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South Korea public holidays 2028

South Korea has 19 nationwide public holidays in 2028. After them, 2028 has 243 working days. The first is New Year's Day on Saturday, January 1, 2028.

Public holidays in South Korea in 2028
DateHoliday
January
Jan 1SaturdayNew Year's DayNationwide
Jan 26WednesdayThe day preceding Korean New YearNationwide
Jan 27ThursdayKorean New YearNationwide
Jan 28FridayThe second day of Korean New YearNationwide
March
Mar 1WednesdayIndependence Movement DayNationwide
April
Apr 12WednesdayNational Assembly Election DayNationwide
May
May 1MondayLabor DayNationwide
May 2TuesdayBuddha's BirthdayNationwide
May 5FridayChildren's DayNationwide
June
Jun 6TuesdayMemorial DayNationwide
July
Jul 17MondayConstitution DayNationwide
August
Aug 15TuesdayLiberation DayNationwide
October
Oct 2MondayThe day preceding ChuseokNationwide
Oct 3TuesdayChuseokNationwide
Oct 3TuesdayNational Foundation DayNationwide
Oct 4WednesdayThe second day of ChuseokNationwide
Oct 5ThursdayAlternative holiday for ChuseokNationwide
Oct 9MondayHangul DayNationwide
December
Dec 25MondayChristmas DayNationwide
Nationwide
19public holidays
By region
19no regional days
Working days
243after nationwide days off
Long weekends
7+3 with 1 day off

Dates come from the open-source holidays project, which compiles each country's statutory holidays from official sources. Governments sometimes add or move days at short notice, so check official announcements for critical plans. See our sources.

Long weekends in 2028

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.

South Korea public holidays by year

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Frequently asked questions

How many public holidays are there in South Korea in 2028?

19 nationwide public holidays: New Year's Day (Jan 1); The day preceding Korean New Year (Jan 26); Korean New Year (Jan 27); The second day of Korean New Year (Jan 28); Independence Movement Day (Mar 1); National Assembly Election Day (Apr 12); Labor Day (May 1); Buddha's Birthday (May 2); Children's Day (May 5); Memorial Day (Jun 6); Constitution Day (Jul 17); Liberation Day (Aug 15); The day preceding Chuseok (Oct 2); Chuseok (Oct 3); National Foundation Day (Oct 3); The second day of Chuseok (Oct 4); Alternative holiday for Chuseok (Oct 5); Hangul Day (Oct 9); Christmas Day (Dec 25).

How many working days are there in 2028?

243 working days, counting Monday to Friday and taking out the nationwide holidays that fall on working days. Regional holidays and company closures can lower it further.