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China holidays 2026 and 2027

China (CN). Public holidays fall on 19 weekdays in China in 2026.

Id
CN
Kind
Country or region
Time zone
—
Weekend
Sat–Sun
Years of data
2000–2040
Verified years
2024, 2025, 2026
Last verified
2026-10-13

2026

All dates verified against official sources.

DateNameEffectSources
Thu 1 Jan 2026New Year's DayClosed[3][4]
Fri 2 Jan 2026Day off (substituted from 01/04/2026)Closed[3][4]
Sun 4 Jan 2026Weekend working dayWeekend working day[3][4]
Sat 14 Feb 2026Weekend working dayWeekend working day[3][4]
Mon 16 Feb 2026Chinese New Year's EveClosed[3][4]
Tue 17 Feb 2026Chinese New Year (Spring Festival)Closed[3][4]
Wed 18 Feb 2026Chinese New Year (Spring Festival)Closed[3][4]
Thu 19 Feb 2026Chinese New Year (Spring Festival)Closed[3][4]
Fri 20 Feb 2026Day off (substituted from 02/14/2026)Closed[3][4]
Mon 23 Feb 2026Day off (substituted from 02/28/2026)Closed[3][4]
Sat 28 Feb 2026Weekend working dayWeekend working day[3][4]
Sun 5 Apr 2026Tomb-Sweeping DayClosed[3][4]
Mon 6 Apr 2026Tomb-Sweeping Day (observed)Closed[3][4]
Fri 1 May 2026Labor DayClosed[3][4]
Sat 2 May 2026Labor DayClosed[3][4]
Mon 4 May 2026Labor Day (observed)Closed[3][4]
Tue 5 May 2026Day off (substituted from 05/09/2026)Closed[3][4]
Sat 9 May 2026Weekend working dayWeekend working day[3][4]
Fri 19 Jun 2026Dragon Boat FestivalClosed[3][4]
Sun 20 Sep 2026Weekend working dayWeekend working day[3][4]
Fri 25 Sep 2026Mid-Autumn FestivalClosed[3][4]
Thu 1 Oct 2026National DayClosed[3][4]
Fri 2 Oct 2026National DayClosed[3][4]
Sat 3 Oct 2026National DayClosed[3][4]
Mon 5 Oct 2026National Day (observed)Closed[3][4]
Tue 6 Oct 2026Day off (substituted from 09/20/2026)Closed[3][4]
Wed 7 Oct 2026Day off (substituted from 10/10/2026)Closed[3][4]
Sat 10 Oct 2026Weekend working dayWeekend working day[3][4]

2027

From the holidays library: not yet checked against an official source.

DateNameEffectSources
Fri 1 Jan 2027New Year's DayClosed
Fri 5 Feb 2027Chinese New Year's EveClosed
Sat 6 Feb 2027Chinese New Year (Spring Festival)Closed
Sun 7 Feb 2027Chinese New Year (Spring Festival)Closed
Mon 8 Feb 2027Chinese New Year (Spring Festival)Closed
Tue 9 Feb 2027Chinese New Year (Spring Festival) (observed)Closed
Wed 10 Feb 2027Chinese New Year (Spring Festival) (observed)Closed
Mon 5 Apr 2027Tomb-Sweeping DayClosed
Sat 1 May 2027Labor DayClosed
Sun 2 May 2027Labor DayClosed
Mon 3 May 2027Labor Day (observed)Closed
Tue 4 May 2027Labor Day (observed)Closed
Wed 9 Jun 2027Dragon Boat FestivalClosed
Wed 15 Sep 2027Mid-Autumn FestivalClosed
Fri 1 Oct 2027National DayClosed
Sat 2 Oct 2027National DayClosed
Sun 3 Oct 2027National DayClosed
Mon 4 Oct 2027National Day (observed)Closed
Tue 5 Oct 2027National Day (observed)Closed
Provenance

Official sources

A verified year has been checked against these sources. We keep a dated copy of each page and watch it for changes.

China holidays: questions

How many weekdays is China closed in 2026?

19: New Year's Day (Thu 1 Jan 2026); Day off (substituted from 01/04/2026) (Fri 2 Jan 2026); Chinese New Year's Eve (Mon 16 Feb 2026); Chinese New Year (Spring Festival) (Tue 17 Feb 2026); Chinese New Year (Spring Festival) (Wed 18 Feb 2026); Chinese New Year (Spring Festival) (Thu 19 Feb 2026); Day off (substituted from 02/14/2026) (Fri 20 Feb 2026); Day off (substituted from 02/28/2026) (Mon 23 Feb 2026); Tomb-Sweeping Day (observed) (Mon 6 Apr 2026); Labor Day (Fri 1 May 2026); Labor Day (observed) (Mon 4 May 2026); Day off (substituted from 05/09/2026) (Tue 5 May 2026); Dragon Boat Festival (Fri 19 Jun 2026); Mid-Autumn Festival (Fri 25 Sep 2026); National Day (Thu 1 Oct 2026); National Day (Fri 2 Oct 2026); National Day (observed) (Mon 5 Oct 2026); Day off (substituted from 09/20/2026) (Tue 6 Oct 2026); Day off (substituted from 10/10/2026) (Wed 7 Oct 2026).

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