Public Holidays in Taiwan 2021 🇹🇼
Taiwan has 21 public holidays in 2021. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friday Long weekend | Founding Day of the Republic of China | Public holiday | |
| Wednesday | Day off (substituted from 02/20/2021) | Public holiday | |
| Thursday Bridge day | Chinese New Year's Eve | Public holiday | |
| Friday Long weekend | Chinese New Year | Public holiday | |
| Saturday | Chinese New Year | Public holiday | |
| Sunday | Chinese New Year | Public holiday | |
| Monday Long weekend | Chinese New Year (observed) | Public holiday | |
| Tuesday Bridge day | Chinese New Year (observed) | Public holiday | |
| Sunday | Peace Memorial Day | Public holiday | |
| Monday Long weekend | Peace Memorial Day (observed) | Public holiday | |
| Friday Long weekend | Children's Day (observed) | Public holiday | |
| Sunday | Children's Day; Tomb-Sweeping Day | Public holiday | |
| Monday Long weekend | Tomb-Sweeping Day (observed) | Public holiday | |
| Saturday | Labor Day | Optional holiday | |
| Monday Long weekend | Dragon Boat Festival | Public holiday | |
| Friday Long weekend | Armed Forces Day | Optional holiday | |
| Monday Long weekend | Day off (substituted from 09/11/2021) | Public holiday | |
| Tuesday Bridge day | Mid-Autumn Festival | Public holiday | |
| Sunday | National Day | Public holiday | |
| Monday Long weekend | National Day (observed) | Public holiday | |
| Friday Long weekend | Founding Day of the Republic of China (observed) | Public holiday |
Long weekends in Taiwan 2021
These public holidays fall next to the weekend or just one bridge day away, making it easy to plan an extended break.
- Founding Day of the Republic of China — (Friday) — long weekend
- Chinese New Year's Eve — (Thursday) — take Friday off to bridge into the weekend
- Chinese New Year — (Friday) — long weekend
- Chinese New Year (observed) — (Monday) — long weekend
- Chinese New Year (observed) — (Tuesday) — take Monday off to bridge into the weekend
- Peace Memorial Day (observed) — (Monday) — long weekend
- Children's Day (observed) — (Friday) — long weekend
- Tomb-Sweeping Day (observed) — (Monday) — long weekend
- Dragon Boat Festival — (Monday) — long weekend
- Armed Forces Day — (Friday) — long weekend
- Day off (substituted from 09/11/2021) — (Monday) — long weekend
- Mid-Autumn Festival — (Tuesday) — take Monday off to bridge into the weekend
- National Day (observed) — (Monday) — long weekend
- Founding Day of the Republic of China (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 2021 to 2022.
- Chinese New Year's Eve: →
- Chinese New Year: →
- Chinese New Year: →
- Chinese New Year: →
- Dragon Boat Festival: →
- Mid-Autumn Festival: →
