Alternative holiday for Liberation Day in 🇰🇷 South Korea
Public Holiday
Yes
National Holiday
No
Type
Public Holiday
Alternative holiday for Liberation Day in South Korea
South Korea grants a substitute holiday when Liberation Day falls on a weekend; the alternative ensures workers can properly participate in Gwangbokjeol commemorations of liberation from Japanese colonial rule.
About Alternative holiday for Liberation Day
A substitute public holiday in South Korea observed when Liberation Day falls on a weekend, commemorating the liberation from Japanese colonial rule on August 15, 1945.
Dates
| Year | Date | Day |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Aug. 17 | Monday |
| 2027 | Aug. 16 | Monday |