Public holidays in Taiwan


The following are considered holidays in Taiwan. Some are official holidays, some are not:

Table of Taiwan holidays

Public holidays

Unofficial holidays

The following holidays are also observed on Taiwan, but are not official holidays observed by civil servants of the central government. Some sectors of the workforce may have time off on some of the following holidays such as Labor Day, Armed Forces Day, and Teachers' Day.
DateEnglish NameLocal NameRemarks
February 3, 4 or 5Farmer's Day農民節Lichun, the beginning of spring
March 12Arbor Day國父逝世紀念日Sun Yat-sen's passing on 12 March 1925
March 29Youth Day靑年節Commemorates revolutionary Tenth Uprising in 1911
May 1Labor Day勞動節
May 4Literary Day文藝節Commemorates May Fourth Movement
May Mother's Day母親節Buddha's birthday was changed to fit the date of Mother's Day.
June 3Opium Suppression Movement Day禁菸節Commemorates burning of opium in the First Opium War of 1839
August 8Father's Day父親節
September 1Journalist' DayCommemorates the promulgation of the Protection of Journalists and Public Opinion Organizations law in 1933
September 3Armed Forces Day軍人節Honors the Republic of China Armed Forces
September 28Teachers' Day孔子誕辰紀念日Confucius' Birthday
October 21Overseas Chinese Day華僑節
October 25Taiwan Retrocession Day臺灣光復節The Republic of China took control of Japanese Taiwan on 25 October 1945 and claimed that Taiwan had since returned to the Republic of China. However, the said claim is in dispute.
November 12Sun Yat-sen's Birthday國父誕辰紀念日Also Doctors' Day and Cultural Renaissance Day
Winter solsticeDongzhi Festival冬至
December 25Constitution Day行憲紀念日Coincides with Christmas, and anniversary of the 1947 ROC Constitution
Aboriginal Festivals原住民族歲時祭儀Dates to be published by the Council of Indigenous Peoples, varies according to tribes

Before 1949, a number of public holidays were celebrated by certain ethnic minorities in regions within the ROC, which were decided by local governments and entities. Since 1949, these holidays continued to be celebrated by ethnic groups as such in Taiwan Area only.
DateEnglish nameLocal nameChinese nameEthnic Groups
1st day of Tibetan yearLosarལོ་གསར藏曆新年Tibetan community in Taiwan
30.6 of Tibetan calendarSho Dun༄༅། ཞོ་སྟོན།雪頓節Tibetan community in Taiwan
1.10 of Islamic calendarEid ul-Fitrعيد الفطر開齋節Muslim community in Taiwan, not only Uyghur people, but also Malay and Indonesian immigrants
10.12 of Islamic calendarEid al-Adhaعيد الأضحى爾德節Muslim community in Taiwan, not only Uyghur people, but also Malay and Indonesian immigrants