Public holidays in South Korea, 2027

How holidays work in South Korea

Korean Lunar New Year and Chuseok are each three days long. Substitute holidays apply when some of them land on a weekend, so the count changes from year to year.

Every public holiday in South Korea in 2027

That is more than 59 of the 61 countries we list, and fewer than 1. 9 days land on the weekend in 2027.

Working days in 2027, month by month

246 working days in the year. May has the most days off, with 3.

The best long weekends in 2027

• New Year's Day: Jan 1 to Jan 3, 3 days off without using any leave.
• The second day of Korean New Year: Feb 6 to Feb 9, 4 days off without using any leave.
• Independence Movement Day: Feb 27 to Mar 1, 3 days off without using any leave.
• Alternative holiday for Constitution Day: Jul 17 to Jul 19, 3 days off without using any leave.
• Alternative holiday for Liberation Day: Aug 14 to Aug 16, 3 days off without using any leave.
• Alternative holiday for National Foundation Day: Oct 2 to Oct 4, 3 days off without using any leave.
• Alternative holiday for Hangul Day: Oct 9 to Oct 11, 3 days off without using any leave.
• Alternative holiday for Christmas Day: Dec 25 to Dec 27, 3 days off without using any leave.
• Alternative holiday for Labor Day: May 1 to May 5, 5 days off for 1 day of leave (May 4).
• The day preceding Chuseok: Sep 11 to Sep 19, 9 days off for 2 days of leave (Sep 13, Sep 17).
• Buddha's Birthday: May 13 to May 16, 4 days off for 1 day of leave (May 14).

The longest run with no public holiday in South Korea is 74 days, from Oct 12 to Dec 24, so a few days of your own leave go furthest then.

Put them in your calendar

Download the South Korea 2027 calendar file, or follow the address in Cutline as an iCal calendar: https://gocutline.com/holidays/south-korea-2027.ics

About these dates

• Working days here are Monday to Friday, less the public holidays that fall on them.
• The dates come from the open-source holidays package. Check with your employer before you book.