Korean Holidays
Public holidays in 2040
Seollal 2/12 · Chuseok 9/21
| New Year's Day | 1/1 (Sun) |
| Seollal (Lunar New Year)lunar 1/1 | 2/11 (Sat)2/12 (Sun)2/13 (Mon) |
| Independence Movement Day | 3/1 (Thu) |
| Labor Day | 5/1 (Tue) |
| Children's Day | 5/5 (Sat) |
| Buddha's Birthdaylunar 4/8 | 5/18 (Fri) |
| Memorial Day | 6/6 (Wed) |
| Constitution Day | 7/17 (Tue) |
| Liberation Day | 8/15 (Wed) |
| Chuseok (harvest festival)lunar 8/15 | 9/20 (Thu)9/21 (Fri)9/22 (Sat) |
| National Foundation Day | 10/3 (Wed) |
| Hangeul Day | 10/9 (Tue) |
| Christmas | 12/25 (Tue) |
17 public-holiday dates (including ones that fall on weekends; overlapping holidays counted once).
Not included: substitute holidays (when a holiday falls on a weekend or overlaps another), one-off temporary holidays and election days. Check the official announcement before booking.
Labor Day (May 1) and Constitution Day (July 17) are public holidays from 2026 under the 2026 amendment of the Public Holidays Act.