Public holidays in 2023 in South Korea

National public holidays for Jan 1, 2023 through Dec 31, 2023. Cross-check in the business days calculator or browse the Holidays API.

Quick summary: 18 public holiday records in the dataset for this range, spanning about 18 calendar days that fall in 2023.

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Key insights

Total holidays

18 days

From 18 holiday records in South Korea, 2023.

Busiest holiday month

January

5 holiday days.

Longest holiday streak

4 days

2023-01-21 - 2023-01-24.

Coverage

National holidays

Regional rules are not included on this page.

Holiday list

DateName
Jan 1, 2023New Year's Day
Jan 21, 2023Seollal Holiday
Jan 22, 2023Seollal
Jan 23, 2023Seollal Holiday
Jan 24, 2023Seollal Holiday
Mar 1, 2023Independence Movement Day
May 5, 2023Children's Day
May 27, 2023Buddha’s Birthday
May 29, 2023Buddha’s Birthday Holiday
Jun 6, 2023Memorial Day
Aug 15, 2023Liberation Day
Sep 28, 2023Chuseok Holiday
Sep 29, 2023Chuseok
Sep 30, 2023Chuseok Holiday
Oct 2, 2023Chuseok Holiday
Oct 3, 2023National Foundation Day
Oct 9, 2023Hangeul Proclamation Day
Dec 25, 2023Christmas Day

Related guides & tools

Working days in South Korea (2023)

Working-day totals excluding weekends and national holidays.

Working hours in South Korea (2023)

Estimated working time using the same holiday list.

Long weekends in South Korea (2023)

Bridge-day opportunities built around weekends and holidays.

Holidays API

Fetch holiday calendars programmatically for custom ranges and filters.

Frequently asked questions

How many public holidays are in South Korea in 2023?

South Korea has about 18 distinct public holiday days in 2023 in the HolidayDB dataset (from 18 records).

Which month has the most public holidays?

January has the most holiday days, with 5.

Are regional holidays included?

No. This page uses national public holidays only, matching the default behavior when you don’t apply a region filter.

Can I get the same data via API?

Yes. Use the Holidays API to fetch calendars programmatically (and the calculators for interactive exploration).

All countries: public holidays guides