Team holidays 2027
Lunar New Year 2027: Saturday February 6, 2027.
Lunar New Year 2027 falls on Saturday February 6, starting the Year of the Goat. It's the biggest holiday of the year across much of East and Southeast Asia, and for teams with people or vendors in China, Taiwan, South Korea, Hong Kong or Singapore, it's the week that work slows down most.
Because the day is a Saturday, most places add a substitute weekday off. In China the Spring Festival break usually runs about a week, with weekend make-up days around it, and many people take extra days to travel home.
Days off, country by country.
The public holidays each country gives for it in 2027, and how many weekdays a team there loses. Many people take extra days around them.
| Country | Public days off | Weekdays lost |
|---|---|---|
| ChinaShanghai | Spring Festival starts on Saturday February 6. The State Council usually sets a break of about eight days around it, with make-up working weekends, and announces the 2027 schedule late in 2026. | – |
| Hong KongHong Kong | Sat Feb 6, Mon Feb 8, Tue Feb 9 | 2 |
| TaiwanTaipei | Fri Feb 5, Sat Feb 6, Sun Feb 7, Mon Feb 8, Tue Feb 9, Wed Feb 10 | 4 |
| SingaporeSingapore | Sat Feb 6, Sun Feb 7, Mon Feb 8 | 1 |
| MalaysiaKuala Lumpur | Sat Feb 6, Sun Feb 7, Mon Feb 8 | 1 |
| South KoreaSeoul | Seollal is three days around Lunar New Year's Day, Friday February 5 to Sunday February 7, with a substitute weekday off when it overlaps a weekend. Check the official list once it's published. | – |
| IndonesiaJakarta | Sat Feb 6 | 0 |
| PhilippinesManila | A special non-working day each year, proclaimed by the government. Many offices stay open. | – |
Lunar New Year's Day is fixed by the lunisolar calendar. Each country's days off are set by its government, and China's full Spring Festival schedule, with its make-up working weekends, is usually announced by the State Council late in the year before. The days below come from each country's holiday rules and may change when the official schedules are out.
What it means for your team.
Expect the first week of February to be slow for anyone in the region, and the days from Friday February 5 into the following week to be mostly off in China, Taiwan and South Korea. Vendors and contract manufacturers in China often stop for longer, and the weeks before are busy with people finishing work early.
If you have a release planned for early February, check who's needed for it. A release on Tuesday February 9 lands in the middle of the break for a team in Shanghai or Seoul.
Ask early
Ask teammates in the region in December which days they'll take. Many add days to travel home.
Count the make-up days
China moves working days onto weekends around the Spring Festival. A Saturday can be a working day.
Move releases
Don't ship something that needs people in the region in the week of February 8.
Tell customers
If you support customers in the region, say when replies will be slower.
Every country's holidays, on one team calendar.
Each person on this board gets the public holidays of where they live, so the days off land on the right rows by themselves. Release dates warn you when someone is out. It's live, so drag your own plans in.
- Holidays come from each person's country
- Release dates warn if someone is off
- On-call shifts over a holiday get a warning
- Drag across a row to add time off
Questions
When is Lunar New Year 2027?
Saturday February 6, 2027. It starts the Year of the Goat.
How long is the Chinese New Year holiday in 2027?
China's Spring Festival break is usually about seven or eight days, set by the State Council, with some weekend days made into working days. The official 2027 schedule is usually published late in 2026.
Which countries have a public holiday for Lunar New Year?
China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, South Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and Vietnam all have public holidays, and in the Philippines it's a special non-working day. The number of days differs by country.
Is Lunar New Year 2027 on a weekend?
Yes, it falls on a Saturday, so several countries give a substitute day off on Monday February 8 or later.