South Korea has a total of 27 holidays in 2013. In the table below, you will find the details of the holidays and when they are observed. All the information display below is also available via our API as well as downloadable as a csv. Signup here to get started.

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Holiday Date
New Year's Day
Tuesday, January 1, 2013
Seollal Holiday
Sunday, February 10, 2013
Seollal
Sunday, February 10, 2013
Seollal Holiday
Monday, February 11, 2013
Independence Movement Day
Friday, March 1, 2013
March Equinox
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Arbor Day
Friday, April 5, 2013
Labor Day
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Children's Day
Sunday, May 5, 2013
Parents' Day
Wednesday, May 8, 2013
Teacher's Day
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Buddha's Birthday
Friday, May 17, 2013
Memorial Day
Thursday, June 6, 2013
June Solstice
Friday, June 21, 2013
Constitution Day
Wednesday, July 17, 2013
Liberation Day
Thursday, August 15, 2013
Chuseok Holiday
Wednesday, September 18, 2013
Chuseok
Thursday, September 19, 2013
Chuseok Holiday
Friday, September 20, 2013
September Equinox
Sunday, September 22, 2013
Armed Forces Day
Tuesday, October 1, 2013
National Foundation Day
Thursday, October 3, 2013
Hangeul Proclamation Day
Wednesday, October 9, 2013
December Solstice
Saturday, December 21, 2013
Christmas Eve
Tuesday, December 24, 2013
Christmas Day
Wednesday, December 25, 2013
New Year's Eve
Tuesday, December 31, 2013