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🇨🇳 China public holidays 2026

China has 30 public holidays in 2026, plus 23 other observances and regional holidays. The first is New Year's Day on January 1 and the last is National Day Golden Week holiday on October 6.

17 of the public holidays fall on a weekday in 2026, so that's how many days off most workers get from them.

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All holidays in China in 2026

Date	Holiday	Type
January 1Thursday	New Year's Day元旦	Public holiday
January 2Friday	New Year's Holiday	Public holiday
January 3Saturday	New Year's Holiday	Public holiday
January 4Sunday	Special Working Day	Other
February 16Monday	Spring Festival Eve	Public holiday
February 17Tuesday	Chinese New Year (Spring Festival)春节	Public holiday
February 18Wednesday	Spring Festival Holiday	Public holiday
February 19Thursday	Spring Festival Holiday	Public holiday
February 21Saturday	Spring Festival Holiday	Public holiday
February 22Sunday	Spring Festival Holiday	Public holiday
February 23Monday	Spring Festival Holiday	Public holiday
February 28Saturday	Special Working Day	Other
March 3Tuesday	Lantern Festival	Observance
March 8Sunday	International Women's Day	Holiday
March 12Thursday	Arbor Day	Observance
March 20Friday	March Equinox	Observance
March 20Friday	Zhonghe Festival	Observance
April 4Saturday	Qing Ming Jie Holiday	Public holiday
April 5Sunday	Qing Ming Jie	Public holiday
April 6Monday	Qing Ming Jie Holiday	Public holiday
May 1Friday	Labour Day劳动节	Public holiday
May 2Saturday	Labour Day Holiday	Public holiday
May 3Sunday	Labour Day Holiday	Public holiday
May 4Monday	Youth Day	Holiday
May 4Monday	Labour Day Holiday	Public holiday
May 5Tuesday	Labour Day Holiday	Public holiday
May 9Saturday	Special Working Day	Other
June 1Monday	Children's Day	Observance
June 19Friday	Dragon Boat Festival端午节	Public holiday
June 20Saturday	Dragon Boat Festival Holiday	Public holiday
June 21Sunday	Dragon Boat Festival Holiday	Public holiday
June 21Sunday	June Solstice	Observance
July 1Wednesday	CPC Founding Day	Observance
July 11Saturday	Maritime Day	Observance
August 1Saturday	Army Day	Observance
August 19Wednesday	Chinese Valentine's Day	Observance
August 27Thursday	Spirit Festival	Observance
September 10Thursday	Teachers' Day	Observance
September 20Sunday	Special Working Day	Other
September 23Wednesday	September Equinox	Observance
September 25Friday	Mid-Autumn Festival中秋节	Public holiday
September 26Saturday	Mid-Autumn Festival Holiday	Public holiday
September 27Sunday	Mid-Autumn Festival Holiday	Public holiday
October 1Thursday	National Day国庆节	Public holiday
October 2Friday	National Day Holiday	Public holiday
October 3Saturday	National Day Holiday	Public holiday
October 4Sunday	National Day Holiday	Public holiday
October 5Monday	National Day Holiday	Public holiday
October 6Tuesday	National Day Golden Week holiday	Public holiday
October 10Saturday	Special Working Day	Other
November 8Sunday	Journalists' Day	Observance
December 22Tuesday	December Solstice	Observance
December 25Friday	Christmas Day	Observance