Chinese festival dates in 2040

Every festival that falls in this calendar year, with the lunar rule behind each date.

15 festivals fall in the 2040 calendar year. The first is Laba Festival on Saturday, 21 January 2040; the last is Winter Solstice on Friday, 21 December 2040. Chinese New Year falls on 12 February 2040, and the lunar year that begins there is the Year of the Monkey.

Festival	Date	Day	Falls on
Laba Festival	21 January 2040	Saturday	Day 8 of the 12th lunar month
Little New Year	5 February 2040	Sunday	Day 23 (north) or Day 24 (south) of the 12th lunar month
Chinese New Year's Eve	11 February 2040	Saturday	The last day of the 12th lunar month
Spring Festival	12 February 2040	Sunday	Day 1 of the 1st lunar month
Lantern Festival	26 February 2040	Sunday	Day 15 of the 1st lunar month
Longtaitou Festival	14 March 2040	Wednesday	Day 2 of the 2nd lunar month
Qingming Festival	4 April 2040	Wednesday	Solar term around 4–5 April
Shangsi Festival	13 April 2040	Friday	Day 3 of the 3rd lunar month
Dragon Boat Festival	14 June 2040	Thursday	Day 5 of the 5th lunar month
Qixi Festival	14 August 2040	Tuesday	Day 7 of the 7th lunar month
Ghost Festival	22 August 2040	Wednesday	Day 15 of the 7th lunar month
Mid-Autumn Festival	20 September 2040	Thursday	Day 15 of the 8th lunar month
Double Ninth Festival	14 October 2040	Sunday	Day 9 of the 9th lunar month
Hanyi Festival	5 November 2040	Monday	Day 1 of the 10th lunar month
Winter Solstice	21 December 2040	Friday	Solar term around 21–22 December

Dates in January and early February belong to the lunar year that began the year before — that is why the table opens with Laba rather than with Chinese New Year.