1 dayThu, Jan 1
New Year's Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
1
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (Jan 2) for 4 days off (Jan 1 – 4).
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Long Weekends in South Korea 2026
South Korea has 3 long weekends (3 or more consecutive days off) in 2026, counting public holidays and Sat–Sun weekends; the longest natural break runs 3 days (Jul 17 – 19). Placed well, 1 day of leave stretches a break to 4 consecutive days off — every option is below.
- Long weekends
- 3
- Longest break
- 3 days
- Best bridge
- +1 → 4 days
- Weekend
- Sat–Sun
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Every break in 2026
Public holidayWeekendLeave day
1 dayTue, Feb 17
Korean New Year — a lone day off, bridge it:
17
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (Feb 16) for 4 days off (Feb 14 – 17).
2 daysSat, Feb 28 – Sun, Mar 1
281
1 dayTue, May 5
Children's Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
5
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (May 4) for 4 days off (May 2 – 5).
2 daysSat, May 23 – Sun, May 24
2324
2 daysSat, Jun 6 – Sun, Jun 7
67
3 daysFri, Jul 17 – Sun, Jul 19
171819
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Jul 13–16) for 9 days off (Jul 11 – 19).
2 daysSat, Aug 15 – Sun, Aug 16
1516
1 dayThu, Sep 24
Korean Thanksgiving — a lone day off, bridge it:
24
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (Sep 25) for 4 days off (Sep 24 – 27).
2 daysSat, Oct 3 – Sun, Oct 4
34
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Oct 5–8) for 9 days off (Oct 3 – 11).
3 daysFri, Oct 9 – Sun, Oct 11
91011
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Oct 5–8) for 9 days off (Oct 3 – 11).
3 daysFri, Dec 25 – Sun, Dec 27
252627
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Dec 28–31) for 10 days off (Dec 25 – Jan 3).
All bridge plans, ranked by date
Each plan books leave only on working days between two natural breaks, so every one of them returns more than one day off per day of leave.
| Days off | Leave | Span |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | 4d · Dec 26 + Dec 29–31 | Dec 25 – Jan 1 |
| 6 | 3d · Dec 29–31 | Dec 27 – Jan 1 |
| 9 | 4d · Dec 29–31 + Jan 2 | Dec 27 – Jan 4 |
| 4Best value | 1d · Jan 2 | Jan 1 – 4 |
| 4 | 1d · Feb 16 | Feb 14 – 17 |
| 9 | 4d · Feb 16 + Feb 18–20 | Feb 14 – 22 |
| 6 | 3d · Feb 18–20 | Feb 17 – 22 |
| 4 | 1d · May 4 | May 2 – 5 |
| 9 | 4d · May 4 + May 6–8 | May 2 – 10 |
| 6 | 3d · May 6–8 | May 5 – 10 |
| 9 | 4d · Jul 13–16 | Jul 11 – 19 |
| 6 | 3d · Sep 21–23 | Sep 19 – 24 |
| 9 | 4d · Sep 21–23 + Sep 25 | Sep 19 – 27 |
| 4 | 1d · Sep 25 | Sep 24 – 27 |
| 9 | 4d · Oct 5–8 | Oct 3 – 11 |
| 9 | 4d · Dec 21–24 | Dec 19 – 27 |
| 10 | 4d · Dec 28–31 | Dec 25 – Jan 3 |
Computed from South Korea's public holidays plus Sat–Sun weekends. Substitute days count as days off; observances don't. Bridges spend at most 4 leave days, booked only on working days.