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HKEX holidays 2026

HKEX is closed on 14 weekdays in 2026 and closes early on 3 days.

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]

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HKEX holidays 2026: 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.

Provenance

Official sources

The same dates 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=2026-12-31"

Holidays endpoint reference

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https://api.financecalendarapi.com/v1/calendars/XHKG.ics?key=YOUR_KEY

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