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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 official public holidays, bank holidays, government holidays, non-working national holidays, and sectorial holidays. The public holidays listing on this page is also accessible via our free Android and iPhone/iPad mobile apps. The full qppstudio worldwide public holidays database for 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, and beyond, is available immediately, with a professional license.

The list of South Korea official public holidays in 2024 is:


Date Weekday Public Holiday Observance
Jan Monday New Year's Day
Feb Friday Seol-nal Holiday
Feb Saturday Seol-nal (Lunar New Year)
Feb Sunday Seol-nal Holiday
Feb Monday Seol-nal Holiday (government and businesses with 5+ employees) other government
Mar Friday Sam Il Jul (Samil Day)
Apr Wednesday Public Holiday (Parliamentary Elections) (tentative) banks other government
May Wednesday Labor Day banks other
May Sunday Orininal (Children's Day)
May Monday Children's Day Holiday (government and businesses with 5+ employees) other government
May Wednesday Sukka Tansin Il (Buddha Day)
June Thursday Hyun Choong Il (Memorial Day)
Aug Thursday Kwang Bok Jul (Independence Day)
Sep Monday Chusok (Harvest Moon Festival)
Sep Tuesday Chusok (Harvest Moon Festival)
Sep Wednesday Chusok (Harvest Moon Festival)
Oct Thursday Kae Chun Jul (Foundation Day)
Oct Wednesday Hangeul Day
Dec Wednesday Christmas Day

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Recent South Korea Public Holidays News and Updates


Below is a list of recent news and updates related to South Korea public holidays, national holidays, government holidays and bank holidays (note that this newsfeed is delayed by 30 days).

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 (2021-2031).

South Korea Background Information and Links