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Public holidays in South Korea in 2027
South Korea has 22 public holidays in 2027, 15 of them on working days, leaving 247 working days. 8 fall on a Monday or Friday, giving a long weekend automatically.
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan 2027 | Friday | New Year's Day |
| 7 Feb 2027 | Sunday | Korean New Year |
| 8 Feb 2027 | Monday | Korean New Year |
| 9 Feb 2027 | Tuesday | Korean New Year |
| 9 Feb 2027 | Tuesday | Korean New Year (substitute day) |
| 1 Mar 2027 | Monday | Independence Movement Day |
| 5 May 2027 | Wednesday | Children's Day |
| 13 May 2027 | Thursday | Buddha's Birthday |
| 6 Jun 2027 | Sunday | Memorial Day |
| 17 Jul 2027 | Saturday | Constitution Day |
| 19 Jul 2027 | Monday | Constitution Day (substitute day) |
| 15 Aug 2027 | Sunday | Liberation Day |
| 16 Aug 2027 | Monday | Liberation Day (substitute day) |
| 14 Sept 2027 | Tuesday | Korean Thanksgiving |
| 15 Sept 2027 | Wednesday | Korean Thanksgiving |
| 16 Sept 2027 | Thursday | Korean Thanksgiving |
| 3 Oct 2027 | Sunday | National Foundation Day |
| 4 Oct 2027 | Monday | National Foundation Day (substitute day) |
| 9 Oct 2027 | Saturday | Hangul Day |
| 11 Oct 2027 | Monday | Hangul Day (substitute day) |
| 25 Dec 2027 | Saturday | Christmas Day |
| 27 Dec 2027 | Monday | Christmas Day (substitute day) |
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Long weekends in South Korea, 2027
Take one day of leave to turn these holidays into four-day (or longer) weekends:
- 1 Jan 2027 – 4 Jan 2027: book Monday 4 Jan 2027 (New Year's Day)
- 5 Feb 2027 – 9 Feb 2027: book Friday 5 Feb 2027 (Korean New Year, Korean New Year (substitute day))
- 26 Feb 2027 – 1 Mar 2027: book Friday 26 Feb 2027 (Independence Movement Day)
- 4 May 2027 – 5 May 2027: book Tuesday 4 May 2027 (Children's Day)
- 13 May 2027 – 16 May 2027: book Friday 14 May 2027 (Buddha's Birthday)
- 4 Jun 2027 – 6 Jun 2027: book Friday 4 Jun 2027 (Memorial Day)
- 16 Jul 2027 – 19 Jul 2027: book Friday 16 Jul 2027 (Constitution Day, Constitution Day (substitute day))
- 13 Aug 2027 – 16 Aug 2027: book Friday 13 Aug 2027 (Liberation Day, Liberation Day (substitute day))
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