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Calculated Shard: 6 (from laksa021)

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curl -X POST \
  'http://laksa006.int.ahrefs:8124/' \
  -H 'Content-Type: text/plain' \
  -H 'X-ClickHouse-Database: crawler3' \
  -H 'Authorization: Basic YXBpOg==' \
  -d 'SELECT getAhrefsURLFromUnparsed(src_unparsed) AS found_url, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(download_stamp), 0) AS crawl_time, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(props_url_first_seen), 0) AS first_indexed_time, download_http_code AS http_code, src_unparsed AS src_unparsed, src_root_hash AS src_root_hash, history_drop_reason AS history_drop_reason, meta_title AS meta_title, meta_descriptions AS meta_descriptions, attrs_boilerpipe_text AS attrs_boilerpipe_text, attrs_markdown AS attrs_markdown, attrs_readable_markdown AS attrs_readable_markdown, meta_canonical AS meta_canonical FROM crawler3.page_info_local FINAL PREWHERE (src_root_hash, src_unparsed) IN ((getAhrefsRootHashFromUnparsed(getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.chinaxiantour.com/travel-guide/mid-autumn-festival-date\')), getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.chinaxiantour.com/travel-guide/mid-autumn-festival-date\'))) FORMAT JSONEachRow'

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{"found_url":"https:\/\/www.chinaxiantour.com\/travel-guide\/mid-autumn-festival-date","crawl_time":1775606683,"first_indexed_time":1755336372,"http_code":200,"src_unparsed":"com,chinaxiantour!www,\/travel-guide\/mid-autumn-festival-date s443","src_root_hash":"16936778620084178806","history_drop_reason":null,"meta_title":"When is Mid-autumn Festival: Dates, Calendar & Holiday","meta_descriptions":["Mid-autumn Festival in China is on August 15th in lunar calender. In 2026, it will fall on September 25. See its dates, schedule and calendar in future years."],"attrs_boilerpipe_text":"Written by Natalia |\nUpdated November 28,2025\nMid-Autumn Festival is one of the four major\ntraditional festivals in China\n along with the Spring Festival (Chinese New Year), the Qingming Festival and the Dragon Boat Festival. In 2006, it has been listed as the national intangible cultural heritage. It got the name because it is in the middle of autumn at August 15\nth\n in lunar calendar and at the night of full moon, thus also known as Mooncake Festival or Moon Festival.\nThrough thousands years of development in ancient China, mid-autumn festival has become a festival for conveying the feelings of homesickness and thoughts of missing loved ones, making it a festival of family reunion. Originated from the autumn harvest celebration, it also expresses gratitude for a bountiful harvest of five grains of Chinese since ancient China.\nSo when is the Mid-Autumn Festival in 2026? In 2026, the Mid-autumn Festival will fall on  September 25th. As it is on Friday, it automatically creates a three-day break with the following Saturday and Sunday. No compensatory make-up work day will be required on a preceding or following weekend.\nContent Preview\nThe Mid-Autumn Festival Dates Change Every Year\nHow long is the Mid-Autumn Festival Holiday in China?\nMid-autumn Festival Dates for 2025, 2026 and Future Years\nBeyond the Dates: Rich Traditions of Mid-Autumn Festival in China\nBeyond the Dates: Global Celebration of Mid-Autumn Festival outside China\nFAQs about Mid-autumn Festival Dates and Schedule\nPlan a China Culture Tour with Us\nThe Mid-Autumn Festival Dates Change Every Year\nThe date of Mid-Autumn Festival is on August 15\nth\n based on the lunar calendar date, while in correspondence of the date in solar calendar, it is different every year. But in general, the Mid-Autumn Festival date is during the end of September and the early of October.\nHow long is the Mid-Autumn Festival Holiday in China?\nThe exact duration of Mid-Autumn Festival Holiday\nin Chinese mainland is one day\n, but it is usually arranged as a holiday of three consecutive days together with weekends through holiday shifts. In 2025, it come across the National Day, thus the holiday is extended from 7 days to 8 days.\nIn Hong Kong and Macau, the Mid-Autumn Festival holiday is different, which is on the next day of the festival, while in Taiwan, the holiday is exactly on the actual date. Since they do not have holiday shift, so the actual duration of the holiday is one day.\n2025 Mid-autumn Festival Date\n2026 Mid-Autumn Festival Date\nMid-autumn Festival Dates for 2025, 2026 and Future Years\nYear\nMid-autumn Festival Dates\nMid-autumn Festival Holidays\n2025\nOctober 6\nth\nOctober 1\nst\n – 8\nth\n (together with National Day Holiday)\n2026\nSeptember 25\nth\nSeptember 25\nth\n – 27\nth\n2027\nSeptember 15\nth\nSeptember 15\nth\n2028\nOctober 3\nrd\nOctober 1\nst\n – 8\nth\n (together with National Day Holiday)\n2029\nSeptember 22\nnd\nSeptember 21\nst\n – 23\nrd\n2030\nSeptember 12\nnd\nSeptember 12\nnd\n – 14\nth\n2031\nOctober 1\nst\nOctober 1\nst\n – 8\nth\n (together with National Day Holiday)\n2032\nSeptember 21\nst\nSeptember 19\nth\n – 21\nst\n2033\nSeptember 8\nth\nSeptember 8\nth\n – 10\nth\n2034\nSeptember 27\nth\nSeptember 27\nth –\n29\nth\n2035\nSeptember 16\nth\nSeptember 14\nth\n – 16\nth\nBeyond the Dates: Rich Traditions of Mid-Autumn Festival in China\nCelebrations of Mid-Autumn Festival in the Mainland of China\nWith a long history, the\ntraditions of the Mid-Autumn Festival\n have been very colorful and interesting. Except the common traditions like eating moon cake, admire the moon, there are also some local folk customs, such as the ancestor worship in Chaoshan District, floating lanterns on rivers in southern China, and watching tides of Qiantang River in Zhejiang province, etc.\n1. \nMoon worship\nMoon worship can be traced back to Zhou Dynasty and has become an important part of the family worship in later times. The common procedures are as follows: set up a incense burner table, place some mooncakes and fruits on it, then burn incense and light candles, bow to the moon, and pray for peace and reunion.\nSome females will also pray for beauty like Chang’e, a beautiful goodness living on the moon in ancient Chinese myth. Till now, the Dai nationality in Yunnan Province also preserve this custom to express their longing for beauty.\n2. \nEating Mooncakes\nThe most common tradition of Mid-Autumn Festival is\neating mooncakes\nwhich has been prevalent since Ming Dynasty. The types of mooncake are also various in different regions. The  Cantonese mooncake is the most common one, which is featured by thinner skin, more stuffings and delicate patterns. The main stuffings include egg yolk lotus seed paste, sweet bean paste, and five kernels.\nSuzhou-style mooncake is also popular, the characteristics of it are the several layers of flaky puff pastries and unique production process. There are two main tastes: sweet mooncakes with stuffings of rose and fruits and salty mooncakes with stuffings of meat and ham. Beijing-style mooncake is the representative in the northern China, which is in court style. They are characterized by moderate sweetness and a crisp and crumbly texture. Remember to buy and taste the kind you like if you\ntravel in China\n during Mid-Autumn festival.\nEat moon cakes during the mid-autumn festival\nFull Moon on Mid-Autumn Festival\n3. \nAdmire the Full Moon\nIn ancient China, numerous poets prefer to climb the tower and take a boat to admire the moon and they have wrote several famous poems about moon. While in nowadays, common people will sit around a table in the yard, share the mooncakes, fruits and snacks, and chat about the daily life or have some interesting activities.\n4. \nLantern\nS\nhows and\nG\names\nIn ancient China, the lantern show was held along the street with colorful lanterns hanging on both sides of streets. Now, most lantern shows are held in the scenic spots with not only various kinds and shapes of lanterns hanging everywhere in the scenic area, but also abundant performances, even including firework performances and light show with unmanned aerial vehicles.\nIn addition, there are also lantern riddles games, many Chinese people are fond of guessing the riddles with their talent. In Mid-Autumn Festival, kids can also enjoy a happy time to make simple pomelo lanterns and pumpkin lanterns with a lighted candle inside. You can also try to make one if interested.\nCelebrations of Mid-autumn Festival in Hong Kong and Macau\nHong Kong:\nThe\nmost famous celebration activity\nin Hong Kong is the fire dragon dances show in Tai Hung, which has been listed as the national intangible cultural heritage. A 67-meter-long dragon is decorated with numerous incenses, and the parade with the dragon through Causeway Bay district is undoubtedly worth watching. It is usually held from August 14\nth\n – 16\nth\n for 3 days.\nBesides, the largest lantern show in Hong Kong is held in Victoria Park. To admire the moon, Victoria Harbour, Taiping Mountain and Nanya Island are the places the local prefer. When wandering along the street, children like to take a pomelo lamp or electronic music lamp in hand.\nMacau:\nIn the Mid-Autumn Festival, the international firework display is the annual grand event in Macau, which is usually held during early September and early October with one day each week. You can see the splendid firework shows from about 10 countries. To celebrate the festival, the whole city will be adorned with lanterns. And the unique Portuguese style rabbit lantern is the most attractive.\nHong Kong Fire Dragon Dance during Mid-autumn Festival\nMacau firework display during Mid-Autumn Festival\nBeyond the Dates: Global Celebration of Mid-Autumn Festival outside China\nHow to Celebrate Mid-\nA\nutumn Festival in Singapore\nThough it is not a public holiday in Singapore, there are several lantern shows in Chinatown or some parks, where you can see the lanterns of both Chinese style and foreign styles. And acrobatics, Chinese ethnic dances, lion dancing and riddle guessing are held in Chinatown.\nExcept the common\nmooncakes\n, some characteristic mooncakes are created in Singapore like durian mooncake. To express blessings, relatives, friends and colleagues will send the elaborately packaged mooncakes to each other. In addition, lantern-making and mooncake DIY courses are popularized in communities.\nHow to Celebrate Mid-autumn Festival in Malaysia\nThe common traditions are moon admiration, mooncake tasting and lantern show. As for special customs, worshiping the moon Goddess for blessings is a ceremony originated from Chaoshan area and lead by women. After placing the perfumes and cosmetics, taro and water chestnuts on the table, burn the incense and gold and silver papers to pray for the safety of the entire family.\nIn the Chinese community, lion dance performances and martial arts competition will be organized. Flower cars with mythical figures will parade through the streets. And in schools, teachers always encourage students to create innovative lanterns using recycled materials to promote environmental sustainability.\nHow to Celebrate Mid-autumn Festival in America\nIn America, the oldest Mid-Autumn Festival street fair in North America is host in San Francisco’s Chinatown with activities of lion dancing, Cantonese opera, lantern show and giant mooncake sharing. While in New York’s Chinatown, there are experience zones of calligraphy, tea ceremony, paper-cutting. And an Asia night market is opened, offering stalls of Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Southeast Asian foods.\nDurian mooncakes\nGuessing Lantern Riddles on Mid-Autumn Festival\nFAQs about Mid-autumn Festival Dates and Schedule\nIs the Mid-Autumn Festival a public holiday?\nIn the mainland of China, Hong Kong and Macau, Mid-Autumn Festival is a public holiday, while in Singapore, Malaysia and America, it is not.\nIs the Mid-Autumn Festival always on a full moon night?\nIn fact, due to the influence of rules of the lunar calendar and Moon’s orbit, Mid-Autumn Festival is not always on a full moon night, and the percentage of full moon accounts for 40%. About 60% of the years see a full moon on the August 16\nth\n. And a few years will see in August 14\nth\n or 17\nth\n. But when admiring the moon in naked eyes, it is not obvious.\nIs the Mid-Autumn Festival date the same worldwide?\nMost East and Southeast Asia countries celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival in August 15\nth\n, such as China, Vietnam, South Korea, Singapore and Malaysia. While in Japan, except August 15\nth\n, September 13\nrd\n is also the festival date. As for other countries, the date varied from each other. For example, Tanzania and India choose the full moon night at September and April respectively to celebrate. And the Mid-Autumn Festival date of Sri Lanka is the full moon night of every month.\nDoes Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Singapore have the same Mid-Autumn Festival date as China?\nYes, Taiwan, Hongkong and Singapore all set the Mid-Autumn Festival at August 15\nth\n as China.\nHow far in advance should I check the Mid-Autumn Festival schedule for travel planning?\nIf you\nplan to travel in a hot tourism city\n, it is advised to check at least 3 – 4 months in advance, since the hotels, airplanes and tickets for special activities are in short supply during holidays. if you travel to other cities, 2 – 3 months earlier is recommended.\nPlan a China Culture Tour with China Xian Tour\nA China tour with experience of local culture will definitely leave a deep impression on you. If you want to travel during Mid-Autumn Festival, you can choose the city holding traditional events and take part in the activities you like. And to save your time and energy of searching the information of these events, our travel agency are pleasant to offer help and plan an in-depth experience trip according to your needs. Also, we can book the hotels and tickets for you in advance. So do not hesitate,\ncontact with China Xian Tour\n right now.","attrs_markdown":"[![China Xan Tour](https:\/\/www.chinaxiantour.com\/media\/2025\/02\/cropped-china-xian-tour-logo-1117-w.webp)](https:\/\/www.chinaxiantour.com\/)\n\n[About Us](https:\/\/www.chinaxiantour.com\/about-us)\n\n[Contact Us](https:\/\/www.chinaxiantour.com\/contact-us)\n\nEmail: [\\[email protected\\]](https:\/\/www.chinaxiantour.com\/cdn-cgi\/l\/email-protection#72011700041b111732111a1b1c130a1b131c061d07005c111d1f) Tel\/Whatsapp\/WeChat: [86-15129005119](tel:008615129005119)\n\n[![China Xan Tour](https:\/\/www.chinaxiantour.com\/media\/2025\/02\/cropped-china-xian-tour-logo-1117-w.webp)](https:\/\/www.chinaxiantour.com\/)\n\n- [Home](https:\/\/www.chinaxiantour.com\/)\n- [China Tours](https:\/\/www.chinaxiantour.com\/china-tours)\n  - [Top 10 China Tours](https:\/\/www.chinaxiantour.com\/top-10-china-tours)\n  - [China City Tours](https:\/\/www.chinaxiantour.com\/china-city-tours)\n  - [China Private Tours](https:\/\/www.chinaxiantour.com\/china-private-tours)\n  - 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In 2006, it has been listed as the national intangible cultural heritage. It got the name because it is in the middle of autumn at August 15th in lunar calendar and at the night of full moon, thus also known as Mooncake Festival or Moon Festival.\n\nThrough thousands years of development in ancient China, mid-autumn festival has become a festival for conveying the feelings of homesickness and thoughts of missing loved ones, making it a festival of family reunion. Originated from the autumn harvest celebration, it also expresses gratitude for a bountiful harvest of five grains of Chinese since ancient China.\n\nSo when is the Mid-Autumn Festival in 2026? In 2026, the Mid-autumn Festival will fall on September 25th. As it is on Friday, it automatically creates a three-day break with the following Saturday and Sunday. No compensatory make-up work day will be required on a preceding or following weekend.\n\n## Content Preview\n- [The Mid-Autumn Festival Dates Change Every Year](https:\/\/www.chinaxiantour.com\/travel-guide\/mid-autumn-festival-date#change)\n- [How long is the Mid-Autumn Festival Holiday in China?](https:\/\/www.chinaxiantour.com\/travel-guide\/mid-autumn-festival-date#holiday)\n- [Mid-autumn Festival Dates for 2025, 2026 and Future Years](https:\/\/www.chinaxiantour.com\/travel-guide\/mid-autumn-festival-date#dates)\n- [Beyond the Dates: Rich Traditions of Mid-Autumn Festival in China](https:\/\/www.chinaxiantour.com\/travel-guide\/mid-autumn-festival-date#traditions)\n- [Beyond the Dates: Global Celebration of Mid-Autumn Festival outside China](https:\/\/www.chinaxiantour.com\/travel-guide\/mid-autumn-festival-date#celebration)\n- [FAQs about Mid-autumn Festival Dates and Schedule](https:\/\/www.chinaxiantour.com\/travel-guide\/mid-autumn-festival-date#faqs)\n- [Plan a China Culture Tour with Us](https:\/\/www.chinaxiantour.com\/travel-guide\/mid-autumn-festival-date#faqs)\n## The Mid-Autumn Festival Dates Change Every Year\nThe date of Mid-Autumn Festival is on August 15th based on the lunar calendar date, while in correspondence of the date in solar calendar, it is different every year. But in general, the Mid-Autumn Festival date is during the end of September and the early of October.\n\n## How long is the Mid-Autumn Festival Holiday in China?\nThe exact duration of Mid-Autumn Festival Holiday ****in Chinese mainland is one day****, but it is usually arranged as a holiday of three consecutive days together with weekends through holiday shifts. In 2025, it come across the National Day, thus the holiday is extended from 7 days to 8 days.\n\nIn Hong Kong and Macau, the Mid-Autumn Festival holiday is different, which is on the next day of the festival, while in Taiwan, the holiday is exactly on the actual date. Since they do not have holiday shift, so the actual duration of the holiday is one day.\n\n[![2025 Mid-autumn Festival Date](data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20460%20296'%3E%3C\/svg%3E)![2025 Mid-autumn Festival Date](https:\/\/www.chinaxiantour.com\/media\/2025\/08\/2025-Mid-autumn-Festival-Date-460x296.webp)](https:\/\/www.chinaxiantour.com\/media\/2025\/08\/2025-Mid-autumn-Festival-Date.webp)\n\n2025 Mid-autumn Festival Date\n\n[![2026 Mid-Autumn Festival Date](data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20460%20296'%3E%3C\/svg%3E)![2026 Mid-Autumn Festival Date](https:\/\/www.chinaxiantour.com\/media\/2025\/08\/2026-Mid-Autumn-Festival-Date-460x296.webp)](https:\/\/www.chinaxiantour.com\/media\/2025\/08\/2026-Mid-Autumn-Festival-Date.webp)\n\n2026 Mid-Autumn Festival Date\n## Mid-autumn Festival Dates for 2025, 2026 and Future Years\n|   |   |   |\n|---|---|---|\n| ****Year**** | ****Mid-autumn Festival Dates**** | ****Mid-autumn Festival Holidays**** |\n| 2025 | October 6th | October 1st – 8th (together with National Day Holiday) |\n| 2026 | September 25th | September 25th – 27th |\n| 2027 | September 15th | September 15th |\n| 2028 | October 3rd | October 1st – 8th (together with National Day Holiday) |\n| 2029 | September 22nd | September 21st – 23rd |\n| 2030 | September 12nd | September 12nd – 14th |\n| 2031 | October 1st | October 1st – 8th (together with National Day Holiday) |\n| 2032 | September 21st | September 19th – 21st |\n| 2033 | September 8th | September 8th – 10th |\n| 2034 | September 27th | September 27th – 29th |\n| 2035 | September 16th | September 14th – 16th |\n## Beyond the Dates: Rich Traditions of Mid-Autumn Festival in China\n### **Celebrations of Mid-Autumn Festival in the Mainland of China**\nWith a long history, the [traditions of the Mid-Autumn Festival](https:\/\/www.chinaxiantour.com\/travel-guide\/mid-autumn-festival-tradition) have been very colorful and interesting. Except the common traditions like eating moon cake, admire the moon, there are also some local folk customs, such as the ancestor worship in Chaoshan District, floating lanterns on rivers in southern China, and watching tides of Qiantang River in Zhejiang province, etc.\n\n#### 1\\. **Moon worship**\nMoon worship can be traced back to Zhou Dynasty and has become an important part of the family worship in later times. The common procedures are as follows: set up a incense burner table, place some mooncakes and fruits on it, then burn incense and light candles, bow to the moon, and pray for peace and reunion.\n\nSome females will also pray for beauty like Chang’e, a beautiful goodness living on the moon in ancient Chinese myth. Till now, the Dai nationality in Yunnan Province also preserve this custom to express their longing for beauty.\n\n#### 2\\. **Eating Mooncakes**\nThe most common tradition of Mid-Autumn Festival is [eating mooncakes](https:\/\/www.chinaxiantour.com\/travel-guide\/how-to-eat-mooncakes) which has been prevalent since Ming Dynasty. The types of mooncake are also various in different regions. The Cantonese mooncake is the most common one, which is featured by thinner skin, more stuffings and delicate patterns. The main stuffings include egg yolk lotus seed paste, sweet bean paste, and five kernels.\n\nSuzhou-style mooncake is also popular, the characteristics of it are the several layers of flaky puff pastries and unique production process. There are two main tastes: sweet mooncakes with stuffings of rose and fruits and salty mooncakes with stuffings of meat and ham. Beijing-style mooncake is the representative in the northern China, which is in court style. They are characterized by moderate sweetness and a crisp and crumbly texture. Remember to buy and taste the kind you like if you [travel in China](https:\/\/www.chinaxiantour.com\/travel-guide) during Mid-Autumn festival.\n\n[![Moon cakes in mid-autumn festival](data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20460%20296'%3E%3C\/svg%3E)![Moon cakes in mid-autumn festival](https:\/\/www.chinaxiantour.com\/media\/2025\/07\/Moon-cakes-in-mid-autumn-festival-460x296.webp)](https:\/\/www.chinaxiantour.com\/media\/2025\/07\/Moon-cakes-in-mid-autumn-festival.webp)\n\nEat moon cakes during the mid-autumn festival\n\n[![Mid-Autumn Festival-in-China](data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20460%20296'%3E%3C\/svg%3E)![Mid-Autumn Festival-in-China](https:\/\/www.chinaxiantour.com\/media\/2024\/10\/Mid-Autumn-Festival-in-China-460x296.webp)](https:\/\/www.chinaxiantour.com\/media\/2024\/10\/Mid-Autumn-Festival-in-China.webp)\n\nFull Moon on Mid-Autumn Festival\n#### 3\\. **Admire the Full Moon**\nIn ancient China, numerous poets prefer to climb the tower and take a boat to admire the moon and they have wrote several famous poems about moon. While in nowadays, common people will sit around a table in the yard, share the mooncakes, fruits and snacks, and chat about the daily life or have some interesting activities.\n\n#### 4\\. **Lantern** **S****hows and** **G****ames**\nIn ancient China, the lantern show was held along the street with colorful lanterns hanging on both sides of streets. Now, most lantern shows are held in the scenic spots with not only various kinds and shapes of lanterns hanging everywhere in the scenic area, but also abundant performances, even including firework performances and light show with unmanned aerial vehicles.\n\nIn addition, there are also lantern riddles games, many Chinese people are fond of guessing the riddles with their talent. In Mid-Autumn Festival, kids can also enjoy a happy time to make simple pomelo lanterns and pumpkin lanterns with a lighted candle inside. You can also try to make one if interested.\n\n### **Celebrations of Mid-autumn Festival in Hong Kong and Macau**\n#### **Hong Kong:**\nThe [most famous celebration activity](https:\/\/www.chinaxiantour.com\/travel-guide\/chinese-new-year-celebration) in Hong Kong is the fire dragon dances show in Tai Hung, which has been listed as the national intangible cultural heritage. A 67-meter-long dragon is decorated with numerous incenses, and the parade with the dragon through Causeway Bay district is undoubtedly worth watching. It is usually held from August 14th – 16th for 3 days.\n\nBesides, the largest lantern show in Hong Kong is held in Victoria Park. To admire the moon, Victoria Harbour, Taiping Mountain and Nanya Island are the places the local prefer. When wandering along the street, children like to take a pomelo lamp or electronic music lamp in hand.\n\n#### **Macau:**\nIn the Mid-Autumn Festival, the international firework display is the annual grand event in Macau, which is usually held during early September and early October with one day each week. You can see the splendid firework shows from about 10 countries. To celebrate the festival, the whole city will be adorned with lanterns. And the unique Portuguese style rabbit lantern is the most attractive.\n\n[![Hong Kong Fire Dragon Dance Mid-Autumn Festival](data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20460%20296'%3E%3C\/svg%3E)![Hong Kong Fire Dragon Dance Mid-Autumn Festival](https:\/\/www.chinaxiantour.com\/media\/2025\/07\/Hong-Kong-Fire-Dragon-Dance-460x296.webp)](https:\/\/www.chinaxiantour.com\/media\/2025\/07\/Hong-Kong-Fire-Dragon-Dance.webp)\n\nHong Kong Fire Dragon Dance during Mid-autumn Festival\n\n[![Macau firework display during Mid-Autumn Festival](data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20460%20296'%3E%3C\/svg%3E)![Macau firework display during Mid-Autumn Festival](https:\/\/www.chinaxiantour.com\/media\/2025\/08\/Macau-firework-display-460x296.webp)](https:\/\/www.chinaxiantour.com\/media\/2025\/08\/Macau-firework-display.webp)\n\nMacau firework display during Mid-Autumn Festival\n## Beyond the Dates: Global Celebration of Mid-Autumn Festival outside China\n### **How to Celebrate Mid-****A****utumn Festival in Singapore**\nThough it is not a public holiday in Singapore, there are several lantern shows in Chinatown or some parks, where you can see the lanterns of both Chinese style and foreign styles. And acrobatics, Chinese ethnic dances, lion dancing and riddle guessing are held in Chinatown.\n\nExcept the common [mooncakes](https:\/\/www.chinaxiantour.com\/travel-guide\/moon-cake.html), some characteristic mooncakes are created in Singapore like durian mooncake. To express blessings, relatives, friends and colleagues will send the elaborately packaged mooncakes to each other. In addition, lantern-making and mooncake DIY courses are popularized in communities.\n\n### **How to Celebrate Mid-autumn Festival in Malaysia**\nThe common traditions are moon admiration, mooncake tasting and lantern show. As for special customs, worshiping the moon Goddess for blessings is a ceremony originated from Chaoshan area and lead by women. After placing the perfumes and cosmetics, taro and water chestnuts on the table, burn the incense and gold and silver papers to pray for the safety of the entire family.\n\nIn the Chinese community, lion dance performances and martial arts competition will be organized. Flower cars with mythical figures will parade through the streets. And in schools, teachers always encourage students to create innovative lanterns using recycled materials to promote environmental sustainability.\n\n### **How to Celebrate Mid-autumn Festival in America**\nIn America, the oldest Mid-Autumn Festival street fair in North America is host in San Francisco’s Chinatown with activities of lion dancing, Cantonese opera, lantern show and giant mooncake sharing. While in New York’s Chinatown, there are experience zones of calligraphy, tea ceremony, paper-cutting. And an Asia night market is opened, offering stalls of Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Southeast Asian foods.\n\n[![durian mooncake](data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20460%20296'%3E%3C\/svg%3E)![durian mooncake](https:\/\/www.chinaxiantour.com\/media\/2025\/08\/durian-mooncake-460x296.webp)](https:\/\/www.chinaxiantour.com\/media\/2025\/08\/durian-mooncake.webp)\n\nDurian mooncakes\n\n[![Mid-Autumn Festival Guessing Lantern Riddles](data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20460%20296'%3E%3C\/svg%3E)![Mid-Autumn Festival Guessing Lantern Riddles](https:\/\/www.chinaxiantour.com\/media\/2025\/07\/Guessing-Lantern-Riddles-460x296.webp)](https:\/\/www.chinaxiantour.com\/media\/2025\/07\/Guessing-Lantern-Riddles.webp)\n\nGuessing Lantern Riddles on Mid-Autumn Festival\n## FAQs about Mid-autumn Festival Dates and Schedule\n### **Is the Mid-Autumn Festival a public holiday?**\nIn the mainland of China, Hong Kong and Macau, Mid-Autumn Festival is a public holiday, while in Singapore, Malaysia and America, it is not.\n\n### **Is the Mid-Autumn Festival always on a full moon night?**\nIn fact, due to the influence of rules of the lunar calendar and Moon’s orbit, Mid-Autumn Festival is not always on a full moon night, and the percentage of full moon accounts for 40%. About 60% of the years see a full moon on the August 16th. And a few years will see in August 14th or 17th. But when admiring the moon in naked eyes, it is not obvious.\n\n### **Is the Mid-Autumn Festival date the same worldwide?**\nMost East and Southeast Asia countries celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival in August 15th, such as China, Vietnam, South Korea, Singapore and Malaysia. While in Japan, except August 15th, September 13rd is also the festival date. As for other countries, the date varied from each other. For example, Tanzania and India choose the full moon night at September and April respectively to celebrate. And the Mid-Autumn Festival date of Sri Lanka is the full moon night of every month.\n\n### **Does Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Singapore have the same Mid-Autumn Festival date as China?**\nYes, Taiwan, Hongkong and Singapore all set the Mid-Autumn Festival at August 15th as China.\n\n### **How far in advance should I check the Mid-Autumn Festival schedule for travel planning?**\nIf you [plan to travel in a hot tourism city](https:\/\/www.chinaxiantour.com\/travel-guide\/china-popular-tourist-destinations.html), it is advised to check at least 3 – 4 months in advance, since the hotels, airplanes and tickets for special activities are in short supply during holidays. if you travel to other cities, 2 – 3 months earlier is recommended.\n\n## Plan a China Culture Tour with China Xian Tour\nA China tour with experience of local culture will definitely leave a deep impression on you. 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In 2006, it has been listed as the national intangible cultural heritage. It got the name because it is in the middle of autumn at August 15th in lunar calendar and at the night of full moon, thus also known as Mooncake Festival or Moon Festival.\n\nThrough thousands years of development in ancient China, mid-autumn festival has become a festival for conveying the feelings of homesickness and thoughts of missing loved ones, making it a festival of family reunion. Originated from the autumn harvest celebration, it also expresses gratitude for a bountiful harvest of five grains of Chinese since ancient China.\n\nSo when is the Mid-Autumn Festival in 2026? In 2026, the Mid-autumn Festival will fall on September 25th. As it is on Friday, it automatically creates a three-day break with the following Saturday and Sunday. No compensatory make-up work day will be required on a preceding or following weekend.\n\n## Content Preview\n- [The Mid-Autumn Festival Dates Change Every Year](https:\/\/www.chinaxiantour.com\/travel-guide\/mid-autumn-festival-date#change)\n- [How long is the Mid-Autumn Festival Holiday in China?](https:\/\/www.chinaxiantour.com\/travel-guide\/mid-autumn-festival-date#holiday)\n- [Mid-autumn Festival Dates for 2025, 2026 and Future Years](https:\/\/www.chinaxiantour.com\/travel-guide\/mid-autumn-festival-date#dates)\n- [Beyond the Dates: Rich Traditions of Mid-Autumn Festival in China](https:\/\/www.chinaxiantour.com\/travel-guide\/mid-autumn-festival-date#traditions)\n- [Beyond the Dates: Global Celebration of Mid-Autumn Festival outside China](https:\/\/www.chinaxiantour.com\/travel-guide\/mid-autumn-festival-date#celebration)\n- [FAQs about Mid-autumn Festival Dates and Schedule](https:\/\/www.chinaxiantour.com\/travel-guide\/mid-autumn-festival-date#faqs)\n- [Plan a China Culture Tour with Us](https:\/\/www.chinaxiantour.com\/travel-guide\/mid-autumn-festival-date#faqs)\n## The Mid-Autumn Festival Dates Change Every Year\nThe date of Mid-Autumn Festival is on August 15th based on the lunar calendar date, while in correspondence of the date in solar calendar, it is different every year. But in general, the Mid-Autumn Festival date is during the end of September and the early of October.\n\n## How long is the Mid-Autumn Festival Holiday in China?\nThe exact duration of Mid-Autumn Festival Holiday ****in Chinese mainland is one day****, but it is usually arranged as a holiday of three consecutive days together with weekends through holiday shifts. In 2025, it come across the National Day, thus the holiday is extended from 7 days to 8 days.\n\nIn Hong Kong and Macau, the Mid-Autumn Festival holiday is different, which is on the next day of the festival, while in Taiwan, the holiday is exactly on the actual date. Since they do not have holiday shift, so the actual duration of the holiday is one day.\n\n[![2025 Mid-autumn Festival Date](https:\/\/www.chinaxiantour.com\/media\/2025\/08\/2025-Mid-autumn-Festival-Date-460x296.webp)](https:\/\/www.chinaxiantour.com\/media\/2025\/08\/2025-Mid-autumn-Festival-Date.webp)\n\n2025 Mid-autumn Festival Date\n\n[![2026 Mid-Autumn Festival Date](https:\/\/www.chinaxiantour.com\/media\/2025\/08\/2026-Mid-Autumn-Festival-Date-460x296.webp)](https:\/\/www.chinaxiantour.com\/media\/2025\/08\/2026-Mid-Autumn-Festival-Date.webp)\n\n2026 Mid-Autumn Festival Date\n## Mid-autumn Festival Dates for 2025, 2026 and Future Years\n|   |   |   |\n|---|---|---|\n| ****Year**** | ****Mid-autumn Festival Dates**** | ****Mid-autumn Festival Holidays**** |\n| 2025 | October 6th | October 1st – 8th (together with National Day Holiday) |\n| 2026 | September 25th | September 25th – 27th |\n| 2027 | September 15th | September 15th |\n| 2028 | October 3rd | October 1st – 8th (together with National Day Holiday) |\n| 2029 | September 22nd | September 21st – 23rd |\n| 2030 | September 12nd | September 12nd – 14th |\n| 2031 | October 1st | October 1st – 8th (together with National Day Holiday) |\n| 2032 | September 21st | September 19th – 21st |\n| 2033 | September 8th | September 8th – 10th |\n| 2034 | September 27th | September 27th – 29th |\n| 2035 | September 16th | September 14th – 16th |\n## Beyond the Dates: Rich Traditions of Mid-Autumn Festival in China\n### **Celebrations of Mid-Autumn Festival in the Mainland of China**\nWith a long history, the [traditions of the Mid-Autumn Festival](https:\/\/www.chinaxiantour.com\/travel-guide\/mid-autumn-festival-tradition) have been very colorful and interesting. Except the common traditions like eating moon cake, admire the moon, there are also some local folk customs, such as the ancestor worship in Chaoshan District, floating lanterns on rivers in southern China, and watching tides of Qiantang River in Zhejiang province, etc.\n\n#### 1\\. **Moon worship**\nMoon worship can be traced back to Zhou Dynasty and has become an important part of the family worship in later times. The common procedures are as follows: set up a incense burner table, place some mooncakes and fruits on it, then burn incense and light candles, bow to the moon, and pray for peace and reunion.\n\nSome females will also pray for beauty like Chang’e, a beautiful goodness living on the moon in ancient Chinese myth. Till now, the Dai nationality in Yunnan Province also preserve this custom to express their longing for beauty.\n\n#### 2\\. **Eating Mooncakes**\nThe most common tradition of Mid-Autumn Festival is [eating mooncakes](https:\/\/www.chinaxiantour.com\/travel-guide\/how-to-eat-mooncakes) which has been prevalent since Ming Dynasty. The types of mooncake are also various in different regions. The Cantonese mooncake is the most common one, which is featured by thinner skin, more stuffings and delicate patterns. The main stuffings include egg yolk lotus seed paste, sweet bean paste, and five kernels.\n\nSuzhou-style mooncake is also popular, the characteristics of it are the several layers of flaky puff pastries and unique production process. There are two main tastes: sweet mooncakes with stuffings of rose and fruits and salty mooncakes with stuffings of meat and ham. Beijing-style mooncake is the representative in the northern China, which is in court style. They are characterized by moderate sweetness and a crisp and crumbly texture. Remember to buy and taste the kind you like if you [travel in China](https:\/\/www.chinaxiantour.com\/travel-guide) during Mid-Autumn festival.\n\n[![Moon cakes in mid-autumn festival](https:\/\/www.chinaxiantour.com\/media\/2025\/07\/Moon-cakes-in-mid-autumn-festival-460x296.webp)](https:\/\/www.chinaxiantour.com\/media\/2025\/07\/Moon-cakes-in-mid-autumn-festival.webp)\n\nEat moon cakes during the mid-autumn festival\n\n[![Mid-Autumn Festival-in-China](https:\/\/www.chinaxiantour.com\/media\/2024\/10\/Mid-Autumn-Festival-in-China-460x296.webp)](https:\/\/www.chinaxiantour.com\/media\/2024\/10\/Mid-Autumn-Festival-in-China.webp)\n\nFull Moon on Mid-Autumn Festival\n#### 3\\. **Admire the Full Moon**\nIn ancient China, numerous poets prefer to climb the tower and take a boat to admire the moon and they have wrote several famous poems about moon. While in nowadays, common people will sit around a table in the yard, share the mooncakes, fruits and snacks, and chat about the daily life or have some interesting activities.\n\n#### 4\\. **Lantern** **S****hows and** **G****ames**\nIn ancient China, the lantern show was held along the street with colorful lanterns hanging on both sides of streets. Now, most lantern shows are held in the scenic spots with not only various kinds and shapes of lanterns hanging everywhere in the scenic area, but also abundant performances, even including firework performances and light show with unmanned aerial vehicles.\n\nIn addition, there are also lantern riddles games, many Chinese people are fond of guessing the riddles with their talent. In Mid-Autumn Festival, kids can also enjoy a happy time to make simple pomelo lanterns and pumpkin lanterns with a lighted candle inside. You can also try to make one if interested.\n\n### **Celebrations of Mid-autumn Festival in Hong Kong and Macau**\n#### **Hong Kong:**\nThe [most famous celebration activity](https:\/\/www.chinaxiantour.com\/travel-guide\/chinese-new-year-celebration) in Hong Kong is the fire dragon dances show in Tai Hung, which has been listed as the national intangible cultural heritage. A 67-meter-long dragon is decorated with numerous incenses, and the parade with the dragon through Causeway Bay district is undoubtedly worth watching. It is usually held from August 14th – 16th for 3 days.\n\nBesides, the largest lantern show in Hong Kong is held in Victoria Park. To admire the moon, Victoria Harbour, Taiping Mountain and Nanya Island are the places the local prefer. When wandering along the street, children like to take a pomelo lamp or electronic music lamp in hand.\n\n#### **Macau:**\nIn the Mid-Autumn Festival, the international firework display is the annual grand event in Macau, which is usually held during early September and early October with one day each week. You can see the splendid firework shows from about 10 countries. To celebrate the festival, the whole city will be adorned with lanterns. And the unique Portuguese style rabbit lantern is the most attractive.\n\n[![Hong Kong Fire Dragon Dance Mid-Autumn Festival](https:\/\/www.chinaxiantour.com\/media\/2025\/07\/Hong-Kong-Fire-Dragon-Dance-460x296.webp)](https:\/\/www.chinaxiantour.com\/media\/2025\/07\/Hong-Kong-Fire-Dragon-Dance.webp)\n\nHong Kong Fire Dragon Dance during Mid-autumn Festival\n\n[![Macau firework display during Mid-Autumn Festival](https:\/\/www.chinaxiantour.com\/media\/2025\/08\/Macau-firework-display-460x296.webp)](https:\/\/www.chinaxiantour.com\/media\/2025\/08\/Macau-firework-display.webp)\n\nMacau firework display during Mid-Autumn Festival\n## Beyond the Dates: Global Celebration of Mid-Autumn Festival outside China\n### **How to Celebrate Mid-****A****utumn Festival in Singapore**\nThough it is not a public holiday in Singapore, there are several lantern shows in Chinatown or some parks, where you can see the lanterns of both Chinese style and foreign styles. And acrobatics, Chinese ethnic dances, lion dancing and riddle guessing are held in Chinatown.\n\nExcept the common [mooncakes](https:\/\/www.chinaxiantour.com\/travel-guide\/moon-cake.html), some characteristic mooncakes are created in Singapore like durian mooncake. To express blessings, relatives, friends and colleagues will send the elaborately packaged mooncakes to each other. In addition, lantern-making and mooncake DIY courses are popularized in communities.\n\n### **How to Celebrate Mid-autumn Festival in Malaysia**\nThe common traditions are moon admiration, mooncake tasting and lantern show. As for special customs, worshiping the moon Goddess for blessings is a ceremony originated from Chaoshan area and lead by women. After placing the perfumes and cosmetics, taro and water chestnuts on the table, burn the incense and gold and silver papers to pray for the safety of the entire family.\n\nIn the Chinese community, lion dance performances and martial arts competition will be organized. Flower cars with mythical figures will parade through the streets. And in schools, teachers always encourage students to create innovative lanterns using recycled materials to promote environmental sustainability.\n\n### **How to Celebrate Mid-autumn Festival in America**\nIn America, the oldest Mid-Autumn Festival street fair in North America is host in San Francisco’s Chinatown with activities of lion dancing, Cantonese opera, lantern show and giant mooncake sharing. While in New York’s Chinatown, there are experience zones of calligraphy, tea ceremony, paper-cutting. And an Asia night market is opened, offering stalls of Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Southeast Asian foods.\n\n[![durian mooncake](https:\/\/www.chinaxiantour.com\/media\/2025\/08\/durian-mooncake-460x296.webp)](https:\/\/www.chinaxiantour.com\/media\/2025\/08\/durian-mooncake.webp)\n\nDurian mooncakes\n\n[![Mid-Autumn Festival Guessing Lantern Riddles](https:\/\/www.chinaxiantour.com\/media\/2025\/07\/Guessing-Lantern-Riddles-460x296.webp)](https:\/\/www.chinaxiantour.com\/media\/2025\/07\/Guessing-Lantern-Riddles.webp)\n\nGuessing Lantern Riddles on Mid-Autumn Festival\n## FAQs about Mid-autumn Festival Dates and Schedule\n### **Is the Mid-Autumn Festival a public holiday?**\nIn the mainland of China, Hong Kong and Macau, Mid-Autumn Festival is a public holiday, while in Singapore, Malaysia and America, it is not.\n\n### **Is the Mid-Autumn Festival always on a full moon night?**\nIn fact, due to the influence of rules of the lunar calendar and Moon’s orbit, Mid-Autumn Festival is not always on a full moon night, and the percentage of full moon accounts for 40%. About 60% of the years see a full moon on the August 16th. And a few years will see in August 14th or 17th. But when admiring the moon in naked eyes, it is not obvious.\n\n### **Is the Mid-Autumn Festival date the same worldwide?**\nMost East and Southeast Asia countries celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival in August 15th, such as China, Vietnam, South Korea, Singapore and Malaysia. While in Japan, except August 15th, September 13rd is also the festival date. As for other countries, the date varied from each other. For example, Tanzania and India choose the full moon night at September and April respectively to celebrate. 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Boilerpipe Text	Written by Natalia \| Updated November 28,2025 Mid-Autumn Festival is one of the four major traditional festivals in China along with the Spring Festival (Chinese New Year), the Qingming Festival and the Dragon Boat Festival. In 2006, it has been listed as the national intangible cultural heritage. It got the name because it is in the middle of autumn at August 15 th in lunar calendar and at the night of full moon, thus also known as Mooncake Festival or Moon Festival. Through thousands years of development in ancient China, mid-autumn festival has become a festival for conveying the feelings of homesickness and thoughts of missing loved ones, making it a festival of family reunion. Originated from the autumn harvest celebration, it also expresses gratitude for a bountiful harvest of five grains of Chinese since ancient China. So when is the Mid-Autumn Festival in 2026? In 2026, the Mid-autumn Festival will fall on September 25th. As it is on Friday, it automatically creates a three-day break with the following Saturday and Sunday. No compensatory make-up work day will be required on a preceding or following weekend. Content Preview The Mid-Autumn Festival Dates Change Every Year How long is the Mid-Autumn Festival Holiday in China? Mid-autumn Festival Dates for 2025, 2026 and Future Years Beyond the Dates: Rich Traditions of Mid-Autumn Festival in China Beyond the Dates: Global Celebration of Mid-Autumn Festival outside China FAQs about Mid-autumn Festival Dates and Schedule Plan a China Culture Tour with Us The Mid-Autumn Festival Dates Change Every Year The date of Mid-Autumn Festival is on August 15 th based on the lunar calendar date, while in correspondence of the date in solar calendar, it is different every year. But in general, the Mid-Autumn Festival date is during the end of September and the early of October. How long is the Mid-Autumn Festival Holiday in China? The exact duration of Mid-Autumn Festival Holiday in Chinese mainland is one day , but it is usually arranged as a holiday of three consecutive days together with weekends through holiday shifts. In 2025, it come across the National Day, thus the holiday is extended from 7 days to 8 days. In Hong Kong and Macau, the Mid-Autumn Festival holiday is different, which is on the next day of the festival, while in Taiwan, the holiday is exactly on the actual date. Since they do not have holiday shift, so the actual duration of the holiday is one day. 2025 Mid-autumn Festival Date 2026 Mid-Autumn Festival Date Mid-autumn Festival Dates for 2025, 2026 and Future Years Year Mid-autumn Festival Dates Mid-autumn Festival Holidays 2025 October 6 th October 1 st – 8 th (together with National Day Holiday) 2026 September 25 th September 25 th – 27 th 2027 September 15 th September 15 th 2028 October 3 rd October 1 st – 8 th (together with National Day Holiday) 2029 September 22 nd September 21 st – 23 rd 2030 September 12 nd September 12 nd – 14 th 2031 October 1 st October 1 st – 8 th (together with National Day Holiday) 2032 September 21 st September 19 th – 21 st 2033 September 8 th September 8 th – 10 th 2034 September 27 th September 27 th – 29 th 2035 September 16 th September 14 th – 16 th Beyond the Dates: Rich Traditions of Mid-Autumn Festival in China Celebrations of Mid-Autumn Festival in the Mainland of China With a long history, the traditions of the Mid-Autumn Festival have been very colorful and interesting. Except the common traditions like eating moon cake, admire the moon, there are also some local folk customs, such as the ancestor worship in Chaoshan District, floating lanterns on rivers in southern China, and watching tides of Qiantang River in Zhejiang province, etc. 1. Moon worship Moon worship can be traced back to Zhou Dynasty and has become an important part of the family worship in later times. The common procedures are as follows: set up a incense burner table, place some mooncakes and fruits on it, then burn incense and light candles, bow to the moon, and pray for peace and reunion. Some females will also pray for beauty like Chang’e, a beautiful goodness living on the moon in ancient Chinese myth. Till now, the Dai nationality in Yunnan Province also preserve this custom to express their longing for beauty. 2. Eating Mooncakes The most common tradition of Mid-Autumn Festival is eating mooncakes which has been prevalent since Ming Dynasty. The types of mooncake are also various in different regions. The Cantonese mooncake is the most common one, which is featured by thinner skin, more stuffings and delicate patterns. The main stuffings include egg yolk lotus seed paste, sweet bean paste, and five kernels. Suzhou-style mooncake is also popular, the characteristics of it are the several layers of flaky puff pastries and unique production process. There are two main tastes: sweet mooncakes with stuffings of rose and fruits and salty mooncakes with stuffings of meat and ham. Beijing-style mooncake is the representative in the northern China, which is in court style. They are characterized by moderate sweetness and a crisp and crumbly texture. Remember to buy and taste the kind you like if you travel in China during Mid-Autumn festival. Eat moon cakes during the mid-autumn festival Full Moon on Mid-Autumn Festival 3. Admire the Full Moon In ancient China, numerous poets prefer to climb the tower and take a boat to admire the moon and they have wrote several famous poems about moon. While in nowadays, common people will sit around a table in the yard, share the mooncakes, fruits and snacks, and chat about the daily life or have some interesting activities. 4. Lantern S hows and G ames In ancient China, the lantern show was held along the street with colorful lanterns hanging on both sides of streets. Now, most lantern shows are held in the scenic spots with not only various kinds and shapes of lanterns hanging everywhere in the scenic area, but also abundant performances, even including firework performances and light show with unmanned aerial vehicles. In addition, there are also lantern riddles games, many Chinese people are fond of guessing the riddles with their talent. In Mid-Autumn Festival, kids can also enjoy a happy time to make simple pomelo lanterns and pumpkin lanterns with a lighted candle inside. You can also try to make one if interested. Celebrations of Mid-autumn Festival in Hong Kong and Macau Hong Kong: The most famous celebration activity in Hong Kong is the fire dragon dances show in Tai Hung, which has been listed as the national intangible cultural heritage. A 67-meter-long dragon is decorated with numerous incenses, and the parade with the dragon through Causeway Bay district is undoubtedly worth watching. It is usually held from August 14 th – 16 th for 3 days. Besides, the largest lantern show in Hong Kong is held in Victoria Park. To admire the moon, Victoria Harbour, Taiping Mountain and Nanya Island are the places the local prefer. When wandering along the street, children like to take a pomelo lamp or electronic music lamp in hand. Macau: In the Mid-Autumn Festival, the international firework display is the annual grand event in Macau, which is usually held during early September and early October with one day each week. You can see the splendid firework shows from about 10 countries. To celebrate the festival, the whole city will be adorned with lanterns. And the unique Portuguese style rabbit lantern is the most attractive. Hong Kong Fire Dragon Dance during Mid-autumn Festival Macau firework display during Mid-Autumn Festival Beyond the Dates: Global Celebration of Mid-Autumn Festival outside China How to Celebrate Mid- A utumn Festival in Singapore Though it is not a public holiday in Singapore, there are several lantern shows in Chinatown or some parks, where you can see the lanterns of both Chinese style and foreign styles. And acrobatics, Chinese ethnic dances, lion dancing and riddle guessing are held in Chinatown. Except the common mooncakes , some characteristic mooncakes are created in Singapore like durian mooncake. To express blessings, relatives, friends and colleagues will send the elaborately packaged mooncakes to each other. In addition, lantern-making and mooncake DIY courses are popularized in communities. How to Celebrate Mid-autumn Festival in Malaysia The common traditions are moon admiration, mooncake tasting and lantern show. As for special customs, worshiping the moon Goddess for blessings is a ceremony originated from Chaoshan area and lead by women. After placing the perfumes and cosmetics, taro and water chestnuts on the table, burn the incense and gold and silver papers to pray for the safety of the entire family. In the Chinese community, lion dance performances and martial arts competition will be organized. Flower cars with mythical figures will parade through the streets. And in schools, teachers always encourage students to create innovative lanterns using recycled materials to promote environmental sustainability. How to Celebrate Mid-autumn Festival in America In America, the oldest Mid-Autumn Festival street fair in North America is host in San Francisco’s Chinatown with activities of lion dancing, Cantonese opera, lantern show and giant mooncake sharing. While in New York’s Chinatown, there are experience zones of calligraphy, tea ceremony, paper-cutting. And an Asia night market is opened, offering stalls of Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Southeast Asian foods. Durian mooncakes Guessing Lantern Riddles on Mid-Autumn Festival FAQs about Mid-autumn Festival Dates and Schedule Is the Mid-Autumn Festival a public holiday? In the mainland of China, Hong Kong and Macau, Mid-Autumn Festival is a public holiday, while in Singapore, Malaysia and America, it is not. Is the Mid-Autumn Festival always on a full moon night? In fact, due to the influence of rules of the lunar calendar and Moon’s orbit, Mid-Autumn Festival is not always on a full moon night, and the percentage of full moon accounts for 40%. About 60% of the years see a full moon on the August 16 th . And a few years will see in August 14 th or 17 th . But when admiring the moon in naked eyes, it is not obvious. Is the Mid-Autumn Festival date the same worldwide? Most East and Southeast Asia countries celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival in August 15 th , such as China, Vietnam, South Korea, Singapore and Malaysia. While in Japan, except August 15 th , September 13 rd is also the festival date. As for other countries, the date varied from each other. For example, Tanzania and India choose the full moon night at September and April respectively to celebrate. And the Mid-Autumn Festival date of Sri Lanka is the full moon night of every month. Does Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Singapore have the same Mid-Autumn Festival date as China? Yes, Taiwan, Hongkong and Singapore all set the Mid-Autumn Festival at August 15 th as China. How far in advance should I check the Mid-Autumn Festival schedule for travel planning? If you plan to travel in a hot tourism city , it is advised to check at least 3 – 4 months in advance, since the hotels, airplanes and tickets for special activities are in short supply during holidays. if you travel to other cities, 2 – 3 months earlier is recommended. Plan a China Culture Tour with China Xian Tour A China tour with experience of local culture will definitely leave a deep impression on you. If you want to travel during Mid-Autumn Festival, you can choose the city holding traditional events and take part in the activities you like. And to save your time and energy of searching the information of these events, our travel agency are pleasant to offer help and plan an in-depth experience trip according to your needs. Also, we can book the hotels and tickets for you in advance. 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In 2006, it has been listed as the national intangible cultural heritage. It got the name because it is in the middle of autumn at August 15th in lunar calendar and at the night of full moon, thus also known as Mooncake Festival or Moon Festival. Through thousands years of development in ancient China, mid-autumn festival has become a festival for conveying the feelings of homesickness and thoughts of missing loved ones, making it a festival of family reunion. Originated from the autumn harvest celebration, it also expresses gratitude for a bountiful harvest of five grains of Chinese since ancient China. So when is the Mid-Autumn Festival in 2026? In 2026, the Mid-autumn Festival will fall on September 25th. As it is on Friday, it automatically creates a three-day break with the following Saturday and Sunday. No compensatory make-up work day will be required on a preceding or following weekend. ## Content Preview - [The Mid-Autumn Festival Dates Change Every Year](https://www.chinaxiantour.com/travel-guide/mid-autumn-festival-date#change) - [How long is the Mid-Autumn Festival Holiday in China?](https://www.chinaxiantour.com/travel-guide/mid-autumn-festival-date#holiday) - [Mid-autumn Festival Dates for 2025, 2026 and Future Years](https://www.chinaxiantour.com/travel-guide/mid-autumn-festival-date#dates) - [Beyond the Dates: Rich Traditions of Mid-Autumn Festival in China](https://www.chinaxiantour.com/travel-guide/mid-autumn-festival-date#traditions) - [Beyond the Dates: Global Celebration of Mid-Autumn Festival outside China](https://www.chinaxiantour.com/travel-guide/mid-autumn-festival-date#celebration) - [FAQs about Mid-autumn Festival Dates and Schedule](https://www.chinaxiantour.com/travel-guide/mid-autumn-festival-date#faqs) - [Plan a China Culture Tour with Us](https://www.chinaxiantour.com/travel-guide/mid-autumn-festival-date#faqs) ## The Mid-Autumn Festival Dates Change Every Year The date of Mid-Autumn Festival is on August 15th based on the lunar calendar date, while in correspondence of the date in solar calendar, it is different every year. But in general, the Mid-Autumn Festival date is during the end of September and the early of October. ## How long is the Mid-Autumn Festival Holiday in China? The exact duration of Mid-Autumn Festival Holiday **in Chinese mainland is one day, but it is usually arranged as a holiday of three consecutive days together with weekends through holiday shifts. In 2025, it come across the National Day, thus the holiday is extended from 7 days to 8 days. In Hong Kong and Macau, the Mid-Autumn Festival holiday is different, which is on the next day of the festival, while in Taiwan, the holiday is exactly on the actual date. Since they do not have holiday shift, so the actual duration of the holiday is one day. [![2025 Mid-autumn Festival Date](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20460%20296'%3E%3C/svg%3E)![2025 Mid-autumn Festival Date](https://www.chinaxiantour.com/media/2025/08/2025-Mid-autumn-Festival-Date-460x296.webp)](https://www.chinaxiantour.com/media/2025/08/2025-Mid-autumn-Festival-Date.webp) 2025 Mid-autumn Festival Date [![2026 Mid-Autumn Festival Date](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20460%20296'%3E%3C/svg%3E)![2026 Mid-Autumn Festival Date](https://www.chinaxiantour.com/media/2025/08/2026-Mid-Autumn-Festival-Date-460x296.webp)](https://www.chinaxiantour.com/media/2025/08/2026-Mid-Autumn-Festival-Date.webp) 2026 Mid-Autumn Festival Date ## Mid-autumn Festival Dates for 2025, 2026 and Future Years \| \| \| \| \|---\|---\|---\| \| Year \| Mid-autumn Festival Dates \| Mid-autumn Festival Holidays \| \| 2025 \| October 6th \| October 1st – 8th (together with National Day Holiday) \| \| 2026 \| September 25th \| September 25th – 27th \| \| 2027 \| September 15th \| September 15th \| \| 2028 \| October 3rd \| October 1st – 8th (together with National Day Holiday) \| \| 2029 \| September 22nd \| September 21st – 23rd \| \| 2030 \| September 12nd \| September 12nd – 14th \| \| 2031 \| October 1st \| October 1st – 8th (together with National Day Holiday) \| \| 2032 \| September 21st \| September 19th – 21st \| \| 2033 \| September 8th \| September 8th – 10th \| \| 2034 \| September 27th \| September 27th – 29th \| \| 2035 \| September 16th \| September 14th – 16th \| ## Beyond the Dates: Rich Traditions of Mid-Autumn Festival in China ### Celebrations of Mid-Autumn Festival in the Mainland of China With a long history, the [traditions of the Mid-Autumn Festival](https://www.chinaxiantour.com/travel-guide/mid-autumn-festival-tradition) have been very colorful and interesting. Except the common traditions like eating moon cake, admire the moon, there are also some local folk customs, such as the ancestor worship in Chaoshan District, floating lanterns on rivers in southern China, and watching tides of Qiantang River in Zhejiang province, etc. #### 1\. Moon worship Moon worship can be traced back to Zhou Dynasty and has become an important part of the family worship in later times. The common procedures are as follows: set up a incense burner table, place some mooncakes and fruits on it, then burn incense and light candles, bow to the moon, and pray for peace and reunion. Some females will also pray for beauty like Chang’e, a beautiful goodness living on the moon in ancient Chinese myth. Till now, the Dai nationality in Yunnan Province also preserve this custom to express their longing for beauty. #### 2\. Eating Mooncakes The most common tradition of Mid-Autumn Festival is [eating mooncakes](https://www.chinaxiantour.com/travel-guide/how-to-eat-mooncakes) which has been prevalent since Ming Dynasty. The types of mooncake are also various in different regions. The Cantonese mooncake is the most common one, which is featured by thinner skin, more stuffings and delicate patterns. The main stuffings include egg yolk lotus seed paste, sweet bean paste, and five kernels. Suzhou-style mooncake is also popular, the characteristics of it are the several layers of flaky puff pastries and unique production process. There are two main tastes: sweet mooncakes with stuffings of rose and fruits and salty mooncakes with stuffings of meat and ham. Beijing-style mooncake is the representative in the northern China, which is in court style. They are characterized by moderate sweetness and a crisp and crumbly texture. Remember to buy and taste the kind you like if you [travel in China](https://www.chinaxiantour.com/travel-guide) during Mid-Autumn festival. [![Moon cakes in mid-autumn festival](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20460%20296'%3E%3C/svg%3E)![Moon cakes in mid-autumn festival](https://www.chinaxiantour.com/media/2025/07/Moon-cakes-in-mid-autumn-festival-460x296.webp)](https://www.chinaxiantour.com/media/2025/07/Moon-cakes-in-mid-autumn-festival.webp) Eat moon cakes during the mid-autumn festival [![Mid-Autumn Festival-in-China](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20460%20296'%3E%3C/svg%3E)![Mid-Autumn Festival-in-China](https://www.chinaxiantour.com/media/2024/10/Mid-Autumn-Festival-in-China-460x296.webp)](https://www.chinaxiantour.com/media/2024/10/Mid-Autumn-Festival-in-China.webp) Full Moon on Mid-Autumn Festival #### 3\. Admire the Full Moon In ancient China, numerous poets prefer to climb the tower and take a boat to admire the moon and they have wrote several famous poems about moon. While in nowadays, common people will sit around a table in the yard, share the mooncakes, fruits and snacks, and chat about the daily life or have some interesting activities. #### 4\. Lantern S**hows and Games In ancient China, the lantern show was held along the street with colorful lanterns hanging on both sides of streets. Now, most lantern shows are held in the scenic spots with not only various kinds and shapes of lanterns hanging everywhere in the scenic area, but also abundant performances, even including firework performances and light show with unmanned aerial vehicles. In addition, there are also lantern riddles games, many Chinese people are fond of guessing the riddles with their talent. In Mid-Autumn Festival, kids can also enjoy a happy time to make simple pomelo lanterns and pumpkin lanterns with a lighted candle inside. You can also try to make one if interested. ### Celebrations of Mid-autumn Festival in Hong Kong and Macau #### Hong Kong: The [most famous celebration activity](https://www.chinaxiantour.com/travel-guide/chinese-new-year-celebration) in Hong Kong is the fire dragon dances show in Tai Hung, which has been listed as the national intangible cultural heritage. A 67-meter-long dragon is decorated with numerous incenses, and the parade with the dragon through Causeway Bay district is undoubtedly worth watching. It is usually held from August 14th – 16th for 3 days. Besides, the largest lantern show in Hong Kong is held in Victoria Park. To admire the moon, Victoria Harbour, Taiping Mountain and Nanya Island are the places the local prefer. When wandering along the street, children like to take a pomelo lamp or electronic music lamp in hand. #### Macau: In the Mid-Autumn Festival, the international firework display is the annual grand event in Macau, which is usually held during early September and early October with one day each week. You can see the splendid firework shows from about 10 countries. To celebrate the festival, the whole city will be adorned with lanterns. And the unique Portuguese style rabbit lantern is the most attractive. [![Hong Kong Fire Dragon Dance Mid-Autumn Festival](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20460%20296'%3E%3C/svg%3E)![Hong Kong Fire Dragon Dance Mid-Autumn Festival](https://www.chinaxiantour.com/media/2025/07/Hong-Kong-Fire-Dragon-Dance-460x296.webp)](https://www.chinaxiantour.com/media/2025/07/Hong-Kong-Fire-Dragon-Dance.webp) Hong Kong Fire Dragon Dance during Mid-autumn Festival [![Macau firework display during Mid-Autumn Festival](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20460%20296'%3E%3C/svg%3E)![Macau firework display during Mid-Autumn Festival](https://www.chinaxiantour.com/media/2025/08/Macau-firework-display-460x296.webp)](https://www.chinaxiantour.com/media/2025/08/Macau-firework-display.webp) Macau firework display during Mid-Autumn Festival ## Beyond the Dates: Global Celebration of Mid-Autumn Festival outside China ### How to Celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival in Singapore Though it is not a public holiday in Singapore, there are several lantern shows in Chinatown or some parks, where you can see the lanterns of both Chinese style and foreign styles. And acrobatics, Chinese ethnic dances, lion dancing and riddle guessing are held in Chinatown. Except the common [mooncakes](https://www.chinaxiantour.com/travel-guide/moon-cake.html), some characteristic mooncakes are created in Singapore like durian mooncake. To express blessings, relatives, friends and colleagues will send the elaborately packaged mooncakes to each other. In addition, lantern-making and mooncake DIY courses are popularized in communities. ### How to Celebrate Mid-autumn Festival in Malaysia The common traditions are moon admiration, mooncake tasting and lantern show. As for special customs, worshiping the moon Goddess for blessings is a ceremony originated from Chaoshan area and lead by women. After placing the perfumes and cosmetics, taro and water chestnuts on the table, burn the incense and gold and silver papers to pray for the safety of the entire family. In the Chinese community, lion dance performances and martial arts competition will be organized. Flower cars with mythical figures will parade through the streets. And in schools, teachers always encourage students to create innovative lanterns using recycled materials to promote environmental sustainability. ### How to Celebrate Mid-autumn Festival in America In America, the oldest Mid-Autumn Festival street fair in North America is host in San Francisco’s Chinatown with activities of lion dancing, Cantonese opera, lantern show and giant mooncake sharing. While in New York’s Chinatown, there are experience zones of calligraphy, tea ceremony, paper-cutting. And an Asia night market is opened, offering stalls of Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Southeast Asian foods. [![durian mooncake](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20460%20296'%3E%3C/svg%3E)![durian mooncake](https://www.chinaxiantour.com/media/2025/08/durian-mooncake-460x296.webp)](https://www.chinaxiantour.com/media/2025/08/durian-mooncake.webp) Durian mooncakes [![Mid-Autumn Festival Guessing Lantern Riddles](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20460%20296'%3E%3C/svg%3E)![Mid-Autumn Festival Guessing Lantern Riddles](https://www.chinaxiantour.com/media/2025/07/Guessing-Lantern-Riddles-460x296.webp)](https://www.chinaxiantour.com/media/2025/07/Guessing-Lantern-Riddles.webp) Guessing Lantern Riddles on Mid-Autumn Festival ## FAQs about Mid-autumn Festival Dates and Schedule ### Is the Mid-Autumn Festival a public holiday? In the mainland of China, Hong Kong and Macau, Mid-Autumn Festival is a public holiday, while in Singapore, Malaysia and America, it is not. ### Is the Mid-Autumn Festival always on a full moon night? In fact, due to the influence of rules of the lunar calendar and Moon’s orbit, Mid-Autumn Festival is not always on a full moon night, and the percentage of full moon accounts for 40%. About 60% of the years see a full moon on the August 16th. And a few years will see in August 14th or 17th. But when admiring the moon in naked eyes, it is not obvious. ### Is the Mid-Autumn Festival date the same worldwide? Most East and Southeast Asia countries celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival in August 15th, such as China, Vietnam, South Korea, Singapore and Malaysia. While in Japan, except August 15th, September 13rd is also the festival date. As for other countries, the date varied from each other. For example, Tanzania and India choose the full moon night at September and April respectively to celebrate. And the Mid-Autumn Festival date of Sri Lanka is the full moon night of every month. ### Does Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Singapore have the same Mid-Autumn Festival date as China? Yes, Taiwan, Hongkong and Singapore all set the Mid-Autumn Festival at August 15th as China. ### How far in advance should I check the Mid-Autumn Festival schedule for travel planning? If you [plan to travel in a hot tourism city](https://www.chinaxiantour.com/travel-guide/china-popular-tourist-destinations.html), it is advised to check at least 3 – 4 months in advance, since the hotels, airplanes and tickets for special activities are in short supply during holidays. if you travel to other cities, 2 – 3 months earlier is recommended. ## Plan a China Culture Tour with China Xian Tour A China tour with experience of local culture will definitely leave a deep impression on you. 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Readable Markdown	Written by Natalia \\| Updated November 28,2025 Mid-Autumn Festival is one of the four major [traditional festivals in China](https://www.chinaxiantour.com/chinese-culture/top-traditional-chinese-festivals.html) along with the Spring Festival (Chinese New Year), the Qingming Festival and the Dragon Boat Festival. In 2006, it has been listed as the national intangible cultural heritage. It got the name because it is in the middle of autumn at August 15th in lunar calendar and at the night of full moon, thus also known as Mooncake Festival or Moon Festival. Through thousands years of development in ancient China, mid-autumn festival has become a festival for conveying the feelings of homesickness and thoughts of missing loved ones, making it a festival of family reunion. Originated from the autumn harvest celebration, it also expresses gratitude for a bountiful harvest of five grains of Chinese since ancient China. So when is the Mid-Autumn Festival in 2026? In 2026, the Mid-autumn Festival will fall on September 25th. As it is on Friday, it automatically creates a three-day break with the following Saturday and Sunday. No compensatory make-up work day will be required on a preceding or following weekend. ## Content Preview - [The Mid-Autumn Festival Dates Change Every Year](https://www.chinaxiantour.com/travel-guide/mid-autumn-festival-date#change) - [How long is the Mid-Autumn Festival Holiday in China?](https://www.chinaxiantour.com/travel-guide/mid-autumn-festival-date#holiday) - [Mid-autumn Festival Dates for 2025, 2026 and Future Years](https://www.chinaxiantour.com/travel-guide/mid-autumn-festival-date#dates) - [Beyond the Dates: Rich Traditions of Mid-Autumn Festival in China](https://www.chinaxiantour.com/travel-guide/mid-autumn-festival-date#traditions) - [Beyond the Dates: Global Celebration of Mid-Autumn Festival outside China](https://www.chinaxiantour.com/travel-guide/mid-autumn-festival-date#celebration) - [FAQs about Mid-autumn Festival Dates and Schedule](https://www.chinaxiantour.com/travel-guide/mid-autumn-festival-date#faqs) - [Plan a China Culture Tour with Us](https://www.chinaxiantour.com/travel-guide/mid-autumn-festival-date#faqs) ## The Mid-Autumn Festival Dates Change Every Year The date of Mid-Autumn Festival is on August 15th based on the lunar calendar date, while in correspondence of the date in solar calendar, it is different every year. But in general, the Mid-Autumn Festival date is during the end of September and the early of October. ## How long is the Mid-Autumn Festival Holiday in China? The exact duration of Mid-Autumn Festival Holiday **in Chinese mainland is one day, but it is usually arranged as a holiday of three consecutive days together with weekends through holiday shifts. In 2025, it come across the National Day, thus the holiday is extended from 7 days to 8 days. In Hong Kong and Macau, the Mid-Autumn Festival holiday is different, which is on the next day of the festival, while in Taiwan, the holiday is exactly on the actual date. Since they do not have holiday shift, so the actual duration of the holiday is one day. [![2025 Mid-autumn Festival Date](https://www.chinaxiantour.com/media/2025/08/2025-Mid-autumn-Festival-Date-460x296.webp)](https://www.chinaxiantour.com/media/2025/08/2025-Mid-autumn-Festival-Date.webp) 2025 Mid-autumn Festival Date [![2026 Mid-Autumn Festival Date](https://www.chinaxiantour.com/media/2025/08/2026-Mid-Autumn-Festival-Date-460x296.webp)](https://www.chinaxiantour.com/media/2025/08/2026-Mid-Autumn-Festival-Date.webp) 2026 Mid-Autumn Festival Date ## Mid-autumn Festival Dates for 2025, 2026 and Future Years \| \| \| \| \|---\|---\|---\| \| Year \| Mid-autumn Festival Dates \| Mid-autumn Festival Holidays \| \| 2025 \| October 6th \| October 1st – 8th (together with National Day Holiday) \| \| 2026 \| September 25th \| September 25th – 27th \| \| 2027 \| September 15th \| September 15th \| \| 2028 \| October 3rd \| October 1st – 8th (together with National Day Holiday) \| \| 2029 \| September 22nd \| September 21st – 23rd \| \| 2030 \| September 12nd \| September 12nd – 14th \| \| 2031 \| October 1st \| October 1st – 8th (together with National Day Holiday) \| \| 2032 \| September 21st \| September 19th – 21st \| \| 2033 \| September 8th \| September 8th – 10th \| \| 2034 \| September 27th \| September 27th – 29th \| \| 2035 \| September 16th \| September 14th – 16th \| ## Beyond the Dates: Rich Traditions of Mid-Autumn Festival in China ### Celebrations of Mid-Autumn Festival in the Mainland of China With a long history, the [traditions of the Mid-Autumn Festival](https://www.chinaxiantour.com/travel-guide/mid-autumn-festival-tradition) have been very colorful and interesting. Except the common traditions like eating moon cake, admire the moon, there are also some local folk customs, such as the ancestor worship in Chaoshan District, floating lanterns on rivers in southern China, and watching tides of Qiantang River in Zhejiang province, etc. #### 1\. Moon worship Moon worship can be traced back to Zhou Dynasty and has become an important part of the family worship in later times. The common procedures are as follows: set up a incense burner table, place some mooncakes and fruits on it, then burn incense and light candles, bow to the moon, and pray for peace and reunion. Some females will also pray for beauty like Chang’e, a beautiful goodness living on the moon in ancient Chinese myth. Till now, the Dai nationality in Yunnan Province also preserve this custom to express their longing for beauty. #### 2\. Eating Mooncakes The most common tradition of Mid-Autumn Festival is [eating mooncakes](https://www.chinaxiantour.com/travel-guide/how-to-eat-mooncakes) which has been prevalent since Ming Dynasty. The types of mooncake are also various in different regions. The Cantonese mooncake is the most common one, which is featured by thinner skin, more stuffings and delicate patterns. The main stuffings include egg yolk lotus seed paste, sweet bean paste, and five kernels. Suzhou-style mooncake is also popular, the characteristics of it are the several layers of flaky puff pastries and unique production process. There are two main tastes: sweet mooncakes with stuffings of rose and fruits and salty mooncakes with stuffings of meat and ham. Beijing-style mooncake is the representative in the northern China, which is in court style. They are characterized by moderate sweetness and a crisp and crumbly texture. Remember to buy and taste the kind you like if you [travel in China](https://www.chinaxiantour.com/travel-guide) during Mid-Autumn festival. [![Moon cakes in mid-autumn festival](https://www.chinaxiantour.com/media/2025/07/Moon-cakes-in-mid-autumn-festival-460x296.webp)](https://www.chinaxiantour.com/media/2025/07/Moon-cakes-in-mid-autumn-festival.webp) Eat moon cakes during the mid-autumn festival [![Mid-Autumn Festival-in-China](https://www.chinaxiantour.com/media/2024/10/Mid-Autumn-Festival-in-China-460x296.webp)](https://www.chinaxiantour.com/media/2024/10/Mid-Autumn-Festival-in-China.webp) Full Moon on Mid-Autumn Festival #### 3\. Admire the Full Moon In ancient China, numerous poets prefer to climb the tower and take a boat to admire the moon and they have wrote several famous poems about moon. While in nowadays, common people will sit around a table in the yard, share the mooncakes, fruits and snacks, and chat about the daily life or have some interesting activities. #### 4\. Lantern S**hows and Games In ancient China, the lantern show was held along the street with colorful lanterns hanging on both sides of streets. Now, most lantern shows are held in the scenic spots with not only various kinds and shapes of lanterns hanging everywhere in the scenic area, but also abundant performances, even including firework performances and light show with unmanned aerial vehicles. In addition, there are also lantern riddles games, many Chinese people are fond of guessing the riddles with their talent. In Mid-Autumn Festival, kids can also enjoy a happy time to make simple pomelo lanterns and pumpkin lanterns with a lighted candle inside. You can also try to make one if interested. ### Celebrations of Mid-autumn Festival in Hong Kong and Macau #### Hong Kong: The [most famous celebration activity](https://www.chinaxiantour.com/travel-guide/chinese-new-year-celebration) in Hong Kong is the fire dragon dances show in Tai Hung, which has been listed as the national intangible cultural heritage. A 67-meter-long dragon is decorated with numerous incenses, and the parade with the dragon through Causeway Bay district is undoubtedly worth watching. It is usually held from August 14th – 16th for 3 days. Besides, the largest lantern show in Hong Kong is held in Victoria Park. To admire the moon, Victoria Harbour, Taiping Mountain and Nanya Island are the places the local prefer. When wandering along the street, children like to take a pomelo lamp or electronic music lamp in hand. #### Macau: In the Mid-Autumn Festival, the international firework display is the annual grand event in Macau, which is usually held during early September and early October with one day each week. You can see the splendid firework shows from about 10 countries. To celebrate the festival, the whole city will be adorned with lanterns. And the unique Portuguese style rabbit lantern is the most attractive. [![Hong Kong Fire Dragon Dance Mid-Autumn Festival](https://www.chinaxiantour.com/media/2025/07/Hong-Kong-Fire-Dragon-Dance-460x296.webp)](https://www.chinaxiantour.com/media/2025/07/Hong-Kong-Fire-Dragon-Dance.webp) Hong Kong Fire Dragon Dance during Mid-autumn Festival [![Macau firework display during Mid-Autumn Festival](https://www.chinaxiantour.com/media/2025/08/Macau-firework-display-460x296.webp)](https://www.chinaxiantour.com/media/2025/08/Macau-firework-display.webp) Macau firework display during Mid-Autumn Festival ## Beyond the Dates: Global Celebration of Mid-Autumn Festival outside China ### How to Celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival in Singapore Though it is not a public holiday in Singapore, there are several lantern shows in Chinatown or some parks, where you can see the lanterns of both Chinese style and foreign styles. And acrobatics, Chinese ethnic dances, lion dancing and riddle guessing are held in Chinatown. Except the common [mooncakes](https://www.chinaxiantour.com/travel-guide/moon-cake.html), some characteristic mooncakes are created in Singapore like durian mooncake. To express blessings, relatives, friends and colleagues will send the elaborately packaged mooncakes to each other. In addition, lantern-making and mooncake DIY courses are popularized in communities. ### How to Celebrate Mid-autumn Festival in Malaysia The common traditions are moon admiration, mooncake tasting and lantern show. As for special customs, worshiping the moon Goddess for blessings is a ceremony originated from Chaoshan area and lead by women. After placing the perfumes and cosmetics, taro and water chestnuts on the table, burn the incense and gold and silver papers to pray for the safety of the entire family. In the Chinese community, lion dance performances and martial arts competition will be organized. Flower cars with mythical figures will parade through the streets. And in schools, teachers always encourage students to create innovative lanterns using recycled materials to promote environmental sustainability. ### How to Celebrate Mid-autumn Festival in America In America, the oldest Mid-Autumn Festival street fair in North America is host in San Francisco’s Chinatown with activities of lion dancing, Cantonese opera, lantern show and giant mooncake sharing. While in New York’s Chinatown, there are experience zones of calligraphy, tea ceremony, paper-cutting. And an Asia night market is opened, offering stalls of Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Southeast Asian foods. [![durian mooncake](https://www.chinaxiantour.com/media/2025/08/durian-mooncake-460x296.webp)](https://www.chinaxiantour.com/media/2025/08/durian-mooncake.webp) Durian mooncakes [![Mid-Autumn Festival Guessing Lantern Riddles](https://www.chinaxiantour.com/media/2025/07/Guessing-Lantern-Riddles-460x296.webp)](https://www.chinaxiantour.com/media/2025/07/Guessing-Lantern-Riddles.webp) Guessing Lantern Riddles on Mid-Autumn Festival ## FAQs about Mid-autumn Festival Dates and Schedule ### Is the Mid-Autumn Festival a public holiday? In the mainland of China, Hong Kong and Macau, Mid-Autumn Festival is a public holiday, while in Singapore, Malaysia and America, it is not. ### Is the Mid-Autumn Festival always on a full moon night? In fact, due to the influence of rules of the lunar calendar and Moon’s orbit, Mid-Autumn Festival is not always on a full moon night, and the percentage of full moon accounts for 40%. About 60% of the years see a full moon on the August 16th. And a few years will see in August 14th or 17th. But when admiring the moon in naked eyes, it is not obvious. ### Is the Mid-Autumn Festival date the same worldwide? Most East and Southeast Asia countries celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival in August 15th, such as China, Vietnam, South Korea, Singapore and Malaysia. While in Japan, except August 15th, September 13rd is also the festival date. As for other countries, the date varied from each other. For example, Tanzania and India choose the full moon night at September and April respectively to celebrate. And the Mid-Autumn Festival date of Sri Lanka is the full moon night of every month. ### Does Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Singapore have the same Mid-Autumn Festival date as China? Yes, Taiwan, Hongkong and Singapore all set the Mid-Autumn Festival at August 15th as China. ### How far in advance should I check the Mid-Autumn Festival schedule for travel planning? If you [plan to travel in a hot tourism city](https://www.chinaxiantour.com/travel-guide/china-popular-tourist-destinations.html), it is advised to check at least 3 – 4 months in advance, since the hotels, airplanes and tickets for special activities are in short supply during holidays. if you travel to other cities, 2 – 3 months earlier is recommended. ## Plan a China Culture Tour with China Xian Tour A China tour with experience of local culture will definitely leave a deep impression on you. If you want to travel during Mid-Autumn Festival, you can choose the city holding traditional events and take part in the activities you like. And to save your time and energy of searching the information of these events, our travel agency are pleasant to offer help and plan an in-depth experience trip according to your needs. Also, we can book the hotels and tickets for you in advance. 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