North Korea

North Korea public holidays 2027

North Korea has 22 nationwide public holidays in 2027. After them, 2027 has 247 working days. The first is New Year's Day on Friday, January 1, 2027.

Public holidays in North Korea in 2027
Date	Holiday
January
Jan 1Friday	New Year's DayNationwide
February
Feb 7Sunday	Korean New YearNationwide
Feb 8Monday	Founding Day of the Korean People's ArmyNationwide
Feb 16Tuesday	Day of the Shining StarNationwide
Feb 17Wednesday	Day of the Shining StarNationwide
Feb 21Sunday	DaeboreumNationwide
March
Mar 8Monday	International Women's DayNationwide
April
Apr 5Monday	Cheongmyeong FestivalNationwide
Apr 15Thursday	Day of the SunNationwide
Apr 16Friday	Day of the SunNationwide
Apr 25Sunday	Founding Day of the Korean People's Revolutionary ArmyNationwide
May
May 1Saturday	International Workers' DayNationwide
June
Jun 6Sunday	Foundation Day of the Korean Children's UnionNationwide
July
Jul 27Tuesday	Day of Victory in the Great Fatherland Liberation WarNationwide
August
Aug 15Sunday	Liberation DayNationwide
Aug 25Wednesday	Day of SongunNationwide
Aug 28Saturday	Youth DayNationwide
September
Sep 9Thursday	Founding Day of the DPRKNationwide
Sep 15Wednesday	ChuseokNationwide
October
Oct 10Sunday	Foundation Day of the Workers' Party of KoreaNationwide
November
Nov 16Tuesday	Mother's DayNationwide
December
Dec 27Monday	Socialist Constitution DayNationwide

Nationwide: 22public holidays
By region: 22no regional days
Working days: 247after 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 2027

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 daysFri, Jan 1 – Sun, Jan 3 · New Year's Day
3 daysSat, Feb 6 – Mon, Feb 8 · Korean New Year, Founding Day of the Korean People's Army
5 daysSat, Feb 13 – Wed, Feb 17 · Day of the Shining StarTake Mon, Feb 15 off to join it up
3 daysSat, Mar 6 – Mon, Mar 8 · International Women's Day
3 daysSat, Apr 3 – Mon, Apr 5 · Cheongmyeong Festival
4 daysThu, Apr 15 – Sun, Apr 18 · Day of the Sun
4 daysSat, Jul 24 – Tue, Jul 27 · Day of Victory in the Great Fatherland Liberation WarTake Mon, Jul 26 off to join it up
4 daysThu, Sep 9 – Sun, Sep 12 · Founding Day of the DPRKTake Fri, Sep 10 off to join it up
4 daysSat, Nov 13 – Tue, Nov 16 · Mother's DayTake Mon, Nov 15 off to join it up
3 daysSat, Dec 25 – Mon, Dec 27 · Socialist Constitution Day

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Frequently asked questions

How many public holidays are there in North Korea in 2027?

22 nationwide public holidays: New Year's Day (Jan 1); Korean New Year (Feb 7); Founding Day of the Korean People's Army (Feb 8); Day of the Shining Star (Feb 16); Day of the Shining Star (Feb 17); Daeboreum (Feb 21); 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 15); Foundation Day of the Workers' Party of Korea (Oct 10); Mother's Day (Nov 16); Socialist Constitution Day (Dec 27).

How many working days are there in 2027?

247 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.