Hong Kong Public Holidays & Year Planner for 2026
Track every Hong Kong public holiday and significant date for 2026. This interactive wallplanner displays all 17 General Holidays (including Sunday substitution days), cultural observances, and business-critical dates so you can plan court filings, employment deadlines, contract completions, payroll cycles, and project timelines with precision.
Key Information & Features:
- Complete gazetted holiday coverage Shows all 17 General Holidays under Cap. 149, including fixed dates (New Year's Day, Labour Day, HKSAR Establishment Day, National Day, Christmas) and variable dates (Chinese New Year, Ching Ming, Easter, Buddha's Birthday, Tuen Ng, Mid-Autumn, Chung Yeung). Sunday substitution rules are applied automatically.
- Court vacation overlays Displays court vacation periods (mid-year and year-end recesses) and court hearing breaks. While filings remain operational during vacations via e-filing, these periods impact hearing schedules and trial dates for legal planning.
- Interactive calendar & list views Switch between month-grid view or a chronological event list to quickly identify long weekends, multi-cultural observances, and critical business dates for scheduling flexibility.
- Exports for every platform Download polished PDFs for printing or sharing with teams, or export ICS files for importing into Outlook, Google Calendar, Apple Calendar, or any iCalendar-compatible application.
- Cultural events overlay Layer in significant cultural and observance dates (National Day celebrations, Winter Solstice, other cultural observances) for fuller context when coordinating team schedules and community events.
- Authoritative data sources Holiday data is sourced from the Hong Kong government gazette, the General Holidays Ordinance (Cap. 149), and the Employment Ordinance (Cap. 57)—verified for accuracy and compliance with Hong Kong statutory requirements.
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Interactive calendar data loads when this page is opened in your browser. Use the year and category controls above to view public holidays, significant dates, and export options.
Frequently Asked Questions
All gazetted General Holidays published for Hong Kong are included, together with additional dates of significance used for planning context.
General Holidays are gazetted non-working days in Hong Kong. Dates of significance are planning markers and are not automatically treated as non-working days.
Hong Kong applies substitution rules for Sunday holidays. Check the annual government notice for the exact substituted date in each year.
No. The wallplanner is focused on public holidays and significant planning dates. Court-specific recesses should be checked against court notices.
The wallplanner is a visual planning reference. For precise deadline calculations, use the main calculator and verify any court-specific rules separately.
Holiday dates are sourced from official Hong Kong government publications and annual holiday notices.
Absolutely. Use the 'Export to PDF' button to generate a high-quality PDF suitable for printing or sharing with colleagues. You can also use the 'Export to ICS' button to download an iCalendar file that imports directly into Google Calendar, Apple Calendar, Microsoft Outlook, or any iCalendar-compatible application.
Yes. It helps you spot holiday-affected periods when scheduling conveyancing or contract milestones. Use the main calculator for exact date calculations.
No. Employment notice periods are calculated in the main calculator. The wallplanner focuses on holiday and planning visibility.