South Korea Public Holidays 2025
15 national holidays
South Korea has 15 national public holidays in 2025. There are 10 long weekends of three days or more.
January 2025
- 1New Year's DayWednesday · 새해
- 28Lunar New YearTuesday · 설날
- 29Lunar New YearWednesday · 설날
- 30Lunar New YearThursday · 설날
March 2025
- 3Independence Movement DayMonday · 3·1절
May 2025
- 5Children's DayMonday · 어린이날
- 5Buddha's BirthdayMonday · 부처님 오신 날
June 2025
- 6Memorial DayFriday · 현충일
July 2025
- 17Constitution DayThursday · 제헌절 · Observance
August 2025
- 15Liberation DayFriday · 광복절
October 2025
- 3National Foundation DayFriday · 개천절
- 6ChuseokMonday · 추석
- 7ChuseokTuesday · 추석
- 8ChuseokWednesday · 추석
- 9Hangul DayThursday · 한글날
December 2025
- 25Christmas DayThursday · 크리스마스
Long weekends 2025
- 25 January – 28 January4 days · take 27 January off
- 28 January – 2 February6 days · take 31 January off
- 25 January – 29 January5 days · take 27 January off
- 25 January – 30 January6 days · take 27 January off
- 1 March – 3 March3 days
- 3 May – 5 May3 days
- 6 June – 8 June3 days
- 15 August – 17 August3 days
- 3 October – 12 October10 days · take 10 October off
- 25 December – 28 December4 days · take 26 December off
Frequently asked questions
How many public holidays are there in South Korea in 2025?
15 national holidays.
When are the long weekends in South Korea in 2025?
25 January–28 January (4 days, with a bridge day off); 28 January–2 February (6 days, with a bridge day off); 25 January–29 January (5 days, with a bridge day off); 25 January–30 January (6 days, with a bridge day off); 1 March–3 March (3 days); 3 May–5 May (3 days).
Dates are the days off, so a holiday that falls on a weekend may be shown on the weekday it is observed. Source: Nager.Date public holiday data (open source, MIT licence). Governments can add or move holidays at short notice — check official announcements for important plans.