In 2027, employees working a five-day week will have a total of 119 holidays, an increase of one day from this year. The number of public holidays recognized by government offices will also rise to 72, up from 70 this year, with long weekends increasing from eight to ten.
On June 29, the Korea Aerospace Administration announced the "2027 Calendar Guidelines," which serve as the basis for the country's calendar production.
The public holidays marked in red on the 2027 calendar include 52 Sundays and an additional 24 days for national holidays, substitute holidays, Labor Day, and Constitution Day, totaling 76 days.
However, due to overlaps with Sundays on major holidays such as Lunar New Year (February 7), Memorial Day (June 6), Liberation Day (August 15), and National Foundation Day (October 3), the actual number of public holidays will be 72. This is an increase of two days compared to this year's total of 70.
For institutions operating on a five-day workweek, the total number of holidays will be 124, combining the 72 public holidays with 52 Saturdays. However, because the first day of the Lunar New Year (February 6), Labor Day (May 1), Constitution Day (July 17), Hangeul Day (October 9), and Christmas (December 25) fall on Saturdays, the effective total of holidays will be 119, one day more than this year's total of 118.
Under the five-day workweek system, there will be ten instances of long weekends. These include: January 1-3, February 6-9, February 27-March 1, May 1-3, July 17-19, August 14-16, September 14-16, October 2-4, October 9-11, and December 25-27. This is an increase of two long weekends compared to the eight instances this year.
Key traditional holidays include Lunar New Year on February 7 (Sunday), the Full Moon Festival on February 21 (Sunday), Dano on June 9 (Wednesday), Chilseok on August 8 (Sunday), Chuseok on September 15 (Wednesday), and Hansik on April 6 (Tuesday). The first heat wave day will be July 20 (Tuesday), the second heat wave day will be July 30 (Friday), and the last heat wave day will be August 9 (Monday).
* This article has been translated by AI.
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