South Korea Holidays

National and bank holidays for 2026

Year:
15
Holidays
15
National
0
Bank

January

New Year's Day (신정) national

First day of the Gregorian calendar year

Thu, Jan 1

February

Seollal Holiday (설날 연휴) national

Day before Lunar New Year

Mon, Feb 16
Seollal (설날) national

Lunar New Year's Day - most important traditional Korean holiday

Tue, Feb 17
Seollal Holiday (설날 연휴) national

Day after Lunar New Year

Wed, Feb 18

March

Independence Movement Day (삼일절) national

Commemorates the March 1st Movement of 1919 against Japanese occupation

Mon, Mar 2
Actual: Sun, Mar 1

May

Children's Day (어린이날) national

Day celebrating children and family

Tue, May 5
Buddha's Birthday (부처님 오신 날) national

Celebrates the birth of Siddhartha Gautama

Mon, May 25
Actual: Sun, May 24

June

Memorial Day (현충일) national

Honors those who died in military service to the nation

Sat, Jun 6

August

Liberation Day (광복절) national

Commemorates liberation from Japanese rule in 1945

Mon, Aug 17
Actual: Sat, Aug 15

September

Chuseok Holiday (추석 연휴) national

Day before Chuseok

Thu, Sep 24
Chuseok (추석) national

Korean harvest festival and thanksgiving

Fri, Sep 25
Chuseok Holiday (추석 연휴) national

Day after Chuseok

Sat, Sep 26

October

National Foundation Day (개천절) national

Celebrates the legendary founding of Gojoseon in 2333 BCE

Mon, Oct 5
Actual: Sat, Oct 3
Hangul Day (한글날) national

Commemorates the creation of the Korean alphabet by King Sejong

Fri, Oct 9

December

Christmas Day (크리스마스) national

Christian celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ

Fri, Dec 25

API Access

/national-holidays/api/KR/index.json View JSON

All available years for South Korea

/national-holidays/api/KR/2026.json View JSON
/national-holidays/api/KR/2027.json View JSON
/national-holidays/api/KR/2028.json View JSON
/national-holidays/api/KR/2029.json View JSON
/national-holidays/api/KR/2030.json View JSON
ISO Alpha-2
KR
ISO Alpha-3
KOR
Official Name
Republic of Korea

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