Public holidays in Taiwan 2026
Taiwan has 16 public holidays in 2026. 10 fall on a weekday and 6 on the weekend, with 6 substitute days off marked as observed, which leaves 245 working days out of 365. The weekend is Saturday and Sunday.
16public holidays
16weekday days off, substitutes included
245working days in 2026
104weekend days
Holiday dates 2026
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday | Founding Day of the Republic of China | |
| Sunday weekend | Chinese New Year's Eve | |
| Monday | Chinese New Year's Eve | |
| Tuesday | Chinese New Year | |
| Wednesday | Chinese New Year | |
| Thursday | Chinese New Year | |
| Friday | Chinese New Year's Eve observed | |
| Friday | Peace Memorial Day observed | |
| Saturday weekend | Peace Memorial Day | |
| Friday | Children's Day observed | |
| Saturday weekend | Children's Day | |
| Sunday weekend | Tomb-Sweeping Day | |
| Monday | Tomb-Sweeping Day observed | |
| Friday | Labor Day | |
| Friday | Dragon Boat Festival | |
| Friday | Mid-Autumn Festival | |
| Monday | Confucius' Birthday | |
| Friday | National Day observed | |
| Saturday weekend | National Day | |
| Sunday weekend | Taiwan Restoration and Guningtou Victory Memorial Day | |
| Monday | Taiwan Restoration and Guningtou Victory Memorial Day observed | |
| Friday | Constitution Day |
Observed marks a substitute day off granted because the holiday itself falls on a weekend.
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 | 9 | 1 | 21 |
| February 2026 | 28 | 8 | 6 | 14 |
| March 2026 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 22 |
| April 2026 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 20 |
| May 2026 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 20 |
| June 2026 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 21 |
| July 2026 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| August 2026 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 21 |
| September 2026 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 20 |
| October 2026 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 20 |
| November 2026 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 21 |
| December 2026 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 22 |
| Total 2026 | 365 | 104 | 16 | 245 |
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Long weekends and bridge days in 2026
Breaks of three days or more that need no annual leave at all.
- 9 daysSat 14 to Sun 22 February 2026Chinese New Year's Eve, Chinese New Year
- 3 daysFri 27 February to Sun 1 March 2026Peace Memorial Day
- 4 daysFri 3 to Mon 6 April 2026Children's Day, Tomb-Sweeping Day
- 3 daysFri 1 to Sun 3 May 2026Labor Day
- 3 daysFri 19 to Sun 21 June 2026Dragon Boat Festival
- 4 daysFri 25 to Mon 28 September 2026Mid-Autumn Festival, Confucius' Birthday
- 3 daysFri 9 to Sun 11 October 2026National Day
- 3 daysSat 24 to Mon 26 October 2026Taiwan Restoration and Guningtou Victory Memorial Day
- 3 daysFri 25 to Sun 27 December 2026Constitution Day
Take one day of leave on the date shown and turn a holiday into a longer break.
- 4 daysTake off Friday 2 January 2026 for Thu 1 to Sun 4 January 2026Founding Day of the Republic of China
Questions about 2026 in Taiwan
- How many working days are there in Taiwan in 2026?
- 245 working days. 2026 has 365 days, 104 of them weekend days and 16 public holidays on weekdays.
- How many public holidays does Taiwan have in 2026?
- 16 public holidays, plus 6 substitute days off. 6 fall on the weekend.
- Which 2026 holidays fall on a weekend?
- Chinese New Year's Eve (15 February 2026), Peace Memorial Day (28 February 2026), Children's Day (4 April 2026), Tomb-Sweeping Day (5 April 2026), National Day (10 October 2026), Taiwan Restoration and Guningtou Victory Memorial Day (25 October 2026).
- What counts as the weekend in Taiwan?
- Saturday and Sunday. The calculator lets you change this if your organisation works a different week.
- What about 2027?
- See public holidays in Taiwan 2027 or go back to 2025.
Cite or reuse this data
Taiwan has 16 public holidays and 245 working days in 2026.
Source: OpenWorkdays, https://openworkdays.com/taiwan/2026/ (dataset holidays 0.103, CC BY 4.0).
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