Macau Fireworks 2026: Supper & Sauna

On one of the ordinary busy nights since the house opened, at 10:40pm, the door swung open and the sea breeze came in first, then four guests, trouser cuffs still damp from the waterfront, who had walked up along the water. The first thing any of them said was not a question about prices. It was: “Is the kitchen still open?” The answer that night was a single word: yes. Through the glass behind them, a queue was still building at the taxi rank; the four of them were already seated, hot towels in hand. Nights like that one have come round every week since Empire opened in May, and this September the water in front of Macau Tower adds five louder ones.

The show ends at 10pm; the night does not

The Macao International Fireworks Display Contest 2026 opens in September over the water in front of Macau Tower, running five nights: 12 September, 19 September, 25 September, 1 October and 4 October, with two rounds nightly at 9:00pm and 9:40pm and the finale fading around 10pm. Should the schedule change, the organiser’s announcements prevail. On 19 September the SUPER JUNIOR-83z fan meeting and the TWS concert let out the same evening, stacking the crowds into what should be the busiest of the five; 25 September falls on Mid-Autumn Festival itself, and 1 October opens the National Day Golden Week. And 10pm, in Macau, is early: restaurants are calling last orders, and the bars fill with the same crowd that just watched the sky. The smoothest second half of the evening is a place where the supper and the baths share one roof, so you can eat something hot, soak, take a massage and sleep until the crowds are gone. That, after dark, is exactly what a Macau sauna is for.

The car, settled up front

Booking Empire Sauna through this site arranges a free transfer anywhere in Macau; hotels, border gates and ferry terminals all serve as pickup points, return trip included. Traffic runs heavier than usual on fireworks nights, so we settle your pickup point and time with you a day ahead, and you step straight into the car when the show ends. Booking through this site also adds any 2 add-on services free of charge and waives the entry fee. Details on the reservations page.

Act one: that table’s supper

The four sat down in the in-house restaurant. The steak came first, the hiss of the iron plate briefly louder than the room; the noodle soup followed at a rolling boil, fogging one man’s glasses; one of them added a seafood plate, another took fried rice, and the fourth dithered so long between fried noodles and noodle soup that he ordered both. Soft drinks, juice, coffee, tea, milk tea and Red Bull stood ready for the taking, with only spirits and wine billed separately and other items following what the house serves on the day. None of it went on a separate bill; dining is included in the entry price. The restaurant and bath halls are on the facilities page.

Act two: the baths are the main event

The supper was only the opening act. Empire opened in May 2026 as the newest sauna in Macau, built on an HK$80 million investment, modern luxury threaded with an Eastern zen calm; it was only when the four walked from the restaurant into the bath halls that they understood what they had stumbled into. The marble baths soaked the walk out of their legs first, then the steam room drew off the heat of the walk, and then someone remembered the massage he had chosen when booking, still unused. On the board dated 18 September 2026, sauna entry runs MOP 1,198, which is also the entry minimum; most guests, though, choose the popular course band (from MOP 3,088) or the flagship band above it (up to MOP 6,288), with a multinational team of therapists on shift until 6am the next morning, so a post-fireworks arrival lands well inside the window. A 5% tourism tax and 5% service charge sit on top of every listed price, not inside it, and the full tiers are on the rates page. The massage rooms in the small hours are far quieter than at dusk; the story goes that one of the four fell asleep halfway through his. Before dawn, each had claimed a daybed in the rest lounge, towels and tea within reach; the house runs 24 hours, and nobody hurried them along. By the time they woke, the waterfront crowds were long gone. Same night, two evenings: for everyone else, the late-night programme was queues and traffic; for these four, it was steak, hot water and a full night’s sleep.

Frequently asked

Where is Empire Sauna, and how do I get there after the fireworks?

154 & 162 Rua de Xangai, on the Macau peninsula. Booking through this site arranges a free transfer; making your own way there, see getting here.

Can I walk in without a booking, like those four?

Yes, the kitchen and baths receive walk-ins as usual. The free transfer, free add-ons and waived entry fee, however, apply to bookings made through this site, and on a fireworks night a message ahead is the safer play.

That table’s steak and noodles: really no extra charge?

Under the arrangements current in September 2026, the dishes and drinks described above are included in the entry price; only spirits and wine are billed separately.

Which of the five nights will be the most crowded?

19 September: beyond the fireworks, two concerts let out the same evening. Then Mid-Autumn on 25 September and National Day on 1 October. For those three nights especially, settle the transfer a day ahead.

Come September, when the last shell fades over the water, someone will ask that question at the door again, and the answer will still be yes. And it is not only the kitchen that stays open: the baths, the steam room and the massage rooms wait on the far side of the crowds too. Dishes and rates may shift with the month; what the house serves on the day, confirmed point by point when you book, is the final word.