National Holidays in South Korea in 2023
Select Year:
2023
| Day | Date | Holiday Name | Type | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday | January 01 | New Year's Day | National Holiday | |
| Saturday | January 21 | Korean New Year Holiday | National Holiday | Seollal |
| Sunday | January 22 | Korean New Year | National Holiday | Seollal |
| Monday | January 23 | Korean New Year Holiday | National Holiday | Seollal |
| Tuesday | January 24 | Korean New Year Holiday | National Holiday | Seollal |
| Wednesday | March 01 | March 1st Movement | National Holiday | Independence Movement Day |
| Monday | May 01 | Labour Day | Not a Public Holiday | Not an official holiday but widely observed |
| Friday | May 05 | Children's Day | National Holiday | |
| Saturday | May 27 | Buddha's Birthday | National Holiday | 8th day of 4th lunar month |
| Tuesday | June 06 | Memorial Day | National Holiday | |
| Monday | July 17 | Constitution Day | Not a Public Holiday | |
| Tuesday | August 15 | Liberation Day | National Holiday | National Day |
| Thursday | September 28 | Harvest Festival Holiday | National Holiday | Day before Chuseok |
| Friday | September 29 | Harvest Festival | National Holiday | Chuseok |
| Saturday | September 30 | Harvest Festival Holiday | National Holiday | Day after Chuseok |
| Tuesday | October 03 | National Foundation Day | National Holiday | |
| Monday | October 09 | Hangeul Day | National Holiday | Korean alphabet day |
| Monday | December 25 | Christmas Day | National Holiday |