jan	Wed	Lunar New Year
27 Jan	Thu	The Second Day of Lunar New Year
28 Jan	Fri	The Third Day of Lunar New Year
4 Apr	Tue	Ching Ming Festival
14 Apr	Fri	Good Friday
15 Apr	Sat	The Day Following Good Friday
17 Apr	Mon	Easter Monday
1 May	Mon	Labour Day
2 May	Tue	Birthday of Buddha
29 May	Mon	Tuen Ng Festival
1 Jul	Sat	HKSAR Establishment Day
1 Oct	Sun	National Day
4 Oct	Wed	The Day Following Mid-Autumn Festival
26 Oct	Thu	Chung Yeung Festival
25 Dec	Mon	Christmas Day
26 Dec	Tue	The First Weekday After Christmas Day
The dates in this table are an estimate. We will update this page once the official public holiday dates for 2028 are released.

Hong Kong currently celebrates 17 holidays. Of these 17 dates, 12 are considered statutory holidays. The government of Hong Kong requires that employers provide employees with a paid day off for all statutory holidays; employers can require employees to work on the remaining five holidays as part of their employment contract.

Holidays are regulated under the General Holidays Ordinance, Chapter 149 – placed in the Gazette 1998. This law also provides citizens with the option of selecting Christmas as one of their12 paid holidays in lieu of a different holiday. This arrangement must be made with the employer at the time of signing an employment contract.

Many of the holidays that are celebrated in Hong Kong are based on the lunar cycle. These holidays will fall on different dates each year. The government of Hong Kong requires that all employers acknowledge these dates, regardless of when they occur. The government of Hong Kong will release official holiday dates at the end of each year for the following year.

Sunday is the only day in Hong Kong considered a rest day. Most holidays that occur on a Sunday are moved to the following Monday for celebration. However, Lunar New Year always remains on the date that it occurs.