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South Korea Holidays 2026

Public holidays & school holidays — all regions

2025 2026 2027
15
Public Holidays
5
School Breaks
17
Regions
This overview brings together both the public holiday calendar and the regional school holiday schedule for South Korea. For 2026, there are 15 nationwide public holidays, of which 9 fall on a working day. The same school holiday dates apply nationwide across all 17 regions, adding up to roughly 63 days for the year. The sections below break this down in full: national public holidays, school holidays by region, and a month-by-month calendar for the whole year.

Public Holidays 2026

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🗓️ Nationwide Public Holidays
1 Jan 2026 Thu New Year's Day
16 Feb 2026 Mon Seollal Eve
17 Feb 2026 Tue Seollal (Lunar New Year)
18 Feb 2026 Wed Seollal Holiday
1 Mar 2026 Sun Independence Movement Day (Samiljeol)
5 May 2026 Tue Children's Day
24 May 2026 Sun Buddha's Birthday (Seokga Tansinil)
6 Jun 2026 Sat Memorial Day (Hyeonchungil)
15 Aug 2026 Sat Liberation Day (Gwangbokjeol)
24 Sept 2026 Thu Chuseok Eve
25 Sept 2026 Fri Chuseok (Korean Thanksgiving)
26 Sept 2026 Sat Chuseok Holiday
3 Oct 2026 Sat National Foundation Day (Gaecheonjeol)
9 Oct 2026 Fri Hangul Day (Hangeulnal)
25 Dec 2026 Fri Christmas Day

School Holidays 2026

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🎒 Seoul — School Holidays Overview
Seollal (Lunar New Year)
15.02.2026 - 19.02.2026
Spring Holidays
23.03.2026 - 03.04.2026
Summer Holidays
20.07.2026 - 16.08.2026
Chuseok (Korean Thanksgiving)
23.09.2026 - 01.10.2026
Winter Holidays
26.12.2026 - 03.01.2027

Calendar 2026

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Holidays by Region

Seoul Busan Daegu Incheon Gwangju Daejeon Ulsan Sejong Gyeonggi Gangwon North Chungcheong South Chungcheong North Jeolla South Jeolla North Gyeongsang South Gyeongsang Jeju