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HKEX holidays 2026 and 2027

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (XHKG). HKEX is closed on 14 weekdays in 2026 and closes early on 3 days.

Id
XHKG
Kind
Exchange
Time zone
Asia/Hong_Kong
Weekend
Sat–Sun
Years of data
2014–2040
Verified years
2024, 2025, 2026
Last verified
2026-10-13

2026

All dates verified against official sources.

DateNameEffectSources
Thu 1 Jan 2026New Year's DayClosed[3][4][7]
Mon 16 Feb 2026Chinese New Year's Eve (Half-Day Trading Day)Closes 12:00[3][4][7]
Tue 17 Feb 2026Chinese New YearClosed[3][4][7]
Wed 18 Feb 2026The second day of Chinese New YearClosed[3][4][7]
Thu 19 Feb 2026The third day of Chinese New YearClosed[3][4][7]
Fri 3 Apr 2026Good FridayClosed[3][4][7]
Mon 6 Apr 2026The day following Tomb-Sweeping DayClosed[3][4][7]
Tue 7 Apr 2026The day following Easter MondayClosed[3][4][7]
Fri 1 May 2026Labor DayClosed[3][4][7]
Mon 25 May 2026The day following the Buddha's BirthdayClosed[3][4][7]
Fri 19 Jun 2026Dragon Boat FestivalClosed[3][4][7]
Wed 1 Jul 2026Hong Kong S.A.R. Establishment DayClosed[3][4][7]
Thu 1 Oct 2026National DayClosed[3][4][7]
Mon 19 Oct 2026The day following Double Ninth FestivalClosed[3][4][7]
Thu 24 Dec 2026Christmas Eve (Half-Day Trading Day)Closes 12:00[3][4][7]
Fri 25 Dec 2026Christmas DayClosed[3][4][7]
Thu 31 Dec 2026New Year's Eve (Half-Day Trading Day)Closes 12:00[3][4][7]

2027

From the holidays library: not yet checked against an official source.

DateNameEffectSources
Fri 1 Jan 2027New Year's DayClosed
Fri 5 Feb 2027Chinese New Year's Eve (Half-Day Trading Day)Closes 12:00
Mon 8 Feb 2027The third day of Chinese New YearClosed
Tue 9 Feb 2027The fourth day of Chinese New YearClosed
Fri 26 Mar 2027Good FridayClosed
Mon 29 Mar 2027Easter MondayClosed
Mon 5 Apr 2027Tomb-Sweeping DayClosed
Thu 13 May 2027The Buddha's BirthdayClosed
Wed 9 Jun 2027Dragon Boat FestivalClosed
Thu 1 Jul 2027Hong Kong S.A.R. Establishment DayClosed
Thu 16 Sep 2027The Day following Mid-Autumn FestivalClosed
Fri 1 Oct 2027National DayClosed
Fri 8 Oct 2027Double Ninth FestivalClosed
Fri 24 Dec 2027Christmas Eve (Half-Day Trading Day)Closes 12:00
Mon 27 Dec 2027The first weekday after Christmas DayClosed
Fri 31 Dec 2027New Year's Eve (Half-Day Trading Day)Closes 12:00
Provenance

Official sources

A verified year has been checked against these sources. We keep a dated copy of each page and watch it for changes.

HKEX holidays: questions

How many weekdays is HKEX closed in 2026?

14: New Year's Day (Thu 1 Jan 2026); Chinese New Year (Tue 17 Feb 2026); The second day of Chinese New Year (Wed 18 Feb 2026); The third day of Chinese New Year (Thu 19 Feb 2026); Good Friday (Fri 3 Apr 2026); The day following Tomb-Sweeping Day (Mon 6 Apr 2026); The day following Easter Monday (Tue 7 Apr 2026); Labor Day (Fri 1 May 2026); The day following the Buddha's Birthday (Mon 25 May 2026); Dragon Boat Festival (Fri 19 Jun 2026); Hong Kong S.A.R. Establishment Day (Wed 1 Jul 2026); National Day (Thu 1 Oct 2026); The day following Double Ninth Festival (Mon 19 Oct 2026); Christmas Day (Fri 25 Dec 2026).

What time does HKEX close on early-close days in 2026?

12:00 on Mon 16 Feb 2026 (Chinese New Year's Eve (Half-Day Trading Day)); 12:00 on Thu 24 Dec 2026 (Christmas Eve (Half-Day Trading Day)); 12:00 on Thu 31 Dec 2026 (New Year's Eve (Half-Day Trading Day)). Times are local, Asia/Hong_Kong.

Use it from the API

With your API key, the same dates as above, as JSON:

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $FC_API_KEY" "https://api.financecalendarapi.com/v1/holidays?calendars=XHKG&from=2026-01-01&to=2027-12-31"

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