Taiwan: public holidays 2026

Republic of China Founding Day marks the establishment of the Republic of China in 1912. Taiwan observes it on 1 January as a nationwide public holiday.

Lunar New Year’s Eve is the final day of the lunar year and a traditional time for family reunion and New Year’s Eve observances. Taiwan’s holiday schedule treats the Lunar New Year break as centered on New Year’s Eve, and some current annual arrangements also include the preceding day; the applicable dates and adjustments are published annually.

Lunar New Year’s Eve is the final day of the lunar year and a traditional time for family reunion and New Year’s Eve observances. Taiwan’s holiday schedule treats the Lunar New Year break as centered on New Year’s Eve, and some current annual arrangements also include the preceding day; the applicable dates and adjustments are published annually.

Spring Festival is Taiwan’s Lunar New Year, a traditional season for family reunions and welcoming the new year. Taiwan’s national holiday rules include it in the public-holiday calendar, with the applicable days and any adjustments set in the annual official schedule.

Spring Festival is Taiwan’s Lunar New Year, a traditional season for family reunions and welcoming the new year. Taiwan’s national holiday rules include it in the public-holiday calendar, with the applicable days and any adjustments set in the annual official schedule.

Spring Festival is Taiwan’s Lunar New Year, a traditional season for family reunions and welcoming the new year. Taiwan’s national holiday rules include it in the public-holiday calendar, with the applicable days and any adjustments set in the annual official schedule.

This is the substitute day for Lunar New Year’s Eve, the final day of the lunar year traditionally devoted to family reunion and New Year’s Eve observances. Taiwan’s holiday rules provide a replacement when the scheduled holiday falls on a regular day off, with the annual calendar setting the adjusted date.

This is the substitute day for Taiwan’s Peace Memorial Day, which honors the victims of the 1947 February 28 Incident and preserves its memory. Taiwan’s holiday statute and annual calendar provide a replacement when the scheduled holiday falls on a regular day off.

Peace Memorial Day on 28 February honors the victims of Taiwan’s 1947 February 28 Incident and preserves its memory. Taiwan’s holiday statute designates it as a nationwide public holiday with official memorial observances.

This is the substitute or adjusted day for Children’s Day in Taiwan’s public-holiday calendar. Ordinary weekend substitution is shown in the annual schedule; when Children’s Day coincides with Qingming, the statute instead places the day off on the preceding day, except when the coincidence falls on Thursday, when it uses the following day.

Children’s Day is Taiwan’s 4 April celebration for children. The holiday statute provides a one-day public holiday and a special adjacent-day rule when it coincides with Qingming; the annual calendar applies that rule.

Taiwan’s Tomb-Sweeping Day is the Qingming observance, when families traditionally tend ancestors’ graves and remember them. Taiwan’s holiday statute includes it in the nationwide public-holiday calendar, and the annual calendar sets the date.

This is the substitute day for Taiwan’s Tomb-Sweeping Day, the Qingming observance for tending ancestors’ graves and remembering them. The annual national calendar sets the replacement day when the scheduled holiday falls on a regular day off.

Labor Day on 1 May recognizes workers. Taiwan’s holiday statute provides a one-day public holiday, and the national calendar sets out the date.

The Dragon Boat Festival is the traditional fifth day of the fifth lunar month, associated in Taiwan with dragon-boat races, zongzi and seasonal rituals. Taiwan’s holiday statute includes it in the national public-holiday calendar, while the annual calendar fixes its Gregorian date.

Mid-Autumn Festival falls on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month and is associated with family reunion, moon appreciation and mooncakes. Taiwan’s holiday statute includes it as a nationwide public-holiday day, with the Gregorian date set by the annual calendar.

Confucius Birthday Memorial Day commemorates Confucius and the Confucian tradition in Taiwan. Taiwan’s holiday statute lists it as a nationwide public holiday from the statute’s 2025 amendment, with the annual calendar observing it on the statutory date.

This is the substitute day for Taiwan’s National Day, which commemorates the 1911 revolution and the establishment of the Republic of China. Taiwan’s holiday rules provide a replacement when the scheduled holiday falls on a regular day off, with the annual calendar setting the adjusted date.

Taiwan’s National Day is the October 10 national commemoration associated with the establishment of the Republic of China. It is a nationwide public holiday under Taiwan’s holiday statute.

Taiwan Retrocession and Battle of Guningtou Memorial Day commemorates Taiwan’s 1945 return after Japan’s surrender and the 1949 Battle of Guningtou. Taiwan’s holiday statute designates 25 October as a nationwide public holiday from the statute’s 2025 amendment.

This is the substitute day for Taiwan Retrocession and Battle of Guningtou Memorial Day, commemorating Taiwan’s 1945 return after Japan’s surrender and the 1949 Battle of Guningtou. The annual national calendar sets the replacement day when the holiday falls on a regular day off under the current schedule.

Taiwan’s Constitution Day commemorates the Republic of China Constitution’s entry into force on 25 December 1947. Taiwan’s holiday statute designates it as a nationwide public holiday from the statute’s 2025 amendment.

Republic of China Founding Day marks the establishment of the Republic of China in 1912. Taiwan observes it on 1 January as a nationwide public holiday.

This is a schedule-specific day off in Taiwan’s 2025 adjusted government calendar, paired with Saturday 8 February as a make-up working day for the Lunar New Year arrangement. It is an adjusted calendar day, not a separately named festival.

Lunar New Year’s Eve is the final day of the lunar year and a traditional time for family reunion and New Year’s Eve observances. Taiwan’s holiday schedule treats the Lunar New Year break as centered on New Year’s Eve, and some current annual arrangements also include the preceding day; the applicable dates and adjustments are published annually.

Spring Festival is Taiwan’s Lunar New Year, a traditional season for family reunions and welcoming the new year. Taiwan’s national holiday rules include it in the public-holiday calendar, with the applicable days and any adjustments set in the annual official schedule.

Spring Festival is Taiwan’s Lunar New Year, a traditional season for family reunions and welcoming the new year. Taiwan’s national holiday rules include it in the public-holiday calendar, with the applicable days and any adjustments set in the annual official schedule.

Spring Festival is Taiwan’s Lunar New Year, a traditional season for family reunions and welcoming the new year. Taiwan’s national holiday rules include it in the public-holiday calendar, with the applicable days and any adjustments set in the annual official schedule.

Peace Memorial Day on 28 February honors the victims of Taiwan’s 1947 February 28 Incident and preserves its memory. Taiwan’s holiday statute designates it as a nationwide public holiday with official memorial observances.

This is the substitute or adjusted day for Children’s Day in Taiwan’s public-holiday calendar. Ordinary weekend substitution is shown in the annual schedule; when Children’s Day coincides with Qingming, the statute instead places the day off on the preceding day, except when the coincidence falls on Thursday, when it uses the following day.

Children’s Day is Taiwan’s 4 April celebration for children. The holiday statute provides a one-day public holiday and a special adjacent-day rule when it coincides with Qingming; the annual calendar applies that rule.

Taiwan’s Tomb-Sweeping Day is the Qingming observance, when families traditionally tend ancestors’ graves and remember them. Taiwan’s holiday statute includes it in the nationwide public-holiday calendar, and the annual calendar sets the date.

This is the substitute day for Taiwan’s Dragon Boat Festival, the fifth day of the fifth lunar month associated with dragon-boat races, zongzi and seasonal rituals. The annual national calendar sets the replacement day when the scheduled holiday falls on a regular day off.

The Dragon Boat Festival is the traditional fifth day of the fifth lunar month, associated in Taiwan with dragon-boat races, zongzi and seasonal rituals. Taiwan’s holiday statute includes it in the national public-holiday calendar, while the annual calendar fixes its Gregorian date.

Confucius Birthday Memorial Day commemorates Confucius and the Confucian tradition in Taiwan. Taiwan’s holiday statute lists it as a nationwide public holiday from the statute’s 2025 amendment, with the annual calendar observing it on the statutory date.

This is the substitute day for Confucius Birthday Memorial Day, a commemoration of Confucius and the Confucian tradition in Taiwan. Taiwan’s holiday rules provide a replacement when the scheduled public holiday falls on a regular day off, with the annual calendar setting the adjusted date.

Mid-Autumn Festival falls on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month and is associated with family reunion, moon appreciation and mooncakes. Taiwan’s holiday statute includes it as a nationwide public-holiday day, with the Gregorian date set by the annual calendar.

Taiwan’s National Day is the October 10 national commemoration associated with the establishment of the Republic of China. It is a nationwide public holiday under Taiwan’s holiday statute.

This is the substitute day for Taiwan Retrocession and Battle of Guningtou Memorial Day, commemorating Taiwan’s 1945 return after Japan’s surrender and the 1949 Battle of Guningtou. The annual national calendar sets the replacement day when the holiday falls on a regular day off under the current schedule.

Taiwan Retrocession and Battle of Guningtou Memorial Day commemorates Taiwan’s 1945 return after Japan’s surrender and the 1949 Battle of Guningtou. Taiwan’s holiday statute designates 25 October as a nationwide public holiday from the statute’s 2025 amendment.

Taiwan’s Constitution Day commemorates the Republic of China Constitution’s entry into force on 25 December 1947. Taiwan’s holiday statute designates it as a nationwide public holiday from the statute’s 2025 amendment.