Long weekends in South Korea, 2027
In 2027, holidays give South Korea9 runs of at least three consecutive days off, the longest lasting 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 Jan | Sun 3 Jan | 3 days | New Year's Day |
| Sat 6 Feb | Tue 9 Feb | 4 days | Lunar New Year |
| Sat 27 Feb | Mon 1 Mar | 3 days | Independence Movement Day |
| Sat 1 May | Mon 3 May | 3 days | Labour Day |
| Sat 17 Jul | Mon 19 Jul | 3 days | Constitution Day |
| Sat 14 Aug | Mon 16 Aug | 3 days | Liberation Day |
| Tue 14 Sep | Thu 16 Sep | 3 days | Chuseok |
| Sat 2 Oct | Mon 4 Oct | 3 days | National Foundation Day |
| Sat 9 Oct | Mon 11 Oct | 3 days | Hangul 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 4 May 2027 | Tuesday | Labour Day |
| 14 May 2027 | Friday | Buddha's Birthday |
| 13 Sep 2027 | Monday | Chuseok |
| 17 Sep 2027 | Friday | Chuseok |
The cheapest leave of the year: spending 4days of annual leave on the bridges above gives you 4 breaks of at least four days. Expect colleagues to have the same idea, so request these early.
How we find them
Each day of 2027 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 Korea2027 holiday calendar or check working days between two dates.