South Korea Public Holidays 2003

Public holidays with the lunar Seollal and Chuseok dates and substitute holidays.

South Korea Public Holidays 2003

Date	Day	Holiday
Jan 1	Wednesday	New Year's Day
Jan 31	Friday	Seollal holiday
Feb 1	Saturday	Seollal
Feb 2	Sunday	Seollal holiday
Mar 1	Saturday	Independence Movement Day
Apr 5	Saturday	Arbor Day
May 5	Monday	Children's Day
May 8	Thursday	Buddha's Birthday
Jun 6	Friday	Memorial Day
Jul 17	Thursday	Constitution Day
Aug 15	Friday	Liberation Day
Sep 10	Wednesday	Chuseok holiday
Sep 11	Thursday	Chuseok
Sep 12	Friday	Chuseok holiday
Oct 3	Friday	National Foundation Day
Dec 25	Thursday	Christmas Day

Observances in 2003

Common days that are not public holidays: schools and businesses stay open.

Date	Day	Holiday
May 1	Thursday	Labour Day
May 8	Thursday	Parents' Day

Printable 2003 calendar with holidays

Every holiday above is marked on the calendar and listed beside it. Type your own dates, then print or download a PDF.

Questions and answers

How many public holidays are in South Korea in 2003?

South Korea has 16 public holidays in 2003 in this list: New Year's Day (January 1), Seollal holiday (January 31), Seollal (February 1), Seollal holiday (February 2), Independence Movement Day (March 1), Arbor Day (April 5), Children's Day (May 5), Buddha's Birthday (May 8), Memorial Day (June 6), Constitution Day (July 17), Liberation Day (August 15), Chuseok holiday (September 10), Chuseok (September 11), Chuseok holiday (September 12), National Foundation Day (October 3) and Christmas Day (December 25).

Can I print a 2003 calendar with South Korean holidays?

Yes. The calendar on this page already shows South Korean holidays. Press Print or Download PDF, or switch to a month view to print one month at a time.

South Korea Public Holidays 2003