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Public holidays in China in 2026
China has 15 public holidays in 2026, 11 of them on working days, leaving 250 working days. 7 fall on a Monday or Friday, giving a long weekend automatically.
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan 2026 | Thursday | New Year's Day |
| 16 Feb 2026 | Monday | Spring Festival |
| 17 Feb 2026 | Tuesday | Spring Festival |
| 18 Feb 2026 | Wednesday | Spring Festival |
| 8 Mar 2026 | Sunday | International Women's Day |
| 5 Apr 2026 | Sunday | Qingming Festival |
| 1 May 2026 | Friday | Labour Day |
| 4 May 2026 | Monday | Youth Day |
| 1 Jun 2026 | Monday | Children's Day |
| 19 Jun 2026 | Friday | Dragon Boat Festival |
| 1 Aug 2026 | Saturday | Army Day |
| 25 Sept 2026 | Friday | Mid-Autumn Festival |
| 1 Oct 2026 | Thursday | National Day |
| 2 Oct 2026 | Friday | National Day |
| 3 Oct 2026 | Saturday | National Day |
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Long weekends in China, 2026
Take one day of leave to turn these holidays into four-day (or longer) weekends:
- 1 Jan 2026 – 4 Jan 2026: book Friday 2 Jan 2026 (New Year's Day)
- 13 Feb 2026 – 18 Feb 2026: book Friday 13 Feb 2026 (Spring Festival)
- 6 Mar 2026 – 8 Mar 2026: book Friday 6 Mar 2026 (International Women's Day)
- 3 Apr 2026 – 5 Apr 2026: book Friday 3 Apr 2026 (Qingming Festival)
- 30 Apr 2026 – 4 May 2026: book Thursday 30 Apr 2026 (Labour Day, Youth Day)
- 29 May 2026 – 1 Jun 2026: book Friday 29 May 2026 (Children's Day)
- 18 Jun 2026 – 21 Jun 2026: book Thursday 18 Jun 2026 (Dragon Boat Festival)
- 31 Jul 2026 – 2 Aug 2026: book Friday 31 Jul 2026 (Army Day)
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