Public holidays in Taiwan

Submitted by david on Sun, 2007-03-04 16:14

Public holidays in 2010

  • 1 January (Fri), New Year's Day
  • 13-16 February, Lunar New Year (extra days off on 17-19 with makeups make the holiday effectively from 13-21 Feb.)
  • 28 February (Sun), 228 Memorial Day
  • 5 April (Mon), Tomb Sweeping Festival
  • 16 June (Wed), Dragon Boat Festival
  • 22 September (Wed), Mid-Autumn Festival
  • 10 October (Sun), Double Ten National Day

Information taken from the Central Personnel Administration website. http://www.cpa.gov.tw/ct.asp?xItem=7242&ctNode=319&mp=10

Please note: These are the official government holidays. There may be other days were festivals take place or other significant dates on the calendar. Christmas is NOT a holiday in Taiwan. These holidays may not be observed by all businesses but apply to schools and government offices. Please check the with the specific business or organisation as to how their work is affected by these dates. 

Public holidays in 2009 (here for archive purposes)

  • 1 January (Thu), New Year's Day
  • 2 January (Fri) (extra day off with make up day on 10 January)
  • 25-28
    January, Lunar New Year (extra days off make the holiday effective from
    24 January to 1 February, make up day on 17 January)
  • 28 February (Sat), 228 Memorial Day
  • 4 April (Sat), Tomb Sweeping Festival
  • 28 May (Thu), Dragon Boat Festival
  • 29 May (Fri) (extra day off on with make up day on 6 June)
  • 3 October (Sat), Mid-Autumn Festival
  • 10 October (Sat), Double Tenth National Day

Reference: Work Calendar 2009, Central Personnel Administration
Jan. 2 to be a holiday to allow a four-day break: CPA, Taipei Times, 3 December 2008
Four days off for New Year holiday , China Post, 3 December 2008

 

Public holidays in 2008 (here for archive purposes)

  • 1 January (Tue), New Year's Day
  • 6-9 February (Wed-Sat), Lunar New Year
  • 28 February (Wed), 228 Memorial Day
  • 4 April (Fri), Tomb Sweeping Festival
  • 8 June (Sun), Dragon Boat Festival
  • 14 September (Sun), Mid-Autumn Festival
  • 10 October (Wed), Double Tenth National Day

2008 Taiwan Holidays, Central Personnel Administration

what about mother's day,

Submitted by Ivy (not verified) on Sun, 2007-08-26 02:36.

what about mother's day, father's day, valentine's day, etc? ^_^

MidAutumn Festival wrong date

Submitted by Tempe (not verified) on Fri, 2009-10-09 22:10.

You got the date for Mid-Autumn Festival in 2009 wrong (this was posted 2 years ago but still). This year (2009) the Mid-Autumn Festival fell on October 3, not September 3. I was in Taiwan then so I know what I'm talking about.

Apologies for the error. It

Submitted by david on Fri, 2009-10-09 22:52.

Apologies for the error. It has been corrected, although the date has already passed.