# Public holidays in China 2024

China has 19 public holidays in 2024. 17 fall on a weekday and 2 on the weekend, with 2 substitute days off marked as observed, which leaves 251 working days out of 366. The weekend is Saturday and Sunday.

Note: China moves weekend days to build longer breaks around the Spring Festival and National Day. The Saturdays and Sundays that become official working days are listed on the page and counted as working days; the arrangement for each year is announced by the State Council in November or December of the previous year.

- Source: OpenWorkdays, https://openworkdays.com/china/2024/ (dataset holidays 0.103, CC BY 4.0)
- JSON: https://openworkdays.com/api/v1/cn/2024.json
- iCalendar: https://openworkdays.com/api/v1/cn/2024.ics
- CSV: https://openworkdays.com/api/v1/cn/2024.csv
- All years: https://openworkdays.com/api/v1/cn.json

## Summary 2024

| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Public holidays | 19 |
| Substitute days off (observed) | 2 |
| Holidays on weekdays | 19 |
| Holidays on the weekend | 2 |
| Weekend days | 96 |
| Working days | 251 |
| Calendar days | 366 |

## Holiday dates 2024

| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-01-01 | Monday | New Year's Day |
| 2024-02-10 | Saturday | Chinese New Year (Spring Festival) |
| 2024-02-11 | Sunday | Chinese New Year (Spring Festival) |
| 2024-02-12 | Monday | Chinese New Year (Spring Festival) |
| 2024-02-13 | Tuesday | Chinese New Year (Spring Festival) (observed) |
| 2024-02-14 | Wednesday | Chinese New Year (Spring Festival) (observed) |
| 2024-02-15 | Thursday | Day off (substituted from 02/04/2024) |
| 2024-02-16 | Friday | Day off (substituted from 02/18/2024) |
| 2024-04-04 | Thursday | Tomb-Sweeping Day |
| 2024-04-05 | Friday | Day off (substituted from 04/07/2024) |
| 2024-05-01 | Wednesday | Labor Day |
| 2024-05-02 | Thursday | Day off (substituted from 04/28/2024) |
| 2024-05-03 | Friday | Day off (substituted from 05/11/2024) |
| 2024-06-10 | Monday | Dragon Boat Festival |
| 2024-09-16 | Monday | Day off (substituted from 09/14/2024) |
| 2024-09-17 | Tuesday | Mid-Autumn Festival |
| 2024-10-01 | Tuesday | National Day |
| 2024-10-02 | Wednesday | National Day |
| 2024-10-03 | Thursday | National Day |
| 2024-10-04 | Friday | Day off (substituted from 09/29/2024) |
| 2024-10-07 | Monday | Day off (substituted from 10/12/2024) |

Observed marks a substitute day off granted because the holiday itself falls on a weekend.

Weekend days that are official working days in 2024: Sun 4 February 2024, Sun 18 February 2024, Sun 7 April 2024, Sun 28 April 2024, Sat 11 May 2024, Sat 14 September 2024, Sun 29 September 2024, Sat 12 October 2024. They are counted as working days.

## Working days per month in 2024

A working day is any day that is neither a weekend day (Saturday and Sunday) nor a public holiday.

| Month | Calendar days | Weekend days | Holidays on weekdays | Working days |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---:|
| January 2024 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 22 |
| February 2024 | 29 | 6 | 5 | 18 |
| March 2024 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 21 |
| April 2024 | 30 | 6 | 2 | 22 |
| May 2024 | 31 | 7 | 3 | 21 |
| June 2024 | 30 | 10 | 1 | 19 |
| July 2024 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| August 2024 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 22 |
| September 2024 | 30 | 7 | 2 | 21 |
| October 2024 | 31 | 7 | 5 | 19 |
| November 2024 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 21 |
| December 2024 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 22 |
| Total 2024 | 366 | 96 | 19 | 251 |

## Long weekends in 2024

Breaks of three days or more that need no annual leave.

- 3 days, Sat 30 December 2023 to Mon 1 January 2024: New Year's Day
- 8 days, Sat 10 to Sat 17 February 2024: Chinese New Year (Spring Festival), Day off (substituted from 02/04/2024), Day off (substituted from 02/18/2024)
- 3 days, Thu 4 to Sat 6 April 2024: Tomb-Sweeping Day, Day off (substituted from 04/07/2024)
- 5 days, Wed 1 to Sun 5 May 2024: Labor Day, Day off (substituted from 04/28/2024), Day off (substituted from 05/11/2024)
- 3 days, Sat 8 to Mon 10 June 2024: Dragon Boat Festival
- 3 days, Sun 15 to Tue 17 September 2024: Day off (substituted from 09/14/2024), Mid-Autumn Festival
- 7 days, Tue 1 to Mon 7 October 2024: National Day, Day off (substituted from 09/29/2024), Day off (substituted from 10/12/2024)

## Bridge days in 2024

No single day of leave creates a break of four days or more in 2024.

## Questions about 2024 in China

**How many working days are there in China in 2024?** 251 working days. 2024 has 366 days, 96 of them weekend days and 19 public holidays on weekdays.

**How many public holidays does China have in 2024?** 19 public holidays, plus 2 substitute days off. 2 fall on the weekend.

**What counts as the weekend in China?** Saturday and Sunday.

## Other years

- [China 2024](https://openworkdays.com/china/2024.md)
- [China 2025](https://openworkdays.com/china/2025.md)
- [China 2026](https://openworkdays.com/china/2026.md)
- [China 2027](https://openworkdays.com/china/2027.md)
- [China 2028](https://openworkdays.com/china/2028.md)
- [China 2029](https://openworkdays.com/china/2029.md)
- [China 2030](https://openworkdays.com/china/2030.md)

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