Public holidays
Public holidays in China
China has 22 public holidays in 2026, of which 3 fall on a weekend. Dates below are national holidays; regions, states and individual companies often add their own, so confirm with the person you are scheduling with.
Next public holiday25 SeptemberMid-Autumn Festival — in 14 days
202622 dayspublic holidays in total
202719 daysalready scheduled
2026
Thursday 1 JanuaryNew Year's Day
Friday 2 JanuaryDay off (substituted from 01/04/2026)long weekend likely
Monday 16 FebruaryChinese New Year's Evelong weekend likely
Tuesday 17 FebruaryChinese New Year (Spring Festival)
Wednesday 18 FebruaryChinese New Year (Spring Festival)
Thursday 19 FebruaryChinese New Year (Spring Festival)
Friday 20 FebruaryDay off (substituted from 02/14/2026)long weekend likely
Monday 23 FebruaryDay off (substituted from 02/28/2026)long weekend likely
Sunday 5 AprilTomb-Sweeping Dayfalls on a weekend
Monday 6 AprilTomb-Sweeping Day (observed)long weekend likely
Friday 1 MayLabor Daylong weekend likely
Saturday 2 MayLabor Dayfalls on a weekend
Monday 4 MayLabor Day (observed)long weekend likely
Tuesday 5 MayDay off (substituted from 05/09/2026)
Friday 19 JuneDragon Boat Festivallong weekend likely
Friday 25 SeptemberMid-Autumn Festivallong weekend likely
Thursday 1 OctoberNational Day
Friday 2 OctoberNational Daylong weekend likely
Saturday 3 OctoberNational Dayfalls on a weekend
Monday 5 OctoberNational Day (observed)long weekend likely
Tuesday 6 OctoberDay off (substituted from 09/20/2026)
Wednesday 7 OctoberDay off (substituted from 10/10/2026)
2027
Friday 1 JanuaryNew Year's Daylong weekend likely
Friday 5 FebruaryChinese New Year's Evelong weekend likely
Saturday 6 FebruaryChinese New Year (Spring Festival)falls on a weekend
Sunday 7 FebruaryChinese New Year (Spring Festival)falls on a weekend
Monday 8 FebruaryChinese New Year (Spring Festival)long weekend likely
Tuesday 9 FebruaryChinese New Year (Spring Festival) (observed)
Wednesday 10 FebruaryChinese New Year (Spring Festival) (observed)
Monday 5 AprilTomb-Sweeping Daylong weekend likely
Saturday 1 MayLabor Dayfalls on a weekend
Sunday 2 MayLabor Dayfalls on a weekend
Monday 3 MayLabor Day (observed)long weekend likely
Tuesday 4 MayLabor Day (observed)
Wednesday 9 JuneDragon Boat Festival
Wednesday 15 SeptemberMid-Autumn Festival
Friday 1 OctoberNational Daylong weekend likely
Saturday 2 OctoberNational Dayfalls on a weekend
Sunday 3 OctoberNational Dayfalls on a weekend
Monday 4 OctoberNational Day (observed)long weekend likely
Tuesday 5 OctoberNational Day (observed)
How to use this
A public holiday does not always mean nobody is working, and a clear calendar does not mean your colleague is free. Treat these dates as a prompt to ask rather than an answer — especially the ones marked as set by moon sighting, where the final date is confirmed only days ahead.