All public holidays, substitute holidays, and sandwich days for this year and next, plus smart tips to use annual leave efficiently
Holiday information is based on official designations by the Korean government and may change. Check your company policy for actual days off.
All Korean statutory holidays and substitute holidays. When a major holiday falls on a weekend, the next weekday becomes a 'substitute holiday'. A sandwich day is a weekday between a holiday and a weekend — take one day off to create a long vacation.
If Lunar New Year, Chuseok, Children's Day, March 1st, Liberation Day, National Foundation Day, Hangul Day, Christmas, or Buddha's Birthday falls on a weekend or another holiday, the next weekday becomes a substitute holiday.
A weekday squeezed between a holiday and a weekend. Taking annual leave on that day creates a vacation of 3 or more consecutive days.
Solar-calendar holidays (like New Year's Day, March 1st) are fixed, but lunar-calendar ones (Lunar New Year, Chuseok, Buddha's Birthday) shift each year.
A free calendar of all Korean public holidays, substitute holidays, and sandwich days for 2026 and 2027, organized by month. Includes smart tips for using annual leave and creating long vacations.