Chinese festival dates move on a Western calendar because most of them follow the lunar month. Chinese New Year is lunar day 1 of month 1. The Lantern Festival is day 15 of that month. Dragon Boat, Qixi, Mid-Autumn, and the Double Ninth Festival are also lunar dates. Qingming follows the solar term, so it stays near April 4 or 5.
Next festival dates
| Festival | What it follows | Next date | The one after |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chinese New Year | Spring Festival, lunar new year | 2027-02-06 | 2028-01-26 |
| Lantern Festival | 15th day of the first lunar month | 2027-02-20 | 2028-02-09 |
| Qingming Festival | Tomb-Sweeping Day, the Qingming solar term | 2027-04-05 | 2028-04-04 |
| Dragon Boat Festival | 5th day of the 5th lunar month | 2027-06-09 | 2028-05-28 |
| Qixi Festival | 7th day of the 7th lunar month | 2027-08-08 | 2028-08-26 |
| Mid-Autumn Festival | 15th day of the 8th lunar month | 2026-09-25 | 2027-09-15 |
| Double Ninth Festival | 9th day of the 9th lunar month | 2026-10-18 | 2027-10-08 |
| Laba Festival | 8th day of the 12th lunar month | 2027-01-15 | 2028-01-04 |
The public-holiday grouping around these days, including makeup workdays, is on the China public holidays page. A festival date and the office holiday are not always the same length.
Dates are calculated with lunar-javascript by 6tail, used under the MIT License. This page keeps the solar and lunar date conversion and the festival list. It does not show almanac fortunes.
Questions people ask
When is Chinese New Year?
Chinese New Year is the first day of the lunar year, so the Gregorian date changes every year. It falls between late January and mid-February. Use the festival list on this page for the next date and the one after it.
When is the Mid-Autumn Festival?
The Mid-Autumn Festival is the 15th day of the 8th lunar month, the full moon of that month. It is not tied to one Gregorian day. The table shows the next occurrence.
Is Qingming on the lunar calendar?
Qingming follows the solar term of the same name, around April 4 or 5, not a numbered lunar day. Dragon Boat, Qixi, Mid-Autumn, and the Double Ninth Festival do use lunar dates.