Long weekends in South Korea, 2026
In 2026, holidays give South Korea10 runs of at least three consecutive days off, the longest lasting 5 days. Below they are listed in calendar order, followed by the bridge days that stretch a short break into a long one.
Every long weekend, in date order
| Starts | Ends | Days off | Because of |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 14 Feb | Wed 18 Feb | 5 days | Lunar New Year |
| Sat 28 Feb | Mon 2 Mar | 3 days | Independence Movement Day |
| Fri 1 May | Sun 3 May | 3 days | Labour Day |
| Sat 23 May | Mon 25 May | 3 days | Buddha's Birthday |
| Fri 17 Jul | Sun 19 Jul | 3 days | Constitution Day |
| Sat 15 Aug | Mon 17 Aug | 3 days | Liberation Day |
| Thu 24 Sep | Sun 27 Sep | 4 days | Chuseok |
| Sat 3 Oct | Mon 5 Oct | 3 days | National Foundation Day |
| Fri 9 Oct | Sun 11 Oct | 3 days | Hangul Day |
| Fri 25 Dec | Sun 27 Dec | 3 days | Christmas Day |
Bridge days
A bridge day is a lone working day sitting between a holiday and the weekend. Book that one day as leave and the time off joins up into four days or more. Offices tend to be quiet on these dates even though nobody is officially off.
| Date | Weekday | Next to |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Jan 2026 | Friday | New Year's Day |
| 4 May 2026 | Monday | Children's Day |
The cheapest leave of the year: spending 2days of annual leave on the bridges above gives you 2 breaks of at least four days. Expect colleagues to have the same idea, so request these early.
How we find them
Each day of 2026 is marked as a working day or a day off, using South Korea's weekend pattern and its nationwide holidays. Consecutive days off are joined into runs; a run of three days or more that includes at least one holiday counts as a long weekend. A plain two-day weekend never qualifies.
Regional holidays are not part of this calculation. If your region has its own dates, you may get extra long weekends that do not appear in the national list.
Back to the South Korea2026 holiday calendar or check working days between two dates.