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Current Date And Time In Incheon, South Korea

Tuesday, 25 August 2026
20:57:22 KST
Capital: Incheon
Currency: South Korean Won (KRW)
Timezone: UTC +09:00 (KST)
Population: 3,040,000
Area: 1,046.81 km²
State Code: 28

🗓️ Public Holidays in Incheon, South Korea


Planning business schedules or travel in Incheon, South Korea? Here is the complete public holiday reference for Incheon, detailing official statutory observances and bank non-working days.

Corporate offices, banks, and public services throughout Incheon align operating hours with official statutory non-working day notifications. In Incheon, statutory fixed-date public holidays (including Independence Movement Day (Samiljeol) on March 1) mandate official non-working status for banks and government departments.

📅 Live Public Holiday Calendar — Incheon, South Korea

This is South Korea's national public holiday calendar — the same live calendar shown on South Korea's country-level holiday page — embedded here because public holidays are set nationally and apply uniformly across Incheon and the rest of South Korea, not a separate Incheon-specific calendar.

◀ Showing upcoming public holidays — use the back arrow in the calendar toolbar to browse earlier dates this year.

🏛️ Official Statutory Public Holidays Applicable in Incheon

These are South Korea's official statutory fixed-date public holidays — the same national list shown on South Korea's country holiday page — mandated by national labor law and applicable across every state and city in South Korea, including Incheon. These non-working days apply to government administrative offices, commercial banking institutions, and schools statewide.

Holiday NameFixed DateCategoryClosure StatusOfficial Source
Independence Movement Day (Samiljeol)March 1National Holiday (Gukgyeongil)Full Closure (Banks, Schools & Govt Administration)www.gov.kr
Liberation Day (Gwangbokjeol)August 15National Holiday (Gukgyeongil)Full National Closurewww.gov.kr
National Foundation Day (Gaecheonjeol)October 3National HolidayFull National Closurewww.gov.kr
Hangul Day (Hangul Nal)October 9National HolidayFull National Closurewww.gov.kr

🧳 Upcoming Long Weekends in Incheon

Statutory holidays landing on a Monday, Friday, Tuesday or Thursday create a long-weekend opportunity — here's what's coming up.

HolidayDateOpportunity
Hangul Day (Hangul Nal)Fri, Oct 9, 2026Automatic 3-day weekend
Independence Movement Day (Samiljeol)Mon, Mar 1, 2027Automatic 3-day weekend

📖 Understanding Public Holidays in Incheon

Public holiday schedules in Incheon combine statutory nationwide non-working days with regional observances. Commercial banks, government offices, and educational institutions in Incheon observe mandatory statutory closures on national days.

When a fixed statutory public holiday falls on a weekend in Incheon, government gazette decrees often designate the adjacent Monday as an official substitute non-working day.

As Incheon's own capital, Incheon observes the identical statutory calendar — there's no separate capital-city holiday list distinct from the rest of Incheon.

Frequently Asked Questions — Incheon Public Holidays

Are banks and government offices closed on public holidays in Incheon?

Yes, they do. Incheon follows South Korea's statutory calendar exactly, so banks, government offices and schools throughout the state close on every officially mandated non-working day.


How many statutory public holidays are observed in Incheon?

Incheon observes 4 official statutory fixed-date public holidays — the same count as South Korea nationally, since Incheon doesn't set its own separate statutory list — plus movable religious and lunar observances updated live in the calendar.


How can I plan a long weekend around public holidays in Incheon?

Look at the day of the week shown next to each date in the calendar above — a holiday on a Monday or Friday gives Incheon a natural 3-day weekend without needing to take extra leave.


Do public holidays in Incheon differ from the rest of South Korea?

No — public holidays in South Korea are set at the national level, not decided state by state, so Incheon observes exactly the same statutory holidays as every other state and the country as a whole. This page exists as a convenient Incheon-specific reference, not because Incheon has its own separate holiday list.


Does Incheon, Incheon's capital, follow a different holiday schedule?

No — Incheon observes the same statutory public holidays as the rest of Incheon and South Korea. Being the state capital doesn't come with its own separate holiday calendar.


What is the official source for Incheon's public holiday dates?

Incheon's public holidays are mandated by South Korea's national statutory framework, published via www.gov.kr — see the statutory holidays table above for the full sourced list.

🗓️ Incheon Statutory Facts
Statutory Holidays: 4 Fixed Days
Flagship National Day:
Independence Movement Day (Samiljeol) (March 1)
📍 Incheon Quick Facts
State Capital: Incheon
Population: 3,040,000
Area: 1,047 km²
Area Rank in South Korea: #14
Population Density: 2,859.3 / km²
🕒 Business Hours & Time Zone
Time Zone: +09:00
Bank Closures: Full closure on statutory days
✈️ Travel Essentials
Emergency Number: 112
Driving Side: Right side