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Public holidays, market closures and deadlines for South Korea, with the evidence behind each date and the day it was last checked.

How we know this — every layer we hold, how each is graded, and what is missing

17
Observances
0
Subdivisions
2
Exchanges
1
Calendar system

The next public holiday in South Korea is

Chuseok Eve

In 32 days · expected; set by announcement

11:37 local time in South Korea Weekend Last: National Liberation Day, 17 August 2026 · 6 days ago · expected; set by announcement

Computed · local time Asia/Seoul

Work with South Korea’s calendar

South Korea public holidays in 2026

17 national closures in 2026. Subdivisions and the observed-but-open layer are not counted here.

DateObservanceEvidence
1 January 2026New Year's Day expectedVerified
16 February 2026Seollal Eve expectedCompiled
17 February 2026Seollal expectedCompiled
18 February 2026Seollal expectedCompiled
2 March 2026Independence Movement Day expectedVerified
1 May 2026Labour Day expectedVerified
5 May 2026Children's Day expectedVerified
25 May 2026Buddha's Birthday expectedCompiled
6 June 2026Memorial Day expectedVerified
17 July 2026Constitution Day expectedVerified
17 August 2026National Liberation Day expectedVerified
24 September 2026Chuseok Eve expectedCompiled
25 September 2026Chuseok expectedCompiled
26 September 2026Chuseok expectedCompiled
5 October 2026National Foundation Day expectedVerified
9 October 2026Hangul Day expectedVerified
25 December 2026Christmas Day expectedVerified

The shape of South Korea’s year

Every day of 2026, one square, weeks running left to right, January on the left. National layer only.

JFMAMJJASOND1 January — New Year's Day2 January3 January4 January5 January6 January7 January8 January9 January10 January11 January12 January13 January14 January15 January16 January17 January18 January19 January20 January21 January22 January23 January24 January25 January26 January27 January28 January29 January30 January31 January1 February2 February3 February4 February5 February6 February7 February8 February9 February10 February11 February12 February13 February14 February15 February16 February — Seollal Eve17 February — Seollal18 February — Seollal19 February20 February21 February22 February23 February24 February25 February26 February27 February28 February1 March2 March — Independence Movement Day3 March4 March5 March6 March7 March8 March9 March10 March11 March12 March13 March14 March15 March16 March17 March18 March19 March20 March21 March22 March23 March24 March25 March26 March27 March28 March29 March30 March31 March1 April2 April3 April4 April5 April6 April7 April8 April9 April10 April11 April12 April13 April14 April15 April16 April17 April18 April19 April20 April21 April22 April23 April24 April25 April26 April27 April28 April29 April30 April1 May — Labour Day2 May3 May4 May5 May — Children's Day6 May7 May8 May9 May10 May11 May12 May13 May14 May15 May16 May17 May18 May19 May20 May21 May22 May23 May24 May25 May — Buddha's Birthday26 May27 May28 May29 May30 May31 May1 June2 June3 June4 June5 June6 June — Memorial Day7 June8 June9 June10 June11 June12 June13 June14 June15 June16 June17 June18 June19 June20 June21 June22 June23 June24 June25 June26 June27 June28 June29 June30 June1 July2 July3 July4 July5 July6 July7 July8 July9 July10 July11 July12 July13 July14 July15 July16 July17 July — Constitution Day18 July19 July20 July21 July22 July23 July24 July25 July26 July27 July28 July29 July30 July31 July1 August2 August3 August4 August5 August6 August7 August8 August9 August10 August11 August12 August13 August14 August15 August16 August17 August — National Liberation Day18 August19 August20 August21 August22 August23 August24 August25 August26 August27 August28 August29 August30 August31 August1 September2 September3 September4 September5 September6 September7 September8 September9 September10 September11 September12 September13 September14 September15 September16 September17 September18 September19 September20 September21 September22 September23 September24 September — Chuseok Eve25 September — Chuseok26 September — Chuseok27 September28 September29 September30 September1 October2 October3 October4 October5 October — National Foundation Day6 October7 October8 October9 October — Hangul Day10 October11 October12 October13 October14 October15 October16 October17 October18 October19 October20 October21 October22 October23 October24 October25 October26 October27 October28 October29 October30 October31 October1 November2 November3 November4 November5 November6 November7 November8 November9 November10 November11 November12 November13 November14 November15 November16 November17 November18 November19 November20 November21 November22 November23 November24 November25 November26 November27 November28 November29 November30 November1 December2 December3 December4 December5 December6 December7 December8 December9 December10 December11 December12 December13 December14 December15 December16 December17 December18 December19 December20 December21 December22 December23 December24 December25 December — Christmas Day26 December27 December28 December29 December30 December31 December

17 closuresevery other day

Long weekends in South Korea, 2026

12 runs of three days or more, including the ones you only get by taking a single bridge day off. National closures only, computed on a Monday–Friday week — an assumption, not something the corpus records for this jurisdiction.

WhenLengthBecause ofLeave
1 Jan – 4 Jan4 daysNew Year's Daytake Fri 2 Jan
14 Feb – 18 Feb5 daysSeollal Eve, Seollalno leave needed
28 Feb – 2 Mar3 daysIndependence Movement Dayno leave needed
1 May – 3 May3 daysLabour Dayno leave needed
1 May – 5 May5 daysLabour Day, Children's Daytake Mon 4 May
23 May – 25 May3 daysBuddha's Birthdayno leave needed
17 Jul – 19 Jul3 daysConstitution Dayno leave needed
15 Aug – 17 Aug3 daysNational Liberation Dayno leave needed
24 Sep – 27 Sep4 daysChuseok Eve, Chuseokno leave needed
3 Oct – 5 Oct3 daysNational Foundation Dayno leave needed
9 Oct – 11 Oct3 daysHangul Dayno leave needed
25 Dec – 27 Dec3 daysChristmas Dayno leave needed

How we know this

Every layer this corpus carries, whether it exists for South Korea, how many records, how each is graded and when it was last looked at. The record rather than the data — enough to check a claim before relying on it.

7/14 layers held for South Korea
Layer Records How we know Last checked Notes
Statutory closures1717 verified2026-08-03
Religious observances22 verified2026-08-03
Substitution and in-lieu rules1717 verified2026-08-03
School terms and breaks6——3 calendars
Exchanges2——XKOS (66), XKRX (66)
Tax and filing deadlines4——
Elections14——

Not held for South Korea: Statutory weekly rest, Optional and restricted days, Half-days and partial closures, Bank-only closures, Observed but open, Subdivision calendars. A gap is ours, not a statement about the place — it means nobody here has read an instrument for it yet.

2 named documents, issued by 1 body, stand behind these rows. Every date is traceable to one of them:

국가법령정보센터 (Korea Ministry of Government Legislation)

How South Korea keeps time

Observances17 across the national calendar
Evidence17 verified · 0 corroborated · 0 compiled, from 2 named sources
LanguagesEnglish, Korean
Calendar systemsgregorian
ExchangesXKOS, XKRX
Last reviewed2026-08-03

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