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🇰🇷 South Korea public holidays 2026

South Korea has 27 public holidays in 2026, plus 11 other observances and regional holidays. The first is New Year's Day on January 1 and the last is Christmas Day on December 25.

21 of the public holidays fall on a weekday in 2026, so that's how many days off most workers get from them.

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All holidays in South Korea in 2026

Date	Holiday	Type
January 1Thursday	New Year's Day새해	Public holiday
February 16Monday	Lunar New Year설날	Public holiday
February 16Monday	Seollal Holiday	Public holiday
February 17Tuesday	Lunar New Year설날	Public holiday
February 17Tuesday	Seollal	Public holiday
February 18Wednesday	Lunar New Year설날	Public holiday
February 18Wednesday	Seollal Holiday	Public holiday
March 1Sunday	Independence Movement Day	Public holiday
March 2Monday	Independence Movement Day3·1절	Public holiday
March 20Friday	March Equinox	Observance
April 5Sunday	Arbor Day	Observance
May 1Friday	Labour Day노동절	Public holiday
May 1Friday	Labor Day	Public holiday
May 5Tuesday	Children's Day어린이날	Public holiday
May 8Friday	Parents' Day	Observance
May 15Friday	Teacher's Day	Observance
May 24Sunday	Buddha's Birthday	Public holiday
May 25Monday	Buddha's Birthday부처님 오신 날	Public holiday
June 3Wednesday	Local Election Day지방 선거일	Public holiday
June 6Saturday	Memorial Day현충일	Public holiday
June 21Sunday	June Solstice	Observance
July 17Friday	Constitution Day제헌절	Public holiday
August 15Saturday	Liberation Day	Public holiday
August 17Monday	Liberation Day광복절	Public holiday
September 23Wednesday	September Equinox	Observance
September 24Thursday	Chuseok추석	Public holiday
September 25Friday	Chuseok추석	Public holiday
September 26Saturday	Chuseok추석	Public holiday
October 1Thursday	Armed Forces Day	Observance
October 3Saturday	National Foundation Day	Public holiday
October 5Monday	National Foundation Day개천절	Public holiday
October 9Friday	Hangul Day한글날	Public holiday
October 9Friday	Hangeul Proclamation Day	Public holiday
October 31Saturday	Halloween	Observance
December 22Tuesday	December Solstice	Observance
December 24Thursday	Christmas Eve	Observance
December 25Friday	Christmas Day크리스마스	Public holiday
December 31Thursday	New Year's Eve	Observance