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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
DateHoliday
January
Jan 1FridayNew Year's DayNationwide
February
Feb 7SundayKorean New YearNationwide
Feb 8MondayFounding Day of the Korean People's ArmyNationwide
Feb 16TuesdayDay of the Shining StarNationwide
Feb 17WednesdayDay of the Shining StarNationwide
Feb 21SundayDaeboreumNationwide
March
Mar 8MondayInternational Women's DayNationwide
April
Apr 5MondayCheongmyeong FestivalNationwide
Apr 15ThursdayDay of the SunNationwide
Apr 16FridayDay of the SunNationwide
Apr 25SundayFounding Day of the Korean People's Revolutionary ArmyNationwide
May
May 1SaturdayInternational Workers' DayNationwide
June
Jun 6SundayFoundation Day of the Korean Children's UnionNationwide
July
Jul 27TuesdayDay of Victory in the Great Fatherland Liberation WarNationwide
August
Aug 15SundayLiberation DayNationwide
Aug 25WednesdayDay of SongunNationwide
Aug 28SaturdayYouth DayNationwide
September
Sep 9ThursdayFounding Day of the DPRKNationwide
Sep 15WednesdayChuseokNationwide
October
Oct 10SundayFoundation Day of the Workers' Party of KoreaNationwide
November
Nov 16TuesdayMother's DayNationwide
December
Dec 27MondaySocialist 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.

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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.