January
5 holidays
| S | M | T | W | T | F | S |
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| 29 | 30 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
| 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 1 |
| 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
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- Public holiday — A nationwide day off.
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February
| S | M | T | W | T | F | S |
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| 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 1 |
| 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
| 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 1 |
| 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
March
2 holidays
| S | M | T | W | T | F | S |
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| 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 1 |
| 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
| 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
| 30 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
April
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| 30 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
| 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
| 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
May
3 holidays
| S | M | T | W | T | F | S |
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| 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
| 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
| 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
June
2 holidays
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
| 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
| 29 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
July
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| 29 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
| 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
| 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
August
1 holidays
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| 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
| 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
| 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| 31 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
September
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| 31 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
| 28 | 29 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
October
6 holidays
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| 28 | 29 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
| 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 1 |
| 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
November
| S | M | T | W | T | F | S |
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| 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 1 |
| 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
| 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
| 30 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
December
1 holidays
| S | M | T | W | T | F | S |
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| 30 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
| 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
2025 Holiday List · South Korea
20 public holidays · regional, limited, and observance days included
| Date | Day | Holiday | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | Wednesday | New Year's Day | Public holiday | 1 January. In many countries the day off moves to the following Monday when it falls on a weekend. |
| Jan 27 | Monday | Seollal Holiday | Public holiday | The day before and the day after Seollal. |
| Jan 28 | Tuesday | Seollal Holiday | Public holiday | The day before and the day after Seollal. |
| Jan 29 | Wednesday | Seollal | Public holiday | The first day of the first lunar month, between 21 January and 20 February. |
| Jan 30 | Thursday | Seollal Holiday | Public holiday | The day before and the day after Seollal. |
| Mar 1 | Saturday | Independence Movement Day | Public holiday | 1 March. |
| Mar 3 | Monday | Day off for Independence Movement Day | Public holiday | A substitute when 1 March falls on a weekend. |
| May 1 | Thursday | Labor Day | Limited holiday | private sector · Paid Labour Day for employees under labour law; it was not yet a general public-office holiday in 2025. |
| May 5 | Monday | Buddha’s Birthday | Public holiday | The eighth day of the fourth lunar month, in May. |
| May 5 | Monday | Children's Day | Public holiday | 1 June across the post-Soviet states and much of Asia; other dates elsewhere. |
| May 6 | Tuesday | Day off for Children's Day | Public holiday | A substitute when 5 May falls on a weekend or coincides with Buddha's Birthday. |
| Jun 3 | Tuesday | Presidential Election | Public holiday | Set by each election, not an annual date. |
| Jun 6 | Friday | Memorial Day | Public holiday | The last Monday of May in the United States; other dates elsewhere. |
| Aug 15 | Friday | Liberation Day | Public holiday | The anniversary of liberation from occupation — varies by country. |
| Oct 3 | Friday | National Foundation Day | Public holiday | 3 October. |
| Oct 5 | Sunday | Chuseok Holiday | Public holiday | The day before and the day after Chuseok. |
| Oct 6 | Monday | Chuseok | Public holiday | The fifteenth day of the eighth lunar month, in September or October. |
| Oct 7 | Tuesday | Chuseok Holiday | Public holiday | The day before and the day after Chuseok. |
| Oct 8 | Wednesday | Day off for Chuseok Holiday | Public holiday | A substitute when part of the Chuseok break falls on a weekend. |
| Oct 9 | Thursday | Hangeul Proclamation Day | Public holiday | 9 October. |
| Dec 25 | Thursday | Christmas Day | Public holiday | 25 December. The day off moves to the following weekday when it falls on a weekend. |
Show 13 observances and other marked dates
| Date | Day | Holiday | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 14 | Friday | Valentine's Day | Observance | 14 February. |
| Mar 20 | Thursday | March Equinox | Observance | Around 20 March. |
| Apr 5 | Saturday | Arbor Day | Observance | |
| May 8 | Thursday | Parents' Day | Observance | |
| May 15 | Thursday | Teachers' Day | Observance | 5 October in many countries; other dates elsewhere. |
| Jun 21 | Saturday | June Solstice | Observance | Around 21 June. |
| Jul 17 | Thursday | Constitution Day | Observance | The anniversary of the adoption of the constitution — varies by country. |
| Sep 23 | Tuesday | September Equinox | Observance | Around 22 September. |
| Oct 1 | Wednesday | Armed Forces Day | Observance | Varies by country. |
| Oct 31 | Friday | Halloween | Observance | 31 October. |
| Dec 22 | Monday | December Solstice | Observance | Around 21 December. |
| Dec 24 | Wednesday | Christmas Eve | Observance | 24 December. |
| Dec 31 | Wednesday | New Year's Eve | Observance | 31 December. |
About these holidays
New Year's Day
1 January. In many countries the day off moves to the following Monday when it falls on a weekend.
The first day of the Gregorian calendar year, and the most widely observed public holiday in the world — a day off in almost every country that uses the Gregorian calendar, regardless of religion. Several countries extend the break to 2 January, and some in East Asia keep both the Gregorian and a separate lunar new year.
Seollal Holiday
The day before and the day after Seollal.
Seollal is a three-day holiday covering the eve, the day itself and the day after, so that people have time to travel to their hometowns and back. The expressways out of Seoul are at their busiest.
Seollal
The first day of the first lunar month, between 21 January and 20 February.
The Korean lunar new year, and with Chuseok one of the two great family holidays. Families perform charye ancestral rites, eat tteokguk rice-cake soup — eating it is said to add a year to your age — and children bow to elders in return for sebae money.
Independence Movement Day
1 March.
Samiljeol marks the 1919 declaration of independence from Japanese rule and the nationwide demonstrations that followed. One of Korea's five national commemorative days.
Day off for Independence Movement Day
A substitute when 1 March falls on a weekend.
The substitute for Independence Movement Day.
Labor Day
1 May in most countries; the first Monday of September in the United States and Canada.
The workers' holiday. Almost everywhere it falls on 1 May; in the United States and Canada it was deliberately placed in September to avoid the associations of May Day.
Buddha’s Birthday
The eighth day of the fourth lunar month, in May.
Seokga Tansinil, marked by lotus lanterns hung along temple approaches and the Yeon Deung Hoe lantern parade in Seoul, which UNESCO lists as intangible cultural heritage.
Children's Day
1 June across the post-Soviet states and much of Asia; other dates elsewhere.
Honours children. A public holiday in a number of countries, and in China a day off for children under thirteen rather than for everyone.
Day off for Children's Day
A substitute when 5 May falls on a weekend or coincides with Buddha's Birthday.
The substitute for Children's Day, which in some years falls on the same date as Buddha's Birthday and so needs a separate day.
Presidential Election
Set by each election, not an annual date.
Polling day is a public holiday in South Korea so that voting does not conflict with work. These dates do not repeat annually and cannot be projected into future years.
Memorial Day
The last Monday of May in the United States; other dates elsewhere.
Honours military personnel who died in service. In the United States it also marks the unofficial start of summer.
Liberation Day
The anniversary of liberation from occupation — varies by country.
Marks the end of a foreign occupation, most often the end of Axis occupation in 1944–45. Observed in Italy, the Netherlands, Denmark, Norway and a number of African and Asian states.
National Foundation Day
3 October.
Gaecheonjeol, literally "the day the heavens opened", marks the legendary founding of Gojoseon by Dangun in 2333 BC.
Chuseok Holiday
The day before and the day after Chuseok.
Chuseok is a three-day holiday. Together with Seollal it accounts for the two heaviest travel periods of the Korean year.
Chuseok
The fifteenth day of the eighth lunar month, in September or October.
The harvest festival and Korea's largest holiday, often called Korean Thanksgiving. Families return to ancestral hometowns, visit graves and share songpyeon half-moon rice cakes.
Day off for Chuseok Holiday
A substitute when part of the Chuseok break falls on a weekend.
The substitute for Chuseok.
Hangeul Proclamation Day
9 October.
Marks the 1446 promulgation of Hangeul, the Korean alphabet devised under King Sejong. Restored as a public holiday in 2013 after twenty years as a commemorative day only — one of the few national holidays anywhere celebrating a writing system.
Christmas Day
25 December. The day off moves to the following weekday when it falls on a weekend.
The most widely observed public holiday after New Year's Day, a day off in the great majority of countries including many with no Christian majority, where it functions as a secular end-of-year holiday. Orthodox churches following the Julian calendar keep it on 7 January instead.