Public Holidays in South Korea 2017

There are 16 Korean public holidays in 2017, counting substitute days. 13 of them fall on working days, which leaves 247 working days after 105 weekend days.

The Korean public holidays in 2017 are New Year's Day (Sunday, January 1), Seollal (Lunar New Year) (Friday, January 27), Seollal (Lunar New Year) (day 2) (Saturday, January 28), Seollal (Lunar New Year) (day 3) (Sunday, January 29), Seollal (Lunar New Year) (substitute holiday) (Monday, January 30), Independence Movement Day (Wednesday, March 1), Buddha's Birthday (Wednesday, May 3), Children's Day (Friday, May 5), Memorial Day (Tuesday, June 6), Liberation Day (Tuesday, August 15), Chuseok (Tuesday, October 3), National Foundation Day (Tuesday, October 3), Chuseok (day 2) (Wednesday, October 4), Chuseok (day 3) (Thursday, October 5), Chuseok (substitute holiday) (Friday, October 6), Hangeul Day (Monday, October 9) and Christmas Day (Monday, December 25).

There are 4 long weekends of three days or more in 2017: Jan 27–Jan 30 (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); Oct 3–Oct 9 (7 days, Chuseok, Chuseok (day 2), Chuseok (day 3), 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.