View the complete list of public holidays and bank holidays in South Korea for 2027. Plan your year ahead with official dates, weekdays, and observances.
Choose how many days of leave you are willing to book. We work out which holiday gives you the longest run of days off for that spend, and mark the days to book in the calendar below. How this works →
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Showing the best break you can get with 2 leave days of leave.
Thu, May 13 → Sun, May 16
Book the dashed days below. Combined with the holiday and the weekend around it, your 1 leave day turn into 4 days off in a row.
Other dates worth booking
South Korea's Chuseok (the autumn harvest festival, dated by the lunar calendar) and Lunar New Year are both extended into multi-day national holidays, generally considered the country's two most important, family-focused observances, exceeding Christmas in cultural weight. Liberation Day (August 15) marks 1945 freedom from Japanese colonial rule, shared in date, coincidentally, with North Korea's own equivalent holiday.
| Date | Day | Holiday | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1, 2027 | Friday | 신정 (New Year's Day) | Public Holiday |
| February 7, 2027 | Sunday | 설날 (Korean New Year) | Public Holiday |
| March 1, 2027 | Monday | 3·1절 (Independence Movement Day) | Public Holiday |
| May 5, 2027 | Wednesday | 어린이날 (Children's Day) | Public Holiday |
| May 13, 2027 | Thursday | 석가탄신일 (Buddha's Birthday) | Public Holiday |
| June 6, 2027 | Sunday | 현충일 (Memorial Day) | Public Holiday |
| July 17, 2027 | Saturday | 제헌절 (Constitution Day) | Public Holiday |
| August 15, 2027 | Sunday | 광복절 (Liberation Day) | Public Holiday |
| September 14, 2027 | Tuesday | 추석 (Korean Thanksgiving) | Public Holiday |
| October 3, 2027 | Sunday | 개천절 (National Foundation Day) | Public Holiday |
| October 9, 2027 | Saturday | 한글날 (Hangul Day) | Public Holiday |
| December 25, 2027 | Saturday | 기독탄신일 (Christmas Day) | Public Holiday |
| Date | Day | Holiday | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1, 2026 | Thursday | 신정 (New Year's Day) | Public Holiday |
| February 17, 2026 | Tuesday | 설날 (Korean New Year) | Public Holiday |
| March 1, 2026 | Sunday | 3·1절 (Independence Movement Day) | Public Holiday |
| May 5, 2026 | Tuesday | 어린이날 (Children's Day) | Public Holiday |
| May 24, 2026 | Sunday | 석가탄신일 (Buddha's Birthday) | Public Holiday |
| June 6, 2026 | Saturday | 현충일 (Memorial Day) | Public Holiday |
| July 17, 2026 | Friday | 제헌절 (Constitution Day) | Public Holiday |
| August 15, 2026 | Saturday | 광복절 (Liberation Day) | Public Holiday |
| September 24, 2026 | Thursday | 추석 (Korean Thanksgiving) | Public Holiday |
| October 3, 2026 | Saturday | 개천절 (National Foundation Day) | Public Holiday |
| October 9, 2026 | Friday | 한글날 (Hangul Day) | Public Holiday |
| December 25, 2026 | Friday | 기독탄신일 (Christmas Day) | Public Holiday |
South Korea has 12 public holidays in 2027, 1 fewer than the global average of 13.
6 public holidays fall on a weekend in South Korea in 2027: Memorial Day (Sunday, June 6), Constitution Day (Saturday, July 17), Liberation Day (Sunday, August 15), National Foundation Day (Sunday, October 3), Hangul Day (Saturday, October 9), Christmas Day (Saturday, December 25). South Korea grants no substitute day for these, so these are lost.
No — South Korea does not grant a substitute working day when a public holiday falls on a Saturday or Sunday.
4 consecutive days off in South Korea in 2027, May 13–May 16, by booking 1 day of leave.
The next public holiday in South Korea is 추석 (Korean Thanksgiving) on September 24, 2026.
Korean New Year, Buddha's Birthday, Korean Thanksgiving do not fall on the same date every year in South Korea, since they are set by a lunar or other variable calendar rather than a fixed date.