North Korea

North Korea public holidays 2026

North Korea has 22 nationwide public holidays in 2026. After them, 2026 has 248 working days. Next up: Foundation Day of the Workers' Party of Korea on Saturday, October 10, 2026, in 11 days.

Public holidays in North Korea in 2026
Date	Holiday
January
Jan 1Thursday	New Year's DayNationwide
February
Feb 8Sunday	Founding Day of the Korean People's ArmyNationwide
Feb 16Monday	Day of the Shining StarNationwide
Feb 17Tuesday	Day of the Shining StarNationwide
Feb 17Tuesday	Korean New YearNationwide
March
Mar 3Tuesday	DaeboreumNationwide
Mar 8Sunday	International Women's DayNationwide
April
Apr 5Sunday	Cheongmyeong FestivalNationwide
Apr 15Wednesday	Day of the SunNationwide
Apr 16Thursday	Day of the SunNationwide
Apr 25Saturday	Founding Day of the Korean People's Revolutionary ArmyNationwide
May
May 1Friday	International Workers' DayNationwide
June
Jun 6Saturday	Foundation Day of the Korean Children's UnionNationwide
July
Jul 27Monday	Day of Victory in the Great Fatherland Liberation WarNationwide
August
Aug 15Saturday	Liberation DayNationwide
Aug 25Tuesday	Day of SongunNationwide
Aug 28Friday	Youth DayNationwide
September
Sep 9Wednesday	Founding Day of the DPRKNationwide
Sep 25Friday	ChuseokNationwide
October
Oct 10Saturday	Foundation Day of the Workers' Party of KoreaNationwide
November
Nov 16Monday	Mother's DayNationwide
December
Dec 27Sunday	Socialist Constitution DayNationwide

Nationwide: 22public holidays
By region: 22no regional days
Working days: 248after nationwide days off
Long weekends: 6+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 2026

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.

4 daysThu, Jan 1 – Sun, Jan 4 · New Year's DayTake Fri, Jan 2 off to join it up
4 daysSat, Feb 14 – Tue, Feb 17 · Day of the Shining Star, Korean New Year
4 daysSat, Feb 28 – Tue, Mar 3 · DaeboreumTake Mon, Mar 2 off to join it up
5 daysWed, Apr 15 – Sun, Apr 19 · Day of the SunTake Fri, Apr 17 off to join it up
3 daysFri, May 1 – Sun, May 3 · International Workers' Day
3 daysSat, Jul 25 – Mon, Jul 27 · Day of Victory in the Great Fatherland Liberation War
4 daysSat, Aug 22 – Tue, Aug 25 · Day of SongunTake Mon, Aug 24 off to join it up
3 daysFri, Aug 28 – Sun, Aug 30 · Youth Day
3 daysFri, Sep 25 – Sun, Sep 27 · Chuseok
3 daysSat, Nov 14 – Mon, Nov 16 · Mother's Day

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Frequently asked questions

How many public holidays are there in North Korea in 2026?

22 nationwide public holidays: New Year's Day (Jan 1); Founding Day of the Korean People's Army (Feb 8); Day of the Shining Star (Feb 16); Day of the Shining Star (Feb 17); Korean New Year (Feb 17); Daeboreum (Mar 3); International Women's Day (Mar 8); Cheongmyeong Festival (Apr 5); 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 (Sep 25); Foundation Day of the Workers' Party of Korea (Oct 10); Mother's Day (Nov 16); Socialist Constitution Day (Dec 27).

When is the next public holiday in North Korea?

Foundation Day of the Workers' Party of Korea, on Saturday, October 10, 2026 — in 11 days.

How many working days are there in 2026?

248 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.