China has a total of 41 holidays in 2024. In the table below, you will find the details of the holidays and when they are observed. All the information display below is also available via our API as well as downloadable as a csv. Signup here to get started.

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Holiday	Date	Details
New Year's Day	Monday, January 1, 2024	New Year’s Day is the first day of the year, or January 1, in the Gregorian calendar.
Special Working Day	Sunday, February 4, 2024	Special Working Day is a working day on weekend in China
Spring Festival Eve	Friday, February 9, 2024	Spring Festival Eve is a observance in China
Chinese New Year	Saturday, February 10, 2024	Lunar New Year, also known as the Spring Festival, is one of the largest celebratory events in China.
Spring Festival Golden Week holiday	Sunday, February 11, 2024	Spring Festival Golden Week holiday is a national holiday in China
Special Working Day	Sunday, February 18, 2024	Special Working Day is a working day on weekend in China
Lantern Festival	Saturday, February 24, 2024	Lantern Festival is a observance in China
International Women's Day	Friday, March 8, 2024	International Women's Day is a half day holiday in China
Zhonghe Festival	Monday, March 11, 2024	Zhonghe Festival is a observance in China
Arbor Day	Tuesday, March 12, 2024	Arbor Day is a observance in China
March Equinox	Wednesday, March 20, 2024	March Equinox in China (Beijing)
Qing Ming Jie	Thursday, April 4, 2024	Qing Ming Jie is a national holiday in China
Qing Ming Jie holiday	Friday, April 5, 2024	Qing Ming Jie holiday is a national holiday in China
Special Working Day	Sunday, April 7, 2024	Special Working Day is a working day on weekend in China
Labour Day	Wednesday, May 1, 2024	Labor Day, International Workers' Day, and May Day, is a day off for workers in many countries around the world.
Labour Day Holiday	Thursday, May 2, 2024	Labour Day Holiday is a national holiday in China
Youth Day	Saturday, May 4, 2024	Youth Day is a half day holiday in China
Labour Day Holiday	Sunday, May 5, 2024	Labour Day Holiday is a national holiday in China
Special Working Day	Saturday, May 11, 2024	Special Working Day is a working day on weekend in China
Children's Day	Saturday, June 1, 2024	Children's Day is a other observance in China
Dragon Boat Festival	Monday, June 10, 2024	The Dragon Boat Festival is also known as the Duanwu Festival in China. It is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth month on the Chinese lunisolar calendar.
June Solstice	Thursday, June 20, 2024	June Solstice in China (Beijing)
CPC Founding Day	Monday, July 1, 2024	CPC Founding Day is a other observance in China
Maritime Day	Thursday, July 11, 2024	Maritime Day is a other observance in China
Army Day	Thursday, August 1, 2024	Army Day is a other observance in China
Chinese Valentine's Day	Saturday, August 10, 2024	Chinese Valentine's Day is a observance in China
Spirit Festival	Sunday, August 18, 2024	Spirit Festival is a observance in China
Teachers' Day	Tuesday, September 10, 2024	Teachers' Day is a observance in China
Special Working Day	Saturday, September 14, 2024	Special Working Day is a working day on weekend in China
Mid-Autumn Festival holiday	Sunday, September 15, 2024	Mid-Autumn Festival holiday is a national holiday in China
Mid-Autumn Festival	Tuesday, September 17, 2024	Mid-Autumn Festival is a national holiday in China
September Equinox	Sunday, September 22, 2024	September Equinox in China (Beijing)
Special Working Day	Sunday, September 29, 2024	Special Working Day is a working day on weekend in China
National Day	Tuesday, October 1, 2024	National Day is a national holiday in China
National Day Golden Week Holiday	Wednesday, October 2, 2024	National Day Golden Week Holiday is a national holiday in China
National Day Golden Week holiday	Thursday, October 3, 2024	National Day Golden Week holiday is a national holiday in China
Double Ninth Festival	Friday, October 11, 2024	Double Ninth Festival is a observance in China
Special Working Day	Saturday, October 12, 2024	Special Working Day is a working day on weekend in China
Journalists' Day	Friday, November 8, 2024	Journalists' Day is a other observance in China
December Solstice	Saturday, December 21, 2024	December Solstice in China (Beijing)
Christmas Day	Wednesday, December 25, 2024	Christmas Day is one of the biggest Christian celebrations and falls on December 25 in the Gregorian calendar.