Holidays in China 2024

China observes 27 public holidays in 2024. 19 fall on a weekday and 8 land on a weekend, leaving 243 working days across the year on the national-only count.

2024 public holidays calendar

Date	Day	Holiday	Notes
Jan 1	Monday	New Year's Day	New Year's Day on Monday January 1 produces a three-day weekend with the immediately preceding Saturday and Sunday.
Feb 10	Saturday (weekend)	Spring Festival (day 1)	Spring Festival (day 1) lands on a Saturday (February 10) and is absorbed into the weekend.
Feb 11	Sunday (weekend)	Spring Festival (day 2)	Spring Festival (day 2) lands on a Sunday (February 11) and is absorbed into the weekend.
Feb 12	Monday	Spring Festival (day 3)	Spring Festival (day 3) on Monday February 12 produces a three-day weekend with the immediately preceding Saturday and Sunday.
Feb 13	Tuesday	Spring Festival (day 4)	Spring Festival (day 4) on Tuesday February 13 is a bridge-day candidate; the Monday is sometimes granted as discretionary leave to produce a four-day weekend.
Feb 14	Wednesday	Spring Festival (day 5)	Spring Festival (day 5) on Wednesday February 14 breaks the working week without an obvious adjacent-weekend bridge opportunity.
Feb 15	Thursday	Spring Festival (day 6)	Spring Festival (day 6) on Thursday February 15 is a strong bridge-day candidate; many employers grant the Friday as discretionary leave to produce a four-day weekend.
Feb 16	Friday	Spring Festival (day 7)	Spring Festival (day 7) on Friday February 16 produces a three-day weekend with the immediately following Saturday and Sunday.
Apr 4	Thursday	Qingming Festival (day 1)	Qingming Festival (day 1) on Thursday April 4 is a strong bridge-day candidate; many employers grant the Friday as discretionary leave to produce a four-day weekend.
Apr 5	Friday	Qingming Festival (day 2)	Qingming Festival (day 2) on Friday April 5 produces a three-day weekend with the immediately following Saturday and Sunday.
Apr 6	Saturday (weekend)	Qingming Festival (day 3)	Qingming Festival (day 3) lands on a Saturday (April 6) and is absorbed into the weekend.
May 1	Wednesday	Labour Day (day 1)	Labour Day (day 1) on Wednesday May 1 breaks the working week without an obvious adjacent-weekend bridge opportunity.
May 2	Thursday	Labour Day (day 2)	Labour Day (day 2) on Thursday May 2 is a strong bridge-day candidate; many employers grant the Friday as discretionary leave to produce a four-day weekend.
May 3	Friday	Labour Day (day 3)	Labour Day (day 3) on Friday May 3 produces a three-day weekend with the immediately following Saturday and Sunday.
May 4	Saturday (weekend)	Labour Day (day 4)	Labour Day (day 4) lands on a Saturday (May 4) and is absorbed into the weekend.
May 5	Sunday (weekend)	Labour Day (day 5)	Labour Day (day 5) lands on a Sunday (May 5) and is absorbed into the weekend.
Jun 10	Monday	Dragon Boat Festival	Dragon Boat Festival on Monday June 10 produces a three-day weekend with the immediately preceding Saturday and Sunday.
Sep 15	Sunday (weekend)	Mid-Autumn Festival (day 1)	Mid-Autumn Festival (day 1) lands on a Sunday (September 15) and is absorbed into the weekend.
Sep 16	Monday	Mid-Autumn Festival (day 2)	Mid-Autumn Festival (day 2) on Monday September 16 produces a three-day weekend with the immediately preceding Saturday and Sunday.
Sep 17	Tuesday	Mid-Autumn Festival (day 3)	Mid-Autumn Festival (day 3) on Tuesday September 17 is a bridge-day candidate; the Monday is sometimes granted as discretionary leave to produce a four-day weekend.
Oct 1	Tuesday	National Day (day 1)	National Day (day 1) on Tuesday October 1 is a bridge-day candidate; the Monday is sometimes granted as discretionary leave to produce a four-day weekend.
Oct 2	Wednesday	National Day (day 2)	National Day (day 2) on Wednesday October 2 breaks the working week without an obvious adjacent-weekend bridge opportunity.
Oct 3	Thursday	National Day (day 3)	National Day (day 3) on Thursday October 3 is a strong bridge-day candidate; many employers grant the Friday as discretionary leave to produce a four-day weekend.
Oct 4	Friday	National Day (day 4)	National Day (day 4) on Friday October 4 produces a three-day weekend with the immediately following Saturday and Sunday.
Oct 5	Saturday (weekend)	National Day (day 5)	National Day (day 5) lands on a Saturday (October 5) and is absorbed into the weekend.
Oct 6	Sunday (weekend)	National Day (day 6)	National Day (day 6) lands on a Sunday (October 6) and is absorbed into the weekend.
Oct 7	Monday	National Day (day 7)	National Day (day 7) on Monday October 7 produces a three-day weekend with the immediately preceding Saturday and Sunday.

2024 year summary

Total days

366

Weekend days

104

Public holidays on weekdays

Working days

243

The 8 weekend-falling public holidays in 2024 are absorbed into the regular Saturday and Sunday count, so the working-day reduction comes only from the 19 weekday-falling entries. China's State Council gazettes public holidays annually. The major closures cluster as multi-day Golden Weeks: Spring Festival (Chinese New Year) and National Day (October 1-7) each run 7-8 days. Adjacent weekend make-up workdays are gazetted to balance the calendar.

Holidays not included

Hong Kong (SAR) and Macau (SAR) operate under their own Basic Laws with separate public holiday calendars. Taiwan has its own statutory holidays. This calculator's mainland China set excludes those jurisdictions. Make-up working Saturdays surrounding Golden Weeks are gazetted by the State Council each year but are NOT added as separate working days in this dataset — the conservative count is the listed closure dates without restoring the make-up Saturdays.

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China Holidays 2024 - FAQ

How many public holidays does China have in 2024?

China observes 27 public holidays in 2024. Of those, 19 fall on a weekday and 8 land on a weekend. The complete list with dates and weekday placements is in the calendar table above.

How many working days does China have in 2024?

China has 243 working days in 2024 on the national-only count, after subtracting 104 weekend days and 19 weekday-falling public holidays. Regional or industry-specific holidays may further reduce the count for narrower contract definitions.

Which 2024 public holiday dates fall on a weekday?

19 of China's 27 public holidays in 2024 fall on a weekday and reduce the working days count: New Year's Day (Monday, January 1); Spring Festival (day 3) (Monday, February 12); Spring Festival (day 4) (Tuesday, February 13); Spring Festival (day 5) (Wednesday, February 14); Spring Festival (day 6) (Thursday, February 15); Spring Festival (day 7) (Friday, February 16); Qingming Festival (day 1) (Thursday, April 4); Qingming Festival (day 2) (Friday, April 5); Labour Day (day 1) (Wednesday, May 1); Labour Day (day 2) (Thursday, May 2); Labour Day (day 3) (Friday, May 3); Dragon Boat Festival (Monday, June 10); Mid-Autumn Festival (day 2) (Monday, September 16); Mid-Autumn Festival (day 3) (Tuesday, September 17); National Day (day 1) (Tuesday, October 1); National Day (day 2) (Wednesday, October 2); National Day (day 3) (Thursday, October 3); National Day (day 4) (Friday, October 4); National Day (day 7) (Monday, October 7).

Which 2024 holidays fall on a weekend and how are they handled?

8 public holidays in 2024 fall on a weekend: Spring Festival (day 1) on Saturday, February 10; Spring Festival (day 2) on Sunday, February 11; Qingming Festival (day 3) on Saturday, April 6; Labour Day (day 4) on Saturday, May 4; Labour Day (day 5) on Sunday, May 5; Mid-Autumn Festival (day 1) on Sunday, September 15; National Day (day 5) on Saturday, October 5; National Day (day 6) on Sunday, October 6. The country may shift the observance to an adjacent weekday by proclamation or industry custom; check the official gazette for the year in question.