# China public holidays 2026 13 holiday dates and 9 substitute days off in 2026; 19 of these 22 days fall on a weekday. Statutory holidays and the State Council's yearly arrangement of days off. | Date | Holiday | | --- | --- | | Thursday 1 January | New Year's Day | | Friday 2 January | Day off (worked on Sunday 4 January instead) (day off in lieu) | | Monday 16 February | Chinese New Year's Eve | | Tuesday 17 February | Chinese New Year (Spring Festival) | | Wednesday 18 February | Chinese New Year (Spring Festival) | | Thursday 19 February | Chinese New Year (Spring Festival) | | Friday 20 February | Day off (worked on Saturday 14 February instead) (day off in lieu) | | Monday 23 February | Day off (worked on Saturday 28 February instead) (day off in lieu) | | Sunday 5 April | Tomb-Sweeping Day | | Monday 6 April | Tomb-Sweeping Day (day off in lieu) | | Friday 1 May | Labor Day | | Saturday 2 May | Labor Day | | Monday 4 May | Labor Day (day off in lieu) | | Tuesday 5 May | Day off (worked on Saturday 9 May instead) (day off in lieu) | | Friday 19 June | Dragon Boat Festival | | Friday 25 September | Mid-Autumn Festival | | Thursday 1 October | National Day | | Friday 2 October | National Day | | Saturday 3 October | National Day | | Monday 5 October | National Day (day off in lieu) | | Tuesday 6 October | Day off (worked on Sunday 20 September instead) (day off in lieu) | | Wednesday 7 October | Day off (worked on Saturday 10 October instead) (day off in lieu) | The year's first holiday is New Year's Day on Thursday 1 January; the last is National Day on Saturday 3 October. Today's status and a countdown to the next holiday are on the [China holidays page](https://whathappen.today/holidays/china/). Other years: [2027](https://whathappen.today/holidays/china/2027/). ## Make-up working days in 2026 These weekend days are normal working days under the State Council's arrangement, to make up for the extra weekdays off around the holidays. - Sunday 4 January (working day) - Saturday 14 February (working day) - Saturday 28 February (working day) - Saturday 9 May (working day) - Sunday 20 September (working day) - Saturday 10 October (working day) ## Long weekends in 2026 - **3 days**: Thursday 1 January – Saturday 3 January (New Year's Day, Day off (worked on Sunday 4 January instead)) - **9 days**: Sunday 15 February – Monday 23 February (Chinese New Year's Eve, Chinese New Year (Spring Festival), Day off (worked on Saturday 14 February instead), Day off (worked on Saturday 28 February instead)) - **3 days**: Saturday 4 April – Monday 6 April (Tomb-Sweeping Day) - **5 days**: Friday 1 May – Tuesday 5 May (Labor Day, Day off (worked on Saturday 9 May instead)) - **3 days**: Friday 19 June – Sunday 21 June (Dragon Boat Festival) - **3 days**: Friday 25 September – Sunday 27 September (Mid-Autumn Festival) - **7 days**: Thursday 1 October – Wednesday 7 October (National Day, Day off (worked on Sunday 20 September instead), Day off (worked on Saturday 10 October instead)) ### Bridge days No single working day in 2026 bridges a national holiday and a weekend. Counted with Saturday and Sunday as the weekend and only the national holidays listed here; regional holidays can make more breaks. ## Calendar Holidays are red and underlined; days off in lieu have a dotted underline; make-up working days are green. The first column is the ISO week number. ### January 2026 | Wk | Mo | Tu | We | Th | Fr | Sa | Su | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | | 3 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | | 4 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | | 5 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | | ### February 2026 | Wk | Mo | Tu | We | Th | Fr | Sa | Su | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 5 | | | | | | | 1 | | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | | 8 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | | 9 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | | ### March 2026 | Wk | Mo | Tu | We | Th | Fr | Sa | Su | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 9 | | | | | | | 1 | | 10 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | | 12 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | | 13 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | | 14 | 30 | 31 | | | | | | ### April 2026 | Wk | Mo | Tu | We | Th | Fr | Sa | Su | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 14 | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | | 15 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | | 16 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | | 17 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | | 18 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | | | | ### May 2026 | Wk | Mo | Tu | We | Th | Fr | Sa | Su | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 18 | | | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 19 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | | 20 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | | 21 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | | 22 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | ### June 2026 | Wk | Mo | Tu | We | Th | Fr | Sa | Su | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 23 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | | 24 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | | 25 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | | 26 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | | 27 | 29 | 30 | | | | | | ### July 2026 | Wk | Mo | Tu | We | Th | Fr | Sa | Su | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 27 | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | | 28 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | | 29 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | | 30 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | | 31 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | | | ### August 2026 | Wk | Mo | Tu | We | Th | Fr | Sa | Su | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 31 | | | | | | 1 | 2 | | 32 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | | 33 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | | 34 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | | 35 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | | 36 | 31 | | | | | | | ### September 2026 | Wk | Mo | Tu | We | Th | Fr | Sa | Su | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 36 | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | | 37 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | | 38 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | | 39 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | | 40 | 28 | 29 | 30 | | | | | ### October 2026 | Wk | Mo | Tu | We | Th | Fr | Sa | Su | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 40 | | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | | 41 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | | 42 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | | 43 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | | 44 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | | ### November 2026 | Wk | Mo | Tu | We | Th | Fr | Sa | Su | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 44 | | | | | | | 1 | | 45 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | | 46 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | | 47 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | | 48 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | | 49 | 30 | | | | | | | ### December 2026 | Wk | Mo | Tu | We | Th | Fr | Sa | Su | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 49 | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | | 50 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | | 51 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | | 52 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | | 53 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | | | | ## Sources - [State Council notice on the 2026 holiday arrangement (Beijing government repost)](https://www.beijing.gov.cn/zhengce/zhengcefagui/202511/t20251104_4258873.html) — official list to confirm dates (checked 2026-10-10) - [vacanza/holidays (open-source holiday rules, MIT licence)](https://github.com/vacanza/holidays) — holiday rules used to build the lists (checked 2026-10-10) For reference only — governments can add, move or cancel holidays at short notice. Confirm with the official source: [State Council notice on the 2026 holiday arrangement (Beijing government repost)](https://www.beijing.gov.cn/zhengce/zhengcefagui/202511/t20251104_4258873.html). Data: the open-source `holidays` library (MIT), spot-checked against official 2026 calendars. Last updated: 15 October 2026 --- Web page: https://whathappen.today/holidays/china/2026/