Public Holidays in China 2026

Complete list of 23 public holidays and observances in China for 2026. Dates, days, and holiday types.

Qingming FestivalApril 5, 2026

16 days left

23 Public Holidays

245 Working Days

120 Days Off

6 Long Weekends

Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday	Type
Jan 1	Thursday	New Year's Day	Public
Feb 16	Monday	Spring Festival	Public
Feb 17	Tuesday	Spring Festival	Public
Feb 18	Wednesday	Spring Festival	Public
Feb 19	Thursday	Spring Festival - Day 4	Public
Feb 20	Friday	Spring Festival - Day 5	Public
Feb 21	Saturday	Spring Festival - Day 6	Public
Feb 22	Sunday	Spring Festival - Day 7	Public
Mar 8	Sunday	International Women's Day	Public
Apr 5	Sunday	Qingming Festival	Public
May 1	Friday	Labour Day	Public
May 4	Monday	Youth Day	Public
Jun 1	Monday	Children's Day	Public
Jun 19	Friday	Dragon Boat Festival	Public
Aug 1	Saturday	Army Day	Public
Sep 25	Friday	Mid-Autumn Festival	Public
Oct 1	Thursday	National Day	Public
Oct 2	Friday	National Day	Public
Oct 3	Saturday	National Day	Public
Oct 4	Sunday	National Day Holiday - Day 4	Public
Oct 5	Monday	National Day Holiday - Day 5	Public
Oct 6	Tuesday	National Day Holiday - Day 6	Public
Oct 7	Wednesday	National Day Holiday - Day 7	Public

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Long Weekends in 2026

China has 6 long weekends in 2026 — periods of 3 or more consecutive days off without using any leave days.

February 14, 2026 — February 22, 2026 9 days

Spring Festival, Spring Festival, Spring Festival, Spring Festival - Day 4, Spring Festival - Day 5, Spring Festival - Day 6, Spring Festival - Day 7

October 1, 2026 — October 7, 2026 7 days

National Day, National Day, National Day, National Day Holiday - Day 4, National Day Holiday - Day 5, National Day Holiday - Day 6, National Day Holiday - Day 7

May 1, 2026 — May 4, 2026 4 days

Labour Day, Youth Day

May 30, 2026 — June 1, 2026 3 days

Children's Day

June 19, 2026 — June 21, 2026 3 days

Dragon Boat Festival

September 25, 2026 — September 27, 2026 3 days

Mid-Autumn Festival

Holidays by Month

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Holiday Breakdown

16 On Weekdays

Extra days off from work

7 On Weekends

Already non-working days

Calendar

January

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
			1	2	3	4
5	6	7	8	9	10	11
12	13	14	15	16	17	18
19	20	21	22	23	24	25
26	27	28	29	30	31

February

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
						1
2	3	4	5	6	7	8
9	10	11	12	13	14	15
16	17	18	19	20	21	22
23	24	25	26	27	28

March

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
						1
2	3	4	5	6	7	8
9	10	11	12	13	14	15
16	17	18	19	20	21	22
23	24	25	26	27	28	29
30	31

April

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
		1	2	3	4	5
6	7	8	9	10	11	12
13	14	15	16	17	18	19
20	21	22	23	24	25	26
27	28	29	30

May

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
				1	2	3
4	5	6	7	8	9	10
11	12	13	14	15	16	17
18	19	20	21	22	23	24
25	26	27	28	29	30	31

June

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
1	2	3	4	5	6	7
8	9	10	11	12	13	14
15	16	17	18	19	20	21
22	23	24	25	26	27	28
29	30

July

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
		1	2	3	4	5
6	7	8	9	10	11	12
13	14	15	16	17	18	19
20	21	22	23	24	25	26
27	28	29	30	31

August

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
					1	2
3	4	5	6	7	8	9
10	11	12	13	14	15	16
17	18	19	20	21	22	23
24	25	26	27	28	29	30
31

September

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
	1	2	3	4	5	6
7	8	9	10	11	12	13
14	15	16	17	18	19	20
21	22	23	24	25	26	27
28	29	30

October

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
			1	2	3	4
5	6	7	8	9	10	11
12	13	14	15	16	17	18
19	20	21	22	23	24	25
26	27	28	29	30	31

November

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
						1
2	3	4	5	6	7	8
9	10	11	12	13	14	15
16	17	18	19	20	21	22
23	24	25	26	27	28	29
30

December

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
	1	2	3	4	5	6
7	8	9	10	11	12	13
14	15	16	17	18	19	20
21	22	23	24	25	26	27
28	29	30	31

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