# South Korea public holidays 2027

17 holiday dates and 7 substitute days off in 2027; 15 of these 24 days fall on a weekday. Public holidays under the Regulations on Holidays of Government Offices.

| Date | Holiday |
| --- | --- |
| Friday 1 January | New Year's Day |
| Saturday 6 February | The day preceding Korean New Year |
| Sunday 7 February | Korean New Year |
| Monday 8 February | The second day of Korean New Year |
| Tuesday 9 February | Alternative holiday for Korean New Year (day off in lieu) |
| Monday 1 March | Independence Movement Day |
| Saturday 1 May | Labor Day |
| Monday 3 May | Alternative holiday for Labor Day (day off in lieu) |
| Wednesday 5 May | Children's Day |
| Thursday 13 May | Buddha's Birthday |
| Sunday 6 June | Memorial Day |
| Saturday 17 July | Constitution Day |
| Monday 19 July | Alternative holiday for Constitution Day (day off in lieu) |
| Sunday 15 August | Liberation Day |
| Monday 16 August | Alternative holiday for Liberation Day (day off in lieu) |
| Tuesday 14 September | The day preceding Chuseok |
| Wednesday 15 September | Chuseok |
| Thursday 16 September | The second day of Chuseok |
| Sunday 3 October | National Foundation Day |
| Monday 4 October | Alternative holiday for National Foundation Day (day off in lieu) |
| Saturday 9 October | Hangul Day |
| Monday 11 October | Alternative holiday for Hangul Day (day off in lieu) |
| Saturday 25 December | Christmas Day |
| Monday 27 December | Alternative holiday for Christmas Day (day off in lieu) |

The year's first holiday is New Year's Day on Friday 1 January; the last is Christmas Day on Saturday 25 December. Today's status and a countdown to the next holiday are on the [South Korea holidays page](https://whathappen.today/holidays/south-korea/). Other years: [2026](https://whathappen.today/holidays/south-korea/2026/).

## Long weekends in 2027

- **3 days**: Friday 1 January – Sunday 3 January (New Year's Day)
- **4 days**: Saturday 6 February – Tuesday 9 February (The day preceding Korean New Year, Korean New Year, The second day of Korean New Year, Alternative holiday for Korean New Year)
- **3 days**: Saturday 27 February – Monday 1 March (Independence Movement Day)
- **3 days**: Saturday 1 May – Monday 3 May (Labor Day, Alternative holiday for Labor Day)
- **3 days**: Saturday 17 July – Monday 19 July (Constitution Day, Alternative holiday for Constitution Day)
- **3 days**: Saturday 14 August – Monday 16 August (Liberation Day, Alternative holiday for Liberation Day)
- **3 days**: Tuesday 14 September – Thursday 16 September (The day preceding Chuseok, Chuseok, The second day of Chuseok)
- **3 days**: Saturday 2 October – Monday 4 October (National Foundation Day, Alternative holiday for National Foundation Day)
- **3 days**: Saturday 9 October – Monday 11 October (Hangul Day, Alternative holiday for Hangul Day)
- **3 days**: Saturday 25 December – Monday 27 December (Christmas Day, Alternative holiday for Christmas Day)

### Bridge days

Taking one working day off turns these into longer breaks:

- Take **Tuesday 4 May** off → 5 days, Saturday 1 May – Wednesday 5 May (Labor Day, Alternative holiday for Labor Day, Children's Day)
- Take **Friday 14 May** off → 4 days, Thursday 13 May – Sunday 16 May (Buddha's Birthday)
- Take **Monday 13 September** off → 6 days, Saturday 11 September – Thursday 16 September (The day preceding Chuseok, Chuseok, The second day of Chuseok)
- Take **Friday 17 September** off → 6 days, Tuesday 14 September – Sunday 19 September (The day preceding Chuseok, Chuseok, The second day of Chuseok)

Counted with Saturday and Sunday as the weekend and only the national holidays listed here; regional holidays can make more breaks.

## Calendar

Holidays are red and underlined; days off in lieu have a dotted underline. The first column is the ISO week number.

### January 2027

| Wk | Mo | Tu | We | Th | Fr | Sa | Su |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 53 |   |   |   |   | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| 2 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
| 3 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
| 4 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |

### February 2027

| Wk | Mo | Tu | We | Th | Fr | Sa | Su |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| 7 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
| 8 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |

### March 2027

| Wk | Mo | Tu | We | Th | Fr | Sa | Su |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| 11 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
| 12 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
| 13 | 29 | 30 | 31 |   |   |   |   |

### April 2027

| Wk | Mo | Tu | We | Th | Fr | Sa | Su |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 13 |   |   |   | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 14 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| 15 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| 16 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
| 17 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |   |   |

### May 2027

| Wk | Mo | Tu | We | Th | Fr | Sa | Su |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 17 |   |   |   |   |   | 1 | 2 |
| 18 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| 19 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
| 20 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
| 21 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| 22 | 31 |   |   |   |   |   |   |

### June 2027

| Wk | Mo | Tu | We | Th | Fr | Sa | Su |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 22 |   | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| 23 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| 24 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| 25 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
| 26 | 28 | 29 | 30 |   |   |   |   |

### July 2027

| Wk | Mo | Tu | We | Th | Fr | Sa | Su |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 26 |   |   |   | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 27 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| 28 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| 29 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
| 30 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |   |

### August 2027

| Wk | Mo | Tu | We | Th | Fr | Sa | Su |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 30 |   |   |   |   |   |   | 1 |
| 31 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| 32 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
| 33 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| 34 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
| 35 | 30 | 31 |   |   |   |   |   |

### September 2027

| Wk | Mo | Tu | We | Th | Fr | Sa | Su |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 35 |   |   | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 36 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| 37 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
| 38 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
| 39 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |   |   |   |

### October 2027

| Wk | Mo | Tu | We | Th | Fr | Sa | Su |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 39 |   |   |   |   | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 40 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| 41 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
| 42 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
| 43 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |

### November 2027

| Wk | Mo | Tu | We | Th | Fr | Sa | Su |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 44 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| 45 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| 46 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
| 47 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
| 48 | 29 | 30 |   |   |   |   |   |

### December 2027

| Wk | Mo | Tu | We | Th | Fr | Sa | Su |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 48 |   |   | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 49 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| 50 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
| 51 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
| 52 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |   |   |

## Sources

- [Korea Law Information Center — Regulations on Holidays of Government Offices](https://www.law.go.kr/%EB%B2%95%EB%A0%B9/%EA%B4%80%EA%B3%B5%EC%84%9C%EC%9D%98%EA%B3%B5%ED%9C%B4%EC%9D%BC%EC%97%90%EA%B4%80%ED%95%9C%EA%B7%9C%EC%A0%95) — official list to confirm dates (checked 2026-10-10)
- [vacanza/holidays (open-source holiday rules, MIT licence)](https://github.com/vacanza/holidays) — holiday rules used to build the lists (checked 2026-10-10)

For reference only — governments can add, move or cancel holidays at short notice. Confirm with the official source: [Korea Law Information Center — Regulations on Holidays of Government Offices](https://www.law.go.kr/%EB%B2%95%EB%A0%B9/%EA%B4%80%EA%B3%B5%EC%84%9C%EC%9D%98%EA%B3%B5%ED%9C%B4%EC%9D%BC%EC%97%90%EA%B4%80%ED%95%9C%EA%B7%9C%EC%A0%95). Data: the open-source `holidays` library (MIT), spot-checked against official 2026 calendars.

Last updated: 15 October 2026

---

Web page: https://whathappen.today/holidays/south-korea/2027/