Public holidays
Hong Kong has a diverse and culturally rich calendar of public holidays, which reflect the city’s unique blend of Chinese and Western traditions. There are 17 public holidays in Hong Kong each year, including both fixed and movable dates.
*Holiday dates may vary each year
Upcoming public holiday
Day(s)
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Hour(s)
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Minute(s)
:
Second(s)
January
1st
New Year’s Day
22nd
Lunar New Year’s Day*
23rd
Second Day of Lunar New Year*
24th
Third Day of Lunar New Year*
25th
Fourth Day of Lunar New Year*
April
5th
Ching Ming Festival*
10th
Easter Monday*
May
1st
Labor Day
Tuen Ng festival is celebrated with dragon boat races, where teams of rowers race in colorful boats decorated with dragon heads and tails. The tradition of dragon boat racing is said to have originated in ancient China as a way to honor the memory of the poet and politician Qu Yuan, who drowned himself in a river in protest against government corruption.
July
1st
Hong Kong SAR Establishment Day
September
Mid-Autum festival is celebrated by gathering with family and friends to give thanks for the harvest, admire the full moon, and enjoy delicious mooncakes, which are round pastries filled with sweet bean or lotus seed paste and sometimes have a salted egg yolk in the center to symbolize the moon.