Holidays and Observances in China in 2026
| Date | Name | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 jan | donderdag | New Year's Day | National Holiday |
| 16 feb | maandag | Spring Festival Eve | National Holiday |
| 17 feb | dinsdag | Chinese New Year | National Holiday |
| 18 feb | woensdag | Spring Festival Golden Week holiday | National Holiday |
| 19 feb | donderdag | Spring Festival Golden Week holiday | National Holiday |
| 20 feb | vrijdag | Spring Festival Golden Week holiday | National Holiday |
| 21 feb | zaterdag | Spring Festival Golden Week holiday | National Holiday |
| 22 feb | zondag | Spring Festival Golden Week holiday | National Holiday |
| 3 mrt | dinsdag | Lantern Festival | Observance |
| 8 mrt | zondag | International Women's Day | Half day holiday |
| 12 mrt | donderdag | Arbor Day | Observance |
| 20 mrt | vrijdag | Zhonghe Festival | Observance |
| 20 mrt | vrijdag | March Equinox | Season |
| 5 apr | zondag | Qing Ming Jie | National Holiday |
| 6 apr | maandag | Qing Ming Jie holiday | National Holiday |
| 1 mei | vrijdag | Labour Day | National Holiday |
| 4 mei | maandag | Youth Day | Half day holiday |
| 1 jun | maandag | Children's Day | Other Observance |
| 19 jun | vrijdag | Dragon Boat Festival | National Holiday |
| 21 jun | zondag | June Solstice | Season |
| 1 jul | woensdag | CPC Founding Day | Other Observance |
| 11 jul | zaterdag | Maritime Day | Other Observance |
| 1 aug | zaterdag | Army Day | Other Observance |
| 19 aug | woensdag | Chinese Valentine's Day | Observance |
| 27 aug | donderdag | Spirit Festival | Observance |
| 10 sep | donderdag | Teachers' Day | Observance |
| 23 sep | woensdag | September Equinox | Season |
| 25 sep | vrijdag | Mid-Autumn Festival | National Holiday |
| 1 okt | donderdag | National Day | National Holiday |
| 2 okt | vrijdag | National Day Golden Week Holiday | National Holiday |
| 3 okt | zaterdag | National Day Golden Week holiday | National Holiday |
| 4 okt | zondag | National Day Golden Week holiday | National Holiday |
| 5 okt | maandag | National Day Golden Week holiday | National Holiday |
| 6 okt | dinsdag | National Day Golden Week holiday | National Holiday |
| 18 okt | zondag | Double Ninth Festival | Observance |
| 8 nov | zondag | Journalists' Day | Other Observance |
| 22 dec | dinsdag | December Solstice | Season |
| 25 dec | vrijdag | Christmas Day | Observance |
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