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Public holidays in South Korea, 2027
South Korea has 24 public-holiday dates in 2027, and 15 of them fall on a weekday. Labor Day (May 1) and Constitution Day (July 17) are on the official list, and each has a substitute holiday on the following Monday.
Full list
| Date | Day | Holiday | Korean |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | Fri | New Year's Day | 신정 |
| Feb 6 | Sat | Seollal holiday (Lunar New Year) | 설날 연휴 |
| Feb 7 | Sun | Seollal (Lunar New Year) | 설날 |
| Feb 8 | Mon | Seollal holiday (Lunar New Year) | 설날 연휴 |
| Feb 9 | Tue | Substitute holiday for Seollal | 대체공휴일 |
| Mar 1 | Mon | Independence Movement Day | 삼일절 |
| May 1 | Sat | Labor Day | 노동절 |
| May 3 | Mon | Substitute holiday for Labor Day | 대체공휴일 |
| May 5 | Wed | Children's Day | 어린이날 |
| May 13 | Thu | Buddha's Birthday | 부처님오신날 |
| Jun 6 | Sun | Memorial Day | 현충일 |
| Jul 17 | Sat | Constitution Day | 제헌절 |
| Jul 19 | Mon | Substitute holiday for Constitution Day | 대체공휴일 |
| Aug 15 | Sun | Liberation Day | 광복절 |
| Aug 16 | Mon | Substitute holiday for Liberation Day | 대체공휴일 |
| Sep 14 | Tue | Chuseok holiday | 추석 연휴 |
| Sep 15 | Wed | Chuseok (harvest festival) | 추석 |
| Sep 16 | Thu | Chuseok holiday | 추석 연휴 |
| Oct 3 | Sun | National Foundation Day | 개천절 |
| Oct 4 | Mon | Substitute holiday for National Foundation Day | 대체공휴일 |
| Oct 9 | Sat | Hangeul Day | 한글날 |
| Oct 11 | Mon | Substitute holiday for Hangeul Day | 대체공휴일 |
| Dec 25 | Sat | Christmas Day | 성탄절 |
| Dec 27 | Mon | Substitute holiday for Christmas Day | 대체공휴일 |
Based on the official 2027 calendar standard (월력요항) announced by the Korea AeroSpace Administration on June 29, 2026. Election days and one-off temporary holidays are decided later and are not included.
What is different in 2027
Labor Day and Constitution Day are counted as public holidays in the official 2027 calendar. Both fall on a Saturday, and each has a substitute holiday on the following Monday: May 3 and July 19.
Four holidays land on a Sunday: Seollal (Feb 7), Memorial Day (Jun 6), Liberation Day (Aug 15) and National Foundation Day (Oct 3). Three of them have a substitute day in the list above. Memorial Day does not.
Counting Sundays, government offices are closed on 72 days in 2027. For people on a five-day week the total comes to 119 days off, according to the same announcement.
Long weekends
These are the 10 runs of three or more days off in a row, counting Saturdays and Sundays.
| Dates | Length | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 (Fri) to Jan 3 (Sun) | 3 days | New Year's Day |
| Feb 6 (Sat) to Feb 9 (Tue) | 4 days | Seollal, substitute day for Seollal |
| Feb 27 (Sat) to Mar 1 (Mon) | 3 days | Independence Movement Day |
| May 1 (Sat) to May 3 (Mon) | 3 days | Labor Day, substitute day for Labor Day |
| Jul 17 (Sat) to Jul 19 (Mon) | 3 days | Constitution Day, substitute day for Constitution Day |
| Aug 14 (Sat) to Aug 16 (Mon) | 3 days | Liberation Day, substitute day for Liberation Day |
| Sep 14 (Tue) to Sep 16 (Thu) | 3 days | Chuseok |
| Oct 2 (Sat) to Oct 4 (Mon) | 3 days | National Foundation Day, substitute day for National Foundation Day |
| Oct 9 (Sat) to Oct 11 (Mon) | 3 days | Hangeul Day, substitute day for Hangeul Day |
| Dec 25 (Sat) to Dec 27 (Mon) | 3 days | Christmas Day, substitute day for Christmas Day |
Chuseok falls midweek (Sep 15, Wed). Taking Monday Sep 13 and Friday Sep 17 off turns it into nine days in a row, Sep 11 to Sep 19.
Dates that move every year
Three holidays follow the Korean lunar calendar, so their dates change each year. In 2027 Seollal is Feb 7, Buddha's Birthday is May 13, and Chuseok is Sep 15. Seollal and Chuseok each include the day before and the day after.
The Korean lunar calendar is calculated for Korean time. It usually matches the Chinese calendar, but in some months the first day differs by one, so check a Korean source when the exact date matters.
Printable calendar
We also made a month-by-month 2027 calendar in Korean with lunar dates and these holidays marked: 2027년 달력 (PDF, 12 pages).
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