Public Holidays in South Korea 2016

There are 19 Korean public holidays in 2016, counting substitute days. 15 of them fall on working days, which leaves 246 working days after 105 weekend days.

The Korean public holidays in 2016 are New Year's Day (Friday, January 1), Seollal (Lunar New Year) (Sunday, February 7), Seollal (Lunar New Year) (day 2) (Monday, February 8), Seollal (Lunar New Year) (day 3) (Tuesday, February 9), Seollal (Lunar New Year) (substitute holiday) (Wednesday, February 10), Independence Movement Day (Tuesday, March 1), Children's Day (Thursday, May 5), Buddha's Birthday (Saturday, May 14), Buddha's Birthday (substitute holiday) (Monday, May 16), Memorial Day (Monday, June 6), Liberation Day (Monday, August 15), Chuseok (Wednesday, September 14), Chuseok (day 2) (Thursday, September 15), Chuseok (day 3) (Friday, September 16), National Foundation Day (Monday, October 3), Hangeul Day (Sunday, October 9), Hangeul Day (substitute holiday) (Monday, October 10), Christmas Day (Sunday, December 25) and Christmas Day (substitute holiday) (Monday, December 26).

There are 9 long weekends of three days or more in 2016: Jan 1–Jan 3 (3 days, New Year's Day); Feb 6–Feb 10 (5 days, Seollal (Lunar New Year), Seollal (Lunar New Year) (day 2), Seollal (Lunar New Year) (day 3)); May 14–May 16 (3 days, Buddha's Birthday); Jun 4–Jun 6 (3 days, Memorial Day); Aug 13–Aug 15 (3 days, Liberation Day); Sep 14–Sep 18 (5 days, Chuseok, Chuseok (day 2), Chuseok (day 3)); Oct 1–Oct 3 (3 days, National Foundation Day); Oct 8–Oct 10 (3 days, Hangeul Day); Dec 24–Dec 26 (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.