The Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day holiday is almost here, and you're still wondering where to go? Wanning's 17 sports, cultural and tourism activities along with a range of consumer products are all in place 鈥?competitions and performances, seaside parties, family fun, and food and market strolls...... Every day of the holiday brings new activities, with food, drinks, fun and entertainment all in one place.

Exciting Competition Events

Mid-Autumn and National Day Joyful Tour Song and Dance Performance

September 21 | Shimei Village Committee, Liji Town. Choral singing, solo performances, dance, love duets, folk song duets, Qiong opera, comedy skits and more take turns on stage 鈥?lively and down-to-earth, perfect for bringing the whole family.

2026 China Farmers' Harvest Festival

September 23 | Xinglong Tropical Botanical Garden. Step into the botanical garden, listen to harvest stories and see technological achievements. The site also offers exclusive perks for residents, an open day at the National Tropical Plant Germplasm Resource Bank, spice beverage mixing experiences, Mid-Autumn chocolate nut mooncake handmade workshops and merchandise discounts 鈥?a great outing for little ones.

"Our Festival 路 Mid-Autumn Festival" Themed Event

September 25 | Cultural Room, Hengshan Village Committee, Shangen Town. "Crafty Hands Welcome the Bright Moon, Reunion Tastes Fragrance" 鈥?"Our Festival 路 Mid-Autumn Festival" New Era Civilization Practice Themed Event. If you want to experience the ritual of Mid-Autumn, come to this handmade mooncake-making activity. Make your own taste of Mid-Autumn with your own hands and bring home the sentiment of reunion.

Hainan Xinglong Taekwondo Open Championship

September 26 | Xinglong 1951 Overseas Chinese Town Night Market. September 27 | Xinglong Zhong'ao Sports Center. The event brings together representative teams from various cities and counties across the province as well as taekwondo enthusiasts from home and abroad, with multiple age groups and competitions in poomsae and sparring. Professional division finals on September 26 from 19:00-21:00, amateur division finals on September 27 from 19:00-21:00.

Chia Tai 路 Taiyanghe Coffee Town Mid-Autumn and National Day Events

September 25 - October 2. Chia Tai 路 Taiyanghe Coffee Town Art Center / Mocha Camp. Three immersive leisure parent-child activities: September 25 parent-child fun fishing, October 1 Li rhythm bamboo fragrance 路 starry sky movie screening 鈥?hands-on Li ethnic bamboo tube rice making plus starlit movie watching, October 2 romantic dried flower photo frame crafting. Perfect for the whole family 鈥?kids have fun and adults relax, full of ceremony.

Moonlight Disco Party Week

September 25 - October 4 | Next to Sheraton Shenzhou Peninsula. By day it's a refreshing pool party, by night it transforms into a glittering water dance floor. Retro Disco paired with the Mid-Autumn full moon 鈥?sway freely in the "moon in water, flower in mirror" atmosphere, maximum relaxation. There's also surfing, music bubble parties, parent-child painting, rock climbing, tidal flat foraging, bonfires and pizza DIY, so every day during the Mid-Autumn and National Day period offers a different way to play.

925 Islanders Shopping Event

September 25 鈥?October 6 | Wangfujing International Duty-Free Port. The first Islanders Auction Convention, electronic music water-splashing event, Hyrox Challenge, Island Slipper Flinging Contest and more take turns on stage, with a series of discounted products launched at the same time. Shopping plus playing 鈥?double the holiday happiness.

Impromptu Bay Concert 脳 Coastal Art Installation Exhibition

September 25 - October 7. Shimei Bay 路 Jiuli Run Street / Jiuli Cultural Bay. The site features an ultra-photogenic coastal art installation exhibition. Bay Music Season with three consecutive nights: October 1 seaside string concert, October 2 bay jazz and blues night, October 3 "Tidal Electronic Music Season" themed party. During the National Day period, Jiuli Run Street also has a local goods market with Hainan specialty foods, handicrafts, cultural creative products and coffee, with interspersed performances of acoustic singing, jazz bands and folk music.

"Coconut Village Renewal 路 Cycling Through Mountains and Fields" Dual Festival Series

September 25 - October 7 | Xinglong Bicycle Theme Park. The second phase downhill track at Xinglong Bicycle Theme Park will officially open, with Hainan's professional mountain downhill track making a grand debut, and the Three Coconut Rural Tourism Scenic Spot will also be unveiled. The site will feature thrilling professional downhill cycling demonstrations, youth cycling formation displays, and opportunities to try the downhill track, parent-child cycling, rainforest hiking check-ins and a rural food and cultural creative market.

Wave-Chasing Sports Lifestyle Season

September 25 - October 7 | Riyue Bay CTG Wave-Chasing Resort. Includes surf pool 脳 INGA, Wave-Chasing 路 Night Sky Show, Creation Chronicles 路 Handicraft Workshop, challenge races and more, plus Mid-Autumn moonlit pool party, National Day tide wave carnival night, surfer challenge, fireworks show, fun challenges and bonfire parties. If you want to play by the sea from morning to night, don't miss this.

Shenzhou Peninsula "Fun Waves" Activities

September 25, September 30, October 6 | Shenzhou Peninsula. Surfing lessons, yacht outings, golf, tennis and other trendy sports are all open. September 25 has a peninsula moonlit movie night; September 30 the Yunjin Coast Guan Yue model unit opens, and check-ins can receive limited gifts; October 6 offers a Dahuajiao fishing boat outing to experience authentic fisherfolk life.

Tourism Commodity Competition Good Goods Market Event

September 28-30 | Wangfujing International Duty-Free Port. The site features a good goods market, check-in wall, livestream room and award-winning product display area, showcasing and selling Hainan Gifts, Hainan Trendy Products, Hainan Special Gifts, Hainan Fresh Products and more, with new tourism product launches and promotion sessions. If you're looking for souvenirs, come take a stroll here.

Wanning Second Men's Nine-a-Side Volleyball League

September 30 - October 4 | Ximen Community Floodlit Court, Wancheng Town. The competition is divided into two stages: after round-robin play in Groups A and B, the top 2 from each group advance to the second stage, then a round-robin points ranking determines places 1-4. The final is on October 4 from 18:00-23:00. Volleyball fans, don't miss it.

Wanning First National Fitness Badminton Open

October 1-2 | Badminton Courts, Hainan Experimental School. Events include middle-aged men's doubles, youth men's doubles, mixed doubles, women's doubles and youth singles. Final on October 2 from 8:00-18:00. Badminton fans, it's worth coming to experience on site.

Wanning "National Day Cup" Pickleball Open

October 1-2 | Training Camp No. 23. The recently popular pickleball is here too. Four categories: men's doubles, mixed doubles, men's singles and women's singles, with each category competing independently and ranked separately. Final on October 2 from 18:00-20:00. Don't miss the experts going head to head.

Hainan Free Trade Port Rural Dragon Boat Race

October 3-4 | Gangbei Port, Hele Town. A highly anticipated top-level dragon boat event. Categories include men's open, women's open, men's international and university student groups, with activities covering traditional dragon boats, colorful dragon boat displays and dragon boat parade performances. Final on October 4 from 9:00-11:00. Watch dragon boat racing on site 鈥?the atmosphere is electric.

Wanning Fifth Men's Football League

October 3, October 6 | City Culture and Sports Plaza. This competition not only promotes the development of football in Wanning but also uses the event platform to select outstanding football players as candidates for the Wanning representative team participating in the Second Hainan Provincial City Football League. Semifinals on October 3, final on October 6.

Colorful Holiday Products

Coffee Lovers, Go! Dual Festival Check-in at Taiyanghe Has Perks

During Mid-Autumn and National Day | Taiyanghe Coffee Town. Come to Taiyanghe Coffee Town during Mid-Autumn and National Day 鈥?stay in a two-bedroom or three-bedroom suite at Langning Hotel, including breakfast and infinity pool access, with surfing and paddleboard experiences included, and a reunion meal for stays of two nights or more. Xing Coffee has a Mid-Autumn afternoon tea, and Taiyue Restaurant gives mooncakes with qualifying purchases. Check in at designated stores and post on Xiaohongshu or Douyin to get free coffee; qualifying purchases allow you to join coffee handicraft sessions with professional barista guidance for pour-over, and you can also make cocoa chocolate. Buy gift boxes and get instant coffee, and popular drinks are half price for the second cup.

Celebrate Both Festivals at Huyueli 鈥?Slow Vacation Check-in

During Mid-Autumn and National Day | Xinglong Hilton DoubleTree Lakeside Resort. Stay in a lake-view room for Mid-Autumn, make wind chimes, bamboo weaving paintings and fly kites during the day, stroll the Southern Medicine Garden, drink Nanyang coffee, and at night enjoy the moon on the balcony while soaking in hot springs. During National Day, kids can enjoy mascot parades, mini trains, pool parties, paddleboard challenges, plus cinema, baking and pet interactions. Pack moonlight, sea waves and Nanyang charm into your holiday bag.

All Ages Surfing, Boiling Day and Night

During Mid-Autumn and National Day | Shimei Bay Le M茅ridien Resort. During the three Mid-Autumn days, sea fireworks shows, Jade Rabbit Garden night lights, paddleboard moon-catching and firefly nights take turns. The seven National Day days are even livelier: beach electronic music parties, French theater festival street art, masquerade parades, retro swing dance, jazz balls, bonfire bamboo pole dance, band performances, mecha bubble fish parade, intangible heritage iron flower fire show and sea fireworks show. For kids there are French-style garden parties, water battles and bubble parties; for adults there are murder mystery games, tidal flat foraging, singing bowls, beach volleyball and archery tag. From morning to night, happiness turned up to maximum volume.

Mountain and Sea Vacation, Fireworks and LIVE Every Day

During Mid-Autumn and National Day | Shimei Bay Westin Resort. Mid-Autumn September 25-27 night shows never stop: clown parties, hula dance, aurora show, Sichuan opera face-changing and fire dance meteors. National Day has bubble shows, bonfire parties, fireworks shows, Les Mills combat and party carnivals. Parent-child Mid-Autumn activities include jade rabbit mooncake grabbing, lotus rabbit lanterns and glow parties; National Day activities include Chinese puzzle maps, seashell drawing, garden parties, jungle flyers and little surfers. Adults have paddleboard yoga and sports parties. There's also Thai SPA, Cuban bands, sea swings, rainbow houses and Mini Golf. Come for both festivals 鈥?play in the sea by day, watch shows at night.

Dual Festival Family Fun, All in One Place

During Mid-Autumn and National Day | Shenzhou Peninsula Grand Hyatt Hotel. During the day there's archery, frisbee, rock climbing, cuju, coconut bowling, water gun battles and fun fishing, plus handicraft experiences like cookies, paper cutting, coconut shell bracelets and glutinous rice cakes; at night there are fire dance shows, iron flower performances, bamboo pole dance, bonfire parties, band performances and clown interactions. Parent-child fun, Chinese-style experiences and lawn sports all in one place.

Island Slow Life, Different Every Day

During Mid-Autumn and National Day | Shenzhou Peninsula Holiday Resort Hotel. Mid-Autumn activities include making sachets, mooncakes, lawn tea brewing, water gun battles and lantern riddles. National Day activities include flag DIY, sand painting kites, fort battles, tree climbing zip lines, kayaking, paddleboarding, bamboo pole dance and beach crab hunting.

Dual Festival Check-in Gifts

During Mid-Autumn and National Day | Xiaoyangqiao Coffee Roasting Workshop. Exclusive dual festival experience packages are online, including three out of five choices from latte, Americano, cocoa, passion fruit and plum juice, with freshly baked waffles as standard, plus one of three DIY experiences: fragrant tablets, bracelets or mooncakes. Check in at the store and post on Xiaohongshu/Douyin/Dianping Meituan with location and hashtags to receive a free box of drip coffee coconut cookies as a gift.

Save this activity list, invite the people you want to see, and unlock countless vacation styles in Wanning during Mid-Autumn and National Day. This holiday, see you in Wanning.

Source: Wanning Tourism and Culture. Editor: Lao Yongqian. Reviewer: Chen Mingsi.