Korea Exchange · XKRX
Korea Exchange holidays and trading hours 2026
15 weekday closures in 2026. Regular hours 09:00–15:30 Asia/Seoul time.
Projected from the exchange's standing rules; not yet confirmed by an official 2026 notice
Market holidays 2026
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-01 | Thu | New Year's Day |
| 2026-02-16 | Mon | Seollal (New Year's Day by the lunar) (-1 day) |
| 2026-02-17 | Tue | Seollal (New Year's Day by the lunar) |
| 2026-02-18 | Wed | Seollal (New Year's Day by the lunar) (+1 day) |
| 2026-03-02 | Mon | Independence Movement Day |
| 2026-05-01 | Fri | Labor Day |
| 2026-05-05 | Tue | Children's Day |
| 2026-05-25 | Mon | Alternative holiday for Buddha's Birthday |
| 2026-08-17 | Mon | National Liberation Day |
| 2026-09-24 | Thu | Chuseok (Korean Thanksgiving Day) (-1 day) |
| 2026-09-25 | Fri | Chuseok (Korean Thanksgiving Day) |
| 2026-10-05 | Mon | Korean National Foundation Day |
| 2026-10-09 | Fri | Hangul Proclamation Day |
| 2026-12-25 | Fri | Christmas |
| 2026-12-31 | Thu | End of Year Holiday |
Early closes 2026
| Date | Day | Closes (local) |
|---|---|---|
| None scheduled | ||
Settlement cycle
T+2: KRX equities T+2
Get this as JSON
curl -H "X-API-Key: $SETTLEDATE_KEY" "https://www.elcodev.com/apps/settledate/v1/calendars/XKRX/holidays?year=2026"import requests
r = requests.get("https://www.elcodev.com/apps/settledate/v1/calendars/XKRX/holidays", params={"year": 2026}, headers={"X-API-Key": "sd_..."})
for h in r.json()["holidays"]:
print(h["date"], h["name"])curl -H "X-API-Key: $SETTLEDATE_KEY" "https://www.elcodev.com/apps/settledate/v1/markets/XKRX/status"This calendar needs a paid plan. Source: exchange_calendars 4.13.2 (XKRX). Other years: 2026 · 2027 · 2028. All exchanges.