Holidays in South Korea
In South Korea, there are 12 holidays: 11 public holidays, 1 observance holidays. The next holiday in South Korea is Korean Thanksgiving (Public Holiday), in 16 days on 25 September 2026.
- Public Holidays are official days off recognized by the government.
- Observance Holidays are days of significance but not official holidays.
| Name | Native Name | Date |
|---|---|---|
New Year's Day Public Holiday | ์ ์ | 01 Jan 2026 8 months ago |
Korean New Year Public Holiday | ์ค๋ | 17 Feb 2026 7 months ago |
Independence Movement Day Public Holiday | 3ยท1์ | 01 Mar 2026 6 months ago |
Children's Day Public Holiday | ์ด๋ฆฐ์ด๋ | 05 May 2026 4 months ago |
Buddha's Birthday Public Holiday | ์๊ฐํ์ ์ผ | 24 May 2026 4 months ago |
Memorial Day Public Holiday | ํ์ถฉ์ผ | 06 Jun 2026 3 months ago |
Constitution Day Observance Holiday | ์ ํ์ | 17 Jul 2026 2 months ago |
Liberation Day Public Holiday | ๊ด๋ณต์ | 15 Aug 2026 25 days ago |
Korean Thanksgiving Public Holiday | ์ถ์ | 25 Sep 2026 in 16 days |
National Foundation Day Public Holiday | ๊ฐ์ฒ์ | 03 Oct 2026 in 24 days |
Hangul Day Public Holiday | ํ๊ธ๋ | 09 Oct 2026 in a month |
Public Holiday | ๊ธฐ๋ ํ์ ์ผ | 25 Dec 2026 in 4 months |