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South Korea Public Holidays 2027
Review public holidays, other listed observances, categories, and estimated dates for South Korea in 2027. Then use the Bridge-Day Holiday Optimizer to find long weekends that fit your workweek and leave budget.
Plan with the Holiday Optimizer2027 holiday dates and categories
This calendar lists the dates and categories supplied for South Korea. 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 | Cultural/Traditional Official rule | |
| The day preceding Korean New Year | Public holiday | Cultural/Traditional Official rule | |
| Korean New Year | Public holiday | Cultural/Traditional Official rule | |
| The second day of Korean New Year | Public holiday | Cultural/Traditional Official rule | |
| Alternative holiday for Korean New Year | Public holiday | Cultural/Traditional Official rule | |
| Independence Movement Day | Public holiday | National/Civic Official rule | |
| Labor Day | Public holiday | National/Civic Official rule | |
| Alternative holiday for Labor Day | Public holiday | Religious Official rule | |
| Children's Day | Public holiday | Cultural/Traditional Official rule | |
| Buddha's Birthday | Public holiday | Religious Official rule | |
| Memorial Day | Public holiday | National/Civic Official rule | |
| Constitution Day | Public holiday | National/Civic Official rule | |
| Alternative holiday for Constitution Day | Public holiday | Religious Official rule | |
| Liberation Day | Public holiday | National/Civic Official rule | |
| Alternative holiday for Liberation Day | Public holiday | Religious Official rule | |
| The day preceding Chuseok | Public holiday | Cultural/Traditional Official rule | |
| Chuseok | Public holiday | Cultural/Traditional Official rule | |
| The second day of Chuseok | Public holiday | Cultural/Traditional Official rule | |
| National Foundation Day | Public holiday | National/Civic Official rule | |
| Alternative holiday for National Foundation Day | Public holiday | Religious Official rule | |
| Hangul Day | Public holiday | National/Civic Official rule | |
| Alternative holiday for Hangul Day | Public holiday | Religious Official rule | |
| Christmas Day | Public holiday | Religious Official rule | |
| Alternative holiday for Christmas Day | Public holiday | Religious Official rule |
Plan a long weekend around South Korea holidays
Open the Bridge-Day Holiday Optimizer and choose South Korea and 2027. 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 2026-10-11. 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.