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Chinese New Year (Spring Festival) in China

2028 holiday dates

Wednesday, 26 January 2028

Estimated / awaiting confirmation

This is the first listed date for this year; a separate observance date has not been assigned.

About Chinese New Year (Spring Festival)

Mainland China has 13 statutory holiday days: New Year 1; Spring Festival 4 (Lunar New Year eve and lunar days 1-3); Qingming 1; Labour Day 2 (May 1-2); Dragon Boat 1; Mid-Autumn 1; National Day 3 (October 1-3). This is distinct from the annual closure calendar, which also includes weekends and adjusted days off. Hong Kong, Macao, regional ethnic holidays and group-specific half-days are outside this national calendar.

This guide separates the statutory core from the official annual closure arrangement. Supported dates and status are listed below.

The shared long-weekend planner assumes a regular weekend and cannot subtract officially adjusted working weekends. Its calculated breaks are illustrative, not the official China work calendar. For 2026, January 4, February 14 and 28, May 9, September 20 and October 10 are WORKING DAYS. In particular, the official New Year break ends January 3, not January 4; the Spring Festival break starts February 15, not February 14. None of these six working dates is stored as a holiday. Calendar/ICS downloads contain only listed holiday or closure dates; they do not encode working-day overrides. PDF sources and page notes explain the adjustments.

Public holiday / closure dates

  • — Public of holiday period · Estimated / awaiting confirmation
  • — Public of holiday period · Estimated / awaiting confirmation
  • — Public of holiday period · Estimated / awaiting confirmation

Bank, office and school arrangements require the applicable authority or institution notice. Missing scope data does not mean open.

Next supported occurrence

Saturday, 6 February 2027 · Estimated / awaiting confirmation

Next listed holiday day on or after today; this can be a closure day rather than the festival date.

2026 dates

  • — Public of holiday periodConfirmed — source checked
  • — Public of holiday periodConfirmed — source checked
  • — Public of holiday periodConfirmed — source checked

2027 dates

  • — Public of holiday periodEstimated / awaiting confirmation
  • — Public of holiday periodEstimated / awaiting confirmation
  • — Public of holiday periodEstimated / awaiting confirmation

Official sources and date status

Recorded confirmation and independent source review are shown separately. An institution-specific notice does not establish closure for every employer or school.

www.gov.cn

Statutory framework; future annual arrangements pending

Awaiting Confirmation · Scope: planning · Checked 2026-10-01

The 2028 official annual arrangement was not located as of 1 October 2026. Only supported statutory core dates are shown. The shared long-weekend planner assumes a regular weekend and cannot subtract officially adjusted working weekends. Its calculated breaks are illustrative, not the official China work calendar. For 2026, January 4, February 14 and 28, May 9, September 20 and October 10 are WORKING DAYS. In particular, the official New Year break ends January 3, not January 4; the Spring Festival break starts February 15, not February 14. None of these six working dates is stored as a holiday. Calendar/ICS downloads contain only listed holiday or closure dates; they do not encode working-day overrides. PDF sources and page notes explain the adjustments.

www.gov.cn

Official holiday calendar or legal framework

Confirmed · Scope: public · Checked 2026-10-01

Mainland China has 13 statutory holiday days: New Year 1; Spring Festival 4 (Lunar New Year eve and lunar days 1-3); Qingming 1; Labour Day 2 (May 1-2); Dragon Boat 1; Mid-Autumn 1; National Day 3 (October 1-3). This is distinct from the annual closure calendar, which also includes weekends and adjusted days off. Hong Kong, Macao, regional ethnic holidays and group-specific half-days are outside this national calendar.

www.hko.gov.hk

HKO Gregorian-Lunar conversion table 2028

Provisional · Scope: public · Checked 2026-10-01

Statutory public holiday core day; counts toward the 13-day legal entitlement. PROVISIONAL Gregorian festival date supported by the Hong Kong Observatory conversion table and statutory lunar/solar rule. Official 2028 annual arrangement was not located as of 1 October 2026. Working-weekend, substitute and bridge dates are omitted.

www.hko.gov.hk

HKO Gregorian-Lunar conversion table 2028

Provisional · Scope: public · Checked 2026-10-01

Statutory public holiday core day; counts toward the 13-day legal entitlement. PROVISIONAL Gregorian festival date supported by the Hong Kong Observatory conversion table and statutory lunar/solar rule. Official 2028 annual arrangement was not located as of 1 October 2026. Working-weekend, substitute and bridge dates are omitted.

www.hko.gov.hk

HKO Gregorian-Lunar conversion table 2028

Provisional · Scope: public · Checked 2026-10-01

Statutory public holiday core day; counts toward the 13-day legal entitlement. PROVISIONAL Gregorian festival date supported by the Hong Kong Observatory conversion table and statutory lunar/solar rule. Official 2028 annual arrangement was not located as of 1 October 2026. Working-weekend, substitute and bridge dates are omitted.

Office arrangements

The shared long-weekend planner assumes a regular weekend and cannot subtract officially adjusted working weekends. Its calculated breaks are illustrative, not the official China work calendar. For 2026, January 4, February 14 and 28, May 9, September 20 and October 10 are WORKING DAYS. In particular, the official New Year break ends January 3, not January 4; the Spring Festival break starts February 15, not February 14. None of these six working dates is stored as a holiday. Calendar/ICS downloads contain only listed holiday or closure dates; they do not encode working-day overrides. PDF sources and page notes explain the adjustments.

Bank arrangements

Check institution-specific notices.

School arrangements

School-term closures are not national holidays.

History

Mainland China has 13 statutory holiday days: New Year 1; Spring Festival 4 (Lunar New Year eve and lunar days 1-3); Qingming 1; Labour Day 2 (May 1-2); Dragon Boat 1; Mid-Autumn 1; National Day 3 (October 1-3). This is distinct from the annual closure calendar, which also includes weekends and adjusted days off. Hong Kong, Macao, regional ethnic holidays and group-specific half-days are outside this national calendar.

Travel and planning

Do not infer future extended breaks or working-weekend decisions.

Frequently asked questions

Is this an extra statutory day?

Closure periods may include normal weekends and adjusted days off; the statutory national total remains 13 days.

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