Public Holidays in Taiwan 🇹🇼
Taiwan has 14 public holidays in 2026, with the next one being Double Ninth Festival on Sun, Oct 18, 2026. The full year of public holidays and observances is listed below.
Public holidays in 2026
| Date | Day | Holiday | Type |
|---|
| Thu, Jan 1, 2026 | Thursday | Founding of the Republic of China | public |
| Mon, Feb 16, 2026 | Monday | Chinese New Year's Eve | public |
| Tue, Feb 17, 2026 | Tuesday | Chinese New Year | public |
| Wed, Feb 18, 2026 | Wednesday | The second day of the Chinese New Year | public |
| Thu, Feb 19, 2026 | Thursday | The third day of the Chinese New Year | public |
| Fri, Feb 20, 2026 | Friday | The forth day of the Chinese New Year | public |
| Sat, Feb 21, 2026 | Saturday | Chinese New Year Holiday | public |
| Sat, Feb 28, 2026 | Saturday | Peace Memorial Day | public |
| Sat, Apr 4, 2026 | Saturday | Children's Day | public |
| Sun, Apr 5, 2026 | Sunday | Tomb Sweeping Day | public |
| Mon, Apr 6, 2026 | Monday | Tomb Sweeping Day (substitute day) | public |
| Fri, Jun 19, 2026 | Friday | Dragon Boat Festival | public |
| Fri, Sep 25, 2026 | Friday | Mid-Autumn Festival | public |
| Sat, Oct 10, 2026 | Saturday | National Day / Double Tenth Day | public |
Observances and other dates in 2026
| Date | Holiday | Type |
|---|
| Wed, Feb 4, 2026 | Farmer's Day | observance |
| Tue, Mar 3, 2026 | Lantern Festival | observance |
| Tue, Mar 3, 2026 | Tourism Day | observance |
| Sun, Mar 8, 2026 | International Women's Day | observance |
| Thu, Mar 12, 2026 | Arbor Day | observance |
| Fri, Mar 20, 2026 | Earth God's Birthday | observance |
| Sun, Mar 29, 2026 | Youth Day | observance |
| Mon, Apr 6, 2026 | Kuan Yin's Birthday | observance |
| Fri, May 1, 2026 | God of Medicine's Birthday | observance |
| Fri, May 1, 2026 | Labour Day | observance |
| Mon, May 4, 2026 | Literary Day | observance |
| Sat, May 9, 2026 | Matsu's Birthday | observance |
| Sun, May 10, 2026 | Mother's Day | observance |
| Sun, May 24, 2026 | Buddha's Birthday | observance |
| Wed, Jun 3, 2026 | Opium Suppression Movement Day | observance |
| Sat, Jun 27, 2026 | Kuan Kung's Birthday | observance |
| Sat, Jun 27, 2026 | Cheng Huang's Birthday | observance |
| Sat, Aug 8, 2026 | Father's Day | observance |
| Wed, Aug 19, 2026 | Qixi Festival | observance |
| Thu, Aug 27, 2026 | Ghost Festival | observance |
| Tue, Sep 1, 2026 | Journalist' Day | observance |
| Thu, Sep 3, 2026 | Armed Forces Day | observance |
| Mon, Sep 28, 2026 | Teachers' Day | observance |
| Sun, Oct 18, 2026 | Double Ninth Festival | observance |
| Wed, Oct 21, 2026 | Overseas Chinese Day | observance |
| Sun, Oct 25, 2026 | Taiwan Retrocession Day | observance |
| Thu, Nov 12, 2026 | Sun Yat-sen's Birthday | observance |
| Mon, Nov 23, 2026 | Saisiat Festival | observance |
| Mon, Dec 21, 2026 | Dongzhi Festival | observance |
| Fri, Dec 25, 2026 | Constitution Day | observance |
Public holidays in 2027
| Date | Holiday |
|---|
| Fri, Jan 1, 2027 | Founding of the Republic of China |
| Fri, Feb 5, 2027 | Chinese New Year's Eve |
| Sat, Feb 6, 2027 | Chinese New Year |
| Sun, Feb 7, 2027 | The second day of the Chinese New Year |
| Mon, Feb 8, 2027 | The third day of the Chinese New Year |
| Tue, Feb 9, 2027 | The forth day of the Chinese New Year |
| Wed, Feb 10, 2027 | Chinese New Year Holiday |
| Sun, Feb 28, 2027 | Peace Memorial Day |
| Mon, Mar 1, 2027 | Peace Memorial Day (substitute day) |
| Sun, Apr 4, 2027 | Children's Day |
| Mon, Apr 5, 2027 | Children's Day (substitute day) |
| Mon, Apr 5, 2027 | Tomb Sweeping Day |
| Wed, Jun 9, 2027 | Dragon Boat Festival |
| Wed, Sep 15, 2027 | Mid-Autumn Festival |
| Sun, Oct 10, 2027 | National Day / Double Tenth Day |
| Mon, Oct 11, 2027 | National Day / Double Tenth Day (substitute day) |
| Fri, Dec 31, 2027 | Founding of the Republic of China (substitute day) |