🇰🇷 South Korea
Liberation Day
Next observed on Saturday, 15 August 2026.
When is Liberation Day in 2026?
Saturday, 15 August 2026
Counting down to Liberation Day
What Liberation Day marks
Liberation Day is a day, often a public holiday, that marks the liberation of a place, similar to an independence day, but differing from it because it does not involve the original creation of statehood. It commemorates the end of an occupation or the fall of a regime or the liberation from both a foreign occupation and a collaborationist regime.
Background summarised from Wikipedia — Holiday marking a country's liberation, available under CC BY-SA.
Liberation Day dates: 2026–2031
| Year | Date | Day | Full calendar |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Saturday | South Korea 2026 | |
| 2027 | Sunday | South Korea 2027 | |
| 2028 | Tuesday | South Korea 2028 | |
| 2029 | Wednesday | South Korea 2029 | |
| 2030 | Thursday | South Korea 2030 | |
| 2031 | Friday | South Korea 2031 |
Frequently asked
When is Liberation Day in 2026?
Liberation Day falls on Saturday, 15 August 2026 in South Korea.
What day of the week is Liberation Day 2026?
Liberation Day 2026 falls on a Saturday, 15 August 2026.
When is Liberation Day in 2027?
Liberation Day falls on Sunday, 15 August 2027.
Where is Liberation Day observed?
Observed nationally in South Korea.
What does Liberation Day celebrate?
Holiday marking a country's liberation. Liberation Day is a day, often a public holiday, that marks the liberation of a place, similar to an independence day, but differing from it because it does not involve the original creation of statehood. It commemorates the end of an occupation or the fall of a regime or the liberation from both a foreign occupation and a collaborationist regime.