When to Visit - Arts and Events

The Macau Arts Festival is held in May and cosists of two weeks of music and theatre with international and local performances.
The Dragon Boat Festival (also known as the Double Five Festival) takes placein June and is one of the year's most spectacular events in Macau. In September there is the Mid-autumn Festival - a traditional Chinese festival where families go to open spaces to watch the moon, set up candles and colourful lanterns, and eat moon cakes.

Macau Dining

The cuisine of Macau is a potent mix of Portuguese and Chinese food. This creates unmissable dishes such as chicken baked with peppers and chillies and 'feijoadas', a stew made of beans, pork, potatoes, cabbage and spicy sausages. Many excellent Portuguese wines are available to complete a perfect meal.

Macau Tipping Advice

Tipping in Macau is very important. Waiters and waitresses will expect around ten percent of the bill. Even when there is a service charge already included it is still customary to leave a small amount. Taxi drivers tend to mark up the fare to the nearest Pataca and if not, will appreciate a little extra. Bellboys, porters and toilet attendants will also expect a small tip.