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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
DateHoliday
January
Jan 1SaturdayNew Year's DayNationwide
Jan 27ThursdayKorean New YearNationwide
February
Feb 8TuesdayFounding Day of the Korean People's ArmyNationwide
Feb 10ThursdayDaeboreumNationwide
Feb 16WednesdayDay of the Shining StarNationwide
Feb 17ThursdayDay of the Shining StarNationwide
March
Mar 8WednesdayInternational Women's DayNationwide
April
Apr 4TuesdayCheongmyeong FestivalNationwide
Apr 15SaturdayDay of the SunNationwide
Apr 16SundayDay of the SunNationwide
Apr 25TuesdayFounding Day of the Korean People's Revolutionary ArmyNationwide
May
May 1MondayInternational Workers' DayNationwide
June
Jun 6TuesdayFoundation Day of the Korean Children's UnionNationwide
July
Jul 27ThursdayDay of Victory in the Great Fatherland Liberation WarNationwide
August
Aug 15TuesdayLiberation DayNationwide
Aug 25FridayDay of SongunNationwide
Aug 28MondayYouth DayNationwide
September
Sep 9SaturdayFounding Day of the DPRKNationwide
October
Oct 3TuesdayChuseokNationwide
Oct 10TuesdayFoundation Day of the Workers' Party of KoreaNationwide
November
Nov 16ThursdayMother's DayNationwide
December
Dec 27WednesdaySocialist 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.

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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.