2026 in South Korea

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Scheduled events in 2026 in South Korea .

Incumbents

Further information: South Korean order of precedence

Office	Image	Name	Assumed office / Current length
President of the Republic of Korea		Lee Jae-myung	4 June 2025 (7 months ago) (2025-06-04)
Speaker of the National Assembly		Woo Won-shik	5 June 2024 (19 months ago) (2024-06-05)
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court		Cho Hee-dae	8 December 2023 (2 years ago) (2023-12-08)
President of the Constitutional Court		Kim Sanghwan	24 July 2025 (5 months ago) (2025-07-24)
Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea		Kim Min-seok	3 July 2025 (6 months ago) (2025-07-03)

Events

Predicted and scheduled events

• 5 September – 4 November: The Yeosu World Island Exhibition will take place in Yeosu, South Jeolla Province. ^{[1] [2]}

Holidays

Further information: Public holidays in South Korea

As per Presidential Decree No. 28394, 2017. 10. 17., partially amended, the following days are declared holidays in South Korea: ^{[3] [4]}

• 1 January – New Year's Day
• 16 – 18 February – Korean New Year
• 1 March – March First Movement
• 5 May – Children's Day
• 24 May – Buddha's Birthday
• 6 June – Memorial Day
• 15 August – National Liberation Day of Korea
• 24 – 27 September – Chuseok
• 3 October – National Foundation Day
• 9 October – Hangul Day
• 25 December – Christmas Day

Art and entertainment

• List of South Korean submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film
• 2026 in South Korean television
• List of South Korean films of 2026
• 2026 in South Korean music

Deaths

• 1 January – Jeon Jun-ho  [ ko ], 50, baseball player (Hyundai Unicorns, Woori Heroes, SK Wyverns). ^[5]
• 5 January – Ahn Sung-ki, 74, actor ( Silmido , Two Cops , Radio Star ). ^[6]
• 11 January – Park Soon-yong, 81, lawyer, prosecutor general (1999–2001).

References

1. "Expo 2026 World Island Exhibition Yeosu Korea: A Special Encounter". www.yeosu.go.kr. Retrieved 15 November 2025.
2. "2026 Yeosu World Island Expo marks one year to go with citizen and islander support". www.koreapost.com. Retrieved 15 November 2025.
3. "National Holidays in South Korea in 2026". Office Holidays. Retrieved 15 November 2025.
4. "South Korea Public Holidays 2026". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 15 November 2025.
5. "Hyundai Dynasty's 2006 Win Rate King Jeon Joon-ho Dies". Chosun.com.
6. Shin, Jeong-sun (5 January 2026). "South Korean Film Legend Ahn Sung-ki Dies at 75". The Chosun Daily . Retrieved 5 January 2026.

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