When is Dragon Boat Festival? - Dates & Calendar
Dragon Boat Festival Date 2025 – May 31
The 2025 Dragon Boat Festival (Duan Wu Jie) falls on May 31. Chinese people can enjoy three days off work, from May 31 to June 2.
How long is the Dragon Boat holiday in China?
The Dragon Boat Festival holiday is three days long. The 2025 Dragon Boat Festival holiday is from May 31 to June 2.
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.
Dragon Boat Festival Dates change every year.
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 2025 Dragon Boat Festival falls on May 31, the 2026 on June 19, and the 2027 on June 9.
Calendar of Chinese Dragon Boat Festival Day (1940 – 2040)
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. 7-9, 2017 |
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 |