Public Holidays in Taiwan 2012 🇹🇼
Taiwan has 16 public holidays in 2012. The next public holiday is Armed Forces Day on 3. Sep. The table below lists every national public holiday with its date and weekday, so you can plan travel, business days and time off in Taiwan.
| Date | Day | Holiday Name | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday | Founding Day of the Republic of China | Public holiday | |
| Sunday | Chinese New Year's Eve | Public holiday | |
| Monday Long weekend | Chinese New Year | Public holiday | |
| Tuesday Bridge day | Chinese New Year | Public holiday | |
| Wednesday | Chinese New Year | Public holiday | |
| Thursday Bridge day | Chinese New Year's Eve (observed) | Public holiday | |
| Friday Long weekend | Day off (substituted from 02/04/2012) | Public holiday | |
| Monday Long weekend | Day off (substituted from 03/03/2012) | Public holiday | |
| Tuesday Bridge day | Peace Memorial Day | Public holiday | |
| Wednesday | Children's Day; Tomb-Sweeping Day | Public holiday | |
| Tuesday Bridge day | Labor Day | Optional holiday | |
| Saturday | Dragon Boat Festival | Public holiday | |
| Monday Long weekend | Armed Forces Day | Optional holiday | |
| Sunday | Mid-Autumn Festival | Public holiday | |
| Wednesday | National Day | Public holiday | |
| Monday Long weekend | Day off (substituted from 12/22/2012) | Public holiday |
Long weekends in Taiwan 2012
These public holidays fall next to the weekend or just one bridge day away, making it easy to plan an extended break.
- Chinese New Year — (Monday) — long weekend
- Chinese New Year — (Tuesday) — take Monday off to bridge into the weekend
- Chinese New Year's Eve (observed) — (Thursday) — take Friday off to bridge into the weekend
- Day off (substituted from 02/04/2012) — (Friday) — long weekend
- Day off (substituted from 03/03/2012) — (Monday) — long weekend
- Peace Memorial Day — (Tuesday) — take Monday off to bridge into the weekend
- Labor Day — (Tuesday) — take Monday off to bridge into the weekend
- Armed Forces Day — (Monday) — long weekend
- Day off (substituted from 12/22/2012) — (Monday) — long weekend
Holidays that change date in Taiwan
Some holidays are movable and land on a different date each year. Here is how these dates shift from 2012 to 2013.
- Chinese New Year's Eve: →
- Chinese New Year: →
- Chinese New Year: →
- Chinese New Year: →
- Chinese New Year's Eve (observed): →
- Dragon Boat Festival: →
- Mid-Autumn Festival: →
