3 daysFri, Jan 1 – Sun, Jan 3
123
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Dec 28–31) for 10 days off (Dec 25 – Jan 3).
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Long Weekends in South Korea 2027
South Korea has 2 long weekends (3 or more consecutive days off) in 2027, counting public holidays and Sat–Sun weekends; the longest natural break runs 3 days (Jan 1 – 3). Placed well, 1 day of leave stretches a break to 4 consecutive days off — every option is below.
- Long weekends
- 2
- Longest break
- 3 days
- Best bridge
- +1 → 4 days
- Weekend
- Sat–Sun
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Every break in 2027
Public holidayWeekendLeave day
2 daysSat, Feb 6 – Sun, Feb 7
67
3 daysSat, Feb 27 – Mon, Mar 1
27281
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Mar 2–5) for 9 days off (Feb 27 – Mar 7).
1 dayWed, May 5
Children's Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
5
Stretch it: take 2 days of leave (May 3–4) for 5 days off (May 1 – 5).
1 dayThu, May 13
Buddha's Birthday — a lone day off, bridge it:
13
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (May 14) for 4 days off (May 13 – 16).
2 daysSat, Jun 5 – Sun, Jun 6
56
2 daysSat, Jul 17 – Sun, Jul 18
1718
2 daysSat, Aug 14 – Sun, Aug 15
1415
1 dayTue, Sep 14
Korean Thanksgiving — a lone day off, bridge it:
14
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (Sep 13) for 4 days off (Sep 11 – 14).
2 daysSat, Oct 2 – Sun, Oct 3
23
2 daysSat, Oct 9 – Sun, Oct 10
910
2 daysSat, Dec 25 – Sun, Dec 26
2526
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | 4d · Dec 28–31 | Dec 25 – Jan 3 |
| 9 | 4d · Mar 2–5 | Feb 27 – Mar 7 |
| 5 | 2d · May 3–4 | May 1 – 5 |
| 9 | 4d · May 3–4 + May 6–7 | May 1 – 9 |
| 5 | 2d · May 6–7 | May 5 – 9 |
| 6 | 3d · May 10–12 | May 8 – 13 |
| 9 | 4d · May 10–12 + May 14 | May 8 – 16 |
| 4Best value | 1d · May 14 | May 13 – 16 |
| 4 | 1d · Sep 13 | Sep 11 – 14 |
| 9 | 4d · Sep 13 + Sep 15–17 | Sep 11 – 19 |
| 6 | 3d · Sep 15–17 | Sep 14 – 19 |
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.