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🇰🇷 Liberation Day 2025: 9 days off, 4 PTO

Friday, Aug 15South Korea

Liberation Day 2025 falls on Friday, Aug 15. Take 4 PTO days around it and you get 9 consecutive days off — a 2.3x return on your leave.

9
days off
4
PTO days
2.25x
efficiency
Aug 9 – 17, 2025
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Day-by-day breakdown

DateDayStatus
Sat, Aug 9SaturdayWeekend
Sun, Aug 10SundayWeekend
Mon, Aug 11MondayPTO
Tue, Aug 12TuesdayPTO
Wed, Aug 13WednesdayPTO
Thu, Aug 14ThursdayPTO
Fri, Aug 15Friday광복절
Sat, Aug 16SaturdayWeekend
Sun, Aug 17SundayWeekend

PTO days to book: Mon, Aug 11 · Tue, Aug 12 · Wed, Aug 13 · Thu, Aug 14

Other ways to play it

Minimal bridge (1 PTO day)
The cheapest way to turn the holiday into a long weekend.
4.00x
4 days off (Aug 14 – 17, 2025) · 1 PTO day
Extend forward (4 PTO days)
Take the workdays right after the holiday and pick up the following weekend.
1.75x
7 days off (Aug 15 – 21, 2025) · 4 PTO days
Extend backward (4 PTO days)
Take the workdays right before so the break ends on the holiday.
2.25x
9 days off (Aug 9 – 17, 2025) · 4 PTO days
Maximum stretch (8 PTO days)
Take the full week on each side of the holiday.
1.63x
13 days off (Aug 9 – 21, 2025) · 8 PTO days

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Other South Korea holidays

New Year's Day 2025Seollal (Lunar New Year) 2025Independence Movement Day 2025Children's Day 2025Buddha's Birthday 2025Memorial Day 2025

Liberation Day in other years

Liberation Day 2026Liberation Day 2027Liberation Day 2028