
Find official public holiday dates and bank operating schedules for Gunpo. Stay informed on statutory non-working days for businesses, logistics, and offices in Gunpo.
Corporate teams, logistics hubs, and financial offices in Gunpo align operating hours with statutory government gazette notifications. Fixed statutory national holidays (such as Independence Movement Day (Samiljeol) on March 1) mandate official non-working status for banks and government offices in Gunpo.
This is South Korea's national public holiday calendar — the same live calendar shown on South Korea's country-level and Gyeonggi-do holiday pages — embedded here because public holidays are set nationally and apply the same way in Gunpo as anywhere else in South Korea.
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These are South Korea's official statutory fixed-date public holidays — the same national list shown on South Korea's country and Gyeonggi-do holiday pages — mandated by national labor law and applicable to financial institutions, schools, and government administration in Gunpo just as everywhere else in South Korea.
| Holiday Name | Fixed Date | Category | Closure Status | Official Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independence Movement Day (Samiljeol) | March 1 | National Holiday (Gukgyeongil) | Full Closure (Banks, Schools & Govt Administration) | www.gov.kr |
| Liberation Day (Gwangbokjeol) | August 15 | National Holiday (Gukgyeongil) | Full National Closure | www.gov.kr |
| National Foundation Day (Gaecheonjeol) | October 3 | National Holiday | Full National Closure | www.gov.kr |
| Hangul Day (Hangul Nal) | October 9 | National Holiday | Full National Closure | www.gov.kr |
Statutory holidays landing on a Monday, Friday, Tuesday or Thursday create a long-weekend opportunity — here's what's coming up.
| Holiday | Date | Opportunity |
|---|---|---|
| Hangul Day (Hangul Nal) | Fri, Oct 9, 2026 | Automatic 3-day weekend |
| Independence Movement Day (Samiljeol) | Mon, Mar 1, 2027 | Automatic 3-day weekend |
Businesses in Gunpo generally follow the same statutory closure pattern as the rest of South Korea: banks and government offices close fully, while retail and hospitality tend to trim hours rather than close for the day.
If a fixed statutory holiday lands on a weekend in Gunpo, the following Monday is commonly declared an official substitute non-working day by government notification.
With a population of 286,485 and running on the Asia/Seoul time zone, Gunpo follows South Korea's statutory holiday dates on local calendar days — no cross-timezone adjustment needed for a purely domestic holiday list.