In short: Mid-Autumn Festival 2027 falls on 15 September (Wednesday), the 15th day of the 8th month in the Chinese lunar calendar. China and Taiwan each take one day off; South Korea observes Chuseok for three days (14โ16 September); North Korea takes one. No long weekend forms in any of these countries.
11 November 2026 โ Mid-Autumn Festival 2027 is confirmed for 15 September, a Wednesday, after China’s State Council published the official 2027 holiday arrangement on 5 November 2026. We cross-checked the date against the China 2027 public holidays page and the lunar calendar: the 8th-month full moon lands on the same day across East Asia. Only four of the 192 countries we track list Mid-Autumn or Chuseok as a statutory day off, and none of them form a long weekend.
When is Mid-Autumn Festival 2027?
The Mid-Autumn Festival โ known as Zhongqiu Jie in Mandarin, Tet Trung Thu in Vietnamese, and Chuseok in Korean โ falls on the 15th day of the 8th month of the lunar calendar. In 2027, that day is 15 September, a Wednesday. The date shifts each year because the lunar month averages 29.5 days, so the festival drifts roughly 10โ11 days earlier each Gregorian year before resetting with a leap month.
Mid-Autumn Festival 2027 shares its date across all countries that use the Chinese lunar calendar, including China, Taiwan, Vietnam, and Korea. The 15th of the 8th month always coincides with a full moon, which is why the festival is sometimes called the Moon Festival. Wikipedia confirms the 2027 date as 15 September, and China’s State Council notice (document number ๅฝๅๅๆ็ตใ2026ใ10ๅท, published 5 November 2026) independently confirms it.
For China, the State Council confirmed that Mid-Autumn Festival 2027 is a single day off with no bridge or substitute day. The official notice lists 15 September as one day, and unlike National Day โ which gets seven consecutive days โ the festival stands alone in the middle of the week. You can see the full list of China public holidays on our country hub page.
Which countries take Mid-Autumn Festival as a public holiday?
Of the 192 countries and territories in our database, only four list Mid-Autumn or Chuseok as a statutory public holiday in 2027. We count a holiday only when its type is National, Substitute, or Bank โ observance-only designations do not qualify. Mid-Autumn Festival 2027 appears in our data as a National entry in every case, with no Substitute or Bank classifications.
The table below shows each country, the exact date, the holiday name as it appears on the country page, and the number of statutory days off. South Korea grants three consecutive days; the other three countries grant only one day each. All entries are classified as National in our holiday database.
| Country | Date | Holiday name | Type | Days off |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| China | 15 Sep 2027 (Wed) | Mid-Autumn Festival | National | 1 |
| Taiwan | 15 Sep 2027 (Wed) | Mid-Autumn Festival | National | 1 |
| South Korea | 14โ16 Sep 2027 (TueโThu) | Chuseok (3 days) | National | 3 |
| North Korea | 15 Sep 2027 (Wed) | Chuseok | National | 1 |
South Korea is the only country that grants more than one day. Its three-day Chuseok break โ the day before, the main day, and the day after โ is the most generous Mid-Autumn arrangement in the Asia region. Every entry in the table is classified as National; none rely on Substitute or Bank designations.
China: one day, no bridge
China’s 2027 Mid-Autumn Festival is the simplest possible arrangement: one National day on Wednesday 15 September, with no substitute day and no bridge. Workers who want a longer break must take paid leave on Tuesday 14 and Thursday 16 September โ two days of personal leave would buy a nine-day stretch from Saturday 11 September through Sunday 19 September.
The State Council pairs Mid-Autumn Festival 2027 with National Day in some years when the two are close, but in 2027 they are 16 days apart. National Day runs 1โ7 October (seven days with makeup workdays on 26 September and 9 October), while Mid-Autumn sits isolated in mid-September. The China 2026 holiday calendar shows a very different picture: Mid-Autumn fell on 25 September 2026 (Friday), creating a natural three-day weekend without any bridge days.
China’s holiday system uses substitute days โ called tiaoxiu โ to turn isolated holidays into longer breaks. The State Council can shift a weekend day to a working day to create a continuous block, as it did for National Day 2027. But Mid-Autumn Festival 2027 received no such treatment, likely because it falls too far from National Day and too close to the summer holiday season to justify a bridge arrangement.
South Korea: Chuseok three-day break
South Korea’s 2027 public holidays give Chuseok three consecutive National days: Tuesday 14 September (the day preceding Chuseok), Wednesday 15 September (Chuseok itself), and Thursday 16 September (the second day of Chuseok). All three are classified as National in our data, matching the site’s Korea-south 2027 year page.
The three-day block runs Tuesday through Thursday, so workers who take Monday 13 and Friday 17 September off can string together a nine-day break from Saturday 11 September through Sunday 19 September. In practice, many Korean companies close for the full week, but the statutory entitlement is three days. Chuseok is one of Korea’s two major traditional holidays alongside Lunar New Year, and it is the busiest travel period of the autumn.
Chuseok 2027 falls on the same day as Mid-Autumn Festival 2027 in China, because both follow the same lunar calendar. Korea’s three-day structure โ day before, main day, day after โ gives workers more breathing room than the single-day arrangement in China. South Korea also uses the day before and the day after as National holidays, not as Substitute days, which means they are fixed rather than swapped.
Taiwan and North Korea
Taiwan lists Mid-Autumn Festival 2027 as a single National holiday on 15 September, matching mainland China’s date. The two share the same lunar calendar tradition, so the date always coincides. Taiwan’s 2027 holiday calendar has 15 entries in total, and Mid-Autumn is one of the shorter breaks โ just one day, with no substitute arrangement.
North Korea also observes Chuseok on 15 September 2027 as a single National day. The two Koreas share the same festival date, though North Korea typically grants only the main day without the surrounding days that South Korea provides. North Korea’s 2027 calendar is shorter than the South’s, with fewer public holidays overall.
Why 2027 has no long weekend
A long weekend forms when a public holiday falls adjacent to Saturday and Sunday, creating a continuous block of three or more days off. In 2027, Mid-Autumn Festival lands on a Wednesday in China, Taiwan, and North Korea โ the worst possible weekday for a long weekend. South Korea’s three-day block (Tuesday through Thursday) is better but still leaves Monday and Friday as working days.
We calculate long weekends by combining holidays with Saturdays and Sundays and counting any continuous run of three or more days. By this method, none of the four Mid-Autumn Festival 2027 countries produce a natural long weekend. The last time Mid-Autumn created a long weekend in China was 2026, when it fell on a Friday and produced a three-day break.
The Wednesday placement is particularly inconvenient because it splits the workweek in half. Workers in China who take Tuesday and Thursday off lose two personal leave days for a nine-day break, while in South Korea the same two days buy a nine-day stretch thanks to the existing three-day holiday. In both cases, the cost is personal leave rather than statutory holiday.
How 2027 compares with 2026 and 2025
The lunar calendar shifts Mid-Autumn Festival roughly 10โ11 days earlier each year. In 2025 the festival fell on 6 October (Monday), in 2026 on 25 September (Friday), and in 2027 on 15 September (Wednesday). The table below shows the trend and whether each year produced a long weekend in China.
| Year | Gregorian date | Day of week | Long weekend in China? |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 October | Monday | Yes (SatโMon) |
| 2026 | 25 September | Friday | Yes (FriโSun) |
| 2027 | 15 September | Wednesday | No |
| 2028 | 3 October | Tuesday | No |
Both 2025 and 2026 gave Chinese workers a natural three-day break, but 2027 breaks the streak. The China 2025 public holidays page shows Mid-Autumn overlapping with the National Day week, creating an unusually long combined holiday that year. In 2027 the two festivals are 16 days apart, so no such overlap occurs.
The 2028 date โ 3 October, a Tuesday โ will also miss the weekend, meaning two consecutive years without a Mid-Autumn long weekend in China. The next Friday Mid-Autumn will not arrive until the early 2030s, based on the lunar cycle pattern. Mid-Autumn Festival 2027 is therefore the start of a dry spell for workers hoping for a natural three-day break.
Countries that celebrate but do not grant a day off
Many countries with significant Chinese or Korean communities celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival culturally without designating it a statutory holiday. Vietnam, Japan, Singapore, Malaysia, and the Philippines all have Mid-Autumn traditions โ mooncakes, lantern festivals, family gatherings โ but none appear in our 2027 database with a National, Substitute, or Bank entry for the festival.
Vietnam calls it Tet Trung Thu and treats it as a popular cultural event, but the government does not list it among the country’s public holidays. Japan has Tsukimi (moon-viewing) around the same time, but it is not a national holiday. Singapore and Malaysia sell mooncakes widely, yet the day is not an official holiday. Workers in these countries who want time off for Mid-Autumn Festival 2027 must use personal leave.
The absence of a statutory holiday does not mean the festival goes unnoticed. In Vietnam, schools and community centers hold lantern parades and children’s activities. In Singapore, the Chinatown district hosts a month-long festival with light installations and street stalls. But the legal holiday calendar โ which is what we track โ does not include these cultural celebrations unless the government designates them as National, Substitute, or Bank days.
Planning around Mid-Autumn Festival 2027
If you are working in China or Taiwan, mark Wednesday 15 September 2027 as a single day off with no bridge. Booking Tuesday and Thursday as personal leave is the only way to get a continuous break, and demand for those two days will be high. Employers typically approve leave requests on a first-come basis, so submitting early is advisable.
In South Korea, the three-day Chuseok block from 14 to 16 September is a peak domestic travel period. Trains and highways are heavily booked, and many families travel to their hometowns. If you are visiting Korea during Chuseok 2027, expect closures at smaller businesses and crowded transport โ but major tourist sites remain open. Mid-Autumn Festival 2027 is a good time to experience Korean harvest traditions, including songpyeon rice cakes and ancestral rites.
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Public Holiday Calendar tracks statutory public holidays for 192 countries and territories, covering 2025, 2026, and 2027. Each country page lists every holiday with its date and type โ National, Substitute, or Bank โ so you can see exactly which days are legal time off. We count only statutory holidays and exclude observances, religious days, and regional holidays unless they carry national legal status.
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