Chinese National Holidays - Year of Red Horse
The National Day might become an 8-day holiday, if the Chinese Moon Festival (Mid-Fall Festival) falls on the previous weekend or same week of the National Day, then the golden-week holiday will include extra 1-day holiday for Chinese Moon Festival. The other 7-day holiday is the Spring Festival of Chinese New Year. Chinese employees who work on the national holidays can have double-time pay. They might have triple pay on the day of the festival.
2026 is the 4723rd Chinese year. The 2026 Chinese New Year Day is on Tuesday, February 17, 2026. 2026 is the year of Red Horse.
2026 Chinese Public Holidays
The latest revised version of Chinese Public National Holidays was published by People Republic China Government in December, 2013.
| 2026 Chinese National Holidays | |||
| Holiday | Date | Day Off | |
| New Year's Day | Thursday, January 1, 2026 | 1/1/2026 - 1/3/2026 | |
| Chinese New Year Day | Tuesday, February 17, 2026 | 2/15/2026 - 2/21/2026 | |
| Qing-Ming/Tomb Sweeping | Sunday, April 5, 2026 | 4/4/2026 - 4/6/2026 | |
| May Labor Day | Sunday, April 5, 2026 | 5/1/2026 - 5/3/2026 | |
| Dragon Boat Festival | Friday, June 19, 2026 | 6/19/2026 - 6/21/2026 | |
| Mid-Autumn Festival | Friday, September 25, 2026 | 9/25/2026 - 9/27/2026 | |
| National Day | Thursday, October 1, 2026 | 10/1/2026 - 10/7/2026 | |
The following Chinese public national holidays and adjusted working days are calculated using the holiday patterns of the past 10 years. After People Republic China Government announces the coming national holidays, we will modify it if necessary. In the following weekly calendar lines, the color of red indicates the holidays and the color of blue indicates the working days. This should help people who have business relationships at China or people who plan a trip to China.
New Year's Day
New Year's Day is on Thursday, January 1, 2026. It's a Chinese public holiday.
| January | ||||||
| New Year’s Day | ||||||
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
New Year’s Day is on Thursday, January 1, 2026. Sunday, January 4, 2026 is a working day to compensate Friday, January 2, 2026.
Chinese New Year - Spring Festival
Chinese New Year is the first lunar day of the first lunar month. 2026 Chinese New Year Day is on Tuesday, February 17, 2026. The official Chinese New Year holidays are from Chinese New Year Day to the third lunar day of the first lunar month. The Spring Festival will be adjusted to one-Week holiday.
| February | ||||||
| Chinese New Year | ||||||
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
| 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
Chinese New Year is on Tuesday, February 17, 2026. Saturday, February 14, 2026 is a working day to compensate Monday, February 16, 2026. Sunday, February 22, 2026 is a working day to compensate Friday, February 20, 2026.
Ching-Ming (Qing-Ming) - Tomb-Sweeping Day
Chinese Tomb-Sweeping Day is the 5th solar segment point of 2026, which is the day when sun enters the 15th degree on the tropical zodiac. 2026 Chinese Ching-Ming Jie is on Sunday, April 5, 2026. It's a one-day holiday.
| April | ||||||
| Ching-Ming/Tomb Sweeping Day | ||||||
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | 30 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
Ching-Ming/Tomb Sweeping Day is on Sunday, April 5, 2026. Ching-Ming/Tomb Sweeping Day holiday is on Monday, April 6, 2026.
May Day - Labor Day
May Day is the Labor Day. 2026 Chinese May Day is on Friday, May 1, 2026. It's a one-day holiday.
| May | ||||||
| Labor Day | ||||||
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
Labor Day is on Friday, May 1, 2026.
Duan Wu Jie - Dragon Boat Festival
Chinese Dragon Boat Festival is the 5th lunar day of the 5th lunar month. 2026 Dragon Boat Festival is on Friday, June 19, 2026. It's a one-day holiday.
| June | ||||||
| Chinese Dragon Boat Festival | ||||||
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
Chinese Dragon Boat Festival is on Friday, June 19, 2026.
Mid-Autumn Festival - Moon Festival
Chinese Moon Festival is the 15th lunar day of the 8th lunar month. 2026 Mid-Autumn Festival is on Friday, September 25, 2026. It's a one-day holiday.
| September | ||||||
| Chinese Moon Festival | ||||||
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
| 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Chinese Moon Festival is on Friday, September 25, 2026.
National Day
2026 Chinese National Day is on Thursday, October 1, 2026. It's a 3-day national holiday. The National Day will be adjusted to one-Week holiday from October 1st to October 7th.
| October | ||||||
| National Day | ||||||
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
National Day is on Thursday, October 1, 2026. Sunday, September 27, 2026 is a working day to compensate Tuesday, October 6, 2026. Monday, January 8, 1900 is a working day to compensate Wednesday, October 7, 2026.
2025 Chinese National Holidays
2027 Chinese National Holidays