2040 Public Holidays in Korea
The 18 public holidays of Korea in 2040, 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 | Sun | New Year’s Day | Month 11, Day 17 |
| Feb 11 | Sat | Seollal holiday | Month 12, Day 29 |
| Feb 12 | Sun | Seollal | Month 1, Day 1 |
| Feb 13 | Mon | Seollal holiday | Month 1, Day 2 |
| Feb 14 | Tue | Substitute holiday | Month 1, Day 3 |
| Mar 1 | Thu | March 1st Movement Day | Month 1, Day 19 |
| May 5 | Sat | Children’s Day | Month 3, Day 25 |
| May 7 | Mon | Substitute holiday | Month 3, Day 27 |
| May 18 | Fri | Buddha’s Birthday | Month 4, Day 8 |
| Jun 6 | Wed | Memorial Day | Month 4, Day 27 |
| Jul 17 | Tue | Constitution Day | Month 6, Day 9 |
| Aug 15 | Wed | Liberation Day | Month 7, Day 8 |
| Sep 20 | Thu | Chuseok holiday | Month 8, Day 14 |
| Sep 21 | Fri | Chuseok | Month 8, Day 15 |
| Sep 22 | Sat | Chuseok holiday | Month 8, Day 16 |
| Oct 3 | Wed | National Foundation Day | Month 8, Day 27 |
| Oct 9 | Tue | Hangul Day | Month 9, Day 4 |
| Dec 25 | Tue | Christmas Day | Month 11, Day 22 |
Substitute holidays follow current rules · Temporary holidays and election days are not included
Festival
| Date | Day | Name | Lunar |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 26 | Sun | Daeboreum | Month 1, Day 15 |
| Jun 14 | Thu | Dano | Month 5, Day 5 |
| Aug 14 | Tue | Chilseok | Month 7, Day 7 |
| Oct 14 | Sun | Jungyangjeol | Month 9, Day 9 |