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Holiday guide
Global holiday guide rooted in China's calendar, observed nationwide.
Next occurrence
October 1, 2026
Thursday · Asia/Urumqi
Next occurrence
October 1, 2026
Thursday
Observed in
10 countries
Current holiday dataset
Primary context
China
Public
Planning timezone
Asia/Urumqi
UTC+06:00
Next: October 1, 2026 (Thursday)
National Day holidays usually distill state identity into one public date, whether the underlying story is revolution, modern state formation, or constitutional continuity. In the current dataset this holiday appears in 10 country calendars, with the strongest concentration in Asia (4), Africa (3), Europe (3).
These observances tend to be formalized by the state as the clearest annual marker of nationhood, public ceremony, and shared symbolic history.
That makes them useful as practical planning dates as well as civic rituals, because closures, speeches, and public events often arrive at national scale.
National Day is marked as a nationwide observance in the current China holiday data.
National Day is scheduled on October 1 each year. In the tracked 2025-2027 data window, it stays on October 1 and only the weekday changes.
Because National Day stays on the same calendar date, the only year-over-year planning shift is the day of the week — that controls long-weekend math, school-closure timing, and how the holiday lands in payroll cycles.
The current static build keeps the tracked 2025-2027 date window online for curated holiday detail pages.
| Year | Date | Day |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | October 1, 2025 | Wednesday |
| 2026 | October 1, 2026 | Thursday |
| 2027 | October 1, 2027 | Friday |
National Day is a secular civic anchor: its meaning is constitutional, political, or statehood-related, with little religious or seasonal content driving the date.
Searches for National Day usually want the exact date, the public-closure status in China, and a quick read of why the date is on the calendar at all.
Cultural family
secular civic holiday
Origin region: East Asia
Statutory mode
National Day is listed as a public holiday in China (nationwide), which usually means government offices, banks, and most schools close.
As a secular civic holiday sitting in the China calendar, National Day matters for planning because office, bank, and school closures stack on the same day. The next tracked occurrence is October 1, 2026 (Thursday), which controls long-weekend math for that year.
National Day also appears in other country calendars such as Benin, China, Croatia, Hong Kong, and Monaco. Recorded next dates include Benin on November 30, 2026, China on October 1, 2026, Croatia on May 30, 2026, and Hong Kong on October 1, 2026 — slight differences across borders are common because each country can apply weekend-substitution or regional-only rules to the same nominal holiday.
China spans 2 timezones for planning: Asia/Urumqi (UTC+06:00), Asia/Shanghai (UTC+08:00). Because National Day stays on the same calendar date, the only year-over-year planning shift is the day of the week — that controls long-weekend math, school-closure timing, and how the holiday lands in payroll cycles. Teams often line National Day up with New Year's Day, Chinese New Year (Spring Festival), and Labour Day when blocking off the broader holiday window.
National Day appears in 10 country calendars in the current dataset.
Asia
4 countries
Africa
3 countries
Europe
3 countries
National Day reads differently across the 10 listed jurisdictions: a secular civic holiday can carry one statutory weight in China and another in neighboring countries that copied the date but kept different observance rules.
| Country | Next date | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Benin | November 30, 2026 | Public |
| China | October 1, 2026 | Public |
| Croatia | May 30, 2026 | Public |
| Hong Kong | October 1, 2026 | Public |
| Monaco | November 19, 2026 | Public |
| Nigeria | October 1, 2026 | Public |
| Portugal | June 10, 2026 | Public |
| Republic of the Congo | August 15, 2026 | Public |
| Singapore | August 10, 2026 | Public |
| Vietnam | September 2, 2026 | Public |
New Year's Day
January 1, 2026 · Public
See 2026 calendar
Chinese New Year (Spring Festival)
February 17, 2026 · Public
Open curated guide
Labour Day
May 1, 2026 · Public
See 2026 calendar
Dragon Boat Festival
June 19, 2026 · Public
Open curated guide
Mid-Autumn Festival
September 25, 2026 · Public
See 2026 calendar
National Day falls on October 1, 2026 (Thursday) in 2026.
National Day is scheduled on October 1 each year. In the tracked 2025-2027 data window, it stays on October 1 and only the weekday changes. Because National Day stays on the same calendar date, the only year-over-year planning shift is the day of the week — that controls long-weekend math, school-closure timing, and how the holiday lands in payroll cycles.
National Day is listed as a public holiday in China (nationwide), which usually means government offices, banks, and most schools close. It reads as a secular civic holiday with origins tied to East Asia.
National Day appears in 10 country calendars in the current dataset, including Benin, China, Croatia, Hong Kong, Monaco, and more.
China uses Asia/Urumqi (UTC+06:00), Asia/Shanghai (UTC+08:00) for local planning.
National Day is often compared with New Year's Day, Chinese New Year (Spring Festival), Labour Day on the China calendar.
