🇰🇷 South Korea Public Holidays 2026
This page lists every national public holiday in South Korea for 2026 — 17 days in total. Each date is cross-checked against the official government source. To compare South Korea against other countries side by side, open the interactive timeline.
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| January 1 | Thursday | New Year's Day |
| February 16 | Monday | Seollal Holiday |
| February 17 | Tuesday | Seollal (Lunar New Year) |
| February 18 | Wednesday | Seollal Holiday |
| March 2 | Monday | Independence Movement Day (obs.) |
| May 1 | Friday | Workers' Day |
| May 5 | Tuesday | Children's Day |
| May 25 | Monday | Buddha's Birthday (obs.) |
| June 6 | Saturday | Memorial Day |
| July 17 | Friday | Constitution Day |
| August 17 | Monday | Liberation Day (obs.) |
| September 24 | Thursday | Chuseok Holiday |
| September 25 | Friday | Chuseok |
| September 26 | Saturday | Chuseok Holiday |
| October 5 | Monday | National Foundation Day (obs.) |
| October 9 | Friday | Hangul Day |
| December 25 | Friday | Christmas Day |
Plan around South Korea's 2026 holidays
Use the interactive Holiday Timeline to overlay South Korea with any of the other 55 countries we cover and instantly spot conflict-free meeting dates. See the full by-country list or verify every date on the government sources page.
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