Public holidays 2026 in China

There are 22 public holidays in 2026.

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DateWeekdayHolidayLocal nameCountdown
ThursdayNew Year's Day元旦
FridayDay off (substituted from 01/04/2026)休息日（由 2026-01-04 调休）
MondayChinese New Year's Eve农历除夕
TuesdayChinese New Year (Spring Festival)春节
WednesdayChinese New Year (Spring Festival)春节
ThursdayChinese New Year (Spring Festival)春节
FridayDay off (substituted from 02/14/2026)休息日（由 2026-02-14 调休）
MondayDay off (substituted from 02/28/2026)休息日（由 2026-02-28 调休）
SundayTomb-Sweeping Day清明节
MondayTomb-Sweeping Day (observed)清明节（补假）
FridayLabor Day劳动节
SaturdayLabor Day劳动节
MondayLabor Day (observed)劳动节（补假）
TuesdayDay off (substituted from 05/09/2026)休息日（由 2026-05-09 调休）
FridayDragon Boat Festival端午节
FridayMid-Autumn Festival中秋节
ThursdayNational Day国庆节
FridayNational Day国庆节
SaturdayNational Day国庆节
MondayNational Day (observed)国庆节（补假）
TuesdayDay off (substituted from 09/20/2026)休息日（由 2026-09-20 调休）
WednesdayDay off (substituted from 10/10/2026)休息日（由 2026-10-10 调休）

Days marked "observed" are substitute days off when a holiday falls on a weekend. Holidays based on a lunar calendar can shift by a day once the official announcement is made.

Long weekends 2026

9 times a public holiday lies close to a weekend – with a little leave it becomes a long weekend:

Take leaveOffDays of leaveDays offRatioOccasion
Tue 24 Feb, Wed 25 Feb, Thu 26 Feb, Fri 27 Feb14 Feb – 1 Mar 20264164Chinese New Year's Eve, Chinese New Year (Spring Festival), Chinese New Year (Spring Festival), Chinese New Year (Spring Festival), Day off (substituted from 02/14/2026), Day off (substituted from 02/28/2026)
Tue 7 Apr, Wed 8 Apr, Thu 9 Apr, Fri 10 Apr4 Apr – 12 Apr 2026492.3Tomb-Sweeping Day, Tomb-Sweeping Day (observed)
Mon 27 Apr, Tue 28 Apr, Wed 29 Apr, Thu 30 Apr25 Apr – 5 May 20264112.8Labor Day, Labor Day, Labor Day (observed), Day off (substituted from 05/09/2026)
Wed 6 May, Thu 7 May, Fri 8 May1 May – 10 May 20263103.3Labor Day, Labor Day, Labor Day (observed), Day off (substituted from 05/09/2026)
Mon 15 Jun, Tue 16 Jun, Wed 17 Jun, Thu 18 Jun13 Jun – 21 Jun 2026492.3Dragon Boat Festival
Mon 21 Sep, Tue 22 Sep, Wed 23 Sep, Thu 24 Sep19 Sep – 27 Sep 2026492.3Mid-Autumn Festival
Mon 28 Sep, Tue 29 Sep, Wed 30 Sep25 Sep – 7 Oct 20263134.3Mid-Autumn Festival, National Day, National Day, National Day, National Day (observed), Day off (substituted from 09/20/2026), Day off (substituted from 10/10/2026)
Thu 8 Oct, Fri 9 Oct1 Oct – 11 Oct 20262115.5National Day, National Day, National Day, National Day (observed), Day off (substituted from 09/20/2026), Day off (substituted from 10/10/2026)
Mon 28 Dec, Tue 29 Dec, Wed 30 Dec, Thu 31 Dec26 Dec – 3 Jan 2027492.3New Year's Day

Counted are gaps of up to four working days between a public holiday and the weekend or another public holiday. "Ratio" = days off per day of leave. Weekends follow the local working week.

Dates are generated from the open-source library python-holidays and automatically cross-checked against Nager.Date and the public Google Calendar holiday calendars; every holiday on a working day must be confirmed by a second source. Official announcements take precedence, especially for holidays that depend on the moon or are declared at short notice.

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