Public Holidays in South Korea, 2026
See all 15 public holidays and which day of the week they fall on.
Planning a day off?
If you work part-time or choose a daycare day, Saturday gives you the most public holidays in 2026 (4 days). That's 3 more free days than Wednesday.
Planning a roster?
For scheduling: Saturday is your most disrupted weekday over 2026 with 4 public holidays. Plan for reduced coverage or higher absence rates on Saturdays.
Holiday breakdown by weekday
Saturday 4 holidays
2026
- Sat 6 Jun Memorial Day (ํ์ถฉ์ผ)
- Sat 15 Aug Liberation Day (๊ด๋ณต์ )
- Sat 26 Sep Chuseok (์ถ์)
- Sat 3 Oct National Foundation Day (๊ฐ์ฒ์ )
Friday 3 holidays
2026
- Fri 25 Sep Chuseok (์ถ์)
- Fri 9 Oct Hangul Day (ํ๊ธ๋ )
- Fri 25 Dec Christmas Day (ํฌ๋ฆฌ์ค๋ง์ค)
Sunday 2 holidays
2026
- Sun 1 Mar Independence Movement Day (3ยท1์ )
- Sun 24 May Buddha's Birthday (๋ถ์ฒ๋ ์ค์ ๋ )
Tuesday 2 holidays
2026
- Tue 17 Feb Lunar New Year (์ค๋ )
- Tue 5 May Children's Day (์ด๋ฆฐ์ด๋ )
Thursday 2 holidays
2026
- Thu 1 Jan New Year's Day (์ํด)
- Thu 24 Sep Chuseok (์ถ์)
Monday 1 holiday
2026
- Mon 16 Feb Lunar New Year (์ค๋ )
Wednesday 1 holiday
2026
- Wed 18 Feb Lunar New Year (์ค๋ )
Working days overview
| Month | 2026 |
|---|---|
| January | 21 (-1) |
| February | 17 (-3) |
| March | 22 |
| April | 22 |
| May | 20 (-1) |
| June | 22 |
| July | 23 |
| August | 21 |
| September | 20 (-2) |
| October | 21 (-1) |
| November | 21 |
| December | 22 (-1) |
| Total | 252 |
Long weekends in 2026
1 Jan - 4 Jan
Requires a bridge day
14 Feb - 18 Feb
2 May - 5 May
Requires a bridge day
24 Sep - 27 Sep
9 Oct - 11 Oct
25 Dec - 27 Dec
Scheduling impact for South Korea
South Korea has several concentrated holiday periods, especially around Lunar New Year and Chuseok. These extended closures and travel patterns usually have a bigger staffing impact than the raw holiday count suggests.
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