January
1 holidays
| S | M | T | W | T | F | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
| 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
| 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| 31 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
Macau 2027 Public Holidays
20 public holidays
Country Macau
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- United Kingdom
- United States
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- Public holiday — A nationwide day off.
- Limited holiday — A day off for certain groups, sectors, localities, or by choice.
February
6 holidays
| S | M | T | W | T | F | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
| 28 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
March
3 holidays
| S | M | T | W | T | F | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
| 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
April
1 holidays
| S | M | T | W | T | F | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
| 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
| 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 1 |
| 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
May
3 holidays
| S | M | T | W | T | F | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 1 |
| 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
| 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
| 30 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
June
1 holidays
| S | M | T | W | T | F | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
| 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
| 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
July
| S | M | T | W | T | F | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
| 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
| 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
August
| S | M | T | W | T | F | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
| 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
| 29 | 30 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
September
1 holidays
| S | M | T | W | T | F | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | 30 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
| 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
October
4 holidays
| S | M | T | W | T | F | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
| 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
| 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| 31 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
November
1 holidays
| S | M | T | W | T | F | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
| 28 | 29 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
December
7 holidays
| S | M | T | W | T | F | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | 29 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
| 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 1 |
| 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
2027 Holiday List · Macau
20 public holidays · regional, limited, and observance days included
| Date | Day | Holiday | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | Friday | 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 5 | Friday | Lunar New Year's Evehalf day | Limited holiday | government · Afternoon only |
| Feb 6 | Saturday | Lunar New Year's Day | Public holiday | The first day of the first lunar month, between 21 January and 20 February. |
| Feb 7 | Sunday | The second day of the Lunar New Year | Public holiday | The second day of the first lunar month. |
| Feb 8 | Monday | The third day of the Lunar New Year | Public holiday | The third day of the first lunar month. |
| Feb 9 | Tuesday | Compensatory rest day for Lunar New Year's Daysubstitute day | Limited holiday | government |
| Feb 10 | Wednesday | Compensatory rest day for The second day of the Lunar New Yearsubstitute day | Limited holiday | government |
| Mar 26 | Friday | Good Friday | Public holiday | The Friday before Easter Sunday. |
| Mar 27 | Saturday | The Day before Easter | Public holiday | The Saturday before Easter Sunday. |
| Mar 29 | Monday | Compensatory rest day for the Day before Eastersubstitute day | Limited holiday | government |
| Apr 5 | Monday | Cheng Ming Festival | Public holiday | Around 4–5 April, at the Qingming solar term. |
| May 1 | Saturday | Labour Day | Public holiday | 1 May in most countries. |
| May 3 | Monday | Compensatory rest day for Labour Daysubstitute day | Limited holiday | government |
| May 13 | Thursday | The Buddha’s Birthday (Feast of Buddha) | Public holiday | The eighth day of the fourth lunar month, in May. |
| Jun 9 | Wednesday | Tung Ng Festival (Dragon Boat Festival) | Public holiday | The fifth day of the fifth lunar month, in May or June. |
| Sep 16 | Thursday | The Day following Chong Chao (Mid-Autumn) Festival | Public holiday | The day after the fifteenth of the eighth lunar month, in September or October. |
| Oct 1 | Friday | National Day of the People’s Republic of China | Public holiday | 1 October. |
| Oct 2 | Saturday | The Day following National Day of the People’s Republic of China | Public holiday | 2 October. |
| Oct 4 | Monday | Compensatory rest day for The Day following National Day of the People’s Republic of Chinasubstitute day | Limited holiday | government |
| Oct 8 | Friday | Chong Yeung Festival (Festival of Ancestors) | Public holiday | The ninth day of the ninth lunar month, in October. |
| Nov 2 | Tuesday | All Souls' Day | Public holiday | 2 November. |
| Dec 8 | Wednesday | Feast of Immaculate Conception | Public holiday | 8 December. |
| Dec 20 | Monday | Macao S.A.R. Establishment Day | Public holiday | 20 December. |
| Dec 22 | Wednesday | Winter Solstice | Public holiday | Around 21–22 December. |
| Dec 24 | Friday | Christmas Eve | Public holiday | 24 December. |
| Dec 25 | Saturday | Christmas Day | Public holiday | 25 December. The day off moves to the following weekday when it falls on a weekend. |
| Dec 27 | Monday | Compensatory rest day for Christmas Daysubstitute day | Limited holiday | government |
| Dec 31 | Friday | New Year's Evehalf day | Limited holiday | government · Afternoon only |
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.
Lunar New Year's Eve
The last day of the twelfth lunar month, in late January or February.
The reunion dinner on New Year's Eve is the most important meal of the year. In Macau the afternoon is an exemption from work granted to public employees rather than a general holiday.
Lunar New Year's Day
The first day of the first lunar month, between 21 January and 20 February.
The start of the lunar year and Macau's largest holiday. The first three days are all public holidays, and the casinos — normally open around the clock — see one of their busiest periods as mainland visitors arrive.
The second day of the Lunar New Year
The second day of the first lunar month.
Traditionally the day married daughters return to their parents' home, and when the fireworks display over the Praia Grande is held.
The third day of the Lunar New Year
The third day of the first lunar month.
The last of the three statutory new year days, traditionally considered inauspicious for visiting relatives and so spent at temples instead.
Compensatory rest day for Lunar New Year's Day
A compensatory day for public employees when Lunar New Year's Day falls on a weekend.
Macau grants public employees a compensatory rest day when a public holiday falls on a weekend, under Article 79(4) of the ETAPM civil service statute. Private-sector employees are not covered.
Compensatory rest day for The second day of the Lunar New Year
A compensatory day for public employees.
The compensatory rest day for the second day of the 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.
The Day before Easter
The Saturday before Easter Sunday.
Holy Saturday is a public holiday in Macau, a legacy of Portuguese administration — the territory keeps both the Chinese and the Catholic calendars.
Compensatory rest day for the Day before Easter
A compensatory day for public employees.
Holy Saturday always falls on a Saturday, so public employees receive a compensatory rest day — normally the Monday after Easter.
Cheng Ming Festival
Around 4–5 April, at the Qingming solar term.
Grave-sweeping day, when families clean ancestral tombs and make offerings of food and incense.
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.
Compensatory rest day for Labour Day
A compensatory day for public employees when 1 May falls on a weekend.
The compensatory rest day for Labour Day.
The Buddha’s Birthday (Feast of Buddha)
The eighth day of the fourth lunar month, in May.
Marks the birth of the Buddha, observed with the bathing of Buddha statues at Macau's temples.
Tung Ng Festival (Dragon Boat Festival)
The fifth day of the fifth lunar month, in May or June.
The Dragon Boat Festival, commemorating the poet Qu Yuan, marked by races in Nam Van Lake and by eating zongzi rice dumplings.
The Day following Chong Chao (Mid-Autumn) Festival
The day after the fifteenth of the eighth lunar month, in September or October.
Like Hong Kong, Macau makes the day *after* the Mid-Autumn Festival the holiday — the lantern celebrations and moon-viewing run late into the night.
National Day of the People’s Republic of China
1 October.
Marks the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949, observed with a flag-raising ceremony at Lotus Square.
The Day following National Day of the People’s Republic of China
2 October.
The second day of the National Day break.
Compensatory rest day for The Day following National Day of the People’s Republic of China
A compensatory day for public employees.
The compensatory rest day for the second day of the National Day break.
Chong Yeung Festival (Festival of Ancestors)
The ninth day of the ninth lunar month, in October.
The Double Ninth Festival, when families climb hills and visit ancestral graves for the second time in the year, after Cheng Ming.
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.
Feast of Immaculate Conception
8 December.
A Catholic feast honouring the conception of the Virgin Mary, retained from Portuguese administration and still a public holiday in the Macau SAR.
Macao S.A.R. Establishment Day
20 December.
Marks the 1999 transfer of sovereignty from Portugal to China and the establishment of the Macau Special Administrative Region.
Winter Solstice
Around 21–22 December.
Dongzhi is a family reunion festival in southern China, marked by eating tangyuan glutinous rice balls. Macau is one of the few places where it is a statutory public holiday.
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.
Compensatory rest day for Christmas Day
A compensatory day for public employees.
The compensatory rest day for Christmas Day.
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.