Day Date Month Holiday Tuesday 1 Jan New Year's Day Monday 4 Feb Seollal Holiday Tuesday 5 Feb Seollal Holiday Wednesday 6 Feb Seollal Holiday Friday 1 Mar Independence Movement Day Monday 6 May Substitution for Children's Day (Sunday 5th May 2019) Thursday 6 Jun Memorial Day Thursday 15 Aug Liberation Day Thursday 12 Sep Chuseok Holiday Friday 13 Sep Chuseok Holiday Thursday 3 Oct National Foundation Day Wednesday 9 Oct Hangeul Day Wednesday 25 Dec Christmas Day Source: Korea Tourism Organization