๐ฐ๐ท South Korea public holidays 2027
South Korea has 20 public holidays in 2027. 9 of them fall on a weekend. The longest continuous break is 4 days.
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Who decides these days
South Korea's holidays are listed in a presidential decree, the Regulations on Holidays of Government Offices.
The decree covers the public sector; since 2022 the Act on Public Holidays and Article 55 of the Labor Standards Act extend the same paid days off to private workplaces with five or more employees, while smaller firms are exempt.
Two changes took effect in 2026.
Labor Day (1 May) became a public holiday from 1 May 2026 and Constitution Day (17 July) was restored from 11 May 2026.
Substitute days are where readers go wrong.
Independence Movement Day, Constitution Day, Liberation Day, National Foundation Day, Hangul Day, Buddha's Birthday, Labor Day, Children's Day and Christmas move to the next working day if they fall on a Saturday or Sunday.
The three-day Seollal and Chuseok breaks are only compensated when they hit a Sunday, not a Saturday.
New Year's Day, Memorial Day and election days are never compensated.
Two holidays landing on the same weekday also earn an extra day: on 3 October 2028 National Foundation Day coincides with Chuseok, so 5 October is expected to be a substitute holiday.
Lunar dates come from the Korea AeroSpace Administration, which publishes the next year's almanac in the Official Gazette each June; the 2028 edition is not out yet, so this table's 2028 lunar dates are estimates from the Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute's converter.
Polling days for scheduled elections are also holidays โ 3 June 2026 (local) and 12 April 2028 (National Assembly).
Long weekends
- January 1, 2027 โ January 3, 20273 daysNew Year's Day
- February 6, 2027 โ February 9, 20274 daysSeollal (Lunar New Year), Substitute holiday (Seollal)
- February 27, 2027 โ March 1, 20273 daysIndependence Movement Day
- May 1, 2027 โ May 3, 20273 daysLabor Day, Substitute holiday (Labor Day)
- July 17, 2027 โ July 19, 20273 daysConstitution Day, Substitute holiday (Constitution Day)
- August 14, 2027 โ August 16, 20273 daysLiberation Day, Substitute holiday (Liberation Day)
- September 14, 2027 โ September 16, 20273 daysChuseok
- October 2, 2027 โ October 4, 20273 daysNational Foundation Day, Substitute holiday (National Foundation Day)
- October 9, 2027 โ October 11, 20273 daysHangul Day, Substitute holiday (Hangul Day)
- December 25, 2027 โ December 27, 20273 daysChristmas Day, Substitute holiday (Christmas Day)
| Date | Name | Legal status |
|---|---|---|
| January 1, 2027 | New Year's Day | Public holiday |
| February 6, 2027 โ February 8, 2027 | Seollal (Lunar New Year) | Public holiday |
| February 9, 2027 | Substitute holiday (Seollal) | Public holiday |
| March 1, 2027 | Independence Movement Day | Public holiday |
| May 1, 2027 | Labor Day | Public holiday |
| May 3, 2027 | Substitute holiday (Labor Day) | Public holiday |
| May 5, 2027 | Children's Day | Public holiday |
| May 13, 2027 | Buddha's Birthday | Public holiday |
| June 6, 2027 | Memorial Day | Public holiday |
| July 17, 2027 | Constitution Day | Public holiday |
| July 19, 2027 | Substitute holiday (Constitution Day) | Public holiday |
| August 15, 2027 | Liberation Day | Public holiday |
| August 16, 2027 | Substitute holiday (Liberation Day) | Public holiday |
| September 14, 2027 โ September 16, 2027 | Chuseok | Public holiday |
| October 3, 2027 | National Foundation Day | Public holiday |
| October 4, 2027 | Substitute holiday (National Foundation Day) | Public holiday |
| October 9, 2027 | Hangul Day | Public holiday |
| October 11, 2027 | Substitute holiday (Hangul Day) | Public holiday |
| December 25, 2027 | Christmas Day | Public holiday |
| December 27, 2027 | Substitute holiday (Christmas Day) | Public holiday |