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Public holidays in South Korea in 2026

South Korea has 20 public holidays in 2026, 14 of them on working days, leaving 247 working days. 8 fall on a Monday or Friday, giving a long weekend automatically.

DateDayHoliday
1 Jan 2026ThursdayNew Year's Day
17 Feb 2026TuesdayKorean New Year
18 Feb 2026WednesdayKorean New Year
19 Feb 2026ThursdayKorean New Year
1 Mar 2026SundayIndependence Movement Day
2 Mar 2026MondayIndependence Movement Day (substitute day)
5 May 2026TuesdayChildren's Day
24 May 2026SundayBuddha's Birthday
25 May 2026MondayBuddha's Birthday (substitute day)
6 Jun 2026SaturdayMemorial Day
17 Jul 2026FridayConstitution Day
15 Aug 2026SaturdayLiberation Day
17 Aug 2026MondayLiberation Day (substitute day)
24 Sept 2026ThursdayKorean Thanksgiving
25 Sept 2026FridayKorean Thanksgiving
26 Sept 2026SaturdayKorean Thanksgiving
3 Oct 2026SaturdayNational Foundation Day
5 Oct 2026MondayNational Foundation Day (substitute day)
9 Oct 2026FridayHangul Day
25 Dec 2026FridayChristmas Day

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Long weekends in South Korea, 2026

Take one day of leave to turn these holidays into four-day (or longer) weekends:

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