2028 Public Holidays in Korea
The 17 public holidays of Korea in 2028, in date order. Festivals set by the lunar calendar fall on a different solar date every year.
Open the Korea calendar| Date | Day | Name | Lunar |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | Sat | New Year’s Day | Month 12, Day 5 |
| Jan 26 | Wed | Seollal holiday | Month 12, Day 30 |
| Jan 27 | Thu | Seollal | Month 1, Day 1 |
| Jan 28 | Fri | Seollal holiday | Month 1, Day 2 |
| Mar 1 | Wed | March 1st Movement Day | Month 2, Day 6 |
| May 2 | Tue | Buddha’s Birthday | Month 4, Day 8 |
| May 5 | Fri | Children’s Day | Month 4, Day 11 |
| Jun 6 | Tue | Memorial Day | Month 5, Day 14 |
| Jul 17 | Mon | Constitution Day | Leap Month 5, Day 25 |
| Aug 15 | Tue | Liberation Day | Month 6, Day 25 |
| Oct 2 | Mon | Chuseok holiday | Month 8, Day 14 |
| Oct 3 | Tue | National Foundation Day, Chuseok | Month 8, Day 15 |
| Oct 4 | Wed | Chuseok holiday | Month 8, Day 16 |
| Oct 5 | Thu | Substitute holiday | Month 8, Day 17 |
| Oct 6 | Fri | Substitute holiday | Month 8, Day 18 |
| Oct 9 | Mon | Hangul Day | Month 8, Day 21 |
| Dec 25 | Mon | Christmas Day | Month 11, Day 10 |
Substitute holidays follow current rules · Temporary holidays and election days are not included
Festival
| Date | Day | Name | Lunar |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 10 | Thu | Daeboreum | Month 1, Day 15 |
| May 28 | Sun | Dano | Month 5, Day 5 |
| Aug 26 | Sat | Chilseok | Month 7, Day 7 |
| Oct 26 | Thu | Jungyangjeol | Month 9, Day 9 |