Holidays in Taiwan in 2025
This list of holidays includes both public holidays and observances in Taiwan. Public holidays are special days that everyone gets off work, while observances are traditional celebrations and events that are popular in a particular country without a day-off work status. Some dates above may be modified as official changes are announced, so please check back regularly for updates.
| Date | Weekday | Holiday Name | Holiday Type | Description and comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | Wednesday | Republic Day | Public holiday |
Commemorates the establishment of the Provisional Government in Nanking in 1912 and also the start of the year. |
| January 28 | Tuesday | Chinese New Year's Eve | Public holiday |
The day or evening before the Chinese New Year day with the annual reunion dinner. |
| January 29 | Wednesday | Chinese New Year's Day | Public holiday |
Also known as the Spring Festival is an important Chinese festival celebrated at the turn of the traditional lunisolar Chinese calendar. |
| January 30 | Thursday | Chinese New Year Holiday 2 | Public holiday |
On the 2nd day of the Chinese New Year married daughters visited their birth parents, relatives and close friends. |
| January 31 | Friday | Chinese New Year Holiday 3 | Public holiday |
3rd day of the Chinese New Year. |
| February 1 | Saturday | Chinese New Year Holiday 4 | Public holiday |
4th day of the Chinese New Year. |
| February 2 | Sunday | Chinese New Year Holiday 5 | Public holiday |
5th day of the Chinese New Year. |
| February 12 | Wednesday | Lantern Festival | Observance |
A Chinese festival celebrated on the fifteenth day of the first month in the lunisolar Chinese calendar. |
| February 28 | Friday | 228 Memorial Day | Public holiday |
The day to commemorate the victims of February 28 incident, the anti-government uprising in Taiwan on February 28, 1947. |
| March 8 | Saturday | International Women's Day | Observance |
It is a day that celebrates womanhood and also women's solidarity in the struggle for emancipation. |
| April 4 | Friday | Children's Day | Public holiday |
Children's Day is a day recognised to celebrate children. April 4th in Taiwan. |
| April 5 | Saturday | Qingming Festival | Public holiday |
It's a traditional Chinese festival which falls on the first day of the fifth solar term of the Chinese lunisolar calendar. This day is for paying homage to the ancestors, visiting their graves. |
| May 1 | Thursday | International Workers' Day | Public holiday |
It's a celebration of labourers and the working classes which occurs every year on May Day (1 May), an ancient European spring festival. |
| May 5 | Monday | Buddha's Birthday | Observance |
This holiday traditionally celebrated in most of East Asia to commemorate the birth of the Prince Siddhartha Gautama, later the Gautama Buddha and founder of Buddhism. Celebrated on the eighth day of the fourth month in the Chinese lunar calendar |
| May 11 | Sunday | Mother's Day | Observance |
Celebration honoring the mother of the family, as well as motherhood, maternal bonds, and the influence of mothers in society. Second Sunday of May in many countries all over the globe |
| May 31 | Saturday | Dragon Boat Festival | Public holiday |
Traditional holiday originating in China, commemorating fealty and filial piety. It occurs on the fifth day of the fifth month on the Chinese lunisolar calendar. |
| August 8 | Friday | Father's Day | Observance |
Celebration honoring fathers and celebrating fatherhood, paternal bonds, and the influence of fathers in society. August 8th in Taiwan |
| August 29 | Friday | Chinese Valentine's Day | Observance |
The "Chinese Valentine's Day" is the Qixi Festival, celebrated on the seventh day of the seventh month of the lunar calendar. It commemorates a day on which a legendary cowherder and weaving maid are allowed to be together. |
| September 28 | Sunday | Teachers' Day | Observance |
It's a special day for the appreciation of teachers. Falls on September 28th in Taiwan |
| October 6 | Monday | Mid-Autumn Festival | Public holiday |
A harvest festival celebrated, notably by ethnic Chinese and Vietnamese peoples.The festival is held on the 15th day of the 8th month of the lunar calendar with full moon at night |
| October 10 | Friday | National Day | Public holiday |
The National Day of the Republic of China, also referred to as Double Ten Day or Double Tenth Day. It commemorates the start of the Wuchang Uprising in 1911, which led to the collapse of the Qing Dynasty in China and establishment of the ROC in 1912. |
| October 29 | Wednesday | Double Ninth Festival | Observance |
A traditional Chinese holiday observed on the ninth day of the ninth month in the Chinese calendar |
| October 31 | Friday | Halloween | Observance |
The eve of the Western Christian feast of All Hallows' Day, traditionally considered the only day in the year when the spirits of the dead can return to earth. Halloween activities include trick-or-treating, attending Halloween costume parties, carving pumpkins into jack-o'-lanterns, divination games, telling scary stories, watching horror films etc. |
| December 21 | Sunday | Dongzhi Festival | Observance |
One of the most important festivals celebrated by the Chinese and ethnic Chinese in East Asia during the Dongzhi solar term (winter solstice) on or around December 22. |
| December 25 | Thursday | Constitution Day | Observance |
Anniversary of the adoption of the Chinese constitution in 1947 |
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