# KRX holidays 2026: 17 closures

> 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 29 Sept 2026, human-verified 29 Sept 2026.

Korea Exchange closes for 17 holidays in 2026, from New Year’s Day (1 Jan) to Year-end market holiday (31 Dec). Each date links to the exchange notice.

- Canonical: https://marketsopen.today/krx/holidays/2026
- English: https://marketsopen.today/krx/holidays/2026 · Chinese: https://marketsopen.today/zh/krx/holidays/2026
- data_version: 2026.09.29-rc.4 · ui_version: 1.7.1 · verified_at: 2026-09-29

## Holiday closures

| Holiday | From | To | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| New Year’s Day | 2026-01-01 | 2026-01-01 | https://open.krx.co.kr/contents/MKD/01/0110/01100305/MKD01100305.jsp |
| Seollal (Lunar New Year) | 2026-02-16 | 2026-02-16 | https://open.krx.co.kr/contents/MKD/01/0110/01100305/MKD01100305.jsp |
| Seollal (Lunar New Year) | 2026-02-17 | 2026-02-17 | https://open.krx.co.kr/contents/MKD/01/0110/01100305/MKD01100305.jsp |
| Seollal (Lunar New Year) | 2026-02-18 | 2026-02-18 | https://open.krx.co.kr/contents/MKD/01/0110/01100305/MKD01100305.jsp |
| Independence Movement Day (observed) | 2026-03-02 | 2026-03-02 | https://open.krx.co.kr/contents/MKD/01/0110/01100305/MKD01100305.jsp |
| Labour Day | 2026-05-01 | 2026-05-01 | https://open.krx.co.kr/contents/MKD/01/0110/01100305/MKD01100305.jsp |
| Children’s Day | 2026-05-05 | 2026-05-05 | https://open.krx.co.kr/contents/MKD/01/0110/01100305/MKD01100305.jsp |
| Buddha’s Birthday (observed) | 2026-05-25 | 2026-05-25 | https://open.krx.co.kr/contents/MKD/01/0110/01100305/MKD01100305.jsp |
| Temporary public holiday | 2026-06-03 | 2026-06-03 | https://open.krx.co.kr/contents/MKD/01/0110/01100305/MKD01100305.jsp |
| Constitution Day | 2026-07-17 | 2026-07-17 | https://open.krx.co.kr/contents/MKD/01/0110/01100305/MKD01100305.jsp |
| Liberation Day (observed) | 2026-08-17 | 2026-08-17 | https://open.krx.co.kr/contents/MKD/01/0110/01100305/MKD01100305.jsp |
| Chuseok | 2026-09-24 | 2026-09-24 | https://open.krx.co.kr/contents/MKD/01/0110/01100305/MKD01100305.jsp |
| Chuseok | 2026-09-25 | 2026-09-25 | https://open.krx.co.kr/contents/MKD/01/0110/01100305/MKD01100305.jsp |
| National Foundation Day (observed) | 2026-10-05 | 2026-10-05 | https://open.krx.co.kr/contents/MKD/01/0110/01100305/MKD01100305.jsp |
| Hangul Day | 2026-10-09 | 2026-10-09 | https://open.krx.co.kr/contents/MKD/01/0110/01100305/MKD01100305.jsp |
| Christmas Day | 2026-12-25 | 2026-12-25 | https://open.krx.co.kr/contents/MKD/01/0110/01100305/MKD01100305.jsp |
| Year-end market holiday | 2026-12-31 | 2026-12-31 | https://open.krx.co.kr/contents/MKD/01/0110/01100305/MKD01100305.jsp |

## Sources

- KRX: https://open.krx.co.kr/contents/MKD/01/0110/01100305/MKD01100305.jsp

## Cite

Markets Open, “KRX holidays 2026: 17 closures”, https://marketsopen.today/krx/holidays/2026, data version 2026.09.29-rc.4, human-verified 2026-09-29.

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