— South Korea’s 2025 calendar raised hopes that October could bring a rare 10-day holiday from October 3–12. For this super holiday to happen, the government would have to declare Friday, October 10, a temporary public holiday. The stretch would then include four holidays—National Foundation Day (Oct 3), Chuseok (Oct 4–7, based on the lunar calendar), a substitute holiday (Oct 8), and Hangeul Day (Oct 9)—and two weekends.
However, officials said extending the current 7-day holiday stretch to 10 days is unlikely. The South Korean Ministry of Strategy and Finance announced in August that it is not considering the idea, and ruling party leaders said in mid-September they will not request it.
Authorities argue that a longer break could backfire economically. Concerns include workers traveling abroad instead of spending domestically, reduced production time, and burdens on small businesses not required by law to grant temporary public holidays.