Public holidays 2027
Public holidays in South Korea 2027
South Korea has 17 nationwide public holidays in 2027, 14 of them on a working day. None of its public holidays is regional.
South Korea 2027 at a glance
- Nationwide public holidays
- 17
- Of those, on a working day
- 14
- Of those, on a weekend
- 3
- Regional only
- 0
- Longest break
- 4 days (6 February to 9 February)
- Bridge days
- 4
- Most nationwide holidays in
- February (3)
The weekend is taken as Saturday and Sunday for the working-day count, the long weekends and the bridge days.
All public holidays in South Korea, 2027
| Date | Day | Holiday | Local name | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday | New Year's Day | 새해 | Nationwide | |
| Saturdayweekend | Lunar New Year | 설날 | Nationwide | |
| Monday | Lunar New Year | 설날 | Nationwide | |
| Tuesday | Lunar New Year | 설날 | Nationwide | |
| Monday | Independence Movement Day | 3·1절 | Nationwide | |
| Monday | Labour Day | 노동절 | Nationwide | |
| Wednesday | Children's Day | 어린이날 | Nationwide | |
| Thursday | Buddha's Birthday | 부처님 오신 날 | Nationwide | |
| Sundayweekend | Memorial Day | 현충일 | Nationwide | |
| Monday | Constitution Day | 제헌절 | Nationwide | |
| Monday | Liberation Day | 광복절 | Nationwide | |
| Tuesday | Chuseok | 추석 | Nationwide | |
| Wednesday | Chuseok | 추석 | Nationwide | |
| Thursday | Chuseok | 추석 | Nationwide | |
| Monday | National Foundation Day | 개천절 | Nationwide | |
| Monday | Hangul Day | 한글날 | Nationwide | |
| Saturdayweekend | Christmas Day | 크리스마스 | Nationwide |
Source: Nager.Date, checked on . Regions are ISO 3166-2 codes.
Long weekends and bridge days in South Korea
A long weekend is three or more days off in a row made by a nationwide holiday and the weekend. A bridge day is a working day with a day off on both sides: one leave day there joins a holiday to the weekend, or two holidays to each other.
Long weekends (9)
- Friday 1 January to Sunday 3 January 2027: 3 days off, with New Year's Day.
- Saturday 6 February to Tuesday 9 February 2027: 4 days off, with Lunar New Year, Lunar New Year.
- Saturday 27 February to Monday 1 March 2027: 3 days off, with Independence Movement Day.
- Saturday 1 May to Monday 3 May 2027: 3 days off, with Labour Day.
- Saturday 17 July to Monday 19 July 2027: 3 days off, with Constitution Day.
- Saturday 14 August to Monday 16 August 2027: 3 days off, with Liberation Day.
- Tuesday 14 September to Thursday 16 September 2027: 3 days off, with Chuseok, Chuseok, Chuseok.
- Saturday 2 October to Monday 4 October 2027: 3 days off, with National Foundation Day.
- Saturday 9 October to Monday 11 October 2027: 3 days off, with Hangul Day.
Bridge days (4)
- Tuesday 4 May: one leave day gives 5 days off in a row, Saturday 1 May to Wednesday 5 May 2027 (next to Labour Day and Children's Day).
- Friday 14 May: one leave day gives 4 days off in a row, Thursday 13 May to Sunday 16 May 2027 (next to Buddha's Birthday).
- Monday 13 September: one leave day gives 6 days off in a row, Saturday 11 September to Thursday 16 September 2027 (next to Chuseok).
- Friday 17 September: one leave day gives 6 days off in a row, Tuesday 14 September to Sunday 19 September 2027 (next to Chuseok).
Regional holidays are left out of both lists: they depend on where the employee works.
Regional holidays
Every public holiday in South Korea applies nationwide, so one list covers all employees there.
Add South Korea to your calendar
Download the 2027 calendar (.ics), or paste its address into Google Calendar, Outlook or Apple Calendar to subscribe. It holds one all-day event per public holiday and marks none of them as busy.
https://hoursquare.com/public-holidays/south-korea/2027.ics
Plan leave around these dates
Check how many working days a trip really needs, with South Korea's holidays taken out, in the vacation calculator. The glossary explains what a public holiday is in HR terms.
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