Mid-Autumn Moon Festival 2026 | AIMISIN

In 2026, the festival falls on September 25th. People living in the Chinese Mainland will enjoy a 1-day public holiday.

Mid-Autumn Festival, Zhongqiu Jie (中秋节) in Chinese, is also called the Mooncake Festival or the Moon Festival, is a harvest festival celebrated in Chinese culture. It occurs on the 15th day of the 8th month of the Chinese lunisolar calendar and can fall between 7 September and 8 October (inclusive) of the Gregorian calendar. On this day, the Chinese believe that the moon is at its fullest and brightest, coinciding with the time of harvest in the middle of autumn.

The Mid-Autumn Festival is one of the most important holidays and celebrations in Chinese culture. The history of the festival dates back now over 3,000 years. Similar festivals are celebrated by other cultures in East and Southeast Asia.

During the festival, lanterns of all sizes and shapes--symbolizing beacons that light the path toward prosperity and good fortune for the people--are carried and displayed. Mooncakes, a rich pastry typically filled with sweet-bean or lotus-seed paste, are eaten during this festival.The Mid-Autumn Festival is based on the legend of Chang'e, the Moon goddess in Chinese mythology.

Is Mid-Autumn Festival a Public Holiday?

The Mid-Autumn Festival is held on the 15th day of the 8th month of the Chinese calendar, which is in September or early October on the Gregorian calendar.

In the Chinese mainland, people usually enjoy a three-day break for the Mid-Autumn Festival when it falls near the weekend.

In Hong Kong and Macau, the day after the Mid-Autumn Festival is a public holiday rather than the festival date itself (unless that date falls on a Sunday, then Monday is also a holiday), because many celebration events are held at night.

In Singapore and Malaysia, the Mooncake Festival is not a public holiday officially. If you want to know more details about the date of the Mid-Autumn Festival, click Mid-Autumn Festival 2026.

How People Celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival

As the second most important festival in China, Mid-Autumn Festival (Zhongqiu Jie) is celebrated in many traditional ways. Here are some of the most popular traditional celebrations.

1.Enjoying a Dinner with Family

The roundness of the moon represents the reunion of the family in Chinese minds. Families will have dinner together on the evening of Mid-Autumn Festival.

The public holiday (usually 3 days) is mainly for Chinese people working in different places to have enough time to reunite. Those staying too far away from their parents' home usually get together with friends.

2.Eating Mooncakes

Mooncakes are a must-eat Mid-Autumn food in China. They are a traditional Chinese pastry. Their round shape and sweet flavor symbolize completeness and sweetness.

At the Mid-Autumn Festival, people eat mooncakes together with family, or present mooncakes to relatives or friends, to express their love and best wishes. Mooncakes are usually eaten after dinner while admiring the moon.

3.Appreciating the Moon

The full moon is the symbol of family reunions in Chinese culture. It is said, sentimentally, that "the moon on the night of Mid-Autumn Festival is the brightest and the most beautiful".

Chinese people usually set a table outside their houses and sit together to admire the full moon while enjoying tasty mooncakes. Parents with little kids often tell the legend of Chang'e Flying to the Moon. As a game, kids try their best to find the shape of Chang'e on the moon.

There are many Chinese poems praising the beauties of the moon and expressing people's longing for their friends and families at Mid-Autumn.

4.Worshiping the Moon

Lanterns are a notable part of the Mid-Autumn Festival. People make lanterns, carry lanterns to do moon gazing, hang lanterns in trees or houses, release sky lanterns, or visit public lantern displays, hence it is also known as a lantern festival (not to be confused with the Lantern Festival on the full moon after Chinese New Year).

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