Taiwan's Cabinet has announced Taiwan will have nine extended holidays in
2026, led by a nine-day Lunar New Year break.

The nine-day Lunar New Year holiday in 2026 matches the length of the 2025
holiday. This year will featured six extended holidays in total.

The increase in extended holidays in 2026 is due to legislation that was
passed in early May with support from the opposition KMT and Taiwan People's
Party.

Under the new act, the day before Lunar New Year's Eve becomes a national
holiday, and Labor Day will no longer be limited to blue-collar workers.

The legislation also designates Sept. 28, Oct. 25 and Dec. 25 as new
national holidays.

According to the latest calendar released by the Cabinet's
Directorate-General of Personnel Administration, the other eight extended
holidays in 2026 will include two four-day breaks and six three-day weekends.

The first four-day holiday will come in early April, combining Children's Day
and Tomb Sweeping Festival. The second will fall in late September, covering
Mid-Autumn Festival and Teachers' Day.