North Korea

North Korea public holidays 2028

North Korea has 22 nationwide public holidays in 2028. After them, 2028 has 242 working days. The first is New Year's Day on Saturday, January 1, 2028.

Public holidays in North Korea in 2028
Date	Holiday
January
Jan 1Saturday	New Year's DayNationwide
Jan 27Thursday	Korean New YearNationwide
February
Feb 8Tuesday	Founding Day of the Korean People's ArmyNationwide
Feb 10Thursday	DaeboreumNationwide
Feb 16Wednesday	Day of the Shining StarNationwide
Feb 17Thursday	Day of the Shining StarNationwide
March
Mar 8Wednesday	International Women's DayNationwide
April
Apr 4Tuesday	Cheongmyeong FestivalNationwide
Apr 15Saturday	Day of the SunNationwide
Apr 16Sunday	Day of the SunNationwide
Apr 25Tuesday	Founding Day of the Korean People's Revolutionary ArmyNationwide
May
May 1Monday	International Workers' DayNationwide
June
Jun 6Tuesday	Foundation Day of the Korean Children's UnionNationwide
July
Jul 27Thursday	Day of Victory in the Great Fatherland Liberation WarNationwide
August
Aug 15Tuesday	Liberation DayNationwide
Aug 25Friday	Day of SongunNationwide
Aug 28Monday	Youth DayNationwide
September
Sep 9Saturday	Founding Day of the DPRKNationwide
October
Oct 3Tuesday	ChuseokNationwide
Oct 10Tuesday	Foundation Day of the Workers' Party of KoreaNationwide
November
Nov 16Thursday	Mother's DayNationwide
December
Dec 27Wednesday	Socialist Constitution DayNationwide

Nationwide: 22public holidays
By region: 22no regional days
Working days: 242after nationwide days off
Long weekends: 2+12 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 2028

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 27 – Sun, Jan 30 · Korean New YearTake Fri, Jan 28 off to join it up
4 daysSat, Feb 5 – Tue, Feb 8 · Founding Day of the Korean People's ArmyTake Mon, Feb 7 off to join it up
4 daysThu, Feb 10 – Sun, Feb 13 · DaeboreumTake Fri, Feb 11 off to join it up
5 daysWed, Feb 16 – Sun, Feb 20 · Day of the Shining StarTake Fri, Feb 18 off to join it up
4 daysSat, Apr 1 – Tue, Apr 4 · Cheongmyeong FestivalTake Mon, Apr 3 off to join it up
4 daysSat, Apr 22 – Tue, Apr 25 · Founding Day of the Korean People's Revolutionary ArmyTake Mon, Apr 24 off to join it up
3 daysSat, Apr 29 – Mon, May 1 · International Workers' Day
4 daysSat, Jun 3 – Tue, Jun 6 · Foundation Day of the Korean Children's UnionTake Mon, Jun 5 off to join it up
4 daysThu, Jul 27 – Sun, Jul 30 · Day of Victory in the Great Fatherland Liberation WarTake Fri, Jul 28 off to join it up
4 daysSat, Aug 12 – Tue, Aug 15 · Liberation DayTake Mon, Aug 14 off to join it up
4 daysFri, Aug 25 – Mon, Aug 28 · Day of Songun, Youth Day
4 daysSat, Sep 30 – Tue, Oct 3 · ChuseokTake Mon, Oct 2 off to join it up
4 daysSat, Oct 7 – Tue, Oct 10 · Foundation Day of the Workers' Party of KoreaTake Mon, Oct 9 off to join it up
4 daysThu, Nov 16 – Sun, Nov 19 · Mother's DayTake Fri, Nov 17 off to join it up

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Frequently asked questions

How many public holidays are there in North Korea in 2028?

22 nationwide public holidays: New Year's Day (Jan 1); Korean New Year (Jan 27); Founding Day of the Korean People's Army (Feb 8); Daeboreum (Feb 10); 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 3); 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 2028?

242 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.