Public holidays
Public holidays in North Korea
North Korea has 22 public holidays in 2026, of which 8 fall on a weekend. Dates below are national holidays; regions, states and individual companies often add their own, so confirm with the person you are scheduling with.
Next public holiday10 OctoberFoundation Day of the Workers' Party of Korea
202622 dayspublic holidays in total
202722 daysalready scheduled
2026
Thursday 1 JanuaryNew Year's Day
Sunday 8 FebruaryFounding Day of the Korean People's Armyfalls on a weekend
Monday 16 FebruaryDay of the Shining Starlong weekend likely
Tuesday 17 FebruaryDay of the Shining Star
Tuesday 17 FebruaryKorean New Year
Tuesday 3 MarchDaeboreum
Sunday 8 MarchInternational Women's Dayfalls on a weekend
Sunday 5 AprilCheongmyeong Festivalfalls on a weekend
Wednesday 15 AprilDay of the Sun
Thursday 16 AprilDay of the Sun
Saturday 25 AprilFounding Day of the Korean People's Revolutionary Armyfalls on a weekend
Friday 1 MayInternational Workers' Daylong weekend likely
Saturday 6 JuneFoundation Day of the Korean Children's Unionfalls on a weekend
Monday 27 JulyDay of Victory in the Great Fatherland Liberation Warlong weekend likely
Saturday 15 AugustLiberation Dayfalls on a weekend
Tuesday 25 AugustDay of Songun
Friday 28 AugustYouth Daylong weekend likely
Wednesday 9 SeptemberFounding Day of the DPRK
Friday 25 SeptemberChuseoklong weekend likely
Saturday 10 OctoberFoundation Day of the Workers' Party of Koreafalls on a weekend
Monday 16 NovemberMother's Daylong weekend likely
Sunday 27 DecemberSocialist Constitution Dayfalls on a weekend
2027
Friday 1 JanuaryNew Year's Daylong weekend likely
Sunday 7 FebruaryKorean New Yearfalls on a weekend
Monday 8 FebruaryFounding Day of the Korean People's Armylong weekend likely
Tuesday 16 FebruaryDay of the Shining Star
Wednesday 17 FebruaryDay of the Shining Star
Sunday 21 FebruaryDaeboreumfalls on a weekend
Monday 8 MarchInternational Women's Daylong weekend likely
Monday 5 AprilCheongmyeong Festivallong weekend likely
Thursday 15 AprilDay of the Sun
Friday 16 AprilDay of the Sunlong weekend likely
Sunday 25 AprilFounding Day of the Korean People's Revolutionary Armyfalls on a weekend
Saturday 1 MayInternational Workers' Dayfalls on a weekend
Sunday 6 JuneFoundation Day of the Korean Children's Unionfalls on a weekend
Tuesday 27 JulyDay of Victory in the Great Fatherland Liberation War
Sunday 15 AugustLiberation Dayfalls on a weekend
Wednesday 25 AugustDay of Songun
Saturday 28 AugustYouth Dayfalls on a weekend
Thursday 9 SeptemberFounding Day of the DPRK
Wednesday 15 SeptemberChuseok
Sunday 10 OctoberFoundation Day of the Workers' Party of Koreafalls on a weekend
Tuesday 16 NovemberMother's Day
Monday 27 DecemberSocialist Constitution Daylong weekend likely
How to use this
A public holiday does not always mean nobody is working, and a clear calendar does not mean your colleague is free. Treat these dates as a prompt to ask rather than an answer — especially the ones marked as set by moon sighting, where the final date is confirmed only days ahead.