China Calendar 2026: Public Holidays and Working Days
2026 public holiday list
| Date | Day | Holiday | Type | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 January | Thursday | New Year's Day (元旦) | Public holiday | 1 |
| 2 January | Friday | Day off (休息日（由 2026-01-04 调休）)substitute | Public holiday | 1 |
| 16 February | Monday | Chinese New Year's Eve (农历除夕) | Public holiday | 8 |
| 17 February | Tuesday | Chinese New Year (Spring Festival) (春节) | Public holiday | 8 |
| 18 February | Wednesday | Chinese New Year (Spring Festival) (春节) | Public holiday | 8 |
| 19 February | Thursday | Chinese New Year (Spring Festival) (春节) | Public holiday | 8 |
| 20 February | Friday | Day off (休息日（由 2026-02-14 调休）)substitute | Public holiday | 8 |
| 23 February | Monday | Day off (休息日（由 2026-02-28 调休）)substitute | Public holiday | 9 |
| 5 April | Sunday | Tomb-Sweeping Day (清明节) | Public holiday | 14 |
| 6 April | Monday | Tomb-Sweeping Day (清明节)substitute | Public holiday | 15 |
| 1 May | Friday | Labor Day (劳动节) | Public holiday | 18 |
| 2 May | Saturday | Labor Day (劳动节) | Public holiday | 18 |
| 4 May | Monday | Labor Day (劳动节)substitute | Public holiday | 19 |
| 5 May | Tuesday | Day off (休息日（由 2026-05-09 调休）)substitute | Public holiday | 19 |
| 19 June | Friday | Dragon Boat Festival (端午节) | Public holiday | 25 |
| 25 September | Friday | Mid-Autumn Festival (中秋节) | Public holiday | 39 |
| 1 October | Thursday | National Day (国庆节) | Public holiday | 40 |
| 2 October | Friday | National Day (国庆节) | Public holiday | 40 |
| 3 October | Saturday | National Day (国庆节) | Public holiday | 40 |
| 5 October | Monday | National Day (国庆节)substitute | Public holiday | 41 |
| 6 October | Tuesday | Day off (休息日（由 2026-09-20 调休）)substitute | Public holiday | 41 |
| 7 October | Wednesday | Day off (休息日（由 2026-10-10 调休）)substitute | Public holiday | 41 |
2026 working days by month
| Month | Days | Weekend | Weekday holidays | Half days | Working days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 21 |
| February | 28 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 16 |
| March | 31 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| April | 30 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 21 |
| May | 31 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 19 |
| June | 30 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 20.5 |
| July | 31 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
| August | 31 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| September | 30 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 22 |
| October | 31 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 18 |
| November | 30 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| December | 31 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
| Total | 365 | 98 | 19 | 1 | 247.5 |
Working days = weekdays − public holidays on weekdays − half of the half days. Regional holidays are not included.
Weekend days declared as official working days (make-up workdays) are counted as working days.
Long weekends and bridge days
- 1 January – 4 January: 4 days
- 14 February – 23 February: 10 days
- 4 April – 6 April: 3 days
- 1 May – 5 May: 5 days
- 19 June – 21 June: 3 days
- 25 September – 27 September: 3 days
- 1 October – 7 October: 7 days
Stock exchange closed (SZSE) (22)
| 1 January | Thursday | New Year's Day |
| 2 January | Friday | Day off |
| 16 February | Monday | Chinese New Year's Eve |
| 17 February | Tuesday | Chinese New Year (Spring Festival) |
| 18 February | Wednesday | Chinese New Year (Spring Festival) |
| 19 February | Thursday | Chinese New Year (Spring Festival) |
| 20 February | Friday | Day off |
| 23 February | Monday | Day off |
| 5 April | Sunday | Tomb-Sweeping Day |
| 6 April | Monday | Tomb-Sweeping Day |
| 1 May | Friday | Labor Day |
| 2 May | Saturday | Labor Day |
| 4 May | Monday | Labor Day |
| 5 May | Tuesday | Day off |
| 19 June | Friday | Dragon Boat Festival |
| 25 September | Friday | Mid-Autumn Festival |
| 1 October | Thursday | National Day |
| 2 October | Friday | National Day |
| 3 October | Saturday | National Day |
| 5 October | Monday | National Day |
| 6 October | Tuesday | Day off |
| 7 October | Wednesday | Day off |
Stock exchange closed (SSE) (22)
| 1 January | Thursday | New Year's Day |
| 2 January | Friday | Day off |
| 16 February | Monday | Chinese New Year's Eve |
| 17 February | Tuesday | Chinese New Year (Spring Festival) |
| 18 February | Wednesday | Chinese New Year (Spring Festival) |
| 19 February | Thursday | Chinese New Year (Spring Festival) |
| 20 February | Friday | Day off |
| 23 February | Monday | Day off |
| 5 April | Sunday | Tomb-Sweeping Day |
| 6 April | Monday | Tomb-Sweeping Day |
| 1 May | Friday | Labor Day |
| 2 May | Saturday | Labor Day |
| 4 May | Monday | Labor Day |
| 5 May | Tuesday | Day off |
| 19 June | Friday | Dragon Boat Festival |
| 25 September | Friday | Mid-Autumn Festival |
| 1 October | Thursday | National Day |
| 2 October | Friday | National Day |
| 3 October | Saturday | National Day |
| 5 October | Monday | National Day |
| 6 October | Tuesday | Day off |
| 7 October | Wednesday | Day off |
Other days (religious, bank, half day, school…) (10)
| Date | Day | Holiday | Type | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 January | Sunday | Weekend working day | Weekend working day | 1 |
| 14 February | Saturday | Weekend working day | Weekend working day | 7 |
| 28 February | Saturday | Weekend working day | Weekend working day | 9 |
| 8 March | Sunday | International Women's Day (国际妇女节) | Half day | 10 |
| 4 May | Monday | Youth Day (五四青年节) | Half day | 19 |
| 9 May | Saturday | Weekend working day | Weekend working day | 19 |
| 1 June | Monday | Children's Day (六一儿童节) | Half day | 23 |
| 1 August | Saturday | Army Day (建军节) | Half day | 31 |
| 20 September | Sunday | Weekend working day | Weekend working day | 38 |
| 10 October | Saturday | Weekend working day | Weekend working day | 41 |
2026 calendar (China holidays marked)
January 2026
| # | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||
| 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| 3 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| 4 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
| 5 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
February 2026
| # | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 1 | ||||||
| 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
| 8 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| 9 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
March 2026
| # | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 1 | ||||||
| 10 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
| 12 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| 13 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
| 14 | 30 | 31 |
April 2026
| # | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 15 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| 16 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
| 17 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
| 18 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
May 2026
| # | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| 19 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| 20 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
| 21 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
| 22 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
June 2026
| # | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| 24 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| 25 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
| 26 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
| 27 | 29 | 30 |
July 2026
| # | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 28 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| 29 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
| 30 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
| 31 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
August 2026
| # | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | 1 | 2 | |||||
| 32 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| 33 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
| 34 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
| 35 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| 36 | 31 |
September 2026
| # | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| 37 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| 38 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| 39 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
| 40 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
October 2026
| # | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||
| 41 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| 42 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| 43 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
| 44 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
November 2026
| # | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44 | 1 | ||||||
| 45 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| 46 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
| 47 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| 48 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
| 49 | 30 |
December 2026
| # | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| 50 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| 51 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| 52 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
| 53 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
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Frequently asked questions
How many public holidays does China have in 2026?
China has 13 public holidays in 2026; 10 fall on weekdays. There are also 4 half days.
How many working days are there in China in 2026?
China has 247.5 working days in 2026 (98 weekend days, 19 public holidays on weekdays, 1 half days). The most working days are in July (23), the fewest in February (16).
What is the longest break in 2026?
The longest continuous break is 14 February – 23 February, 10 days including the weekend.
Are there bridge days in 2026?
No, there is no holiday that a single day off would extend in 2026.
Which days are half days?
International Women's Day (8 March), Youth Day (4 May), Children's Day (1 June), Army Day (1 August) are half days.
When is the stock exchange closed in 2026?
SZSE: closed on 22 days. 1 January, 2 January, 16 February, 17 February, 18 February, 19 February, 20 February, 23 February, 5 April, 6 April, 1 May, 2 May, 4 May, 5 May, 19 June, 25 September, 1 October, 2 October, 3 October, 5 October, 6 October, 7 October. SSE: closed on 22 days. 1 January, 2 January, 16 February, 17 February, 18 February, 19 February, 20 February, 23 February, 5 April, 6 April, 1 May, 2 May, 4 May, 5 May, 19 June, 25 September, 1 October, 2 October, 3 October, 5 October, 6 October, 7 October.
When is the next public holiday?
The first public holiday after 6 October 2026 is New Year's Day: 1 January 2027, Friday.
Data: open-source python-holidays 0.105 and official announcements; generated 2026-10-05. Dates are for information; please confirm with the official source.