Public holidays in North Korea 2026

22 public holidays; 13 fall on a working day. The weekend in North Korea is Saturday and Sunday.

Date	Holiday	Days
1 JanuaryThursday	New Year's Day
8 FebruarySunday	Founding Day of the Korean People's Armyweekend
16 FebruaryMonday	Day of the Shining Star
17 FebruaryTuesday	Day of the Shining Star
17 FebruaryTuesday	Korean New Year
3 MarchTuesday	Daeboreum
8 MarchSunday	International Women's Dayweekend
5 AprilSunday	Cheongmyeong Festivalweekend
15 AprilWednesday	Day of the Sun
16 AprilThursday	Day of the Sun
25 AprilSaturday	Founding Day of the Korean People's Revolutionary Armyweekend
1 MayFriday	International Workers' Day
6 JuneSaturday	Foundation Day of the Korean Children's Unionweekend
27 JulyMonday	Day of Victory in the Great Fatherland Liberation War
15 AugustSaturday	Liberation Dayweekend
25 AugustTuesday	Day of Songun
28 AugustFriday	Youth Day
9 SeptemberWednesday	Founding Day of the DPRK
25 SeptemberFriday	Chuseok
10 OctoberSaturday	Foundation Day of the Workers' Party of Koreaweekend
16 NovemberMonday	Mother's Day
27 DecemberSunday	Socialist Constitution Dayweekend

Count working days in North Korea

Notes

Only nationwide public holidays are listed. Regions, employers and schools may add others. See also the 2026 calendar and time in North Korea. Source: holidays 0.108 (github.com/vacanza/holidays), MIT.