# SB holidays 2026: 25 closures and half days > 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: 24 Dec, 31 Dec. Basis: SB holiday notice, source-checked 29 Sept 2026, human-verified 29 Sept 2026. Stock Connect · Southbound (Hong Kong Connect) closes for 25 holidays in 2026, from New Year’s Day (both markets) (1 Jan) to Hong Kong Christmas Day (25 Dec). Each date links to the exchange notice. - Canonical: https://marketsopen.today/sb/holidays/2026 - English: https://marketsopen.today/sb/holidays/2026 · Chinese: https://marketsopen.today/zh/sb/holidays/2026 - data_version: 2026.09.29-rc.4 · ui_version: 1.7.1 · verified_at: 2026-09-29 ## Holiday closures | Holiday | From | To | Source | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | New Year’s Day (both markets) | 2026-01-01 | 2026-01-01 | https://www.hkex.com.hk/-/media/HKEX-Market/Mutual-Market/Stock-Connect/Reference-Materials/Trading-Hour,-Trading-and-Settlement-Calendar/2026-Calendar_pdf_e.pdf | | Mainland New Year holiday | 2026-01-02 | 2026-01-02 | https://www.hkex.com.hk/-/media/HKEX-Market/Mutual-Market/Stock-Connect/Reference-Materials/Trading-Hour,-Trading-and-Settlement-Calendar/2026-Calendar_pdf_e.pdf | | Mainland Spring Festival | 2026-02-16 | 2026-02-16 | https://www.hkex.com.hk/-/media/HKEX-Market/Mutual-Market/Stock-Connect/Reference-Materials/Trading-Hour,-Trading-and-Settlement-Calendar/2026-Calendar_pdf_e.pdf | | Spring Festival / Lunar New Year (both) | 2026-02-17 | 2026-02-17 | https://www.hkex.com.hk/-/media/HKEX-Market/Mutual-Market/Stock-Connect/Reference-Materials/Trading-Hour,-Trading-and-Settlement-Calendar/2026-Calendar_pdf_e.pdf | | Spring Festival / Lunar New Year (both) | 2026-02-18 | 2026-02-18 | https://www.hkex.com.hk/-/media/HKEX-Market/Mutual-Market/Stock-Connect/Reference-Materials/Trading-Hour,-Trading-and-Settlement-Calendar/2026-Calendar_pdf_e.pdf | | Spring Festival / Lunar New Year (both) | 2026-02-19 | 2026-02-19 | https://www.hkex.com.hk/-/media/HKEX-Market/Mutual-Market/Stock-Connect/Reference-Materials/Trading-Hour,-Trading-and-Settlement-Calendar/2026-Calendar_pdf_e.pdf | | Mainland Spring Festival | 2026-02-20 | 2026-02-20 | https://www.hkex.com.hk/-/media/HKEX-Market/Mutual-Market/Stock-Connect/Reference-Materials/Trading-Hour,-Trading-and-Settlement-Calendar/2026-Calendar_pdf_e.pdf | | Mainland Spring Festival | 2026-02-23 | 2026-02-23 | https://www.hkex.com.hk/-/media/HKEX-Market/Mutual-Market/Stock-Connect/Reference-Materials/Trading-Hour,-Trading-and-Settlement-Calendar/2026-Calendar_pdf_e.pdf | | Hong Kong Good Friday | 2026-04-03 | 2026-04-03 | https://www.hkex.com.hk/-/media/HKEX-Market/Mutual-Market/Stock-Connect/Reference-Materials/Trading-Hour,-Trading-and-Settlement-Calendar/2026-Calendar_pdf_e.pdf | | Qingming / Ching Ming (both) | 2026-04-06 | 2026-04-06 | https://www.hkex.com.hk/-/media/HKEX-Market/Mutual-Market/Stock-Connect/Reference-Materials/Trading-Hour,-Trading-and-Settlement-Calendar/2026-Calendar_pdf_e.pdf | | Hong Kong Easter holiday | 2026-04-07 | 2026-04-07 | https://www.hkex.com.hk/-/media/HKEX-Market/Mutual-Market/Stock-Connect/Reference-Materials/Trading-Hour,-Trading-and-Settlement-Calendar/2026-Calendar_pdf_e.pdf | | Labour Day (both) | 2026-05-01 | 2026-05-01 | https://www.hkex.com.hk/-/media/HKEX-Market/Mutual-Market/Stock-Connect/Reference-Materials/Trading-Hour,-Trading-and-Settlement-Calendar/2026-Calendar_pdf_e.pdf | | Mainland Labour Day holiday | 2026-05-04 | 2026-05-04 | https://www.hkex.com.hk/-/media/HKEX-Market/Mutual-Market/Stock-Connect/Reference-Materials/Trading-Hour,-Trading-and-Settlement-Calendar/2026-Calendar_pdf_e.pdf | | Mainland Labour Day holiday | 2026-05-05 | 2026-05-05 | https://www.hkex.com.hk/-/media/HKEX-Market/Mutual-Market/Stock-Connect/Reference-Materials/Trading-Hour,-Trading-and-Settlement-Calendar/2026-Calendar_pdf_e.pdf | | Hong Kong Buddha Birthday holiday | 2026-05-25 | 2026-05-25 | https://www.hkex.com.hk/-/media/HKEX-Market/Mutual-Market/Stock-Connect/Reference-Materials/Trading-Hour,-Trading-and-Settlement-Calendar/2026-Calendar_pdf_e.pdf | | Dragon Boat / Tuen Ng (both) | 2026-06-19 | 2026-06-19 | https://www.hkex.com.hk/-/media/HKEX-Market/Mutual-Market/Stock-Connect/Reference-Materials/Trading-Hour,-Trading-and-Settlement-Calendar/2026-Calendar_pdf_e.pdf | | HKSAR Establishment Day | 2026-07-01 | 2026-07-01 | https://www.hkex.com.hk/-/media/HKEX-Market/Mutual-Market/Stock-Connect/Reference-Materials/Trading-Hour,-Trading-and-Settlement-Calendar/2026-Calendar_pdf_e.pdf | | Mainland Mid-Autumn Festival | 2026-09-25 | 2026-09-25 | https://www.hkex.com.hk/-/media/HKEX-Market/Mutual-Market/Stock-Connect/Reference-Materials/Trading-Hour,-Trading-and-Settlement-Calendar/2026-Calendar_pdf_e.pdf | | National Day (both) | 2026-10-01 | 2026-10-01 | https://www.hkex.com.hk/-/media/HKEX-Market/Mutual-Market/Stock-Connect/Reference-Materials/Trading-Hour,-Trading-and-Settlement-Calendar/2026-Calendar_pdf_e.pdf | | Mainland National Day holiday | 2026-10-02 | 2026-10-02 | https://www.hkex.com.hk/-/media/HKEX-Market/Mutual-Market/Stock-Connect/Reference-Materials/Trading-Hour,-Trading-and-Settlement-Calendar/2026-Calendar_pdf_e.pdf | | Mainland National Day holiday | 2026-10-05 | 2026-10-05 | https://www.hkex.com.hk/-/media/HKEX-Market/Mutual-Market/Stock-Connect/Reference-Materials/Trading-Hour,-Trading-and-Settlement-Calendar/2026-Calendar_pdf_e.pdf | | Mainland National Day holiday | 2026-10-06 | 2026-10-06 | https://www.hkex.com.hk/-/media/HKEX-Market/Mutual-Market/Stock-Connect/Reference-Materials/Trading-Hour,-Trading-and-Settlement-Calendar/2026-Calendar_pdf_e.pdf | | Mainland National Day holiday | 2026-10-07 | 2026-10-07 | https://www.hkex.com.hk/-/media/HKEX-Market/Mutual-Market/Stock-Connect/Reference-Materials/Trading-Hour,-Trading-and-Settlement-Calendar/2026-Calendar_pdf_e.pdf | | Hong Kong Chung Yeung holiday | 2026-10-19 | 2026-10-19 | https://www.hkex.com.hk/-/media/HKEX-Market/Mutual-Market/Stock-Connect/Reference-Materials/Trading-Hour,-Trading-and-Settlement-Calendar/2026-Calendar_pdf_e.pdf | | Hong Kong Christmas Day | 2026-12-25 | 2026-12-25 | https://www.hkex.com.hk/-/media/HKEX-Market/Mutual-Market/Stock-Connect/Reference-Materials/Trading-Hour,-Trading-and-Settlement-Calendar/2026-Calendar_pdf_e.pdf | ## Sources - SB: https://www.hkex.com.hk/-/media/HKEX-Market/Mutual-Market/Stock-Connect/Reference-Materials/Trading-Hour,-Trading-and-Settlement-Calendar/2026-Calendar_pdf_e.pdf ## Cite Markets 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. --- This Markdown mirrors the HTML page. 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