Public Holidays in South Korea, 2027
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, Sunday gives you the most public holidays in 2027 (3 days). That's 2 more free days than Friday.
Planning a roster?
For scheduling: Sunday is your most disrupted weekday over 2027 with 3 public holidays. Plan for reduced coverage or higher absence rates on Sundays.
Holiday breakdown by weekday
Sunday 3 holidays
2027
- Sun 6 Jun Memorial Day (ํ์ถฉ์ผ)
- Sun 15 Aug Liberation Day (๊ด๋ณต์ )
- Sun 3 Oct National Foundation Day (๊ฐ์ฒ์ )
Saturday 3 holidays
2027
- Sat 6 Feb Lunar New Year (์ค๋ )
- Sat 9 Oct Hangul Day (ํ๊ธ๋ )
- Sat 25 Dec Christmas Day (ํฌ๋ฆฌ์ค๋ง์ค)
Monday 2 holidays
2027
- Mon 8 Feb Lunar New Year (์ค๋ )
- Mon 1 Mar Independence Movement Day (3ยท1์ )
Tuesday 2 holidays
2027
- Tue 9 Feb Lunar New Year (์ค๋ )
- Tue 14 Sep Chuseok (์ถ์)
Wednesday 2 holidays
2027
- Wed 5 May Children's Day (์ด๋ฆฐ์ด๋ )
- Wed 15 Sep Chuseok (์ถ์)
Thursday 2 holidays
2027
- Thu 13 May Buddha's Birthday (๋ถ์ฒ๋ ์ค์ ๋ )
- Thu 16 Sep Chuseok (์ถ์)
Friday 1 holiday
2027
- Fri 1 Jan New Year's Day (์ํด)
Working days overview
| Month | 2027 |
|---|---|
| January | 20 (-1) |
| February | 18 (-2) |
| March | 22 (-1) |
| April | 22 |
| May | 19 (-2) |
| June | 22 |
| July | 22 |
| August | 22 |
| September | 19 (-3) |
| October | 21 |
| November | 22 |
| December | 23 |
| Total | 252 |
Long weekends in 2027
1 Jan - 3 Jan
6 Feb - 9 Feb
27 Feb - 1 Mar
13 May - 16 May
Requires a bridge day
11 Sep - 14 Sep
Requires a bridge day
14 Sep - 19 Sep
Requires a bridge day
11 Sep - 15 Sep
Requires a bridge day
11 Sep - 16 Sep
Requires a bridge day
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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