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🗓️ Korean Holidays & Days Off

All Korean public holidays for 2026-2027 at a glance! D-day countdown to the next day off, full holiday tables with substitute-holiday badges, and automatic long-weekend and sandwich-day detection for Seollal and Chuseok planning.

Last updated: 2026-08-21

Korean public holidays for 2026–2027: countdown to the next day off, full holiday tables, and automatic long-weekend detection.

20 holidays (incl. 4 substitute)9 long weekends (3+ days)

All 2026 Public Holidays

  • 01/01ThuNew Year's Day
  • 02/16MonSeollal Holiday
  • 02/17TueSeollal (Korean New Year)
  • 02/18WedSeollal Holiday
  • 03/01SunIndependence Movement Day
  • 03/02MonIndependence Movement DaySUB
  • 05/05TueChildren's Day
  • 05/24SunBuddha's Birthday
  • 05/25MonBuddha's BirthdaySUB
  • 06/06SatMemorial Day
  • 07/17FriConstitution Day
  • 08/15SatLiberation Day
  • 08/17MonLiberation DaySUB
  • 09/24ThuChuseok Holiday
  • 09/25FriChuseok
  • 09/26SatChuseok Holiday
  • 10/03SatNational Foundation Day
  • 10/05MonNational Foundation DaySUB
  • 10/09FriHangeul Day
  • 12/25FriChristmas Day

2026 Long Weekends (weekends linked)

  • Seollal BreakFeb 14 (Sat) ~ Feb 18 (Wed)5 days
  • Independence Movement Day BreakFeb 28 (Sat) ~ Mar 2 (Mon)3 days
  • Buddha's Birthday BreakMay 23 (Sat) ~ May 25 (Mon)3 days
  • Memorial Day BreakJun 6 (Sat) ~ Jun 7 (Sun)2 days
  • Constitution Day BreakJul 17 (Fri) ~ Jul 19 (Sun)3 days
  • Liberation Day BreakAug 15 (Sat) ~ Aug 17 (Mon)3 days
  • Chuseok BreakSep 24 (Thu) ~ Sep 27 (Sun)4 days
  • National Foundation Day BreakOct 3 (Sat) ~ Oct 5 (Mon)3 days
  • Hangeul Day BreakOct 9 (Fri) ~ Oct 11 (Sun)3 days
  • Christmas BreakDec 25 (Fri) ~ Dec 27 (Sun)3 days

🥪 Sandwich days — one day of leave, long break

  • Take Jan 2 (Fri) off → Jan 1 (Thu)–Jan 4 (Sun), 4 days in a row
  • Take May 4 (Mon) off → May 2 (Sat)–May 5 (Tue), 4 days in a row

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  • 01/01 New Year's Day

Data Notes

  • Covers Korean statutory public holidays for 2026–2027, based on the official monthly calendar report (KASI) and the Public Holidays Act.
  • One-off holidays such as election days and temporary holidays are not included. Constitution Day returns as a holiday from 2026, and Labor Day (May 1) becomes a statutory holiday from 2027.
  • Long weekends are computed by linking holidays with Saturdays and Sundays. For business-day math use the Date Calculator; for custom countdowns use the D-day Calculator.

How to Use the Holiday Finder

  1. See the D-day countdown to the next public holiday and the next day off including weekends
  2. Switch between the 2026 and 2027 tabs for full holiday tables with substitute-holiday badges
  3. Check auto-detected long weekends and sandwich days (best single days to take leave)
  4. Browse the mini calendar to spot red days in any month

💡 Common Examples

ScenarioInputResult
Seollal break 2026Feb 16-18 holidays + weekend5 days off, Feb 14-18
Chuseok break 2026Sep 24-26 holidays + Sunday4 days off, Sep 24-27
Sandwich dayOne day of leave on May 4, 20275 days in a row, May 1-5

Korean Public Holidays 2026-2027 Explained

Korea has 20 statutory public holidays in 2026, including 4 substitute holidays: New Year's Day (Thu Jan 1), the Seollal holiday (Mon Feb 16 - Wed Feb 18), Independence Movement Day (Sun Mar 1, substituted Mon Mar 2), Children's Day (Tue May 5), Buddha's Birthday (Sun May 24, substituted Mon May 25), Memorial Day (Sat Jun 6), Constitution Day (Fri Jul 17), Liberation Day (Sat Aug 15, substituted Mon Aug 17), the Chuseok holiday (Thu Sep 24 - Sat Sep 26), National Foundation Day (Sat Oct 3, substituted Mon Oct 5), Hangeul Day (Fri Oct 9), and Christmas (Fri Dec 25). Constitution Day returns as a public holiday in 2026 for the first time in 19 years.

In 2027 there are 24 holidays including 7 substitutes: New Year's Day (Fri Jan 1), Seollal (Sat Feb 6 - Mon Feb 8, substituted Tue Feb 9), Independence Movement Day (Mon Mar 1), Labor Day (Sat May 1, substituted Mon May 3 — its first year as a statutory holiday), Children's Day (Wed May 5), Buddha's Birthday (Thu May 13), Memorial Day (Sun Jun 6), Constitution Day (Sat Jul 17, substituted Mon Jul 19), Liberation Day (Sun Aug 15, substituted Mon Aug 16), Chuseok (Tue Sep 14 - Thu Sep 16), National Foundation Day (Sun Oct 3, substituted Mon Oct 4), Hangeul Day (Sat Oct 9, substituted Mon Oct 11), and Christmas (Sat Dec 25, substituted Mon Dec 27).

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Linked with weekends, breaks get longer: the longest 2026 break is Seollal at 5 consecutive days (Sat Feb 14 - Wed Feb 18), and Chuseok gives 4 days (Sep 24-27). In 2027 the official calendar report counts ten breaks of 3+ days, led by the 4-day Seollal break (Feb 6-9).

Sandwich days stretch breaks further with a single day of leave — for example, taking Monday May 4, 2026 off yields 4 days in a row through Children's Day, and taking Sep 13 or Sep 17, 2027 off turns Chuseok week into up to 6 consecutive days. This tool counts down to your next day off and detects all of these automatically. Data follows the official 2026-2027 monthly calendar reports; one-off holidays such as election days are excluded.

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