South Korea
South Korea public holidays 2026
South Korea has 22 nationwide public holidays in 2026. After them, 2026 has 245 working days. Next up: National Foundation Day on Saturday, October 3, 2026, in 4 days.
| Date | Holiday |
|---|---|
| January | |
| Jan 1Thursday | New Year's DayNationwide |
| February | |
| Feb 16Monday | The day preceding Korean New YearNationwide |
| Feb 17Tuesday | Korean New YearNationwide |
| Feb 18Wednesday | The second day of Korean New YearNationwide |
| March | |
| Mar 1Sunday | Independence Movement DayNationwide |
| Mar 2Monday | Alternative holiday for Independence Movement DayNationwide |
| May | |
| May 1Friday | Labor DayNationwide |
| May 5Tuesday | Children's DayNationwide |
| May 24Sunday | Buddha's BirthdayNationwide |
| May 25Monday | Alternative holiday for Buddha's BirthdayNationwide |
| June | |
| Jun 3Wednesday | Local Election DayNationwide |
| Jun 6Saturday | Memorial DayNationwide |
| July | |
| Jul 17Friday | Constitution DayNationwide |
| August | |
| Aug 15Saturday | Liberation DayNationwide |
| Aug 17Monday | Alternative holiday for Liberation DayNationwide |
| September | |
| Sep 24Thursday | The day preceding ChuseokNationwide |
| Sep 25Friday | ChuseokNationwide |
| Sep 26Saturday | The second day of ChuseokNationwide |
| October | |
| Oct 3Saturday | National Foundation DayNationwide |
| Oct 5Monday | Alternative holiday for National Foundation DayNationwide |
| Oct 9Friday | Hangul DayNationwide |
| December | |
| Dec 25Friday | Christmas DayNationwide |
- Nationwide
- 22public holidays
- By region
- 22no regional days
- Working days
- 245after nationwide days off
- Long weekends
- 10+2 with 1 day off
Long weekends in 2026
Stretches of three or more days off built from nationwide holidays and the weekend, plus the ones you can make by taking a single day off.
- 4 daysThu, Jan 1 – Sun, Jan 4 · New Year's DayTake Fri, Jan 2 off to join it up
- 5 daysSat, Feb 14 – Wed, Feb 18 · The day preceding Korean New Year, Korean New Year, The second day of Korean New Year
- 3 daysSat, Feb 28 – Mon, Mar 2 · Independence Movement Day, Alternative holiday for Independence Movement Day
- 3 daysFri, May 1 – Sun, May 3 · Labor Day
- 5 daysFri, May 1 – Tue, May 5 · Labor Day, Children's DayTake Mon, May 4 off to join it up
- 3 daysSat, May 23 – Mon, May 25 · Buddha's Birthday, Alternative holiday for Buddha's Birthday
- 3 daysFri, Jul 17 – Sun, Jul 19 · Constitution Day
- 3 daysSat, Aug 15 – Mon, Aug 17 · Liberation Day, Alternative holiday for Liberation Day
- 4 daysThu, Sep 24 – Sun, Sep 27 · The day preceding Chuseok, Chuseok, The second day of Chuseok
- 3 daysSat, Oct 3 – Mon, Oct 5 · National Foundation Day, Alternative holiday for National Foundation Day
- 3 daysFri, Oct 9 – Sun, Oct 11 · Hangul Day
- 3 daysFri, Dec 25 – Sun, Dec 27 · Christmas Day