National Holidays in South Korea in 2025
Select Year:
2025
Day | Date | Holiday Name | Type | Comments |
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Wednesday | January 01 | New Year's Day | National Holiday | |
Tuesday | January 28 | Korean New Year Holiday | National Holiday | Seollal |
Wednesday | January 29 | Korean New Year | National Holiday | Seollal |
Thursday | January 30 | Korean New Year Holiday | National Holiday | Seollal |
Friday | January 31 | Korean New Year Holiday | National Holiday | Seollal |
Saturday | March 01 | March 1st Movement | National Holiday | Independence Movement Day |
Thursday | May 01 | Labour Day | Not a Public Holiday | Not an official holiday but widely observed |
Monday | May 05 | Children's Day | National Holiday | |
Thursday | May 08 | Buddha's Birthday | National Holiday | 8th day of 4th lunar month |
Friday | June 06 | Memorial Day | National Holiday | |
Thursday | July 17 | Constitution Day | Not a Public Holiday | |
Friday | August 15 | Liberation Day | National Holiday | National Day |
Friday | October 03 | National Foundation Day | National Holiday | |
Sunday | October 05 | Harvest Festival Holiday | National Holiday | Day before Chuseok |
Monday | October 06 | Harvest Festival | National Holiday | Chuseok |
Tuesday | October 07 | Harvest Festival Holiday | National Holiday | Day after Chuseok |
Thursday | October 09 | Hangeul Day | National Holiday | Korean alphabet day |
Thursday | December 25 | Christmas Day | National Holiday |