National Holidays in South Korea in 2020
Select Year:
2020
| Day | Date | Holiday Name | Type | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday | January 01 | New Year's Day | National Holiday | |
| Friday | January 24 | Korean New Year Holiday | National Holiday | Seollal |
| Saturday | January 25 | Korean New Year | National Holiday | Seollal |
| Sunday | January 26 | Korean New Year Holiday | National Holiday | Seollal |
| Sunday | March 01 | March 1st Movement | National Holiday | Independence Movement Day |
| Wednesday | April 15 | Legislative Election Day | National Holiday | For Elections |
| Thursday | April 30 | Buddha's Birthday | National Holiday | 8th day of 4th lunar month |
| Friday | May 01 | Labour Day | Not a Public Holiday | Not an official holiday but widely observed |
| Tuesday | May 05 | Children's Day | National Holiday | |
| Saturday | June 06 | Memorial Day | National Holiday | |
| Friday | July 17 | Constitution Day | Not a Public Holiday | |
| Saturday | August 15 | Liberation Day | National Holiday | National Day |
| Monday | August 17 | Liberation Day Holiday | National Holiday | Temporary Holiday |
| Wednesday | September 30 | Harvest Festival Holiday | National Holiday | Day before Chuseok |
| Thursday | October 01 | Harvest Festival | National Holiday | Chuseok |
| Friday | October 02 | Harvest Festival | National Holiday | Day after Chuseok |
| Saturday | October 03 | National Foundation Day | National Holiday | |
| Friday | October 09 | Hangeul Day | National Holiday | Korean alphabet day |
| Friday | December 25 | Christmas Day | National Holiday |