Public holidays in South Korea, 2025
South Korea observes 16 public holidays in 2025. 0 of them land on a Saturday or Sunday, leaving 16 that actually cut into the working week.
16holidays listed
16fall on a weekday
0fall on a weekend
15distinct dates
Holidays by month, 2025
Calendar view, 2025
January
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- 01 New Year's Day
- 28 Lunar New Year
- 29 Lunar New Year
- 30 Lunar New Year
February
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March
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- 03 Independence Movement Day
April
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May
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- 05 Buddha's Birthday
- 05 Children's Day
June
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- 06 Memorial Day
July
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- 17 Constitution Day
August
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- 15 Liberation Day
September
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October
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- 03 National Foundation Day
- 06 Chuseok
- 07 Chuseok
- 08 Chuseok
- 09 Hangul Day
November
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December
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- 25 Christmas Day
Public holiday Today (2026-10-26) Weekend
Full list
| Date | Weekday | Holiday | Local name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-01 | Wednesday | New Year's Day | 새해 |
| 2025-01-28 | Tuesday | Lunar New Year | 설날 |
| 2025-01-29 | Wednesday | Lunar New Year | 설날 |
| 2025-01-30 | Thursday | Lunar New Year | 설날 |
| 2025-03-03 | Monday | Independence Movement Day | 3·1절 |
| 2025-05-05 | Monday | Children's Day | 어린이날 |
| 2025-05-05 | Monday | Buddha's Birthday | 부처님 오신 날 |
| 2025-06-06 | Friday | Memorial Day | 현충일 |
| 2025-07-17 | Thursday | Constitution Day | 제헌절 |
| 2025-08-15 | Friday | Liberation Day | 광복절 |
| 2025-10-03 | Friday | National Foundation Day | 개천절 |
| 2025-10-06 | Monday | Chuseok | 추석 |
| 2025-10-07 | Tuesday | Chuseok | 추석 |
| 2025-10-08 | Wednesday | Chuseok | 추석 |
| 2025-10-09 | Thursday | Hangul Day | 한글날 |
| 2025-12-25 | Thursday | Christmas Day | 크리스마스 |
Planning notes for 2025
Saturday and Sunday form the weekend in South Korea, and substitute holidays apply when a holiday falls on a weekend. Where a holiday sits next to a weekend, expect offices and banks to run short staff on the days in between.
Other years: 2026 2027. Country overview: South Korea holidays hub. Count business days with the working days calculator.