Public Holidays in Taiwan 2020 🇹🇼
Taiwan has 20 public holidays in 2020. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday | Founding Day of the Republic of China | Public holiday | |
| Thursday Bridge day | Day off (substituted from 02/15/2020) | Public holiday | |
| Friday Long weekend | Chinese New Year's Eve | Public holiday | |
| Saturday | Chinese New Year | Public holiday | |
| Sunday | Chinese New Year | Public holiday | |
| Monday Long weekend | Chinese New Year | Public holiday | |
| Tuesday Bridge day | Chinese New Year (observed) | Public holiday | |
| Wednesday | Chinese New Year (observed) | Public holiday | |
| Friday Long weekend | Peace Memorial Day | Public holiday | |
| Thursday Bridge day | Tomb-Sweeping Day (observed) | Public holiday | |
| Friday Long weekend | Children's Day (observed) | Public holiday | |
| Saturday | Children's Day; Tomb-Sweeping Day | Public holiday | |
| Friday Long weekend | Labor Day | Optional holiday | |
| Thursday Bridge day | Dragon Boat Festival | Public holiday | |
| Friday Long weekend | Day off (substituted from 06/20/2020) | Public holiday | |
| Thursday Bridge day | Armed Forces Day | Optional holiday | |
| Thursday Bridge day | Mid-Autumn Festival | Public holiday | |
| Friday Long weekend | Day off (substituted from 09/26/2020) | Public holiday | |
| Friday Long weekend | National Day (observed) | Public holiday | |
| Saturday | National Day | Public holiday |
Long weekends in Taiwan 2020
These public holidays fall next to the weekend or just one bridge day away, making it easy to plan an extended break.
- Day off (substituted from 02/15/2020) — (Thursday) — take Friday off to bridge into the weekend
- Chinese New Year's Eve — (Friday) — long weekend
- Chinese New Year — (Monday) — long weekend
- Chinese New Year (observed) — (Tuesday) — take Monday off to bridge into the weekend
- Peace Memorial Day — (Friday) — long weekend
- Tomb-Sweeping Day (observed) — (Thursday) — take Friday off to bridge into the weekend
- Children's Day (observed) — (Friday) — long weekend
- Labor Day — (Friday) — long weekend
- Dragon Boat Festival — (Thursday) — take Friday off to bridge into the weekend
- Day off (substituted from 06/20/2020) — (Friday) — long weekend
- Armed Forces Day — (Thursday) — take Friday off to bridge into the weekend
- Mid-Autumn Festival — (Thursday) — take Friday off to bridge into the weekend
- Day off (substituted from 09/26/2020) — (Friday) — long weekend
- National Day (observed) — (Friday) — 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 2020 to 2021.
- Chinese New Year's Eve: →
- Chinese New Year: →
- Chinese New Year: →
- Chinese New Year: →
- Chinese New Year (observed): →
- Chinese New Year (observed): →
- Tomb-Sweeping Day (observed): →
- Children's Day (observed): →
- Dragon Boat Festival: →
- Mid-Autumn Festival: →
- National Day (observed): →
