Public Holidays in South Korea 2018

There are 17 Korean public holidays in 2018, counting substitute days. 14 of them fall on working days, which leaves 247 working days after 104 weekend days.

The Korean public holidays in 2018 are New Year's Day (Monday, January 1), Seollal (Lunar New Year) (Thursday, February 15), Seollal (Lunar New Year) (day 2) (Friday, February 16), Seollal (Lunar New Year) (day 3) (Saturday, February 17), Independence Movement Day (Thursday, March 1), Children's Day (Saturday, May 5), Children's Day (substitute holiday) (Monday, May 7), Buddha's Birthday (Tuesday, May 22), Memorial Day (Wednesday, June 6), Liberation Day (Wednesday, August 15), Chuseok (Sunday, September 23), Chuseok (day 2) (Monday, September 24), Chuseok (day 3) (Tuesday, September 25), Chuseok (substitute holiday) (Wednesday, September 26), National Foundation Day (Wednesday, October 3), Hangeul Day (Tuesday, October 9) and Christmas Day (Tuesday, December 25).

There are 4 long weekends of three days or more in 2018: Dec 30–Jan 1 (3 days, New Year's Day); Feb 15–Feb 18 (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); Sep 22–Sep 26 (5 days, Chuseok, Chuseok (day 2), Chuseok (day 3)).

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.