Current Date And Time In Baekjeon, South Korea
Wednesday, 26 August 2026
03:17:23 KST
State: Gyeongsangnam-do
Currency: South Korean Won (KRW)
Timezone: UTC +09:00 (KST)
District: Hamyang-gun
Find official public holiday dates and bank operating schedules for Baekjeon. Stay informed on statutory non-working days for businesses, logistics, and offices in Baekjeon.
Corporate teams, logistics hubs, and financial offices in Baekjeon 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 Baekjeon.
This is South Korea's national public holiday calendar — the same live calendar shown on South Korea's country-level and Gyeongsangnam-do holiday pages — embedded here because public holidays are set nationally and apply the same way in Baekjeon 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 Gyeongsangnam-do holiday pages — mandated by national labor law and applicable to financial institutions, schools, and government administration in Baekjeon 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 |
In Baekjeon, statutory public holidays signify mandatory closures for commercial bank branches, municipal administration offices, and public schools. Retail businesses and hospitality venues may operate on modified holiday hours.
When a holiday lands on a weekend, Baekjeon'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.
Baekjeon 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.