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2026 Holiday List · China

22 official holidays · Includes observances & substitute days

Date	Day	Holiday	Type	Description
JAN 1	Thursday	New Year's Day	Public Holiday	January 1, the first day of the Gregorian year; a national public holiday.
JAN 2	Friday	New Year's Day (Substitute Holiday)	Substitute Holiday	Make-up rest day inside the New Year's Day break, paired with an earlier mandated working weekend so the consecutive break can span three days.
FEB 16	Monday	Chinese New Year's Eve	Public Holiday	Lunar New Year's Eve, family reunion dinner night.
FEB 17	Tuesday	Spring Festival (Chinese New Year)	Public Holiday	Lunar New Year's Day, the most important traditional Chinese holiday.
FEB 18	Wednesday	Spring Festival (Day 2)	Public Holiday	Lunar January 2, second day of the Spring Festival holiday.
FEB 19	Thursday	Spring Festival (Day 3)	Public Holiday	Lunar January 3, third day of the Spring Festival holiday.
FEB 20	Friday	Spring Festival (Substitute Holiday)	Substitute Holiday	Make-up rest day inside the Spring Festival break, paired with an earlier mandated working weekend so the consecutive holiday can extend to seven or eight days.
FEB 23	Monday	Spring Festival (Substitute Holiday)	Substitute Holiday	Make-up rest day inside the Spring Festival break, paired with an earlier mandated working weekend so the consecutive holiday can extend to seven or eight days.
APR 5	Sunday	Qingming Festival (Tomb-Sweeping Day)	Public Holiday	Around April 4-6, traditional day for tomb sweeping and ancestor veneration.
APR 6	Monday	Qingming Festival (Substitute Holiday)	Substitute Holiday	Make-up holiday inside the Qingming Festival break, paired with an earlier working weekend so families get a continuous three-day window for tomb-sweeping and spring outings.
MAY 1	Friday	Labour Day	Public Holiday	May 1, International Workers' Day, a national public holiday.
MAY 2	Saturday	Labour Day	Public Holiday	May 1, International Workers' Day, a national public holiday.
MAY 4	Monday	Labour Day (Substitute Holiday)	Substitute Holiday	Make-up rest day inside the May Labour Day break, paired with an earlier mandated working weekend so the consecutive break can span five days.
MAY 5	Tuesday	Labour Day (Substitute Holiday)	Substitute Holiday	Make-up rest day inside the May Labour Day break, paired with an earlier mandated working weekend so the consecutive break can span five days.
JUN 19	Friday	Dragon Boat Festival	Public Holiday	Lunar May 5, commemorates poet Qu Yuan with dragon boat races and zongzi.
SEP 25	Friday	Mid-Autumn Festival	Public Holiday	Lunar August 15, traditional family reunion festival celebrated with mooncakes and moon viewing.
OCT 1	Thursday	National Day	Public Holiday	October 1, anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949.
OCT 2	Friday	National Day	Public Holiday	October 1, anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949.
OCT 3	Saturday	National Day	Public Holiday	October 1, anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949.
OCT 5	Monday	National Day (Substitute Holiday)	Substitute Holiday	Make-up holiday inside National Day Golden Week, paired with an earlier mandated working weekend to extend the consecutive break to seven days.
OCT 6	Tuesday	National Day (Substitute Holiday)	Substitute Holiday	Make-up holiday inside National Day Golden Week, paired with an earlier mandated working weekend to extend the consecutive break to seven days.
OCT 7	Wednesday	National Day (Substitute Holiday)	Substitute Holiday	Make-up holiday inside National Day Golden Week, paired with an earlier mandated working weekend to extend the consecutive break to seven days.