When is Dragon Boat Festival? - Dates & Calendar

The 2026 Dragon Boat Festival (Duan Wu Jie) falls on June 19. Chinese people can enjoy three days off work, from June 19 to June 21.
 

The Dragon Boat Festival holiday is three days long. The 2026 Dragon Boat Festival holiday is from June 19 to June 21.

What time does the Dragon Boat Festival start? The Dragon Boat Festival starts from the beginning of the 5th lunar month. Dragon-boat racing which is a collective rowing competition and eating zongzi are the most common folk customs during Dragon Boat Festival. In the beginning of the 5th lunar month, the sailors who row the dragon boat start their rowing training, and people in China prepare reed leaves, sticky rice and other ingredients to make zongzi.

On the 5th day of the 5th lunar month, the Duan Wu Jie Date, people eat zongzi and watch the dragon-boat race. Wormwood and calamus are hanged on the windows and doors to avoid diseases and bad luck. Children wear colored silk with red, yellow, blue, white and black on their ankles and wrists to ward off evil and diseases.

 

When is Dragon Boat Festival? It falls on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month. Since the festival is based on the Chinese Lunar Calendar, the date on the Gregorian calendar changes every year.

The 2026 Dragon Boat Festival falls on June 19, the 2027 on June 9, and the 2028 on May 28.
 

Years	Dragon Boat Festival Dates	Holiday
1940	Jun. 10, 1940 (Monday)	--
1941	May. 30, 1941 (Friday)	--
1942	Jun. 18, 1942 (Thursday)	--
1943	Jun. 7, 1943 (Monday)	--
1944	Jun. 25,1944 (Sunday)	--
1945	Jun. 14, 1945 (Thursday)	--
1946	Jun. 4, 1946 (Tuesday)	--
1947	Jun. 23, 1947 (Monday)	--
1948	Jun. 11, 1948 (Friday)	--
1949	Jun. 1, 1949 (Wednesday)	--
1950	Jun. 19, 1950 (Monday)	--
1951	Jun. 9, 1951 (Saturday)	--
1952	Jun. 26, 1952 (Thursday)	--
1953	Jun. 15, 1953 (Monday)	--
1954	Jun. 5, 1954 (Saturday)	--
1955	Jun. 24, 1955 (Friday)	--
1956	Jun. 13, 1956 (Wednesday)	--
1957	Jun. 2, 1957 (Sunday)	--
1958	Jun. 21, 1958 (Saturday)	--
1959	Jun. 10, 1959 (Wednesday)	--
1960	May. 29, 1960 (Sunday)	--
1961	Jun. 17, 1961 (Saturday)	--
1962	Jun. 6, 1962 (Wednesday)	--
1963	Jun. 25, 1963 (Tuesday)	--
1964	Jun. 14, 1964 (Sunday)	--
1965	Jun. 4, 1965 (Friday)	--
1966	Jun. 23, 1966 (Thursday)	--
1967	Jun. 12, 1967 (Monday)	--
1968	May. 31, 1968 (Friday)	--
1969	Jun. 19, 1969 (Thurday)	--
1970	Jun. 8, 1970 (Monday)	--
1971	Jun. 27, 1971 (Sunday)	--
1972	Jun. 15, 1972 (Thursday)	--
1973	Jun. 5, 1973 (Tuesday)	--
1974	Jun. 24, 1974 (Monday)	--
1975	Jun. 14, 1975 (Saturday)	--
1976	Jun. 2, 1976 (Wednesday)	--
1977	Jun. 21, 1977 (Tuesday)	--
1978	Jun. 10, 1978 (Saturday)	--
1979	May. 30, 1979 (Wednesday)	--
1980	Jun. 17, 1980 (Tuesday)	--
1981	Jun. 6, 1981 (Saturday)	--
1982	Jun. 25, 1982 (Friday)	--
1983	Jun. 15, 1983 (Wednesday)	--
1984	Jun. 4, 1984 (Monday)	--
1985	Jun. 22, 1985 (Saturday)	--
1986	Jun. 11, 1986 (Wednesday)	--
1987	May. 31, 1987 (Sunday)	--
1988	Jun. 18, 1988 (Saturday)	--
1989	Jun. 8, 1989 (Thursday)	--
1990	Jun. 21, 1990 (Wednesday)	--
1991	Jun. 16, 1991 (Sunday)	--
1992	Jun. 5, 1992 (Friday)	--
1993	Jun. 5, 1993 (Saturday)	--
1994	Jun. 13, 1994 (Monday)	--
1995	Jun. 2, 1995 (Friday)	--
1996	Jun. 20, 1996 (Thursday)	--
1997	Jun. 9, 1997 (Monday)	--
1998	Jun. 5, 1998 (Friday)	--
1999	Jun. 18, 1999 (Saturday)	--
2000	Jun. 6, 2000 (Tuesday)	--
2001	Jun. 25, 2001 (Monday)	--
2002	Jun. 15, 2002 (Saturday)	--
2003	Jun. 4, 2003 (Wednesday)	--
2004	Jun. 22, 2004 (Tuesday)	--
2005	Jun. 11, 2005 (Saturday)	--
2006	May. 31, 2006 (Wednesday)	--
2007	Jun. 19, 2007 (Tuesday)	--
2008	Jun. 8, 2008 (Sunday)	Jun. 6-9, 2008
2009	May. 28, 2009 (Thursday)	May. 28-30, 2009
2010	Jun. 16, 2010 (Wednesday)	Jun. 14-16, 2010
2011	Jun. 6, 2011 (Monday)	Jun. 4-6, 2011
2012	Jun. 23, 2012 (Saturday)	Jun. 22-24, 2012
2013	Jun. 12, 2013 (Wednesday)	Jun. 10-12, 2013
2014	Jun. 2, 2014 (Monday)	May. 31-Jun. 2, 2014
2015	Jun. 20, 2015 (Saturday)	Jun. 20-22, 2015
2016	Jun. 9, 2016 (Thursday)	Jun. 9-11, 2016
2017	May. 30, 2017 (Tuesday)	May. 28-30, 2017
2018	Jun. 18, 2018 (Monday)	Jun. 16-18, 2018
2019	Jun. 7, 2019 (Friday)	Jun. 7-9, 2019
2020	Jun. 25, 2020 (Thursday)	Jun. 25-27, 2020
2021	Jun. 14, 2021 (Monday)	Jun. 12-14, 2021
2022	Jun. 3, 2022 (Friday)	Jun. 3-5, 2022
2023	Jun. 22, 2023 (Thursday)	Jun. 22-24, 2023
2024	Jun. 10, 2024 (Monday)	Jun. 8-10, 2024
2025	May. 31, 2025 (Saturday)	May. 31-Jun. 2, 2025
2026	Jun. 19, 2026 (Friday)	Jun. 19-21, 2026
2027	Jun. 9, 2027 (Wednesday)	Jun. 9, 2027
2028	May 28, 2028 (Sunday)	May 27 - 29, 2028
2029	Jun. 16, 2029 (Saturday)	Jun. 16-18, 2029
2030	Jun. 5, 2030 (Wednesday)	Jun. 3-5, 2030
2031	Jun. 24, 2031 (Tuesday)	Jun. 22-24, 2031
2032	Jun. 12, 2032 (Saturday)	Jun. 11-13, 2032
2033	Jun. 1, 2033 (Wednesday)	May. 30-Jun. 1, 2033
2034	Jun. 20, 2034 (Tuesday)	Jun. 18-20, 2034
2035	Jun. 10, 2035 (Sunday)	Jun9-11, 2035
2036	May. 30, 2036 (Friday)	May. 30-Jun. 1, 2036
2037	Jun. 18, 2037 (Thursday)	Jun18-20, 2037
2038	Jun. 7, 2038 (Monday)	Jun. 5-7, 2038
2039	Jun. 27, 2039 (Friday)	Jun. 27-29, 2039
2040	Jun. 14, 2040 (Thursday)	Jun. 14-16, 2040