South KoreaPublic Holidays 2026

Name: Christmas Day
Start: 2026-12-25
Location: South Korea

Source: Korean Law Information Center - Regulations on Public Holidays of Government Offices

South Korea observes 20 public holiday days in 2026, of which 14 fall on weekdays.

Public holiday days⁽¹⁾

Fall on weekdays, Mon-Fri

South Korea - Public Holidays 2026

Source: Korean Law Information Center - Regulations on Public Holidays of Government Offices

#	Holiday	Date	Day
1	New Year's Day	Jan 01	Thu
2	Seollal / Lunar New Year, 3 days	Feb 16 - Feb 18	Mon-Wed
3	Independence Movement Day	Mar 01	Sun
4	Substitute holiday for Independence Movement Day⁽²⁾	Mar 02	Mon
5	Children's Day	May 05	Tue
6	Buddha's Birthday	May 24	Sun
7	Substitute holiday for Buddha's Birthday⁽²⁾	May 25	Mon
8	Local Election Day⁽³⁾	Jun 03	Wed
9	Memorial Day	Jun 06	Sat
10	Liberation Day	Aug 15	Sat
11	Substitute holiday for Liberation Day⁽²⁾	Aug 17	Mon
12	Chuseok / Korean Thanksgiving, 3 days	Sep 24 - Sep 26	Thu-Sat
13	National Foundation Day	Oct 03	Sat
14	Substitute holiday for National Foundation Day⁽²⁾	Oct 05	Mon
15	Hangeul Day	Oct 09	Fri
16	Christmas Day	Dec 25	Fri

2026 Calendar View

Public holidays shaded - weeks start Monday

Public holidayWeekend

Notes & Sources

Holidays are designated under the Regulations on Public Holidays of Government Offices (Presidential Decree), Korean Law Information Center: law.go.kr; 2026 dates corroborated by the official government calendar guideline released Jun-25. Labour Day (01 May) is a paid day off for private-sector employees under separate legislation but is not a public holiday under the Decree and is excluded here.
Substitute holidays: when an eligible holiday falls on a weekend, the next working day becomes a holiday. In 2026: Mon 02 Mar (for Independence Movement Day, Sun 01 Mar), Mon 25 May (for Buddha's Birthday, Sun 24 May), Mon 17 Aug (for Liberation Day, Sat 15 Aug) and Mon 05 Oct (for National Foundation Day, Sat 03 Oct). Seollal and Chuseok substitute only when a day falls on a Sunday, so Chuseok's Saturday (26 Sep) creates no substitute; New Year's Day and Memorial Day are excluded by law, so Sat 06 Jun creates none.
Wed 03 Jun 2026 is the nationwide local election day, a statutory public holiday under the Public Official Election Act.

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