The day following Mid-Autumn Festival

Mid-Autumn Festival is marked by family gatherings, lanterns, mooncakes and moon viewing. Hong Kong observes the following day as the public holiday, rather than the festival evening itself.
Date source: Hong Kong SAR Government (1823), “Public Holidays 2027”.

• Prepare gifts in advance: Mooncakes and related items are often ordered before the holiday.
• Label the correct holiday date: Customers can confuse festival evening with the following day off.
• Check evening activity notices: Shops near lantern events may need to account for transport or crowd routes.
• Visitor enquiries: Share your hours; suggest checking transport and attraction notices directly.
• Check employment guidance: For private-sector days off, substitute holidays, staffing and pay arrangements, follow announcements from the Hong Kong Labour Department.

• 30 days before: Decide hours for the following-day holiday and confirm orders, staffing and any local evening-event logistics.
• 14 days before: Set each date’s special hours in Google Business Profile, including closed days. Publish a Post on the same day with the complete opening schedule.
• 7 days before: Remind customers which day is the public holiday and verify pickup and booking times.
• On the holiday: Verify that the posted hours still match actual operations. Check that the special hours will expire after their assigned dates rather than overwrite regular hours.