South Korea has a total of 30 holidays in 2017. 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
Sunday, January 1, 2017
Seollal Holiday
Saturday, January 28, 2017
Seollal
Saturday, January 28, 2017
Seollal Holiday
Monday, January 30, 2017
Valentine's Day
Tuesday, February 14, 2017
Independence Movement Day
Wednesday, March 1, 2017
March Equinox
Monday, March 20, 2017
Arbor Day
Wednesday, April 5, 2017
Labor Day
Monday, May 1, 2017
Buddha's Birthday
Wednesday, May 3, 2017
Children's Day
Friday, May 5, 2017
Parents' Day
Monday, May 8, 2017
Presidential Election
Tuesday, May 9, 2017
Teacher's Day
Monday, May 15, 2017
Memorial Day
Tuesday, June 6, 2017
June Solstice
Wednesday, June 21, 2017
Constitution Day
Monday, July 17, 2017
Liberation Day
Tuesday, August 15, 2017
September Equinox
Friday, September 22, 2017
Armed Forces Day
Sunday, October 1, 2017
Chuseok Holiday
Tuesday, October 3, 2017
National Foundation Day
Tuesday, October 3, 2017
Chuseok
Wednesday, October 4, 2017
Chuseok Holiday
Thursday, October 5, 2017
Hangeul Proclamation Day
Monday, October 9, 2017
Halloween
Tuesday, October 31, 2017
December Solstice
Thursday, December 21, 2017
Christmas Eve
Sunday, December 24, 2017
Christmas Day
Monday, December 25, 2017
New Year's Eve
Sunday, December 31, 2017