South Korea Public Holidays 2009

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

South Korea Public Holidays 2009

Date	Day	Holiday
Jan 1	Thursday	New Year's Day
Jan 25	Sunday	Seollal holiday
Jan 26	Monday	Seollal
Jan 27	Tuesday	Seollal holiday
Mar 1	Sunday	Independence Movement Day
May 2	Saturday	Buddha's Birthday
May 5	Tuesday	Children's Day
Jun 6	Saturday	Memorial Day
Aug 15	Saturday	Liberation Day
Oct 2	Friday	Chuseok holiday
Oct 3	Saturday	Chuseok
Oct 3	Saturday	National Foundation Day
Oct 4	Sunday	Chuseok holiday
Dec 25	Friday	Christmas Day

Observances in 2009

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

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

Printable 2009 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 2009?

South Korea has 14 public holidays in 2009 in this list: New Year's Day (January 1), Seollal holiday (January 25), Seollal (January 26), Seollal holiday (January 27), Independence Movement Day (March 1), Buddha's Birthday (May 2), Children's Day (May 5), Memorial Day (June 6), Liberation Day (August 15), Chuseok holiday (October 2), Chuseok (October 3), National Foundation Day (October 3), Chuseok holiday (October 4) and Christmas Day (December 25).

Can I print a 2009 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 2009