China Holidays in 2026

List of public holidays in China 2026 calendar

DateDayNameType
1st JanuaryThursdayNew Year's DayNational Holiday
3rd JanuarySaturdayNew Year’s HolidayNational Holiday
16th FebruaryMondaySpring Festival EveNational Holiday
17th FebruaryTuesdayLunar New YearNational Holiday
22nd FebruarySundaySpring Festival Golden Week holidayNational Holiday
23rd FebruaryMondaySpring Festival HolidayNational Holiday
3rd MarchTuesdayLantern FestivalObservance
8th MarchSundayInternational Women's DayHalf Day Holiday
12th MarchThursdayArbor DayObservance
20th MarchFridayZhonghe FestivalObservance
20th MarchFridayMarch EquinoxSeason
5th AprilSundayQing Ming JieNational Holiday
6th AprilMondayQing Ming Jie HolidayNational Holiday
1st MayFridayLabour DayNational Holiday
4th MayMondayYouth DayHalf Day Holiday
5th MayTuesdayLabour Day HolidayNational Holiday
1st JuneMondayChildren's DayObservance
19th JuneFridayDragon Boat FestivalNational Holiday
21st JuneSundayJune SolsticeSeason
21st JuneSundayDragon Boat Festival HolidayNational Holiday
1st JulyWednesdayCPC Founding DayObservance
11th JulySaturdayMaritime DayObservance
1st AugustSaturdayArmy DayObservance
19th AugustWednesdayChinese Valentine's DayObservance
27th AugustThursdaySpirit FestivalObservance
10th SeptemberThursdayTeachers' DayObservance
23rd SeptemberWednesdaySeptember EquinoxSeason
25th SeptemberFridayMid-Autumn FestivalNational Holiday
27th SeptemberSundayMid-Autumn Festival HolidayNational Holiday
1st OctoberThursdayNational DayNational Holiday
6th OctoberTuesdayNational Day Golden Week holidayNational Holiday
7th OctoberWednesdayNational Day HolidayNational Holiday
10th OctoberSaturdaySpecial Working DayWorking Day on a Weekend
18th OctoberSundayDouble Ninth FestivalObservance
8th NovemberSundayJournalists' DayObservance
22nd DecemberTuesdayDecember SolsticeSeason
25th DecemberFridayChristmas DayObservance
We strive to provide an accurate and up-to-date holiday's list for China. however, please note that some holidays dates may change. If you discover any discrepancies, kindly report to us.

Note: Some holidays are color-coded based on the types of holidays. For example -

  1. Public Holidays
  2. Local Holidays
  3. Other Holidays

Frequently Asked Questions

How many holidays in China this year in 2026?

There are 17 holidays in China in 2026

How to retrieve the China holidays list via API?

Simply make a GET request to v1/holidays?country=CN&year=2026 API to retrieve this list of China holidays. Here is an example using Node.js and our official package on NPM.

// Install the 11holidays package from NPM
// npm i 11holidays

import HolidaysApi from '11holidays';

const instance = new HolidaysApi(API_KEY);
const holidays = await instance.holidays.list({ country: 'CN', year: '2026'});
console.log(holidays);
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