China Public Holidays 2018

Statutory holidays by date. The swapped working weekends the State Council sets each year are not included.

China Public Holidays 2018

Date	Day	Holiday
Jan 1	Monday	New Year's Day
Feb 16	Friday	Spring Festival
Feb 17	Saturday	Spring Festival (day 2)
Feb 18	Sunday	Spring Festival (day 3)
Apr 5	Thursday	Qingming Festival
May 1	Tuesday	Labour Day
Jun 18	Monday	Dragon Boat Festival
Sep 24	Monday	Mid-Autumn Festival
Oct 1	Monday	National Day
Oct 2	Tuesday	National Day (day 2)
Oct 3	Wednesday	National Day (day 3)

Observances in 2018

Common days that are not public holidays: schools and businesses stay open.

Date	Day	Holiday
Mar 2	Friday	Lantern Festival
Mar 8	Thursday	International Women's Day
May 4	Friday	Youth Day
Jun 1	Friday	Children's Day
Aug 17	Friday	Qixi Festival
Sep 10	Monday	Teachers' Day
Oct 17	Wednesday	Double Ninth Festival

Printable 2018 calendar with holidays

Every holiday above is marked on the calendar and listed beside it. Type your own dates, then print or download a PDF.

Questions and answers

How many public holidays are in China in 2018?

China has 11 public holidays in 2018 in this list: New Year's Day (January 1), Spring Festival (February 16), Spring Festival (day 2) (February 17), Spring Festival (day 3) (February 18), Qingming Festival (April 5), Labour Day (May 1), Dragon Boat Festival (June 18), Mid-Autumn Festival (September 24), National Day (October 1), National Day (day 2) (October 2) and National Day (day 3) (October 3).

Can I print a 2018 calendar with Chinese holidays?

Yes. The calendar on this page already shows Chinese holidays. Press Print or Download PDF, or switch to a month view to print one month at a time.

China Public Holidays 2018