Public holidays · 2026 and 2027
Public holidays in China 2026
China has 19 public holidays in 2026: all of them on working days. The next one is National Day on Thursday, October 1, 2026, in 3 days.
Dates as of Monday, September 28, 2026. Source: the open-source holidays library, version 0.105.How 2026 falls in China
Counting Saturday and Sunday as the weekend, 19 of the 19 holiday dates in 2026 fall on a working day and none on a weekend.
Counting Saturday and Sunday as the weekend, 19 of the 19 holiday dates in 2026 fall on a working day and none on a weekend. The most common weekday for a holiday is Friday, with 6 dates.
Eleven of the 19 dates land on a Monday or Friday, next to the weekend, so they make a long weekend without using any leave: Day off (substituted from 01/04/2026) on Friday, January 2, Chinese New Year's Eve on Monday, February 16, Day off (substituted from 02/14/2026) on Friday, February 20, Day off (substituted from 02/28/2026) on Monday, February 23, Tomb-Sweeping Day (observed) on Monday, April 6, Labor Day on Friday, May 1, and 5 more.
February is the busiest month, with 6 holiday dates. Five months have no public holiday at all (March, July, August, November and December). The longest stretch between two holidays is 98 days, from Dragon Boat Festival on June 19 to Mid-Autumn Festival on September 25, the natural window for a longer break.
9 entries are observed, substitute or bridge days that move holidays onto working days, for example Day off (substituted from 01/04/2026) on January 2.
2027 brings 13 public holidays, 6 holidays fewer than 2026. 13 of the 13 dates fall on a working day, and 7 land next to the weekend.
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2026 public holidays in China
| Date | Weekday | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday | New Year's Day | |
| Friday | Day off (substituted from 01/04/2026) | |
| Monday | Chinese New Year's Eve | |
| Tuesday | Chinese New Year (Spring Festival) | |
| Wednesday | Chinese New Year (Spring Festival) | |
| Thursday | Chinese New Year (Spring Festival) | |
| Friday | Day off (substituted from 02/14/2026) | |
| Monday | Day off (substituted from 02/28/2026) | |
| SundayMoved | Tomb-Sweeping Day | |
| Monday | Tomb-Sweeping Day (observed) | |
| Friday | Labor Day | |
| SaturdayMoved | Labor Day | |
| Monday | Labor Day (observed) | |
| Tuesday | Day off (substituted from 05/09/2026) | |
| Friday | Dragon Boat Festival | |
| Friday | Mid-Autumn Festival | |
| ThursdayNext | National Day | |
| Friday | National Day | |
| SaturdayMoved | National Day | |
| Monday | National Day (observed) | |
| Tuesday | Day off (substituted from 09/20/2026) | |
| Wednesday | Day off (substituted from 10/10/2026) |
2027 public holidays in China
13 holidays on 13 dates.
| Date | Weekday | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Friday | New Year's Day | |
| Friday | Chinese New Year's Eve | |
| SaturdayMoved | Chinese New Year (Spring Festival) | |
| SundayMoved | Chinese New Year (Spring Festival) | |
| Monday | Chinese New Year (Spring Festival) | |
| Tuesday | Chinese New Year (Spring Festival) (observed) | |
| Wednesday | Chinese New Year (Spring Festival) (observed) | |
| Monday | Tomb-Sweeping Day | |
| SaturdayMoved | Labor Day | |
| SundayMoved | Labor Day | |
| Monday | Labor Day (observed) | |
| Tuesday | Labor Day (observed) | |
| Wednesday | Dragon Boat Festival | |
| Wednesday | Mid-Autumn Festival | |
| Friday | National Day | |
| SaturdayMoved | National Day | |
| SundayMoved | National Day | |
| Monday | National Day (observed) | |
| Tuesday | National Day (observed) |
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