Dragon Boat Festival

Dragon Boat Festival in Macao uses the calendar identity “Dragon Boat Festival”. is called Tung Ng locally and falls on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month. Popular memory connects the festival with Qu Yuan, while older seasonal and regional traditions also shaped it. In Macao, organised racing on Nam Van Lake and waterfront activity give the holiday a distinctive sporting profile alongside southern Chinese food and family customs.

Teams train to paddle long boats in rhythm with drums, and the Macao International Dragon Boat Races draw local and visiting competitors. Families share zongzi, leaf-wrapped glutinous-rice parcels with varied fillings. Race programmes can span more than the legal holiday, and water safety, heat and spectator controls follow organiser notices.

Friday, June 19 is a Macao public holiday in 2026 but not one of Article 44’s obligatory private holidays. It is separate from mainland and Hong Kong employment calendars. Executive Order No. 60/2000 lists this as a Macao public holiday, so public administration follows the official calendar. It is not one of Article 44’s eight obligatory private-sector holidays; private paid leave therefore depends on contract, employer policy or another applicable rule. Banks and essential or visitor-facing services can use separate schedules. This distinction belongs to Macao’s system and must not be inferred from mainland China or Hong Kong calendars.