Important National Holidays:

- New Year’s Day (January 1st)

- Spring Festival (the first day of the first month of the Chinese lunar calendar)

- Tomb-Sweeping Festival (April 4th, 5th or 6th)

- Labor Day (May 1st)

- Youth Day (May 4th)

- Dragon Boat Festival (the fifth day of the fifth month of the Chinese lunar calendar)

- Armed Forces Day (August 1st)

- Mid-Autumn Festival (the fifteenth day of the eighth month of the Chinese lunar calendar)

- National day of the People's Republic of China (October 1st)

Important Tsinghua University Holidays and Events:

- Tsinghua University Anniversary Celebration (the last Sunday in April)

- Student Associations Fair (every March and October)

- Campus Marathon (every April)

- Singing Competitions (every April and December)

- International Culture Festival (every Spring semester)

- Graduation Music Festival (every June)

- Graduation Running Race (every June)

- Sports Night (every June)

- Innovation Competition (every December)

- International Students and Scholars’ Gala Night (every December)