China Make-up Workdays 2027
China’s 2027 make-up workdays (调休 / 补班) have not been published yet. The State Council usually releases the next year’s holiday arrangement — including which weekends are worked — around November or December, so the 2027 schedule is expected in late 2026. As in past years, expect make-up workdays clustered around the Spring Festival (Feb 6) and the National Day Golden Week (Oct 1).
Dates in 2027
The 2027 make-up workdays are not yet published. The State Council is expected to release the schedule in late 2026.
How China’s make-up workdays work
China stretches its short statutory holidays into week-long breaks by "borrowing" the weekends next to them. Those borrowed Saturdays or Sundays become regular working days — the make-up workdays (调休 / 补班). The trade-off is a long continuous holiday in exchange for working a weekend before or after it.
The State Council (国务院) publishes the exact make-up workdays each year, usually in November or December for the following year. They cluster around the Spring Festival and the National Day Golden Week, the two longest breaks.
Official sources & data
- State Council holiday noticesVisit sourceThe State Council of the PRC
Frequently asked questions
When will China’s 2027 make-up workdays be announced?+
The State Council usually publishes the next year’s holiday and make-up workday arrangement around November or December, so the 2027 dates are expected in late 2026.
Will there be make-up workdays in China in 2027?+
Almost certainly. China uses make-up workdays every year to build its long Spring Festival and National Day breaks; only the exact dates remain to be confirmed.
What is a make-up workday (调休 / 补班)?+
It is a Saturday or Sunday turned into a regular working day, swapped so a statutory holiday can stretch into a longer continuous break. The exact 2027 dates are still to be announced.
Which holidays usually involve make-up workdays?+
They cluster around the Spring Festival and the National Day Golden Week — the two longest breaks of the year — with occasional ones for New Year’s Day or Labour Day.
Around which dates should I expect make-up workdays in 2027?+
Expect them around the Spring Festival (Feb 6, 2027) and the National Day Golden Week (starting Oct 1). The exact weekends will be confirmed when the State Council publishes the schedule, expected in late 2026.
Are weekends working days in China?+
Not normally — China follows a standard Mon–Fri workweek. But around the major holidays, certain Saturdays or Sundays become make-up workdays to extend the breaks; the 2027 dates are not yet published.