China Golden Week 2026 and 2027: Dates and Factory Impact
National Day Golden Week is the extended break around China's National Day. Labour Day also has an extended holiday arrangement. Statutory days and the full break including weekends and adjusted working days are different.
Official 2026 breaks
- National Day: 1 Oct 2026 – 7 Oct 2026. Make-up working days: 20 Sept 2026; 10 Oct 2026
- Labour Day: 1 May 2026 – 5 May 2026. Make-up working days: 9 May 2026
Source: State Council 2026 holiday notice
2027: statutory days and announcement status
The State Council's official 2027 day-off and make-up working-day schedule is not yet announced. The dates below are statutory days only, not the full Golden Week; make-up working days are not yet confirmed.
- National Day: 1 Oct 2027 – 3 Oct 2027 (statutory days only)
- Labour Day: 1 May 2027 – 2 May 2027 (statutory days only)
Source: national holiday regulations amendment
Factory, shipping and reply impact
Sourcing planning advice: confirm each factory, office and warehouse closure separately. Ask suppliers for written closure dates; the public holiday does not establish each factory's production schedule.
- Factories: confirm materials, production progress, inspection and packing before the break, and agree the dispatch date after reopening.
- Shipping: ask the forwarder for actual booking, collection, warehouse, customs and carrier availability. Do not infer shipping cut-offs from the public holiday alone.
- Replies: agree who is available during the break and send approval requests in advance. An office reply does not confirm that production or warehouse operations have restarted.