Public Holidays in South Korea 2019

There are 17 Korean public holidays in 2019, counting substitute days. 14 of them fall on working days, which leaves 247 working days after 104 weekend days.

The Korean public holidays in 2019 are New Year's Day (Tuesday, January 1), Seollal (Lunar New Year) (Monday, February 4), Seollal (Lunar New Year) (day 2) (Tuesday, February 5), Seollal (Lunar New Year) (day 3) (Wednesday, February 6), Independence Movement Day (Friday, March 1), Children's Day (Sunday, May 5), Children's Day (substitute holiday) (Monday, May 6), Buddha's Birthday (Sunday, May 12), Buddha's Birthday (substitute holiday) (Monday, May 13), Memorial Day (Thursday, June 6), Liberation Day (Thursday, August 15), Chuseok (Thursday, September 12), Chuseok (day 2) (Friday, September 13), Chuseok (day 3) (Saturday, September 14), 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 2019: Feb 2–Feb 6 (5 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); May 11–May 13 (3 days, Buddha's Birthday); Sep 12–Sep 15 (4 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.