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🇰🇷 Liberation Day 2026: 9 days off, 4 PTO

Monday, Aug 17South Korea

Liberation Day 2026 falls on Monday, Aug 17. 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 15 – 23, 2026
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Day-by-day breakdown

DateDayStatus
Sat, Aug 15SaturdayWeekend
Sun, Aug 16SundayWeekend
Mon, Aug 17Monday광복절
Tue, Aug 18TuesdayPTO
Wed, Aug 19WednesdayPTO
Thu, Aug 20ThursdayPTO
Fri, Aug 21FridayPTO
Sat, Aug 22SaturdayWeekend
Sun, Aug 23SundayWeekend

PTO days to book: Tue, Aug 18 · Wed, Aug 19 · Thu, Aug 20 · Fri, Aug 21

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, 2026) · 1 PTO day
Extend forward (4 PTO days)
Take the workdays right after the holiday and pick up the following weekend.
2.25x
9 days off (Aug 15 – 23, 2026) · 4 PTO days
Extend backward (4 PTO days)
Take the workdays right before so the break ends on the holiday.
1.75x
7 days off (Aug 11 – 17, 2026) · 4 PTO days
Maximum stretch (8 PTO days)
Take the full week on each side of the holiday.
1.63x
13 days off (Aug 11 – 23, 2026) · 8 PTO days

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Other South Korea holidays

New Year's Day 2026Seollal (Lunar New Year) 2026Independence Movement Day 2026Children's Day 2026Buddha's Birthday 2026Memorial Day 2026

Liberation Day in other years

Liberation Day 2025Liberation Day 2027Liberation Day 2028