Public Holidays in South Korea — 2025
There are 16 public holidays in South Korea in 2025 — a middle-of-the-road calendar by international standards.
Every one of them falls on a working day this year, because none collide with the local Saturday + Sunday weekend.
The dates are spread fairly evenly — 8 before July and 8 after it — with October the busiest month.
The longest dry spell runs 77 days, from Thursday, October 9, 2025 to Thursday, December 25, 2025; that is the stretch worth spending annual leave on.
7 holiday(s) sit next to the weekend, and 5 single bridge day(s) could turn into a four-day break.
South Korea sits in Eastern Asia, is run from Seoul, pays in South Korean Won, and has about 51.3M people planning around these same dates.
- Public holidays
- 16
- Days off work
- 16
- Weekend
- Saturday + Sunday
- Busiest month
- October (5)
- Longest gap
- 77 days
- Capital
- Seoul
| Date | Day | Holiday | Local name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wed, Jan 1 | Wednesday | New Year's Day | 새해 |
| Tue, Jan 28 | Tuesday | Lunar New Year | 설날 |
| Wed, Jan 29 | Wednesday | Lunar New Year | 설날 |
| Thu, Jan 30 | Thursday | Lunar New Year | 설날 |
| Mon, Mar 3 | Monday | Independence Movement Day | 3·1절 |
| Mon, May 5 | Monday | Children's Day | 어린이날 |
| Mon, May 5 | Monday | Buddha's Birthday | 부처님 오신 날 |
| Fri, Jun 6 | Friday | Memorial Day | 현충일 |
| Thu, Jul 17 | Thursday | Constitution Day | 제헌절 |
| Fri, Aug 15 | Friday | Liberation Day | 광복절 |
| Fri, Oct 3 | Friday | National Foundation Day | 개천절 |
| Mon, Oct 6 | Monday | Chuseok | 추석 |
| Tue, Oct 7 | Tuesday | Chuseok | 추석 |
| Wed, Oct 8 | Wednesday | Chuseok | 추석 |
| Thu, Oct 9 | Thursday | Hangul Day | 한글날 |
| Thu, Dec 25 | Thursday | Christmas Day | 크리스마스 |
How many public holidays does South Korea have in 2025?
16 — of which 16 fall on a working day and 0 fall on the Saturday + Sunday weekend.
What is the first public holiday in South Korea in 2025?
새해 on Wednesday, January 1, 2025. The last one of the year is 크리스마스 on Thursday, December 25, 2025.
Which days are the weekend in South Korea?
Saturday + Sunday. Working-day counts on this site use that pattern, not a fixed Saturday–Sunday assumption.
When is the longest period without a public holiday in South Korea in 2025?
Between Thursday, October 9, 2025 and Thursday, December 25, 2025 — 77 days with nothing official in between.
Are these 2025 dates confirmed?
Yes, all 16 dates come from the official calendar (source: Nager.Date public holiday API) and none are moon-sighting estimates.