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 holiday24 SeptemberThe day preceding Chuseok — in 13 days
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.