Public holidays in China 2026
China has 19 public holidays in 2026. 16 fall on a weekday and 3 on the weekend, with 3 substitute days off marked as observed, which leaves 248 working days out of 365. 6 weekend days are official working days and counted as such. The weekend is Saturday and Sunday.
19public holidays
19weekday days off, substitutes included
248working days in 2026
98weekend 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 2026
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday | New Year's Day | |
| Friday | Day off (substituted from 01/04/2026) | |
| Monday | Chinese New Year's Eve | |
| Tuesday | Chinese New Year (Spring Festival) | |
| Wednesday | Chinese New Year (Spring Festival) | |
| Thursday | Chinese New Year (Spring Festival) | |
| Friday | Day off (substituted from 02/14/2026) | |
| Monday | Day off (substituted from 02/28/2026) | |
| Sunday weekend | Tomb-Sweeping Day | |
| Monday | Tomb-Sweeping Day observed | |
| Friday | Labor Day | |
| Saturday weekend | Labor Day | |
| Monday | Labor Day observed | |
| Tuesday | Day off (substituted from 05/09/2026) | |
| Friday | Dragon Boat Festival | |
| Friday | Mid-Autumn Festival | |
| Thursday | National Day | |
| Friday | National Day | |
| Saturday weekend | National Day | |
| Monday | National Day observed | |
| Tuesday | Day off (substituted from 09/20/2026) | |
| Wednesday | Day off (substituted from 10/10/2026) |
Observed marks a substitute day off granted because the holiday itself falls on a weekend.
Weekend days that are official working days in 2026: Sun 4 January 2026, Sat 14 February 2026, Sat 28 February 2026, Sat 9 May 2026, Sun 20 September 2026, Sat 10 October 2026. They are counted as working days in the table below and in the calculator.
Working days per month in 2026
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 2026 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 21 |
| February 2026 | 28 | 6 | 6 | 16 |
| March 2026 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 22 |
| April 2026 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 21 |
| May 2026 | 31 | 9 | 3 | 19 |
| June 2026 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 21 |
| July 2026 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| August 2026 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 21 |
| September 2026 | 30 | 7 | 1 | 22 |
| October 2026 | 31 | 8 | 5 | 18 |
| November 2026 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 21 |
| December 2026 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| Total 2026 | 365 | 98 | 19 | 248 |
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Jan21 wd
Feb16 wd
Mar22 wd
Apr21 wd
May19 wd
Jun21 wd
Jul23 wd
Aug21 wd
Sep22 wd
Oct18 wd
Nov21 wd
Dec23 wd
Long weekends and bridge days in 2026
Breaks of three days or more that need no annual leave at all.
- 3 daysThu 1 to Sat 3 January 2026New Year's Day, Day off (substituted from 01/04/2026)
- 9 daysSun 15 to Mon 23 February 2026Chinese New Year's Eve, Chinese New Year (Spring Festival), Day off (substituted from 02/14/2026), Day off (substituted from 02/28/2026)
- 3 daysSat 4 to Mon 6 April 2026Tomb-Sweeping Day
- 5 daysFri 1 to Tue 5 May 2026Labor Day, Day off (substituted from 05/09/2026)
- 3 daysFri 19 to Sun 21 June 2026Dragon Boat Festival
- 3 daysFri 25 to Sun 27 September 2026Mid-Autumn Festival
- 7 daysThu 1 to Wed 7 October 2026National Day, Day off (substituted from 09/20/2026), Day off (substituted from 10/10/2026)
Questions about 2026 in China
- How many working days are there in China in 2026?
- 248 working days. 2026 has 365 days, 98 of them weekend days and 19 public holidays on weekdays.
- How many public holidays does China have in 2026?
- 19 public holidays, plus 3 substitute days off. 3 fall on the weekend.
- Which 2026 holidays fall on a weekend?
- Tomb-Sweeping Day (5 April 2026), Labor Day (2 May 2026), National Day (3 October 2026).
- 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 2027?
- See public holidays in China 2027 or go back to 2025.
Cite or reuse this data
China has 19 public holidays and 248 working days in 2026.
Source: OpenWorkdays, https://openworkdays.com/china/2026/ (dataset holidays 0.103, CC BY 4.0).
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