Public holidays in South Korea 2026 & 2027

Find all public holidays in South Korea, each with date and weekday. On the interactive world map of dayoff.info you can also explore regions, school holidays and bridge days.

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Public holidays 2026

DateWeekdayHoliday
01 January 2026ThursdayNew Year's Day
17 February 2026TuesdayKorean New Year
01 March 2026SundayIndependence Movement Day
05 May 2026TuesdayChildren's Day
24 May 2026SundayBuddha's Birthday
06 June 2026SaturdayMemorial Day
17 July 2026FridayConstitution Day
15 August 2026SaturdayLiberation Day
24 September 2026ThursdayKorean Thanksgiving
03 October 2026SaturdayNational Foundation Day
09 October 2026FridayHangul Day
25 December 2026FridayChristmas Day

Public holidays 2027

DateWeekdayHoliday
01 January 2027FridayNew Year's Day
07 February 2027SundayKorean New Year
01 March 2027MondayIndependence Movement Day
05 May 2027WednesdayChildren's Day
13 May 2027ThursdayBuddha's Birthday
06 June 2027SundayMemorial Day
17 July 2027SaturdayConstitution Day
15 August 2027SundayLiberation Day
14 September 2027TuesdayKorean Thanksgiving
03 October 2027SundayNational Foundation Day
09 October 2027SaturdayHangul Day
25 December 2027SaturdayChristmas Day

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