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 · Observance date · Confirmed — source checked
— Public of holiday period · Observance date · Confirmed — source checked
Bank, office and school arrangements require the applicable authority or institution notice. Missing scope data does not mean open.
Next supported occurrence
Saturday, 1 May 2027 · Confirmed — source checked
Next listed holiday day on or after today; this can be a closure day rather than the festival date.
2027 dates
— Public of holiday period · Observance dateConfirmed — source checked
— Public of holiday period · Observance dateConfirmed — source checked
2028 dates
— Public of holiday period · Observance dateConfirmed — source checked
— Public of holiday period · Observance dateConfirmed — source checked
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.
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.
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.
Statutory public holiday core day; counts toward the 13-day legal entitlement. Confirmed by State Council notice dated 4 November 2025. Adjusted WORKING weekends: Jan 4; Feb 14, 28; May 9; Sep 20; Oct 10. These are not holidays. The planner assumes regular weekends and cannot subtract working-weekend overrides; use the official closure periods in the page notes.
Statutory public holiday core day; counts toward the 13-day legal entitlement. Confirmed by State Council notice dated 4 November 2025. Adjusted WORKING weekends: Jan 4; Feb 14, 28; May 9; Sep 20; Oct 10. These are not holidays. The planner assumes regular weekends and cannot subtract working-weekend overrides; use the official closure periods in the page notes.
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.
