Macau Long Weekends 2027
Macau publishes 20 public holidays a year — one of the most generous lists in Asia — and on the provisional 2027 calendar eight of them land on a Friday or a Monday. The result is eight long weekends, each exactly three days: New Year (Jan 1–3), Lunar New Year (Feb 6–8), Easter (Mar 26–28), Ching Ming (Apr 3–5), National Day (Oct 1–3), Chong Yeung (Oct 8–10), Macao SAR Establishment Day (Dec 18–20) and Christmas (Dec 24–26). As in Hong Kong, the more important question is which of these your employer is actually obliged to give you.
Macau long weekends in 2027
New Year's Day
3 daysJan 1 – 3
Lunar New Year
5 daysFeb 6 – 10
Lunar New Year (Feb 6–8) plus compensatory rest days on Feb 9–10. Public administration staff also get the afternoon of Feb 5 (Lunar New Year Eve) off.
Easter
4 daysMar 26 – 29
Good Friday and the day before Easter, plus the Monday compensatory rest day for Easter Saturday — four days off.
Ching Ming Festival
3 daysApr 3 – 5
Labour Day
3 daysMay 1 – 3
Labour Day (Sat) plus the Monday compensatory rest day — three days off.
National Day
4 daysOct 1 – 4
National Day (Fri) and the following day (Sat), plus the Monday compensatory rest day — four days off.
Chong Yeung Festival
3 daysOct 8 – 10
Macao SAR Establishment Day
3 daysDec 18 – 20
Christmas
4 daysDec 24 – 27
Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, plus the Monday compensatory rest day for Christmas (Sat) — four days off.
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Winter Solstice
Dec 22 – 27•Total Vacation: 6 days
Take 1 day of annual leave on Dec 23 to bridge Winter Solstice with the weekend for a 6-day vacation.
Macao SAR Establishment Day
Dec 18 – 27•Total Vacation: 10 days
Take 2 days of annual leave on Dec 21, Dec 23 to connect Macao SAR Establishment Day into a 10-day continuous break.
Macao SAR Establishment Day
Dec 18 – 22•Total Vacation: 5 days
Take 1 day of annual leave on Dec 21 to bridge Macao SAR Establishment Day with the weekend for a 5-day vacation.
Lunar New Year (First Day)
Feb 6 – 14•Total Vacation: 9 days
Take 2 days of annual leave on Feb 11 – 12 to connect Lunar New Year (First Day) into a 9-day continuous break.
The Buddha's Birthday (Feast of Buddha)
May 13 – 16•Total Vacation: 4 days
Take 1 day of annual leave on May 14 to bridge The Buddha's Birthday (Feast of Buddha) with the weekend for a 4-day vacation.
The day following the Mid-Autumn Festival
Sep 16 – 19•Total Vacation: 4 days
Take 1 day of annual leave on Sep 17 to bridge The day following the Mid-Autumn Festival with the weekend for a 4-day vacation.
All Souls' Day
Oct 30 – Nov 2•Total Vacation: 4 days
Take 1 day of annual leave on Nov 1 to bridge All Souls' Day with the weekend for a 4-day vacation.
National Day of the People's Republic of China
Oct 1 – 10•Total Vacation: 10 days
Take 3 days of annual leave on Oct 5 – 7 to connect National Day of the People's Republic of China into a 10-day continuous break.
Good Friday
Mar 26 – Apr 5•Total Vacation: 11 days
Take 4 days of annual leave on Mar 30 – Apr 2 to connect Good Friday into a 11-day continuous break.
Macao SAR Establishment Day
Dec 18, 2027 – Jan 2, 2028•Total Vacation: 16 days
Take 6 days of annual leave on Dec 21, Dec 23, Dec 28 – 31 to connect Macao SAR Establishment Day into a 16-day continuous break.
Good Friday
Mar 20 – 29•Total Vacation: 10 days
Take 4 days of annual leave on Mar 22 – 25 to connect Good Friday into a 10-day continuous break.
National Day of the People's Republic of China
Sep 25 – Oct 4•Total Vacation: 10 days
Take 4 days of annual leave on Sep 27 – 30 to connect National Day of the People's Republic of China into a 10-day continuous break.
Christmas Eve
Dec 24, 2027 – Jan 2, 2028•Total Vacation: 10 days
Take 4 days of annual leave on Dec 28 – 31 to connect Christmas Eve into a 10-day continuous break.
Tung Ng Festival (Dragon Boat Festival)
Jun 5 – 9•Total Vacation: 5 days
Take 2 days of annual leave on Jun 7 – 8 to connect Tung Ng Festival (Dragon Boat Festival) into a 5-day continuous break.
Tung Ng Festival (Dragon Boat Festival)
Jun 9 – 13•Total Vacation: 5 days
Take 2 days of annual leave on Jun 10 – 11 to connect Tung Ng Festival (Dragon Boat Festival) into a 5-day continuous break.
Feast of the Immaculate Conception
Dec 4 – 8•Total Vacation: 5 days
Take 2 days of annual leave on Dec 6 – 7 to connect Feast of the Immaculate Conception into a 5-day continuous break.
Feast of the Immaculate Conception
Dec 8 – 12•Total Vacation: 5 days
Take 2 days of annual leave on Dec 9 – 10 to connect Feast of the Immaculate Conception into a 5-day continuous break.
Macao SAR Establishment Day
Dec 11 – 27•Total Vacation: 17 days
Take 7 days of annual leave on Dec 13 – 17, Dec 21, Dec 23 to connect Macao SAR Establishment Day into a 17-day continuous break.
Lunar New Year (First Day)
Jan 30 – Feb 10•Total Vacation: 12 days
Take 5 days of annual leave on Feb 1 – 5 to connect Lunar New Year (First Day) into a 12-day continuous break.
Winter Solstice
Dec 22, 2027 – Jan 2, 2028•Total Vacation: 12 days
Take 5 days of annual leave on Dec 23, Dec 28 – 31 to connect Winter Solstice into a 12-day continuous break.
Lunar New Year (First Day)
Jan 30 – Feb 14•Total Vacation: 16 days
Take 7 days of annual leave on Feb 1 – 5, Feb 11 – 12 to connect Lunar New Year (First Day) into a 16-day continuous break.
Lunar New Year (First Day)
Feb 6 – 21•Total Vacation: 16 days
Take 7 days of annual leave on Feb 11 – 12, Feb 15 – 19 to connect Lunar New Year (First Day) into a 16-day continuous break.
National Day of the People's Republic of China
Sep 25 – Oct 10•Total Vacation: 16 days
Take 7 days of annual leave on Sep 27 – 30, Oct 5 – 7 to connect National Day of the People's Republic of China into a 16-day continuous break.
New Year's Day
Dec 26, 2026 – Jan 3, 2027•Total Vacation: 9 days
Take 4 days of annual leave on Dec 28 – 31 to connect New Year's Day into a 9-day continuous break.
Ching Ming Festival
Apr 3 – 11•Total Vacation: 9 days
Take 4 days of annual leave on Apr 6 – 9 to connect Ching Ming Festival into a 9-day continuous break.
Labour Day
May 1 – 9•Total Vacation: 9 days
Take 4 days of annual leave on May 4 – 7 to connect Labour Day into a 9-day continuous break.
The Buddha's Birthday (Feast of Buddha)
May 8 – 16•Total Vacation: 9 days
Take 4 days of annual leave on May 10 – 12, May 14 to connect The Buddha's Birthday (Feast of Buddha) into a 9-day continuous break.
Tung Ng Festival (Dragon Boat Festival)
Jun 5 – 13•Total Vacation: 9 days
Take 4 days of annual leave on Jun 7 – 8, Jun 10 – 11 to connect Tung Ng Festival (Dragon Boat Festival) into a 9-day continuous break.
The day following the Mid-Autumn Festival
Sep 11 – 19•Total Vacation: 9 days
Take 4 days of annual leave on Sep 13 – 15, Sep 17 to connect The day following the Mid-Autumn Festival into a 9-day continuous break.
All Souls' Day
Oct 30 – Nov 7•Total Vacation: 9 days
Take 4 days of annual leave on Nov 1, Nov 3 – 5 to connect All Souls' Day into a 9-day continuous break.
Feast of the Immaculate Conception
Dec 4 – 12•Total Vacation: 9 days
Take 4 days of annual leave on Dec 6 – 7, Dec 9 – 10 to connect Feast of the Immaculate Conception into a 9-day continuous break.
Macao SAR Establishment Day
Dec 11 – 22•Total Vacation: 12 days
Take 6 days of annual leave on Dec 13 – 17, Dec 21 to connect Macao SAR Establishment Day into a 12-day continuous break.
New Year's Day
Jan 1 – 10•Total Vacation: 10 days
Take 5 days of annual leave on Jan 4 – 8 to connect New Year's Day into a 10-day continuous break.
Labour Day
Apr 24 – May 3•Total Vacation: 10 days
Take 5 days of annual leave on Apr 26 – 30 to connect Labour Day into a 10-day continuous break.
Chong Yeung Festival
Oct 8 – 17•Total Vacation: 10 days
Take 5 days of annual leave on Oct 11 – 15 to connect Chong Yeung Festival into a 10-day continuous break.
Macao SAR Establishment Day
Dec 11 – 20•Total Vacation: 10 days
Take 5 days of annual leave on Dec 13 – 17 to connect Macao SAR Establishment Day into a 10-day continuous break.
The Buddha's Birthday (Feast of Buddha)
May 8 – 13•Total Vacation: 6 days
Take 3 days of annual leave on May 10 – 12 to connect The Buddha's Birthday (Feast of Buddha) into a 6-day continuous break.
The day following the Mid-Autumn Festival
Sep 11 – 16•Total Vacation: 6 days
Take 3 days of annual leave on Sep 13 – 15 to connect The day following the Mid-Autumn Festival into a 6-day continuous break.
All Souls' Day
Nov 2 – 7•Total Vacation: 6 days
Take 3 days of annual leave on Nov 3 – 5 to connect All Souls' Day into a 6-day continuous break.
Labour Day
May 1 – 13•Total Vacation: 13 days
Take 7 days of annual leave on May 4 – 7, May 10 – 12 to connect Labour Day into a 13-day continuous break.
Feast of the Immaculate Conception
Dec 8 – 20•Total Vacation: 13 days
Take 7 days of annual leave on Dec 9 – 10, Dec 13 – 17 to connect Feast of the Immaculate Conception into a 13-day continuous break.
The Buddha's Birthday (Feast of Buddha)
May 13 – 23•Total Vacation: 11 days
Take 6 days of annual leave on May 14, May 17 – 21 to connect The Buddha's Birthday (Feast of Buddha) into a 11-day continuous break.
The day following the Mid-Autumn Festival
Sep 16 – 26•Total Vacation: 11 days
Take 6 days of annual leave on Sep 17, Sep 20 – 24 to connect The day following the Mid-Autumn Festival into a 11-day continuous break.
All Souls' Day
Oct 23 – Nov 2•Total Vacation: 11 days
Take 6 days of annual leave on Oct 25 – 29, Nov 1 to connect All Souls' Day into a 11-day continuous break.
Tung Ng Festival (Dragon Boat Festival)
May 29 – Jun 9•Total Vacation: 12 days
Take 7 days of annual leave on May 31 – Jun 4, Jun 7 – 8 to connect Tung Ng Festival (Dragon Boat Festival) into a 12-day continuous break.
Tung Ng Festival (Dragon Boat Festival)
Jun 9 – 20•Total Vacation: 12 days
Take 7 days of annual leave on Jun 10 – 11, Jun 14 – 18 to connect Tung Ng Festival (Dragon Boat Festival) into a 12-day continuous break.
Feast of the Immaculate Conception
Nov 27 – Dec 8•Total Vacation: 12 days
Take 7 days of annual leave on Nov 29 – Dec 3, Dec 6 – 7 to connect Feast of the Immaculate Conception into a 12-day continuous break.
Compliance Notice: Leave planning recommendations are calculated for vacation optimization. Taking annual leave is subject to your employment contract, employer approval, and local labor legislation.
Twenty public holidays, ten obligatory ones
Macau’s Labour Relations Law guarantees every private-sector employee ten obligatory holidays (feriados obrigatórios): New Year’s Day, the first three days of Lunar New Year, Ching Ming, Labour Day, the day following the Mid-Autumn Festival, National Day, Chong Yeung and Macao SAR Establishment Day. The other ten gazetted public holidays — Good Friday, the day before Easter, Buddha’s Birthday, Tung Ng, All Souls’ Day, the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, the Winter Solstice, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day among them — are observed by the government and by many employers, but they are not the legal minimum.
That split maps neatly onto the 2027 long weekends. Six of the eight — New Year (Jan 1–3), Lunar New Year (Feb 6–8), Ching Ming (Apr 3–5), National Day (Oct 1–3, where October 1 and 2 are both holidays), Chong Yeung (Oct 8–10) and SAR Establishment Day (Dec 18–20) — are built from obligatory holidays, so essentially everyone gets them. The remaining two, Easter (Mar 26–28) and Christmas (Dec 24–26), rest entirely on non-obligatory days — Good Friday, the day before Easter, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day — so casino floor staff, retail and hospitality workers frequently work straight through them.
Why the 2027 dates are still provisional
Macau gazettes each year’s public holidays through an order of the Chief Executive (despacho), normally issued during the preceding year. Until the 2027 order is published, the lunar-based festivals shown here — Lunar New Year, Ching Ming, Tung Ng, the Mid-Autumn Festival and Chong Yeung — plus the movable Easter dates are projected from the astronomical calendar and may shift by a day. The fixed-date holidays (New Year, Labour Day, National Day, All Souls’, the Immaculate Conception, SAR Establishment Day and Christmas) are certain.
One difference from Hong Kong is worth flagging for cross-border travellers: Macau does not apply Hong Kong’s blanket Sunday-substitution rule, so a Macau holiday landing on a Sunday can simply pass. That is why the 2027 Lunar New Year break is three days in Macau but four in Hong Kong, where the second day falling on a Sunday triggers a substitute holiday on the fourth day. If you commute between the two, check both calendars rather than assuming they match.
Official sources & data
- 2027 public holidays, compensatory rest days and exemptions — Macao SARVisit sourceMacao SAR Government Portal
- Public Holidays of the Macao SARVisit sourceMacao SAR Government Portal
Frequently asked questions
How many long weekends does Macau have in 2027?
Eight on the provisional calendar, all of them three days: New Year (Jan 1–3), Lunar New Year (Feb 6–8), Easter (Mar 26–28), Ching Ming (Apr 3–5), National Day (Oct 1–3), Chong Yeung (Oct 8–10), Macao SAR Establishment Day (Dec 18–20) and Christmas (Dec 24–26).
What are Macau’s obligatory holidays?
Ten days guaranteed to every private-sector employee under the Labour Relations Law: New Year’s Day, the first three days of Lunar New Year, Ching Ming, Labour Day, the day following the Mid-Autumn Festival, National Day, Chong Yeung and Macao SAR Establishment Day. The other ten public holidays are observed widely but are not the legal minimum.
Is Christmas a long weekend for everyone in Macau in 2027?
Not necessarily. Christmas Eve (Fri Dec 24) and Christmas Day (Sat Dec 25) are gazetted public holidays but not obligatory holidays, so private employers are not required to grant them. Government offices and many companies close; casino, retail and hospitality staff often work through.
Why is Macau’s Lunar New Year break shorter than Hong Kong’s in 2027?
Because Macau does not apply Hong Kong’s automatic Sunday-substitution rule. The first three Lunar New Year days fall on Saturday February 6, Sunday February 7 and Monday February 8 in both places, but Hong Kong adds a substitute holiday on Tuesday February 9 for the Sunday, making four days there and three in Macau.
Are the Macau 2027 holiday dates official yet?
Not yet. Macau gazettes its holidays through an order of the Chief Executive, usually issued the year before. Fixed-date holidays are certain, but the lunar festivals and Easter shown here are projected from the astronomical calendar and could shift by a day. We update this page when the order is published.
How can I stretch the 2027 Macau long weekends?
The December cluster is the best value: SAR Establishment Day (Mon Dec 20), the Winter Solstice (Wed Dec 22), Christmas Eve and Christmas Day sit in the same fortnight, so leave on Tuesday December 21 and Thursday December 23 links December 18 to December 26 — nine days for two days of leave.