Current Date And Time In Ulsan, South Korea
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
20:57:14 KST
Capital: Ulsan
Currency: South Korean Won (KRW)
Timezone: UTC +09:00 (KST)
Population: 1,124,000
Area: 1,060.19 km²
State Code: 31
Get up-to-date public holiday dates for Ulsan, South Korea. Track official statutory days off, bank closures, and upcoming holiday schedules across Ulsan.
Public administration, schools, and financial institutions in Ulsan observe these official holiday dates to mark statutory national and regional occasions. In Ulsan, statutory fixed-date public holidays (including Independence Movement Day (Samiljeol) on March 1) mandate official non-working status for banks and government departments.
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 Ulsan and the rest of South Korea, not a separate Ulsan-specific calendar.
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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 holiday page — mandated by national labor law and applicable across every state and city in South Korea, including Ulsan. These non-working days apply to government administrative offices, commercial banking institutions, and schools statewide.
| 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 |
Public offices, banks and schools throughout Ulsan close on the same fixed-date statutory holidays observed nationwide, since public holidays in South Korea are a matter of national labor law rather than state-by-state decree.
A statutory holiday falling on a weekend in Ulsan doesn't simply disappear — South Korea's gazette process typically shifts the observed non-working day to the nearest Monday.
As Ulsan's own capital, Ulsan observes the identical statutory calendar — there's no separate capital-city holiday list distinct from the rest of Ulsan.