Festivals in China in April
China has 53 local festival variants to explore in April, with date signals, places, traditions, foods, symbols, and a 3D map entry.
Open China April festivals on the 3D map- Jiangnan Qingming · Jiangnan · Qingming Festival
- Guangdong Qingming Baishan · Guangdong · Qingming Festival
- Fujian Qingming Ancestor Rites · Fujian · Qingming Festival
- Hakka Qingming Guazhi · Meizhou · Qingming Festival
- Jiexiu Cold Food Festival · Shanxi · Cold Food Festival
- Jiangnan Cold Food · Jiangnan · Cold Food Festival
- Shaanxi Cold Food Festival · Shaanxi · Cold Food Festival
- Jiangnan Flower Festival · Jiangnan · Flower Festival
- Guangzhou Flower Festival · Guangdong · Flower Festival
- Hangzhou Flower Festival · Zhejiang · Flower Festival
- Jiangnan Shangsi · Jiangnan · Shangsi Festival
- Guangxi Shangsi Sanyuesan · Guangxi · Shangsi Festival
Festival search guide
This page answers searches for festivals in China in April, including traditions, foods, and local variants.
- Festival cores in China in April
- Local variants in China in April
- China festival map entry
What you can explore
Use this guide to compare China festivals in April by tradition, food, local custom, and festival core.
- Festival cores
- Local variants
- Country festival map
Top festivals in China in April: Dates and places
Use this 2026 guide to quickly scan the main festivals, places, date confidence, and map entry for China in April.
| Festival | Place | Date confidence | Source | Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Fujian She Sanyuesan | Ningde · Fujian | Third day of the third lunar month | Needs verification | Open |
| Dehong Water-Splashing Festival | Mangshi · Yunnan | Dai New Year, usually in mid-April | Needs verification | Open |
| Water-Splashing Festival | Menglian · Yunnan | Dai New Year, usually in mid-April | Needs verification | Open |
| Xishuangbanna Water-Splashing Festival | Jinghong · Yunnan | Dai New Year, usually in mid-April | Needs verification | Open |
| Cold Food Festival | Jiexiu · Shanxi | One or two days before Qingming | Needs verification | Open |
| Cold Food Festival | Xi'an · Shaanxi | One or two days before Qingming | Needs verification | Open |
| Qingming | Suzhou · Jiangnan | Around April 4 to 6 | Needs verification | Open |
| Qingming Baishan | Guangzhou · Guangdong | Around April 4 to 6 | Needs verification | Open |
| Qingming Ancestor Rites | Fuzhou · Fujian | Around April 4 to 6 | Needs verification | Open |
| Hakka Qingming Guazhi | Meizhou | Around April 4 to 6 | Needs verification | Open |
| Cold Food | Suzhou · Jiangnan | One or two days before Qingming | Needs verification | Open |
| Flower Festival | Suzhou · Jiangnan | Usually the 12th, 15th, or 25th day of the second lunar month | Needs verification | Open |
Traditions, food and symbols
- tomb sweeping
- spring outing
- willow planting
- ancestor worship
- qingtuan
- wine
- spring
- worship mountain
- family
- cake
- ancestor rites
- Qingming
How to explore these festivals on MapDepth
Open the 3D map, start from China, then filter by April, festival theme, and regional variant to compare these traditions.
Related months
Related countries or regional routes
Similar festival themes
Regional highlights
- Suzhou · Jiangnan: Jiangnan Qingming; Qingming Festival; Around April 4 to 6
- Guangzhou · Guangdong: Guangdong Qingming Baishan; Qingming Festival; Around April 4 to 6
- Fuzhou · Fujian: Fujian Qingming Ancestor Rites; Qingming Festival; Around April 4 to 6
- Meizhou: Hakka Qingming Guazhi; Qingming Festival; Around April 4 to 6
- Jiexiu · Shanxi: Jiexiu Cold Food Festival; Cold Food Festival; One or two days before Qingming
- Suzhou · Jiangnan: Jiangnan Cold Food; Cold Food Festival; One or two days before Qingming
- Xi'an · Shaanxi: Shaanxi Cold Food Festival; Cold Food Festival; One or two days before Qingming
- Suzhou · Jiangnan: Jiangnan Flower Festival; Flower Festival; Usually the 12th, 15th, or 25th day of the second lunar month
FAQ
What festivals happen in China in April 2026?
China in April features Qingming Festival, Cold Food Festival, Flower Festival, Shangsi Festival, with date confidence, places, customs, foods, and map routes on MapDepth.
What events and celebrations happen in China in April?
This guide covers April festivals, events and celebrations in China, including tomb sweeping, spring outing, willow planting, ancestor worship.
Which regions have April festivals in China?
Regional highlights include Suzhou · Jiangnan, Guangzhou · Guangdong, Fuzhou · Fujian, Meizhou, each connected to festival cores and local variants.
Seasonal context
In April, China has 17 festival cores and 53 regional variants in season, led by Qingming Festival, Cold Food Festival, Flower Festival, Shangsi Festival and grounded in customs and foods such as tomb sweeping, spring outing, willow planting, ancestor worship.
Representative festival cores
Customs and foods
- tomb sweeping
- spring outing
- willow planting
- ancestor worship
- qingtuan
- wine
- spring
- worship mountain
- family
- cake
- ancestor rites
- Qingming