Public holidays
South Korea 2023 holidays
See 2023 public holidays and observed dates in South Korea. Check regional differences or open these dates in a customizable calendar.
South Korea holidays 2023
18 listed dates| Date | Holiday | Type |
|---|---|---|
| New Year's Day | Public holiday | |
| The day preceding Korean New Year | Public holiday | |
| Korean New Year | Public holiday | |
| The second day of Korean New Year | Public holiday | |
| Alternative holiday for Korean New Year | Public holiday | |
| Independence Movement Day | Public holiday | |
| Children's Day | Public holiday | |
| Buddha's Birthday | Public holiday | |
| Alternative holiday for Buddha's Birthday | Public holiday | |
| Memorial Day | Public holiday | |
| Liberation Day | Public holiday | |
| The day preceding Chuseok | Public holiday | |
| Chuseok | Public holiday | |
| The second day of Chuseok | Public holiday | |
| Temporary Public Holiday | Public holiday | |
| National Foundation Day | Public holiday | |
| Hangul Day | Public holiday | |
| Christmas Day | Public holiday |
Planning around public holidays
What is an observed or substitute holiday?
When a holiday falls on a weekend, local rules may move the day off to a weekday. The list identifies observed or substitute dates. Check your employer’s or school’s schedule before making plans.
Can I put these holidays on a printable calendar?
Open the 2023 calendar for this country and region. Add personal dates, choose week, month or year, then customize your paper size, orientation and layout in Print settings.
Where do the holiday dates come from?
We use Vacanza holidays (MIT) to calculate dates from country and regional rules. Where available, we check dates against published government schedules, including GOV.UK bank holidays and the US federal holiday schedule. A calculated date follows a rule; it is not a guarantee of an official day off. Dates marked “To be confirmed” may change. Employers, schools and local authorities can follow different schedules.
Dates calculated using the published holiday rules; one-off or local changes may not yet be included.
Holiday coverage: 2021–2031. UK government data is used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data updated 2026-11-05.