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Chuseok
Saturday, 26 Sep 2026 · South Korea · Nationwide · Public holiday
Bridge day check
Falls on the weekend, so it costs most people no leave — and in many countries no day is given back.
What the day is for
The autumn harvest festival and the biggest family gathering of the year: ancestral rites, songpyeon rice cakes, and a mass return to hometowns over three days.
Do shops and banks close?
Most offices, banks and small businesses close for the full stretch; department stores shut on the main day.
Getting around
The heaviest travel period in Korea — expressways run at a crawl and KTX seats sell out weeks ahead.
When it falls each year
Floating holidays shift; fixed ones move only in which weekday they land on.
2025Monday · 6 Oct 20253-day break
2025Tuesday · 7 Oct 2025Bridge to 4 days
2025Wednesday · 8 Oct 20251-day break
2026Thursday · 24 Sep 2026Bridge to 4 days
2026Friday · 25 Sep 20263-day break
2026Saturday · 26 Sep 20262-day break
2027Tuesday · 14 Sep 2027Bridge to 4 days
2027Wednesday · 15 Sep 20271-day break
2027Thursday · 16 Sep 2027Bridge to 4 days
2028Monday · 2 Oct 20283-day break
2028Tuesday · 3 Oct 2028Bridge to 4 days
2028Wednesday · 4 Oct 20281-day break
2029Friday · 21 Sep 20293-day break
2029Saturday · 22 Sep 20292-day break
2029Monday · 24 Sep 20293-day break
See the full South Korea holiday calendar or count the working days.