Public holidays
Public holidays in South Korea
South Korea has 22 public holidays in 2026, of which 6 fall on a weekend. Dates below are national holidays; regions, states and individual companies often add their own, so confirm with the person you are scheduling with.
Next public holiday3 OctoberNational Foundation Day
202622 dayspublic holidays in total
202724 daysalready scheduled
2026
Thursday 1 JanuaryNew Year's Day
Monday 16 FebruaryThe day preceding Korean New Yearlong weekend likely
Tuesday 17 FebruaryKorean New Year
Wednesday 18 FebruaryThe second day of Korean New Year
Sunday 1 MarchIndependence Movement Dayfalls on a weekend
Monday 2 MarchAlternative holiday for Independence Movement Daylong weekend likely
Friday 1 MayLabor Daylong weekend likely
Tuesday 5 MayChildren's Day
Sunday 24 MayBuddha's Birthdayfalls on a weekend
Monday 25 MayAlternative holiday for Buddha's Birthdaylong weekend likely
Wednesday 3 JuneLocal Election Day
Saturday 6 JuneMemorial Dayfalls on a weekend
Friday 17 JulyConstitution Daylong weekend likely
Saturday 15 AugustLiberation Dayfalls on a weekend
Monday 17 AugustAlternative holiday for Liberation Daylong weekend likely
Thursday 24 SeptemberThe day preceding Chuseok
Friday 25 SeptemberChuseoklong weekend likely
Saturday 26 SeptemberThe second day of Chuseokfalls on a weekend
Saturday 3 OctoberNational Foundation Dayfalls on a weekend
Monday 5 OctoberAlternative holiday for National Foundation Daylong weekend likely
Friday 9 OctoberHangul Daylong weekend likely
Friday 25 DecemberChristmas Daylong weekend likely
2027
Friday 1 JanuaryNew Year's Daylong weekend likely
Saturday 6 FebruaryThe day preceding Korean New Yearfalls on a weekend
Sunday 7 FebruaryKorean New Yearfalls on a weekend
Monday 8 FebruaryThe second day of Korean New Yearlong weekend likely
Tuesday 9 FebruaryAlternative holiday for Korean New Year
Monday 1 MarchIndependence Movement Daylong weekend likely
Saturday 1 MayLabor Dayfalls on a weekend
Monday 3 MayAlternative holiday for Labor Daylong weekend likely
Wednesday 5 MayChildren's Day
Thursday 13 MayBuddha's Birthday
Sunday 6 JuneMemorial Dayfalls on a weekend
Saturday 17 JulyConstitution Dayfalls on a weekend
Monday 19 JulyAlternative holiday for Constitution Daylong weekend likely
Sunday 15 AugustLiberation Dayfalls on a weekend
Monday 16 AugustAlternative holiday for Liberation Daylong weekend likely
Tuesday 14 SeptemberThe day preceding Chuseok
Wednesday 15 SeptemberChuseok
Thursday 16 SeptemberThe second day of Chuseok
Sunday 3 OctoberNational Foundation Dayfalls on a weekend
Monday 4 OctoberAlternative holiday for National Foundation Daylong weekend likely
Saturday 9 OctoberHangul Dayfalls on a weekend
Monday 11 OctoberAlternative holiday for Hangul Daylong weekend likely
Saturday 25 DecemberChristmas Dayfalls on a weekend
Monday 27 DecemberAlternative holiday for Christmas Daylong weekend likely
How to use this
A public holiday does not always mean nobody is working, and a clear calendar does not mean your colleague is free. Treat these dates as a prompt to ask rather than an answer — especially the ones marked as set by moon sighting, where the final date is confirmed only days ahead.