Public Holidays in South Korea 2015

There are 19 Korean public holidays in 2015, counting substitute days. 13 of them fall on working days, which leaves 248 working days after 104 weekend days.

The Korean public holidays in 2015 are New Year's Day (Thursday, January 1), Seollal (Lunar New Year) (Wednesday, February 18), Seollal (Lunar New Year) (day 2) (Thursday, February 19), Seollal (Lunar New Year) (day 3) (Friday, February 20), Independence Movement Day (Sunday, March 1), Independence Movement Day (substitute holiday) (Monday, March 2), Children's Day (Tuesday, May 5), Buddha's Birthday (Monday, May 25), Memorial Day (Saturday, June 6), Liberation Day (Saturday, August 15), Liberation Day (substitute holiday) (Monday, August 17), Chuseok (Saturday, September 26), Chuseok (day 2) (Sunday, September 27), Chuseok (day 3) (Monday, September 28), Chuseok (substitute holiday) (Tuesday, September 29), National Foundation Day (Saturday, October 3), National Foundation Day (substitute holiday) (Monday, October 5), Hangeul Day (Friday, October 9) and Christmas Day (Friday, December 25).

There are 8 long weekends of three days or more in 2015: Feb 18–Feb 22 (5 days, Seollal (Lunar New Year), Seollal (Lunar New Year) (day 2), Seollal (Lunar New Year) (day 3)); Feb 28–Mar 2 (3 days, Independence Movement Day); May 23–May 25 (3 days, Buddha's Birthday); Aug 15–Aug 17 (3 days, Liberation Day); Sep 26–Sep 29 (4 days, Chuseok, Chuseok (day 2), Chuseok (day 3)); Oct 3–Oct 5 (3 days, National Foundation Day); Oct 9–Oct 11 (3 days, Hangeul Day); Dec 25–Dec 27 (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.