🇰🇷 KRX Holidays 2026

The Korea Exchange is closed on 17 weekdays in 2026. Regular hours are 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM Seoul time.

Key takeaways

Date	Holiday	Market
Thu, Jan 1, 2026	New Year's Day	Closed
Mon, Feb 16, 2026	Seollal (Lunar New Year)	Closed
Tue, Feb 17, 2026	Seollal (Lunar New Year)	Closed
Wed, Feb 18, 2026	Seollal (Lunar New Year)	Closed
Mon, Mar 2, 2026	Independence Movement Day (substitute)	Closed
Fri, May 1, 2026	Labour Day	Closed
Tue, May 5, 2026	Children's Day	Closed
Mon, May 25, 2026	Buddha's Birthday (substitute)	Closed
Wed, Jun 3, 2026	Local elections	Closed
Fri, Jul 17, 2026	Constitution Day	Closed
Mon, Aug 17, 2026	Liberation Day (substitute)	Closed
Thu, Sep 24, 2026	Chuseok	Closed
Fri, Sep 25, 2026	Chuseok	Closed
Mon, Oct 5, 2026	National Foundation Day (substitute)	Closed
Fri, Oct 9, 2026	Hangul Day	Closed
Fri, Dec 25, 2026	Christmas Day	Closed
Thu, Dec 31, 2026	Year-end market closure	Closed

Holidays that fall on a weekend are shown for reference; the market is closed those days anyway.

The KRX is closed on 17 weekdays in 2026.

New Year's Day on Thursday, January 1, 2026.

No. The KRX trades Monday through Friday only.

Source: KRX official calendar. Exchanges can add closures at short notice, for example for national mourning or severe weather.