Public Holidays in South Korea 2024

There are 17 Korean public holidays in 2024, counting substitute days. 14 of them fall on working days, which leaves 248 working days after 104 weekend days.

The Korean public holidays in 2024 are New Year's Day (Monday, January 1), Seollal (Lunar New Year) (Friday, February 9), Seollal (Lunar New Year) (day 2) (Saturday, February 10), Seollal (Lunar New Year) (day 3) (Sunday, February 11), Seollal (Lunar New Year) (substitute holiday) (Monday, February 12), Independence Movement Day (Friday, March 1), Children's Day (Sunday, May 5), Children's Day (substitute holiday) (Monday, May 6), Buddha's Birthday (Wednesday, May 15), Memorial Day (Thursday, June 6), Liberation Day (Thursday, August 15), Chuseok (Monday, September 16), Chuseok (day 2) (Tuesday, September 17), Chuseok (day 3) (Wednesday, September 18), National Foundation Day (Thursday, October 3), Hangeul Day (Wednesday, October 9) and Christmas Day (Wednesday, December 25).

There are 5 long weekends of three days or more in 2024: Dec 30–Jan 1 (3 days, New Year's Day); Feb 9–Feb 12 (4 days, Seollal (Lunar New Year), Seollal (Lunar New Year) (day 2), Seollal (Lunar New Year) (day 3)); Mar 1–Mar 3 (3 days, Independence Movement Day); May 4–May 6 (3 days, Children's Day); Sep 14–Sep 18 (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.