2025

2025 Public Holidays, Exemption from Work and Compensatory Rest Days for Public Employees

Decree Law No. 60/2000 on Public Holidays

Date			Event
*	January 1	Wednesday	New Year’s Day
*	January 29	Wednesday	Lunar New Year's Day
*	January 30	Thursday	The second day of the Lunar New Year
*	January 31	Friday	The third day of the Lunar New Year
*	April 4	Friday	Cheng Ming Festival
	April 18	Friday	Good Friday
	April 19	Saturday	The Day before Easter
*	May 1	Thursday	Labour Day
	May 5	Monday	The Buddha’s Birthday (Feast of Buddha)
	May 31	Saturday	Tung Ng Festival (Dragon Boat Festival)
*	October 1	Wednesday	National Day of the People’s Republic of China
	October 2	Thursday	The Day following National Day of the People’s Republic of China
*	October 7	Tuesday	The Day following Chong Chao (Mid-Autumn) Festival
*	October 29	Wednesday	Chong Yeung Festival (Festival of Ancestors)
	November 2	Sunday	All Soul’s Day
	December 8	Monday	Feast of Immaculate Conception
*	December 20	Saturday	Macao S.A.R. Establishment Day
	December 21	Sunday	Winter Solstice
	December 24	Wednesday	Christmas Eve
	December 25	Thursday	Christmas Day

Exemption from work granted to public employees by the Chief Executive

Date			Event
	January 28 (Afternoon)	Tuesday	Lunar New Year's Eve
	December 31 (Afternoon)	Wednesday	New Year's Eve

Compensatory rest days for public employees set forth in No. 4 of Article 79 of the ETAPM

Date			Event
	April 21	Monday	Compensatory rest day for the Day before Easter
	June 2	Monday	Compensatory rest day for Tung Ng Festival (Dragon Boat Festival)
	November 3	Monday	Compensatory rest day for All Soul’s Day
	December 22	Monday	Compensatory rest day for Macao S.A.R. Establishment Day
	December 23	Tuesday	Compensatory rest day for Winter Solstice

 

* Obligatory holidays according to the Article 44th of the Law no. 7/2008 issued on 18th August 2008.