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South Korea Public Holidays 2024

See also: 2024 public holidays in APEC, Asia, North Korea, OECD and worldwide.

This page contains the list of South Korea 2024 public holidays, bank holidays, government holidays, non-working national holidays, and sectorial holidays. The data on this page is also accessible via our free Android and iPhone mobile apps, whose data feed is also updated nightly. The full qppstudio worldwide public holidays database for 2025, 2026, 2027, 2028, and beyond, is available immediately, with a professional license.

The list of South Korea public holidays in 2024 is:


Date Weekday Public Holiday Observance
Monday New Year's Day
Friday Seol-nal Holiday
Saturday Seol-nal (Lunar New Year)
Sunday Seol-nal Holiday
Monday Seol-nal Holiday
Friday Sam Il Jul (Samil Day)
Wednesday Public Holiday (Parliamentary Elections) banks other government
Wednesday Labor Day banks other
Sunday Orininal (Children's Day)
Monday Children's Day Holiday other government
Wednesday Sukka Tansin Il (Buddha Day)
Thursday Hyun Choong Il (Memorial Day)
Thursday Kwang Bok Jul (Independence Day)
Monday Chusok (Harvest Moon Festival)
Tuesday Chusok (Harvest Moon Festival)
Wednesday Chusok (Harvest Moon Festival)
Thursday Kae Chun Jul (Foundation Day)
Wednesday Hangeul Day
Wednesday Christmas Day

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Global Holidays Observed in South Korea


Below is the list of global holidays observed as non-working public holidays in South Korea, with the dates of these global holidays for the next 10 years (2024-2034).

South Korea Background Information and Links