Public holidays
China: 22 public holiday dates in 2026 (22 days off) and 19 in 2027 (19 days off), with 248 working days in 2026 and 248 in 2027. National holidays only: regional ones are not included.
| Date | ISO week | Holiday | Day off |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday 1 January 2026 | 2026-W01 | New Year's Day | Yes |
| Friday 2 January 2026 | 2026-W01 | Day off (substituted) | Yes |
| Monday 16 February 2026 | 2026-W08 | Chinese New Year's Eve | Yes |
| Tuesday 17 February 2026 | 2026-W08 | Chinese New Year (Spring Festival) | Yes |
| Wednesday 18 February 2026 | 2026-W08 | Chinese New Year (Spring Festival) | Yes |
| Thursday 19 February 2026 | 2026-W08 | Chinese New Year (Spring Festival) | Yes |
| Friday 20 February 2026 | 2026-W08 | Day off (substituted) | Yes |
| Monday 23 February 2026 | 2026-W09 | Day off (substituted) | Yes |
| Sunday 5 April 2026 | 2026-W14 | Tomb-Sweeping Day | Yes |
| Monday 6 April 2026 | 2026-W15 | Tomb-Sweeping Day | Yes |
| Friday 1 May 2026 | 2026-W18 | Labor Day | Yes |
| Saturday 2 May 2026 | 2026-W18 | Labor Day | Yes |
| Monday 4 May 2026 | 2026-W19 | Labor Day | Yes |
| Tuesday 5 May 2026 | 2026-W19 | Day off (substituted) | Yes |
| Friday 19 June 2026 | 2026-W25 | Dragon Boat Festival | Yes |
| Friday 25 September 2026 | 2026-W39 | Mid-Autumn Festival | Yes |
| Thursday 1 October 2026 | 2026-W40 | National Day | Yes |
| Friday 2 October 2026 | 2026-W40 | National Day | Yes |
| Saturday 3 October 2026 | 2026-W40 | National Day | Yes |
| Monday 5 October 2026 | 2026-W41 | National Day | Yes |
| Tuesday 6 October 2026 | 2026-W41 | Day off (substituted) | Yes |
| Wednesday 7 October 2026 | 2026-W41 | Day off (substituted) | Yes |
| Date | ISO week | Holiday | Day off |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friday 1 January 2027 | 2026-W53 | New Year's Day | Yes |
| Friday 5 February 2027 | 2027-W05 | Chinese New Year's Eve | Yes |
| Saturday 6 February 2027 | 2027-W05 | Chinese New Year (Spring Festival) | Yes |
| Sunday 7 February 2027 | 2027-W05 | Chinese New Year (Spring Festival) | Yes |
| Monday 8 February 2027 | 2027-W06 | Chinese New Year (Spring Festival) | Yes |
| Tuesday 9 February 2027 | 2027-W06 | Chinese New Year (Spring Festival) | Yes |
| Wednesday 10 February 2027 | 2027-W06 | Chinese New Year (Spring Festival) | Yes |
| Monday 5 April 2027 | 2027-W14 | Tomb-Sweeping Day | Yes |
| Saturday 1 May 2027 | 2027-W17 | Labor Day | Yes |
| Sunday 2 May 2027 | 2027-W17 | Labor Day | Yes |
| Monday 3 May 2027 | 2027-W18 | Labor Day | Yes |
| Tuesday 4 May 2027 | 2027-W18 | Labor Day | Yes |
| Wednesday 9 June 2027 | 2027-W23 | Dragon Boat Festival | Yes |
| Wednesday 15 September 2027 | 2027-W37 | Mid-Autumn Festival | Yes |
| Friday 1 October 2027 | 2027-W39 | National Day | Yes |
| Saturday 2 October 2027 | 2027-W39 | National Day | Yes |
| Sunday 3 October 2027 | 2027-W39 | National Day | Yes |
| Monday 4 October 2027 | 2027-W40 | National Day | Yes |
| Tuesday 5 October 2027 | 2027-W40 | National Day | Yes |
| Holiday | 2026 | 2027 | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chinese New Year's Eve | Monday 16 February 2026 | Friday 5 February 2027 | −11 days |
| Dragon Boat Festival | Friday 19 June 2026 | Wednesday 9 June 2027 | −10 days |
| Mid-Autumn Festival | Friday 25 September 2026 | Wednesday 15 September 2027 | −10 days |
A shift ignores the year: +19 days means 19 days later in the calendar.
| Month | 2026 | 2027 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 21 | 20 | −1 |
| February | 16 | 16 | 0 |
| March | 22 | 23 | +1 |
| April | 21 | 21 | 0 |
| May | 19 | 19 | 0 |
| June | 21 | 21 | 0 |
| July | 23 | 22 | −1 |
| August | 21 | 22 | +1 |
| September | 22 | 21 | −1 |
| October | 18 | 18 | 0 |
| November | 21 | 22 | +1 |
| December | 23 | 23 | 0 |
| Q1 | 59 | 59 | 0 |
| Q2 | 61 | 61 | 0 |
| Q3 | 66 | 65 | −1 |
| Q4 | 62 | 63 | +1 |
| Year | 248 | 248 | 0 |
Weekdays by the local weekend (Sunday and Saturday), minus the public holidays most people have off, plus weekends worked to make up for a long break.
The first day of the calendar year in the Gregorian calendar, 1 January. Cultures and religions that follow a lunisolar or lunar calendar celebrate their New Year at other points of the year. Japan celebrates New Year on 1 January, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, instead of with the Chinese calendar that was in use until 1873.
At work: Fine to mention, and a natural moment to wish colleagues well.
A day off that has been moved from another date, usually to join a holiday to a weekend and make a longer break. The working day is made up on another day: in China, usually a weekend day before or after the break; in Hungary, a nearby Saturday.
At work: Check the calendar before planning. The made-up working day may fall on a Saturday or Sunday, when colleagues are at work although it is a weekend.
The eve of the Lunar New Year, a reunion day for ethnic Chinese families, who gather for a big meal and stay up to "guard the year" (shǒusuì). In China the Spring Festival Gala is broadcast live on CCTV.
At work: Very welcome to mention. Most people have already travelled home, so expect little work. Plan deadlines before the eve.
The start of the year in the traditional lunisolar calendar, also called the Spring Festival, celebrated by Chinese communities around the world. Customs include red envelopes, firecrackers, lion and dragon dances and red lanterns. Korea celebrates its own lunar New Year as Seollal and Vietnam as Tết.
At work: Very welcome to mention. It is one of the most important holidays in Chinese culture, so plan deadlines and shipments around it.
The Qingming Festival, also known as Tomb-Sweeping Day, is a traditional Chinese festival celebrating spring. Chinese families visit the tombs of their ancestors to clean the gravesites and make ritual offerings of food and the burning of joss sticks and joss paper, as a reverence of their ancestors. It is observed by ethnic Chinese in mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan and other countries.
At work: Fine to mention. It falls in early April.
International Workers' Day, on 1 May, honours workers and the labour movement. The date was chosen to commemorate the 1886 general strike in the United States that culminated in the Haymarket affair, and the day was adopted in support of a "great international demonstration" for the eight-hour day.
At work: Fine to mention the day off. In some countries it has a political side, so keep it about the break.
The Dragon Boat Festival, also known as the Duanwu Festival or Tuen Ng Festival, is a traditional Chinese holiday on the fifth day of the fifth month of the Chinese calendar, in late May or early June. It commemorates Qu Yuan, the prime minister of the state of Chu in the Warring States period, and is celebrated with dragon boat races and by eating sticky rice dumplings.
At work: Welcome to mention. A day off in several places.
A harvest festival on the 15th day of the eighth month of the Chinese lunar calendar. Families eat mooncakes and gather under the full moon, and lanterns light the night. It is based on the legend of Chang'e, the moon goddess.
At work: Very welcome to mention. Giving mooncakes to colleagues and clients is common.
National Day celebrates the proclamation of the People's Republic of China on 1 October 1949. Another six days are added to the official holiday, normally in lieu of the two weekend breaks around 1 October, making a de facto seven-day break known as Golden Week.
At work: Fine to mention the holiday itself; keep it about the break rather than politics. Golden Weeks are periods of heightened travel, so plan around the week.
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