Holidays and Observances in China in 2026
| Date | Name | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | Thursday | New Year's Day | National Holiday |
| Feb 16 | Monday | Spring Festival Eve | National Holiday |
| Feb 17 | Tuesday | Chinese New Year | National Holiday |
| Feb 18 | Wednesday | Spring Festival Golden Week holiday | National Holiday |
| Feb 19 | Thursday | Spring Festival Golden Week holiday | National Holiday |
| Feb 20 | Friday | Spring Festival Golden Week holiday | National Holiday |
| Feb 21 | Saturday | Spring Festival Golden Week holiday | National Holiday |
| Feb 22 | Sunday | Spring Festival Golden Week holiday | National Holiday |
| Mar 3 | Tuesday | Lantern Festival | Observance |
| Mar 8 | Sunday | International Women's Day | Half day holiday |
| Mar 12 | Thursday | Arbor Day | Observance |
| Mar 20 | Friday | Zhonghe Festival | Observance |
| Mar 20 | Friday | March Equinox | Season |
| Apr 5 | Sunday | Qing Ming Jie | National Holiday |
| Apr 6 | Monday | Qing Ming Jie holiday | National Holiday |
| May 1 | Friday | Labour Day | National Holiday |
| May 4 | Monday | Youth Day | Half day holiday |
| Jun 1 | Monday | Children's Day | Other Observance |
| Jun 19 | Friday | Dragon Boat Festival | National Holiday |
| Jun 21 | Sunday | June Solstice | Season |
| Jul 1 | Wednesday | CPC Founding Day | Other Observance |
| Jul 11 | Saturday | Maritime Day | Other Observance |
| Aug 1 | Saturday | Army Day | Other Observance |
| Aug 19 | Wednesday | Chinese Valentine's Day | Observance |
| Aug 27 | Thursday | Spirit Festival | Observance |
| Sep 10 | Thursday | Teachers' Day | Observance |
| Sep 23 | Wednesday | September Equinox | Season |
| Sep 25 | Friday | Mid-Autumn Festival | National Holiday |
| Oct 1 | Thursday | National Day | National Holiday |
| Oct 2 | Friday | National Day Golden Week Holiday | National Holiday |
| Oct 3 | Saturday | National Day Golden Week holiday | National Holiday |
| Oct 4 | Sunday | National Day Golden Week holiday | National Holiday |
| Oct 5 | Monday | National Day Golden Week holiday | National Holiday |
| Oct 6 | Tuesday | National Day Golden Week holiday | National Holiday |
| Oct 18 | Sunday | Double Ninth Festival | Observance |
| Nov 8 | Sunday | Journalists' Day | Other Observance |
| Dec 22 | Tuesday | December Solstice | Season |
| Dec 25 | Friday | Christmas Day | Observance |
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