View the complete list of public holidays and bank holidays in China for 2027. Plan your year ahead with official dates, weekdays, and observances.
Choose how many days of leave you are willing to book. We work out which holiday gives you the longest run of days off for that spend, and mark the days to book in the calendar below. How this works →
How many days of leave will you book?
Showing the best break you can get with 2 leave days.
Sat, Jun 5 → Wed, Jun 9
Book the dashed days below. Combined with the holiday and the weekend around it, your 2 leave days turn into 5 days off in a row.
Other dates worth booking
Friday, January 1, 2027
Friday, February 5, 2027
Saturday, February 6, 2027
Sunday, February 7, 2027
Monday, March 8, 2027
Monday, April 5, 2027
Saturday, May 1, 2027
Tuesday, May 4, 2027
Tuesday, June 1, 2027
Wednesday, June 9, 2027
Sunday, August 1, 2027
Wednesday, September 15, 2027
Friday, October 1, 2027
Saturday, October 2, 2027
Sunday, October 3, 2027
China's Golden Week holidays - around Chinese New Year (Spring Festival, dated by the lunar calendar and shifting between January and February) and National Day (October 1) - are typically extended to seven or more consecutive days through mandated weekend workday swaps, making them the largest mass-travel periods in the world. Mid-Autumn Festival and Dragon Boat Festival, both lunar-calendar dates, round out a calendar where traditional and Communist-era holidays sit side by side.
| Date | Day | Holiday | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1, 2027 | Friday | 元旦 (New Year's Day) | Public Holiday |
| February 5, 2027 | Friday | 春节 (Spring Festival) | Public Holiday |
| February 6, 2027 | Saturday | 春节 (Spring Festival) | Public Holiday |
| February 7, 2027 | Sunday | 春节 (Spring Festival) | Public Holiday |
| April 5, 2027 | Monday | 清明节 清明節 (Qingming Festival) | Public Holiday |
| May 1, 2027 | Saturday | 劳动节 (Labour Day) | Public Holiday |
| June 1, 2027 | Tuesday | 六一儿童节 (Children's Day) | Public Holiday |
| June 9, 2027 | Wednesday | 端午节 (Dragon Boat Festival) | Public Holiday |
| September 15, 2027 | Wednesday | 中秋节 (Mid-Autumn Festival) | Public Holiday |
| October 1, 2027 | Friday | 国庆节 (National Day) | Public Holiday |
| October 2, 2027 | Saturday | 国庆节 (National Day) | Public Holiday |
| October 3, 2027 | Sunday | 国庆节 (National Day) | Public Holiday |
| Date | Day | Holiday | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1, 2026 | Thursday | 元旦 (New Year's Day) | Public Holiday |
| February 16, 2026 | Monday | 春节 (Spring Festival) | Public Holiday |
| February 17, 2026 | Tuesday | 春节 (Spring Festival) | Public Holiday |
| February 18, 2026 | Wednesday | 春节 (Spring Festival) | Public Holiday |
| April 5, 2026 | Sunday | 清明节 清明節 (Qingming Festival) | Public Holiday |
| May 1, 2026 | Friday | 劳动节 (Labour Day) | Public Holiday |
| June 1, 2026 | Monday | 六一儿童节 (Children's Day) | Public Holiday |
| June 19, 2026 | Friday | 端午节 (Dragon Boat Festival) | Public Holiday |
| September 25, 2026 | Friday | 中秋节 (Mid-Autumn Festival) | Public Holiday |
| October 1, 2026 | Thursday | 国庆节 (National Day) | Public Holiday |
| October 2, 2026 | Friday | 国庆节 (National Day) | Public Holiday |
| October 3, 2026 | Saturday | 国庆节 (National Day) | Public Holiday |
China has 12 public holidays in 2027, 1 fewer than the global average of 13.
4 public holidays fall on a weekend in China in 2027: Labour Day (Saturday, May 1), Army Day (Sunday, August 1), National Day (Saturday, October 2), National Day (Sunday, October 3). China grants no substitute day for these, so these are lost.
No — China does not grant a substitute working day when a public holiday falls on a Saturday or Sunday.
With up to 5 days of leave, the longest break in China in 2027 is 9 consecutive days off, January 30–February 7, by booking 4 days of leave. With just 1 day of leave, you can get 4 days off in a row, May 29–June 1.
The next public holiday in China is 元旦 (New Year's Day) on January 1, 2027.
Spring Festival, Qingming Festival, Dragon Boat Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, New Year's Day, Labour Day, National Day do not fall on the same date every year in China, since they are set by a lunar or other variable calendar rather than a fixed date.