2024 Chuseok Holiday Guide (Sep. 14-18)
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2024 Chuseok Holiday Guide (Sep. 16-18)
Observed on the fifteenth day of the eighth lunar month, Chuseok, also known as Hangawi, is a major holiday in Korea, along with Seollal (Lunar New Year’s Day). It is a time of joy and family gatherings, marking the largest full moon of the year. This year, Chuseok falls on Tuesday, September 17th, kicking off a three-day holiday from September 16th to September 18th.
2024 Chuseok Holiday Guide
Information during the Chuseok holiday (Korean)
Medical Care
Even during the Chuseok holiday, you can rest assured that some hospitals and pharmacies will remain open and be ready to serve you. Find out which ones near you can assist your medical needs.
National Emergency Medical Center (Korean) - Learn more
Medical facilities and pharmacies open during the Chuseok holidays. (Korean)
Community health centers in Busan
Late Night Pharmacies in Busan
Medical facilities and pharmacies for COVID-19 treatment open during the Chuseok holidays
Medical facilities who can prescribe COVID-19 oral treatments
Pharmacists who can fill COVID-19 prescriptions
Public Safety
Emergency Telephone Numbers
Disaster and Safety Management Office
888-4119
City General Situation Room
888-2222~5
Infectious diseases
888-3351~8
Crime
112
Fire/emergency patients
119
Water supply failure
(051)120
Traffic information
1333
Weather
131
Environmental complaints (illegal dumping)
128
Transportation
Free tolls on eight toll roads during the Chuseok holiday
*Exemption period: Sunday, September 15~Wednesday, September 18 for four days
*Toll-free roads: Gwangandaegyo Bridge, Busanhangdaegyo Bridge, Eulsukdodaegyo Bridge, Geogadaegyo Bridge, Baekyang Tunnel, Sujeongsan Tunnel, Sanseong Tunnel, Cheonma Tunnel
Busan real-time traffic alerts (Korean)
ROADPLUS alerts for nationwide highways (Korean)
Tourism
Cultural Events during Chuseok (Korean,English)
Opening Schedules for Cultural and Tourism Facilities in Busan during Chuseok Holiday
Gwangalli’s Marvelous Drone Light Show on Chuseok (Saturday, September 14, 2024)
2024 Chuseok Event at Busan Museum <Hangawi Best Shot with the Moon Rabbit!>
Chuseok Cultural Events
Jeonggwan Museum
Sep. 14-17, 10:00-17:00 (Free admission)
Folk Games: : paengi-chigi (top-spinning game), yutnori (traditional board game), tuho (traditional stick-throwing and gulleongsoe (hoop-rolling), etc.
Busan Modern & Contemporary History Museum
Sep. 16-18, 10:00-18:00 (Free admission)
‘Recreation of Old Days’ at the Children's Experience Room; Gonggi (Korean jackstone) giveaways for those who visit the museum during the holiday and add the museum as a friend on KakaoTalk
