Public holidays in China

中国

Next holiday in China

New Year's Day

Fri, January 1, 2027 Estimated (not officially announced yet)

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Long weekends in 2026

3 or more days off in a row, including weekends

3-day weekend Thu, January 1 – Sat, January 3 New Year's Day, Day off
9-day weekend Sun, February 15 – Mon, February 23 Chinese New Year's Eve, Chinese New Year (Spring Festival), Day off
3-day weekend Sat, April 4 – Mon, April 6 Tomb-Sweeping Day
5-day weekend Fri, May 1 – Tue, May 5 Labor Day, Day off
3-day weekend Fri, June 19 – Sun, June 21 Dragon Boat Festival
3-day weekend Fri, September 25 – Sun, September 27 Mid-Autumn Festival
7-day weekend Thu, October 1 – Wed, October 7 National Day, Day off

Long weekends in 2027

3-day weekend Fri, January 1 – Sun, January 3 New Year's Day
6-day weekend Fri, February 5 – Wed, February 10 Chinese New Year's Eve, Chinese New Year (Spring Festival)
3-day weekend Sat, April 3 – Mon, April 5 Tomb-Sweeping Day
4-day weekend Sat, May 1 – Tue, May 4 Labor Day
5-day weekend Fri, October 1 – Tue, October 5 National Day

2026

22 nationwide

Thu, January 1 New Year's Day 元旦 Official
Fri, January 2 Day off Official
Mon, February 16 Chinese New Year's Eve 农历除夕 Official
Tue, February 17 Chinese New Year (Spring Festival) 春节 Official
Wed, February 18 Chinese New Year (Spring Festival) 春节 Official
Thu, February 19 Chinese New Year (Spring Festival) 春节 Official
Fri, February 20 Day off Official
Mon, February 23 Day off Official
Sun, April 5 Tomb-Sweeping Day 清明节 Official
Mon, April 6 Tomb-Sweeping Day observed 清明节（补假） Official
Fri, May 1 Labor Day 劳动节 Official
Sat, May 2 Labor Day 劳动节 Official
Mon, May 4 Labor Day observed 劳动节（补假） Official
Tue, May 5 Day off Official
Fri, June 19 Dragon Boat Festival 端午节 Official
Fri, September 25 Mid-Autumn Festival 中秋节 Official
Thu, October 1 National Day 国庆节 Official
Fri, October 2 National Day 国庆节 Official
Sat, October 3 National Day 国庆节 Official
Mon, October 5 National Day observed 国庆节（补假） Official
Tue, October 6 Day off Official
Wed, October 7 Day off Official

2027

19 nationwide

The government has not announced the 2027 days off yet. The dates below are estimates computed from the rules.

Fri, January 1 New Year's Day 元旦 Estimated
Fri, February 5 Chinese New Year's Eve 农历除夕 Estimated
Sat, February 6 Chinese New Year (Spring Festival) 春节 Estimated
Sun, February 7 Chinese New Year (Spring Festival) 春节 Estimated
Mon, February 8 Chinese New Year (Spring Festival) 春节 Estimated
Tue, February 9 Chinese New Year (Spring Festival) observed 春节（补假） Estimated
Wed, February 10 Chinese New Year (Spring Festival) observed 春节（补假） Estimated
Mon, April 5 Tomb-Sweeping Day 清明节 Estimated
Sat, May 1 Labor Day 劳动节 Estimated
Sun, May 2 Labor Day 劳动节 Estimated
Mon, May 3 Labor Day observed 劳动节（补假） Estimated
Tue, May 4 Labor Day observed 劳动节（补假） Estimated
Wed, June 9 Dragon Boat Festival 端午节 Estimated
Wed, September 15 Mid-Autumn Festival 中秋节 Estimated
Fri, October 1 National Day 国庆节 Estimated
Sat, October 2 National Day 国庆节 Estimated
Sun, October 3 National Day 国庆节 Estimated
Mon, October 4 National Day observed 国庆节（补假） Estimated
Tue, October 5 National Day observed 国庆节（补假） Estimated

2028

15 nationwide

The government has not announced the 2028 days off yet. The dates below are estimates computed from the rules.

Sat, January 1 New Year's Day 元旦 Estimated
Mon, January 3 New Year's Day observed 元旦（补假） Estimated
Tue, January 25 Chinese New Year's Eve 农历除夕 Estimated
Wed, January 26 Chinese New Year (Spring Festival) 春节 Estimated
Thu, January 27 Chinese New Year (Spring Festival) 春节 Estimated
Fri, January 28 Chinese New Year (Spring Festival) 春节 Estimated
Tue, April 4 Tomb-Sweeping Day 清明节 Estimated
Mon, May 1 Labor Day 劳动节 Estimated
Tue, May 2 Labor Day 劳动节 Estimated
Sun, May 28 Dragon Boat Festival 端午节 Estimated
Mon, May 29 Dragon Boat Festival observed 端午节（补假） Estimated
Sun, October 1 National Day 国庆节 Estimated
Mon, October 2 National Day 国庆节 Estimated
Tue, October 3 Mid-Autumn Festival 中秋节 Estimated
Tue, October 3 National Day 国庆节 Estimated
Wed, October 4 National Day observed 国庆节（补假） Estimated

2025

19 nationwide

Wed, January 1 New Year's Day 元旦 Rule
Tue, January 28 Chinese New Year's Eve 农历除夕 Rule
Wed, January 29 Chinese New Year (Spring Festival) 春节 Rule
Thu, January 30 Chinese New Year (Spring Festival) 春节 Rule
Fri, January 31 Chinese New Year (Spring Festival) 春节 Rule
Mon, February 3 Day off Rule
Tue, February 4 Day off Rule
Fri, April 4 Tomb-Sweeping Day 清明节 Rule
Thu, May 1 Labor Day 劳动节 Rule
Fri, May 2 Labor Day 劳动节 Rule
Mon, May 5 Day off Rule
Sat, May 31 Dragon Boat Festival 端午节 Rule
Mon, June 2 Dragon Boat Festival observed 端午节（补假） Rule
Wed, October 1 National Day 国庆节 Rule
Thu, October 2 National Day 国庆节 Rule
Fri, October 3 National Day 国庆节 Rule
Mon, October 6 Mid-Autumn Festival 中秋节 Rule
Tue, October 7 Day off Rule
Wed, October 8 Day off Rule

Weekend days that become working days

To create longer breaks, some weekend days are made working days in exchange for days off.

Sun, January 26, 2025 Working day in exchange for the day off on Mon, February 3
Sat, February 8, 2025 Working day in exchange for the day off on Tue, February 4
Sun, April 27, 2025 Working day in exchange for the day off on Mon, May 5
Sun, September 28, 2025 Working day in exchange for the day off on Tue, October 7
Sat, October 11, 2025 Working day in exchange for the day off on Wed, October 8
Sun, January 4, 2026 Working day in exchange for the day off on Fri, January 2
Sat, February 14, 2026 Working day in exchange for the day off on Fri, February 20
Sat, February 28, 2026 Working day in exchange for the day off on Mon, February 23
Sat, May 9, 2026 Working day in exchange for the day off on Tue, May 5
Sun, September 20, 2026 Working day in exchange for the day off on Tue, October 6
Sat, October 10, 2026 Working day in exchange for the day off on Wed, October 7

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About this data

Official: Matches the government’s official announcement or data
Rule: Computed from the legal rules (not yet checked against official data)
Estimated: Not yet announced, or depends on moon sighting and may change

Checked against official government data for 2026 — https://www.gov.cn/gongbao/2025/issue_12406/202511/content_7048922.html
Holidays are computed with python-holidays (MIT license; python-holidays 0.106 (MIT)).
Use as JSON: /api/v1/country/cn.json

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