Public Holidays in South Korea 2023

There are 17 Korean public holidays in 2023, counting substitute days. 12 of them fall on working days, which leaves 248 working days after 105 weekend days.

The Korean public holidays in 2023 are New Year's Day (Sunday, January 1), Seollal (Lunar New Year) (Saturday, January 21), Seollal (Lunar New Year) (day 2) (Sunday, January 22), Seollal (Lunar New Year) (day 3) (Monday, January 23), Seollal (Lunar New Year) (substitute holiday) (Tuesday, January 24), Independence Movement Day (Wednesday, March 1), Children's Day (Friday, May 5), Buddha's Birthday (Saturday, May 27), Buddha's Birthday (substitute holiday) (Monday, May 29), Memorial Day (Tuesday, June 6), Liberation Day (Tuesday, August 15), Chuseok (Thursday, September 28), Chuseok (day 2) (Friday, September 29), Chuseok (day 3) (Saturday, September 30), National Foundation Day (Tuesday, October 3), Hangeul Day (Monday, October 9) and Christmas Day (Monday, December 25).

There are 6 long weekends of three days or more in 2023: Jan 21–Jan 24 (4 days, Seollal (Lunar New Year), Seollal (Lunar New Year) (day 2), Seollal (Lunar New Year) (day 3)); May 5–May 7 (3 days, Children's Day); May 27–May 29 (3 days, Buddha's Birthday); Sep 28–Oct 1 (4 days, Chuseok, Chuseok (day 2), Chuseok (day 3)); Oct 7–Oct 9 (3 days, Hangeul Day); Dec 23–Dec 25 (3 days, Christmas Day).

The weekend in South Korea is Saturday and Sunday. Holidays that fall on a weekend are shown in the list, and the weekday given off instead is listed as well.

Public holidays (공휴일) under the Regulations on Holidays of Government Offices. Election days are also holidays.