Macau Events

The Macao International Music Festival is an annual month-long event, usually from October through November, that showcases some of the best local and international artists. For the past several decades, the Cultural...

The Festival of Ancestors (Chung Yeung Festival) is an important public holiday in Macau. The local Chinese community celebrates it, using this opportunity to offer prayers to their ancestors in family graves. Festival...

The Macao International Trade and Investment Fair is among the most prestigious trade and economic events. It is essential to link China with the rest of the world through numerous networking opportunities. Macao...

The Lusofonia Festival is an exciting, family-friendly annual event in Macau. It celebrates Portuguese culture in all forms: food, drink, song, dance, and handicrafts. Lusofonia Festival, Macau, 2024 Dates, Portuguese...

All Souls Day is a public holiday in Macau. It is celebrated on November 2nd, and it allows people to visit their deceased relatives or rest from work and business. As the general population takes a break on this day...

hush! is a thrilling annual music festival in Macau that focuses on local rock and pop rock artists. It started in 2005 and has since grown to be one of the biggest local music events. hush! 2024 Dates, Music Festival...

The Macau Grand Prix is an annual motorsport event held in Macau, known for its high-speed racing and challenging street circuit. It is often considered one of the most prestigious and demanding motorsport events in the...

The Macau Food Festival is one of the biggest and most popular gastronomic annual events. Taking place over two weeks every November, this event is highly anticipated by expert gourmands and food lovers near and far...

The Macao International Marathon is a yearly road running event in Macau. The Panda Running Club organised the first marathon in 1981, making it the first international marathon ever in the region. Macao International...

The Macao Light Festival showcases an incredible display of light installations and other treats for the senses. First launched in 2015, this has become one of Macau’s premier annual winter festivals. Light Up...

The Feast of Immaculate Conception is an important Catholic event in Macau. It takes place on December 8th each year, when catholic churches around the country engage in traditions and celebrations based on guidance...

The Macao Special Administrative Region Establishment Day is an important holiday in Macau. Every 20th December, it celebrates Macau’s freedom from Portuguese rule and its return to China’s special...

The Winter Solstice, known as Dongzhi, is a public holiday in Macau. It is celebrated each year around December 21, marking the shortest day in the calendar because this is when the earth is tilted furthest away from...

The Christmas Holidays are among the best times to visit Macau. Even if most of the population isn’t Catholic, the entire country comes alive during this holiday, mainly because it was once a Portuguese colony...

New Year’s Eve is one of the best holidays in Macau. The city comes alive with parties, dinner buffets, fireworks, music, and dancing to ring in the new year. New Year’s Eve, Macau 2024/2025 NYE Events...

Chinese New Year is the most important festival in the lunar calendar. Given the size of the Chinese population in Macau, it’s also the best time of the year to visit and participate in many exciting events...

The Feast of the God Tou Tei is a Chinese celebration in Macau that occurs every 2nd day of the second lunar month. It celebrates Tou Tei, known in ancient Chinese folklore as the God of Earth, widely revered in Macau...

The Procession of the Passion of Our Lord, the God Jesus, is one of Macau’s oldest annual Catholic traditions. The event re-enacts the moment Christ carried his cross to the Crucifixion. Procession of the Passion...

The Feast of Pak Tai is an annual Taoist festival held in Macau. It takes place every 3rd day of the third lunar month and is one of the biggest events in the Chinese calendar. Feast of Pak Tai, Macau, 2025 Dates, Lion...

The Ching Ming Festival in Macau occurs every 106th day following the winter solstice, usually around April 4 or 5. It’s a solemn family event wherein relatives visit their ancestors’ graves to clean the...

The Easter Holidays are a festive time of year in Macau. There are dozens of exciting Easter-themed activities and experiences to enjoy with the whole family around the country. Easter Holidays Macau, 2025 Dates...

A-Ma Festival is one of Macau’s biggest annual events. It takes place every 23rd day of the 3rd moon, usually in April or May. The festival pays homage to A-Ma, also known as Tin Hau and the Goddess of Seafarers...

The Anniversary of the Carnation Revolution takes place on April 25th each year. Also known as the 1974 Portuguese Revolution, it’s one of the biggest public holidays in Macau. It commemorates the revolution...

The Macao International Travel (Industry) Expo is a yearly multi-day event that brings together various businesses and players in the tourism industries of Macau, Taiwan, and Mainland China. Also known as the MITE, this...

Labour Day is one of the biggest public holidays in Macau. This is when the country expects some of its highest tourist arrivals, making it an important event for tourism and the economy. Labour Day, Macau, 2025 Dates...

The Macao Arts Festival is an exciting annual event in Macau that occurs each May. It was established in 1990 to make art more available to everyday life. Macao Arts Festival, 2025 Dates, Programme, Brochure...

The Feast of Buddha (Feast of the Bathing of Lord Buddha) is a notable holiday in Macau, taking place every 8th day of the fourth lunar month each year. It is said to be the birthday of the revered spiritual leader and...

The Feast of the Drunken Dragon is a unique traditional festival in Macau that takes place every 8th day of the fourth lunar moon. During this folk event, fishermen and coastal communities make the streets come alive...

The Tam Kong Festival is a vibrant and colourful annual festival in Macau. It honours the birthday of Tam Kong, also known as the Seafarer’s God, a renowned deity among Macau’s fishermen. Tam Kong Festival...

The Procession of Our Lady of Fatima is an important part of Macau’s intangible cultural heritage. This annual event pays tribute to apparitions of Our Lady of Fatima in Portugal in 1917. Procession of Our Lady...

International Museum Day is an annual carnival co-organised by dozens of museums around Macau and the International Council of Museums. Each year, organisers decide on a theme that helps promote the value and diversity...

The Macao International Dragon Boat Races are among Macau’s top water sports events. The festival takes place on the 5th day of the 5th month in the Chinese calendar and was originally established to honour Qu...

The Tun Ng Festival (Dragon Boat Festival) is an ancient Chinese festival and public holiday in Macau. Historically speaking, the festival honours the passing of Qu Yuan, a renowned poet and well-loved minister who...

The Feast of Na Tcha is an important Taoist holiday in Macau. It takes place every year on the 18th day of the 5th lunar month, the birthday of the Taoist deity. The celebrations are held in the Na Tcha Temple, a few...

The Macao Lotus Flower Festival is a unique event that showcases stunning aquatic flowers with deep cultural and religious symbolism in the East, especially in China. For the Chinese, the lotus flower symbolises purity...

Art Macao is an internationally renowned art and cultural event, fusing the best of East and West. This international art exhibit is the brainchild of the Cultural Affairs Bureau, the Macao Government Tourism Office...

The Feast of Kuan Tai is a famous Taoist folk holiday in Macau, which is celebrated every 24th day of the sixth lunar month. It celebrates the birthday of Kuan Tai, a deity also known as Guan Yu, revered for his bravery...

The Feast of Maidens is a special holiday in Macau that spreads love and romance all around the city. It occurs on the 7th day and moon in the Chinese calendar and is most significant for the unmarried female population...

The Feast of Hungry Ghosts is a fascinating cultural event that occurs on the 15th day of the seventh lunar month, which usually falls in July or August on the Western calendar. It also coincides with Ghost Month...

The International Fireworks Festival is an exciting annual fireworks show and competition in Macau. This amazing showcase of light, fire, and sound outside the Macao Tower will take your breath away. Macao International...