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. 8 weekend days are official working days and counted as such. The weekend is Saturday and Sunday.
19public holidays
19weekday days off, substitutes included
251working days in 2024
96weekend days
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.
Holiday dates 2024
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | New Year's Day | |
| Saturday weekend | Chinese New Year (Spring Festival) | |
| Sunday weekend | Chinese New Year (Spring Festival) | |
| Monday | Chinese New Year (Spring Festival) | |
| Tuesday | Chinese New Year (Spring Festival) observed | |
| Wednesday | Chinese New Year (Spring Festival) observed | |
| Thursday | Day off (substituted from 02/04/2024) | |
| Friday | Day off (substituted from 02/18/2024) | |
| Thursday | Tomb-Sweeping Day | |
| Friday | Day off (substituted from 04/07/2024) | |
| Wednesday | Labor Day | |
| Thursday | Day off (substituted from 04/28/2024) | |
| Friday | Day off (substituted from 05/11/2024) | |
| Monday | Dragon Boat Festival | |
| Monday | Day off (substituted from 09/14/2024) | |
| Tuesday | Mid-Autumn Festival | |
| Tuesday | National Day | |
| Wednesday | National Day | |
| Thursday | National Day | |
| Friday | Day off (substituted from 09/29/2024) | |
| 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 in the table below and in the calculator.
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. Holidays that fall on the weekend do not reduce the count.
| 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 |
public holidayweekendbridge day
Jan22 wd
Feb18 wd
Mar21 wd
Apr22 wd
May21 wd
Jun19 wd
Jul23 wd
Aug22 wd
Sep21 wd
Oct19 wd
Nov21 wd
Dec22 wd
Long weekends and bridge days in 2024
Breaks of three days or more that need no annual leave at all.
- 3 daysSat 30 December 2023 to Mon 1 January 2024New Year's Day
- 8 daysSat 10 to Sat 17 February 2024Chinese New Year (Spring Festival), Day off (substituted from 02/04/2024), Day off (substituted from 02/18/2024)
- 3 daysThu 4 to Sat 6 April 2024Tomb-Sweeping Day, Day off (substituted from 04/07/2024)
- 5 daysWed 1 to Sun 5 May 2024Labor Day, Day off (substituted from 04/28/2024), Day off (substituted from 05/11/2024)
- 3 daysSat 8 to Mon 10 June 2024Dragon Boat Festival
- 3 daysSun 15 to Tue 17 September 2024Day off (substituted from 09/14/2024), Mid-Autumn Festival
- 7 daysTue 1 to Mon 7 October 2024National Day, Day off (substituted from 09/29/2024), Day off (substituted from 10/12/2024)
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.
- Which 2024 holidays fall on a weekend?
- Chinese New Year (Spring Festival) (10 February 2024), Chinese New Year (Spring Festival) (11 February 2024).
- What counts as the weekend in China?
- Saturday and Sunday. The calculator lets you change this if your organisation works a different week.
- What about 2025?
- See public holidays in China 2025.
Cite or reuse this data
China has 19 public holidays and 251 working days in 2024.
Source: OpenWorkdays, https://openworkdays.com/china/2024/ (dataset holidays 0.103, CC BY 4.0).
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