Korea, Republic of Holidays in 2026
List of public holidays in Korea, Republic of 2026 calendar
| Date | Day | Name | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st January | Thursday | New Year's Day | Public Holiday |
| 14th February | Saturday | Valentine's Day | Observance |
| 16th February | Monday | Seollal Holiday | Public Holiday |
| 17th February | Tuesday | Seollal | Public Holiday |
| 18th February | Wednesday | Seollal Holiday | Public Holiday |
| 1st March | Sunday | Independence Movement Day | National Holiday |
| 2nd March | Monday | Day off for Independence Movement Day | National Holiday |
| 20th March | Friday | March Equinox | Season |
| 5th April | Sunday | Arbor Day | Observance |
| 1st May | Friday | Labor Day | Bank Holiday |
| 5th May | Tuesday | Children's Day | Public Holiday |
| 8th May | Friday | Parents' Day | Observance |
| 15th May | Friday | Teacher's Day | Observance |
| 24th May | Sunday | Buddha’s Birthday | Public Holiday |
| 25th May | Monday | Day off for Buddha’s Birthday | Public Holiday |
| 6th June | Saturday | Memorial Day | Public Holiday |
| 21st June | Sunday | June Solstice | Season |
| 17th July | Friday | Constitution Day | Observance |
| 15th August | Saturday | Liberation Day | National Holiday |
| 23rd September | Wednesday | September Equinox | Season |
| 24th September | Thursday | Chuseok Holiday | Public Holiday |
| 25th September | Friday | Chuseok | Public Holiday |
| 26th September | Saturday | Chuseok Holiday | Public Holiday |
| 1st October | Thursday | Armed Forces Day | Observance |
| 3rd October | Saturday | National Foundation Day | National Holiday |
| 9th October | Friday | Hangeul Proclamation Day | National Holiday |
| 31st October | Saturday | Halloween | Observance |
| 22nd December | Tuesday | December Solstice | Season |
| 24th December | Thursday | Christmas Eve | Observance |
| 25th December | Friday | Christmas Day | Public Holiday |
| 31st December | Thursday | New Year's Eve | Observance |
We strive to provide an accurate and up-to-date holiday's list for Korea, Republic of. however, please note that some holidays dates may change. If you discover any discrepancies, kindly report to us.
Note: Some holidays are color-coded based on the types of holidays. For example -
- Public Holidays
- Local Holidays
- Other Holidays
Frequently Asked Questions
How many holidays in Korea, Republic of this year in 2026?
There are 17 holidays in Korea, Republic of in 2026
How to retrieve the Korea, Republic of holidays list via API?
Simply make a GET request to v1/holidays?country=KR&year=2026 API to retrieve this list of Korea, Republic of holidays. Here is an example using Node.js and our official package on NPM.
// Install the 11holidays package from NPM
// npm i 11holidays
import HolidaysApi from '11holidays';
const instance = new HolidaysApi(API_KEY);
const holidays = await instance.holidays.list({ country: 'KR', year: '2026'});
console.log(holidays);