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🇰🇷 Independence Movement Day 2026: 9 days off, 4 PTO

Monday, Mar 2South Korea

Independence Movement Day 2026 falls on Monday, Mar 2. 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
Feb 28 – Mar 8, 2026
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Day-by-day breakdown

DateDayStatus
Sat, Feb 28SaturdayWeekend
Sun, Mar 1SundayWeekend
Mon, Mar 2Monday3·1절
Tue, Mar 3TuesdayPTO
Wed, Mar 4WednesdayPTO
Thu, Mar 5ThursdayPTO
Fri, Mar 6FridayPTO
Sat, Mar 7SaturdayWeekend
Sun, Mar 8SundayWeekend

PTO days to book: Tue, Mar 3 · Wed, Mar 4 · Thu, Mar 5 · Fri, Mar 6

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 (Feb 27 – Mar 2, 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 (Feb 28 – Mar 8, 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 (Feb 24 – Mar 2, 2026) · 4 PTO days
Maximum stretch (8 PTO days)
Take the full week on each side of the holiday.
1.63x
13 days off (Feb 24 – Mar 8, 2026) · 8 PTO days

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Other South Korea holidays

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

Independence Movement Day in other years

Independence Movement Day 2025Independence Movement Day 2027Independence Movement Day 2028