China holiday calendar
Check your trip against China’s public holidays. See the 2027 festival dates while the full days-off and make-up workday schedule is pending.
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| Date | Day | Schedule |
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2027 festival dates
The festival date and the full holiday break are different things.
Make-up workday arrangements have not been announced. Expected in November 2026; that timing is an estimate. Status checked 2 November 2026.
| Festival | Festival date | Statutory days |
|---|---|---|
| New Year 元旦 | 2027-01-01 | 2027-01-01 |
| Spring Festival (Chinese New Year) 春节 | 2027-02-06 | 2027-02-05 to 2027-02-08 |
| Qingming Festival 清明节 | 2027-04-05 | 2027-04-05 |
| Labour Day 劳动节 | 2027-05-01 | 2027-05-01 to 2027-05-02 |
| Dragon Boat Festival 端午节 | 2027-06-09 | 2027-06-09 |
| Mid-Autumn Festival 中秋节 | 2027-09-15 | 2027-09-15 |
| National Day 国庆节 | 2027-10-01 | 2027-10-01 to 2027-10-03 |
Spring Festival falls on 6 February. Its statutory days also include New Year’s Eve, 5 February. The extended break and any working weekends await the annual notice. Dates: Hong Kong Observatory calendar. Statutory days: national holiday law.
How the calendar works and the confirmed 2026 schedule
What this means for your trip
Spring Festival, Labour Day and National Day are times to plan intercity journeys and accommodation early. A festival date alone does not tell you the length of the break. A make-up workday is an official working weekend, not another holiday.
This is the mainland national schedule. Local holidays and individual opening hours are not included. Unannounced 2027 dates are not assumed to be ordinary weekdays or weekends, and this tool does not forecast local crowds for them.
2026 at a glance
| Holiday | Days off (inclusive) | Make-up workdays |
|---|---|---|
| New Year 元旦 | 2026-01-01 to 2026-01-03 | 2026-01-04 |
| Spring Festival (Chinese New Year) 春节 | 2026-02-15 to 2026-02-23 | 2026-02-14, 2026-02-28 |
| Qingming Festival 清明节 | 2026-04-04 to 2026-04-06 | None |
| Labour Day 劳动节 | 2026-05-01 to 2026-05-05 | 2026-05-09 |
| Dragon Boat Festival 端午节 | 2026-06-19 to 2026-06-21 | None |
| Mid-Autumn Festival 中秋节 | 2026-09-25 to 2026-09-27 | None |
| National Day 国庆节 | 2026-10-01 to 2026-10-07 | 2026-09-20, 2026-10-10 |
Source: State Council notice for 2026, issued 4 November 2025. Official Beijing government copy.
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