Now that the Spring Festival has wrapped up, you might be starting to look forward to or plan your upcoming vacations. Since airplane ticket prices typically rise around public holidays, it's best to book as early as possible! You might also be curious about the next dreaded make-up day (hint: it’s approaching soon), so here are the remaining national holidays in China for 2025.
**Chinese New Year Make-up Day**
Make-up work day: Saturday, February 8
Yes, a make-up day quickly follows the holiday this Saturday.
**Tomb-Sweeping Festival**
Friday, April 4 to Sunday, April 6
Make-up work day: None
There is no make-up day for Tomb-Sweeping. Great!
**May Day**
Thursday, May 1 to Monday, May 5
Make-up work days: Sunday, April 27
With the addition of May 2 as a public holiday, you'll enjoy five days off for the May Day celebrations. Since part of the holiday falls on a Saturday, you can take Monday off as an extra day. However, you'll need to work a make-up day on Sunday, April 27.
**Dragon Boat Festival**
Saturday, May 31 to Monday, June 2
Make-up work days: None
This is one of the rare holidays with no make-up work days associated with it. Wonderful!
**Mid-Autumn Festival & National Day**
Wednesday, October 1 to Wednesday, October 8
Make-up work days: Sunday, September 28; Saturday, October 11
Mid-Autumn Festival coincides with the National Holiday this year (October 6), granting an extra day off on October 8, resulting in the second eight-day holiday of the year! As is customary, there will be two make-up days: Sunday (September 28) before the holiday and Saturday (October 11) after it.
Take a look at the complete calendar below and save a copy for yourself!
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Here are the upcoming public holidays, so you can begin making your reservations!