South Korea Public Holidays 2012

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

South Korea Public Holidays 2012

Date	Day	Holiday
Jan 1	Sunday	New Year's Day
Jan 22	Sunday	Seollal holiday
Jan 23	Monday	Seollal
Jan 24	Tuesday	Seollal holiday
Mar 1	Thursday	Independence Movement Day
Apr 11	Wednesday	General Election Day
Apr 28	Saturday	Buddha's Birthday
May 5	Saturday	Children's Day
Jun 6	Wednesday	Memorial Day
Aug 15	Wednesday	Liberation Day
Sep 29	Saturday	Chuseok holiday
Sep 30	Sunday	Chuseok
Oct 1	Monday	Chuseok holiday
Oct 3	Wednesday	National Foundation Day
Dec 19	Wednesday	Presidential Election Day
Dec 25	Tuesday	Christmas Day

Observances in 2012

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

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

Printable 2012 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 2012?

South Korea has 16 public holidays in 2012 in this list: New Year's Day (January 1), Seollal holiday (January 22), Seollal (January 23), Seollal holiday (January 24), Independence Movement Day (March 1), General Election Day (April 11), Buddha's Birthday (April 28), Children's Day (May 5), Memorial Day (June 6), Liberation Day (August 15), Chuseok holiday (September 29), Chuseok (September 30), Chuseok holiday (October 1), National Foundation Day (October 3), Presidential Election Day (December 19) and Christmas Day (December 25).

Can I print a 2012 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 2012