China Public Holidays
China has 15 national public holidays in 2026, observed across the whole country. Over the years covered here the calendar draws on 15 recurring holidays. 9 sit on the same calendar date every year, while 6 move (Lunisolar calendar). The same calendar applies nationwide, with no separate regional public holidays in this dataset.
Which public holidays does China have?
Every recurring national public holiday, how its date is decided, and the date it lands on in 2025, 2026 and 2027. Dates are computed from the rule, so Easter-linked and moon-linked holidays are correct for each individual year.
| Holiday | How the date is set | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Year's Dayๅ ๆฆ | Same date every year | |||
| Spring Festival (day 1)ๆฅ่ | Lunisolar calendar | |||
| Spring Festival (day 2)ๆฅ่ | Lunisolar calendar | |||
| Spring Festival (day 3)ๆฅ่ | Lunisolar calendar | |||
| International Women's Dayๅฝ้ ๅฆๅฅณ่ | Same date every year | |||
| Qingming Festivalๆธ ๆ่ ๆธ ๆ็ฏ | Lunisolar calendar | |||
| Labour Dayๅณๅจ่ | Same date every year | |||
| Youth Day้ๅนด่ | Same date every year | |||
| Dragon Boat Festival็ซฏๅ่ | Lunisolar calendar | |||
| Children's Dayๅ ญไธๅฟ็ซฅ่ | Same date every year | |||
| Army Dayๅปบๅ่ | Same date every year | |||
| Mid-Autumn Festivalไธญ็ง่ | Lunisolar calendar | |||
| National Day (day 1)ๅฝๅบ่ | Same date every year | |||
| National Day (day 2)ๅฝๅบ่ | Same date every year | |||
| National Day (day 3)ๅฝๅบ่ | Same date every year |
Which Chinese holidays are national and which are regional?
The 15 holidays above are national: they apply across China rather than in one area only. This dataset holds no separate sub-national calendar for China, so there is no regional layer to add. Individual towns and employers can still mark local days that are not national public holidays, and those are not covered here.
Which holidays move each year, and why?
6 of the 15 recurring holidays land on a different date each year. Here is the rule behind each group.
Same date every year (9)
The holiday is tied to one calendar date, so it lands on a different weekday each year but never changes date. In China this covers New Year's Day, International Women's Day, Labour Day, Youth Day and Children's Day, plus 4 more.
Lunisolar calendar (6)
The date follows a lunisolar calendar (Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese or Bengali), where months track the moon and are realigned to the solar year, so the Gregorian date moves within a window of several weeks. In China this covers Spring Festival (day 1), Spring Festival (day 2), Spring Festival (day 3), Qingming Festival and Dragon Boat Festival, plus 1 more.
When is the next public holiday in China?
The next 5 holidays on the 2027 calendar.
| Holiday | Date | Weekday |
|---|---|---|
| New Year's Day | Friday | |
| Spring Festival | Friday | |
| Spring Festival | SaturdayWeekend | |
| Spring Festival | SundayWeekend | |
| International Women's Day | Monday |
China public holiday calendars by year
Open a year for the full table with dates, weekdays and long-weekend counts.
Frequently asked questions
How many public holidays does China have?
China has 15 national public holidays in 2026 and 15 in 2027. The total can differ from year to year because holidays that fall on a weekend sometimes gain a substitute day, and because moon-based and Easter-based dates occasionally shift in or out of a calendar year.
Which Chinese public holidays fall on the same date every year?
Nine of them: New Year's Day (January 1), International Women's Day (March 8), Labour Day (May 1), Youth Day (May 4), Children's Day (June 1) and Army Day (August 1), plus 3 more. These are pinned to a calendar date, so only the weekday changes from year to year.
Which public holidays in China change date each year?
Six do: Spring Festival (day 1), Spring Festival (day 2), Spring Festival (day 3), Qingming Festival, Dragon Boat Festival and Mid-Autumn Festival. The reasons are lunisolar calendar, so the Gregorian date has to be recalculated for every year rather than copied forward.
Are there regional public holidays in China?
This dataset has no separate regional calendar for China, so the national public holidays listed here apply countrywide. Individual towns can still observe local days that are not public holidays nationally.
What happens when a public holiday in China falls on a weekend?
This dataset records no substitute days for China, so every date listed here is the holiday itself rather than a replacement weekday. That is not the same as saying none is granted: a number of countries move a weekend holiday onto a working day under national labour law without that rule being captured in the underlying data, so check a local source whenever a holiday lands on a Saturday or Sunday.
How to use this page
Public holidays shape the working year in China, closing many offices, banks and public services and shifting the rhythm of travel and shopping. If you are scheduling a delivery, a launch or a meeting with a Chinese team, the table at the top is the quickest check: it shows every recurring holiday side by side across 2025, 2026 and 2027, so you can see at a glance which dates are stable and which need looking up again next year. Where a holiday falls on a weekend and is taken on another day, it appears once, on the day off, with its calendar date beside it, so the totals here match the official ones rather than double counting.
For a single year with weekday counts and long weekends, open the year page for 2025, 2026 or 2027. To compare countries in one year, the 2026 worldwide overview lists every country we cover side by side. Dates come from the open date-holidays dataset and are recalculated per year from each holiday's rule. Always confirm official dates with a local authority before you commit to travel or contracts.