SB holidays 2026
Closure dates, half days, adjusted weekends and reopening dates for Stock Connect · Southbound (Hong Kong Connect), each linked to the exchange notice.
Stock Connect · Southbound (Hong Kong Connect) (SB) is closed on 25 weekday dates in 2026 across 25 holidays: New Year’s Day (both markets) (1 Jan); Mainland New Year holiday (2 Jan); Mainland Spring Festival (16 Feb); Spring Festival / Lunar New Year (both) (17 Feb); Spring Festival / Lunar New Year (both) (18 Feb); Spring Festival / Lunar New Year (both) (19 Feb); Mainland Spring Festival (20 Feb); Mainland Spring Festival (23 Feb); Hong Kong Good Friday (3 Apr); Qingming / Ching Ming (both) (6 Apr); Hong Kong Easter holiday (7 Apr); Labour Day (both) (1 May); Mainland Labour Day holiday (4 May); Mainland Labour Day holiday (5 May); Hong Kong Buddha Birthday holiday (25 May); Dragon Boat / Tuen Ng (both) (19 Jun); HKSAR Establishment Day (1 Jul); Mainland Mid-Autumn Festival (25 Sept); National Day (both) (1 Oct); Mainland National Day holiday (2 Oct); Mainland National Day holiday (5 Oct); Mainland National Day holiday (6 Oct); Mainland National Day holiday (7 Oct); Hong Kong Chung Yeung holiday (19 Oct); Hong Kong Christmas Day (25 Dec). Half trading days: , . Basis: SB holiday notice, source-checked , human-verified .
Holiday dates, with exchange evidence.
| Holiday | Closure period | Record source | Human verification |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Year’s Day (both markets) | 1 Jan – 1 Jan | SB ↗ | Verified |
| Mainland New Year holiday | 2 Jan – 2 Jan | SB ↗ | Verified |
| Mainland Spring Festival | 16 Feb – 16 Feb | SB ↗ | Verified |
| Spring Festival / Lunar New Year (both) | 17 Feb – 17 Feb | SB ↗ | Verified |
| Spring Festival / Lunar New Year (both) | 18 Feb – 18 Feb | SB ↗ | Verified |
| Spring Festival / Lunar New Year (both) | 19 Feb – 19 Feb | SB ↗ | Verified |
| Mainland Spring Festival | 20 Feb – 20 Feb | SB ↗ | Verified |
| Mainland Spring Festival | 23 Feb – 23 Feb | SB ↗ | Verified |
| Hong Kong Good Friday | 3 Apr – 3 Apr | SB ↗ | Verified |
| Qingming / Ching Ming (both) | 6 Apr – 6 Apr | SB ↗ | Verified |
| Hong Kong Easter holiday | 7 Apr – 7 Apr | SB ↗ | Verified |
| Labour Day (both) | 1 May – 1 May | SB ↗ | Verified |
| Mainland Labour Day holiday | 4 May – 4 May | SB ↗ | Verified |
| Mainland Labour Day holiday | 5 May – 5 May | SB ↗ | Verified |
| Hong Kong Buddha Birthday holiday | 25 May – 25 May | SB ↗ | Verified |
| Dragon Boat / Tuen Ng (both) | 19 Jun – 19 Jun | SB ↗ | Verified |
| HKSAR Establishment Day | 1 Jul – 1 Jul | SB ↗ | Verified |
| Mainland Mid-Autumn Festival | 25 Sept – 25 Sept | SB ↗ | Verified |
| National Day (both) | 1 Oct – 1 Oct | SB ↗ | Verified |
| Mainland National Day holiday | 2 Oct – 2 Oct | SB ↗ | Verified |
| Mainland National Day holiday | 5 Oct – 5 Oct | SB ↗ | Verified |
| Mainland National Day holiday | 6 Oct – 6 Oct | SB ↗ | Verified |
| Mainland National Day holiday | 7 Oct – 7 Oct | SB ↗ | Verified |
| Hong Kong Chung Yeung holiday | 19 Oct – 19 Oct | SB ↗ | Verified |
| Hong Kong Christmas Day | 25 Dec – 25 Dec | SB ↗ | Verified |
Half trading days
24 Dec 2026 Christmas eve · half day · 31 Dec 2026 New Year eve · half day
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A working weekend is still a closed market.
Government make-up workdays are annotations, never instructions to reopen an exchange.
The evening is not the trading date.
A Friday evening can belong to Monday. After a holiday, the returning evening belongs to the following trading date.
An exchange notice takes precedence.
Accepted amendments carry their source, affected dates and a public revision record. Unknown is never silently changed to open.
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Same fields as the API: page, URL, data_version, verified_atMarkets Open, “SB holidays 2026: 25 closures and half days”, https://marketsopen.today/sb/holidays/2026, data version 2026.09.29-rc.4, human-verified 2026-09-29.