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KR Public Holidays 2026
Review public holidays, other listed observances, categories, and estimated dates for KR in 2026. Then use the Bridge-Day Holiday Optimizer to find long weekends that fit your workweek and leave budget.
Plan with the Holiday Optimizer2026 holiday dates and categories
This calendar lists the dates and categories supplied for KR. A public holiday in a national calendar may not be a day off for every employer or region.
| Date | Holiday | Status | Type and certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Year's Day | Public holiday | Holiday Official rule | |
| The day preceding Korean New Year | Public holiday | Holiday Official rule | |
| Korean New Year | Public holiday | Holiday Official rule | |
| The second day of Korean New Year | Public holiday | Holiday Official rule | |
| Independence Movement Day | Public holiday | Holiday Official rule | |
| Alternative holiday for Independence Movement Day | Public holiday | Holiday Official rule | |
| Labor Day | Public holiday | Holiday Official rule | |
| Children's Day | Public holiday | Holiday Official rule | |
| Buddha's Birthday | Public holiday | Holiday Official rule | |
| Alternative holiday for Buddha's Birthday | Public holiday | Holiday Official rule | |
| Local Election Day | Public holiday | Holiday Official rule | |
| Memorial Day | Public holiday | Holiday Official rule | |
| Constitution Day | Public holiday | Holiday Official rule | |
| Liberation Day | Public holiday | Holiday Official rule | |
| Alternative holiday for Liberation Day | Public holiday | Holiday Official rule | |
| The day preceding Chuseok | Public holiday | Holiday Official rule | |
| Chuseok | Public holiday | Holiday Official rule | |
| The second day of Chuseok | Public holiday | Holiday Official rule | |
| National Foundation Day | Public holiday | Holiday Official rule | |
| Alternative holiday for National Foundation Day | Public holiday | Holiday Official rule | |
| Hangul Day | Public holiday | Holiday Official rule | |
| Christmas Day | Public holiday | Holiday Official rule |
Plan a long weekend around KR holidays
Open the Bridge-Day Holiday Optimizer and choose KR and 2026. Add your workdays, leave budget, days-off target, and unavailable dates. The planner finds eligible breaks from public holidays and weekends; it cannot determine which dates your employer observes.
About this calendar data
Source attribution: Open-Source Python-Holidays Library. The calendar snapshot used to build this page is dated 2026-10-14. Holiday dates, names, categories, and regional rules can change; verify important dates with official local sources.
Bridge-Day marks estimated dates and separates public holidays from other listed observances. Non-public entries remain visible for context and do not count as days off in the optimizer by default.