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🇰🇷 Liberation Day 2027: 9 days off, 4 PTO

Monday, Aug 16South Korea

Liberation Day 2027 falls on Monday, Aug 16. 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 14 – 22, 2027
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Day-by-day breakdown

DateDayStatus
Sat, Aug 14SaturdayWeekend
Sun, Aug 15SundayWeekend
Mon, Aug 16Monday광복절
Tue, Aug 17TuesdayPTO
Wed, Aug 18WednesdayPTO
Thu, Aug 19ThursdayPTO
Fri, Aug 20FridayPTO
Sat, Aug 21SaturdayWeekend
Sun, Aug 22SundayWeekend

PTO days to book: Tue, Aug 17 · Wed, Aug 18 · Thu, Aug 19 · Fri, Aug 20

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 13 – 16, 2027) · 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 14 – 22, 2027) · 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 10 – 16, 2027) · 4 PTO days
Maximum stretch (8 PTO days)
Take the full week on each side of the holiday.
1.63x
13 days off (Aug 10 – 22, 2027) · 8 PTO days

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Other South Korea holidays

New Year's Day 2027Seollal (Lunar New Year) 2027Independence Movement Day 2027Children's Day 2027Buddha's Birthday 2027Memorial Day 2027

Liberation Day in other years

Liberation Day 2025Liberation Day 2026Liberation Day 2028