Public holidays
Taiwan: 22 public holiday dates in 2026 (22 days off) and 24 in 2027 (24 days off), with 245 working days in 2026 and 244 in 2027. National holidays only: regional ones are not included.
| Date | ISO week | Holiday | Day off |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday 1 January 2026 | 2026-W01 | Founding Day of the Republic of China | Yes |
| Sunday 15 February 2026 | 2026-W07 | Chinese New Year's Eve | Yes |
| Monday 16 February 2026 | 2026-W08 | Chinese New Year's Eve | Yes |
| Tuesday 17 February 2026 | 2026-W08 | Chinese New Year | Yes |
| Wednesday 18 February 2026 | 2026-W08 | Chinese New Year | Yes |
| Thursday 19 February 2026 | 2026-W08 | Chinese New Year | Yes |
| Friday 20 February 2026 | 2026-W08 | Chinese New Year's Eve | Yes |
| Friday 27 February 2026 | 2026-W09 | Peace Memorial Day | Yes |
| Saturday 28 February 2026 | 2026-W09 | Peace Memorial Day | Yes |
| Friday 3 April 2026 | 2026-W14 | Children's Day | Yes |
| Saturday 4 April 2026 | 2026-W14 | Children's Day | 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 |
| Friday 19 June 2026 | 2026-W25 | Dragon Boat Festival | Yes |
| Friday 25 September 2026 | 2026-W39 | Mid-Autumn Festival | Yes |
| Monday 28 September 2026 | 2026-W40 | Confucius' Birthday | Yes |
| Friday 9 October 2026 | 2026-W41 | National Day | Yes |
| Saturday 10 October 2026 | 2026-W41 | National Day | Yes |
| Sunday 25 October 2026 | 2026-W43 | Taiwan Restoration and Guningtou Victory Memorial Day | Yes |
| Monday 26 October 2026 | 2026-W44 | Taiwan Restoration and Guningtou Victory Memorial Day | Yes |
| Friday 25 December 2026 | 2026-W52 | Constitution Day | Yes |
| Date | ISO week | Holiday | Day off |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friday 1 January 2027 | 2026-W53 | Founding Day of the Republic of China | Yes |
| Thursday 4 February 2027 | 2027-W05 | Chinese New Year's Eve | Yes |
| Friday 5 February 2027 | 2027-W05 | Chinese New Year's Eve | Yes |
| Saturday 6 February 2027 | 2027-W05 | Chinese New Year | Yes |
| Sunday 7 February 2027 | 2027-W05 | Chinese New Year | Yes |
| Monday 8 February 2027 | 2027-W06 | Chinese New Year | Yes |
| Tuesday 9 February 2027 | 2027-W06 | Chinese New Year | Yes |
| Wednesday 10 February 2027 | 2027-W06 | Chinese New Year | Yes |
| Sunday 28 February 2027 | 2027-W08 | Peace Memorial Day | Yes |
| Monday 1 March 2027 | 2027-W09 | Peace Memorial Day | Yes |
| Sunday 4 April 2027 | 2027-W13 | Children's Day | Yes |
| Monday 5 April 2027 | 2027-W14 | Tomb-Sweeping Day | Yes |
| Tuesday 6 April 2027 | 2027-W14 | Children's Day | Yes |
| Friday 30 April 2027 | 2027-W17 | Labor Day | Yes |
| Saturday 1 May 2027 | 2027-W17 | Labor Day | Yes |
| Wednesday 9 June 2027 | 2027-W23 | Dragon Boat Festival | Yes |
| Wednesday 15 September 2027 | 2027-W37 | Mid-Autumn Festival | Yes |
| Tuesday 28 September 2027 | 2027-W39 | Confucius' Birthday | Yes |
| Sunday 10 October 2027 | 2027-W40 | National Day | Yes |
| Monday 11 October 2027 | 2027-W41 | National Day | Yes |
| Monday 25 October 2027 | 2027-W43 | Taiwan Restoration and Guningtou Victory Memorial Day | Yes |
| Friday 24 December 2027 | 2027-W51 | Constitution Day | Yes |
| Saturday 25 December 2027 | 2027-W51 | Constitution Day | Yes |
| Friday 31 December 2027 | 2027-W52 | Founding Day of the Republic of China | Yes |
| Holiday | 2026 | 2027 | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 14 | 15 | +1 |
| March | 22 | 22 | 0 |
| April | 20 | 19 | −1 |
| May | 20 | 21 | +1 |
| June | 21 | 21 | 0 |
| July | 23 | 22 | −1 |
| August | 21 | 22 | +1 |
| September | 20 | 20 | 0 |
| October | 20 | 19 | −1 |
| November | 21 | 22 | +1 |
| December | 22 | 21 | −1 |
| Q1 | 57 | 57 | 0 |
| Q2 | 61 | 61 | 0 |
| Q3 | 64 | 64 | 0 |
| Q4 | 63 | 62 | −1 |
| Year | 245 | 244 | −1 |
Weekdays by the local weekend (Sunday and Saturday), minus the public holidays most people have off.
1 January, also New Year's Day, commemorates the establishment of the Provisional Government in Nanking.
At work: Fine to mention. A day off.
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.
28 February commemorates the February 28 Incident in 1947.
At work: A solemn day; mention it only with respect. A day off.
4 April is Children's Day, which aims to make known the human rights of children and to stop the abuse of children.
At work: Welcome to mention. A day off.
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.
28 September, also observed as Teachers' Day, was added as a national holiday by the Memorial Days and Holidays Implementation Act passed in May 2025.
At work: Welcome to mention. A day off.
Also called Double Ten Day. Marks the start of the Wuchang Uprising on 10 October 1911, which led to the founding of the Republic of China and the end of imperial rule. In Taiwan the day opens with a flag-raising in front of the Presidential Office Building, the President addresses the country, and there are fireworks in the major cities.
At work: Fine to mention. Keep it about the day off. A day off.
25 October, called Retrocession Day, commemorates the Republic of China resuming sovereignty over Taiwan in 1945, a claim that is in dispute. It also coincides with the first day of the Victory of Guningtou on Quemoy in 1949.
At work: Fine to mention with care. A day off.
Marks the adoption of the constitution of the Republic of China on 25 December 1947. It was restored as a public holiday in 2025.
At work: Fine to mention. A day off.
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