South Korea Holidays 2026
All public holidays, festivals and observances in South Korea for 2026
Total holidays
27
Public holidays
14
Long weekends
5
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South Korea holidays 2026
Showing 27 of 27 holidays
- Dec22Tue
December Solstice
Tuesday, December 22, 2026in 44 days
- Dec24Thu
Christmas Eve
Thursday, December 24, 2026
- Dec25Fri
Christmas Day
Friday, December 25, 2026
- Dec31Thu
New Year's Eve
Thursday, December 31, 2026
We strive to provide an accurate and up-to-date holiday list for South Korea. However, some holiday dates may change. If you discover any discrepancies, kindly report to us.
Frequently asked questions
How many holidays are there in South Korea in 2026?
There are 14 public holidays and 27 holidays and observances in total in South Korea in 2026. Planning ahead? Check upcoming holidays
How do I add South Korea holidays to my calendar?
Use the Subscribe to calendar link above to add an auto-updating feed to Google Calendar, Outlook or Apple Calendar, or use Export → Calendar (.ics) to download this year's holidays.
How to retrieve the South Korea holidays list via API?
Make a GET request to v1/holidays?country=KR&year=2026 to retrieve this list. Here is an example using our official package on NPM:
// npm i 11holidays
import HolidaysApi from '11holidays';
const instance = new HolidaysApi(API_KEY);
const holidays = await instance.holidays.list({
country: 'KR',
year: '2026'
});curl -X GET "https://api.11holidays.com/v1/holidays?country=KR&year=2026" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"