Current Date And Time In Gwacheon, South Korea
Wednesday, 26 August 2026
05:17:07 KST
Planning commercial schedules or travel in Gwacheon, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea? Track upcoming statutory holidays and local bank closures across Gwacheon.
Corporate teams, logistics hubs, and financial offices in Gwacheon 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 Gwacheon.
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 Gwacheon as anywhere else in South Korea.
◀ Showing upcoming public holidays — use the back arrow in the calendar toolbar to browse earlier dates this year.
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 Gwacheon 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 |
Gwacheon's bank branches, municipal offices and public schools close on South Korea's statutory holidays just as they do everywhere else in the country — shops and restaurants more often stay open with adjusted hours rather than closing outright.
When a holiday lands on a weekend, Gwacheon's banks and offices follow whatever substitute-day rule South Korea declares nationally — check the live calendar above for that year's actual observed date.
Gwacheon runs on the Asia/Seoul time zone, so statutory holidays here fall on the same local calendar date as the rest of South Korea — there's no cross-timezone shift to account for.