KRX holidays 2026
Closure dates, adjusted weekends and reopening dates for Korea Exchange, each linked to the exchange notice.
Korea Exchange (KRX) is closed on 17 weekday dates in 2026 across 17 holidays: New Year’s Day (1 Jan); Seollal (Lunar New Year) (16 Feb); Seollal (Lunar New Year) (17 Feb); Seollal (Lunar New Year) (18 Feb); Independence Movement Day (observed) (2 Mar); Labour Day (1 May); Children’s Day (5 May); Buddha’s Birthday (observed) (25 May); Temporary public holiday (3 Jun); Constitution Day (17 Jul); Liberation Day (observed) (17 Aug); Chuseok (24 Sept); Chuseok (25 Sept); National Foundation Day (observed) (5 Oct); Hangul Day (9 Oct); Christmas Day (25 Dec); Year-end market holiday (31 Dec). Basis: KRX holiday notice, source-checked , human-verified .
Holiday dates, with exchange evidence.
| Holiday | Closure period | Record source | Human verification |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Year’s Day | 1 Jan – 1 Jan | KRX ↗ | Verified |
| Seollal (Lunar New Year) | 16 Feb – 16 Feb | KRX ↗ | Verified |
| Seollal (Lunar New Year) | 17 Feb – 17 Feb | KRX ↗ | Verified |
| Seollal (Lunar New Year) | 18 Feb – 18 Feb | KRX ↗ | Verified |
| Independence Movement Day (observed) | 2 Mar – 2 Mar | KRX ↗ | Verified |
| Labour Day | 1 May – 1 May | KRX ↗ | Verified |
| Children’s Day | 5 May – 5 May | KRX ↗ | Verified |
| Buddha’s Birthday (observed) | 25 May – 25 May | KRX ↗ | Verified |
| Temporary public holiday | 3 Jun – 3 Jun | KRX ↗ | Verified |
| Constitution Day | 17 Jul – 17 Jul | KRX ↗ | Verified |
| Liberation Day (observed) | 17 Aug – 17 Aug | KRX ↗ | Verified |
| Chuseok | 24 Sept – 24 Sept | KRX ↗ | Verified |
| Chuseok | 25 Sept – 25 Sept | KRX ↗ | Verified |
| National Foundation Day (observed) | 5 Oct – 5 Oct | KRX ↗ | Verified |
| Hangul Day | 9 Oct – 9 Oct | KRX ↗ | Verified |
| Christmas Day | 25 Dec – 25 Dec | KRX ↗ | Verified |
| Year-end market holiday | 31 Dec – 31 Dec | KRX ↗ | Verified |
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A working weekend is still a closed market.
Government make-up workdays are annotations, never instructions to reopen an exchange.
The evening is not the trading date.
A Friday evening can belong to Monday. After a holiday, the returning evening belongs to the following trading date.
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Same fields as the API: page, URL, data_version, verified_atMarkets Open, “KRX holidays 2026: 17 closures”, https://marketsopen.today/krx/holidays/2026, data version 2026.09.29-rc.4, human-verified 2026-09-29.