North Korea

North Korea public holidays 2025

North Korea had 22 nationwide public holidays in 2025. After them, 2025 had 245 working days.

Public holidays in North Korea in 2025
Date	Holiday
January
Jan 1Wednesday	New Year's DayNationwide
Jan 29Wednesday	Korean New YearNationwide
February
Feb 8Saturday	Founding Day of the Korean People's ArmyNationwide
Feb 12Wednesday	DaeboreumNationwide
Feb 16Sunday	Day of the Shining StarNationwide
Feb 17Monday	Day of the Shining StarNationwide
March
Mar 8Saturday	International Women's DayNationwide
April
Apr 4Friday	Cheongmyeong FestivalNationwide
Apr 15Tuesday	Day of the SunNationwide
Apr 16Wednesday	Day of the SunNationwide
Apr 25Friday	Founding Day of the Korean People's Revolutionary ArmyNationwide
May
May 1Thursday	International Workers' DayNationwide
June
Jun 6Friday	Foundation Day of the Korean Children's UnionNationwide
July
Jul 27Sunday	Day of Victory in the Great Fatherland Liberation WarNationwide
August
Aug 15Friday	Liberation DayNationwide
Aug 25Monday	Day of SongunNationwide
Aug 28Thursday	Youth DayNationwide
September
Sep 9Tuesday	Founding Day of the DPRKNationwide
October
Oct 6Monday	ChuseokNationwide
Oct 10Friday	Foundation Day of the Workers' Party of KoreaNationwide
November
Nov 16Sunday	Mother's DayNationwide
December
Dec 27Saturday	Socialist Constitution DayNationwide

Nationwide: 22public holidays
By region: 22no regional days
Working days: 245after nationwide days off
Long weekends: 8+4 with 1 day off

Dates come from the open-source holidays project, which compiles each country's statutory holidays from official sources. Governments sometimes add or move days at short notice, so check official announcements for critical plans. See our sources.

Long weekends in 2025

Stretches of three or more days off built from nationwide holidays and the weekend, plus the ones you can make by taking a single day off.

3 daysSat, Feb 15 – Mon, Feb 17 · Day of the Shining Star
3 daysFri, Apr 4 – Sun, Apr 6 · Cheongmyeong Festival
5 daysSat, Apr 12 – Wed, Apr 16 · Day of the SunTake Mon, Apr 14 off to join it up
3 daysFri, Apr 25 – Sun, Apr 27 · Founding Day of the Korean People's Revolutionary Army
4 daysThu, May 1 – Sun, May 4 · International Workers' DayTake Fri, May 2 off to join it up
3 daysFri, Jun 6 – Sun, Jun 8 · Foundation Day of the Korean Children's Union
3 daysFri, Aug 15 – Sun, Aug 17 · Liberation Day
3 daysSat, Aug 23 – Mon, Aug 25 · Day of Songun
4 daysThu, Aug 28 – Sun, Aug 31 · Youth DayTake Fri, Aug 29 off to join it up
4 daysSat, Sep 6 – Tue, Sep 9 · Founding Day of the DPRKTake Mon, Sep 8 off to join it up
3 daysSat, Oct 4 – Mon, Oct 6 · Chuseok
3 daysFri, Oct 10 – Sun, Oct 12 · Foundation Day of the Workers' Party of Korea

North Korea public holidays by year

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Frequently asked questions

How many public holidays are there in North Korea in 2025?

22 nationwide public holidays: New Year's Day (Jan 1); Korean New Year (Jan 29); Founding Day of the Korean People's Army (Feb 8); Daeboreum (Feb 12); Day of the Shining Star (Feb 16); Day of the Shining Star (Feb 17); International Women's Day (Mar 8); Cheongmyeong Festival (Apr 4); Day of the Sun (Apr 15); Day of the Sun (Apr 16); Founding Day of the Korean People's Revolutionary Army (Apr 25); International Workers' Day (May 1); Foundation Day of the Korean Children's Union (Jun 6); Day of Victory in the Great Fatherland Liberation War (Jul 27); Liberation Day (Aug 15); Day of Songun (Aug 25); Youth Day (Aug 28); Founding Day of the DPRK (Sep 9); Chuseok (Oct 6); Foundation Day of the Workers' Party of Korea (Oct 10); Mother's Day (Nov 16); Socialist Constitution Day (Dec 27).

Which month has the most public holidays in 2025?

February and April, with 4 nationwide public holidays each. 0 months have none.

How many working days are there in 2025?

245 working days, counting Monday to Friday and taking out the nationwide holidays that fall on working days. Regional holidays and company closures can lower it further.