North Korea

North Korea public holidays 2029

North Korea has 22 nationwide public holidays in 2029. After them, 2029 has 244 working days. The first is New Year's Day on Monday, January 1, 2029.

Public holidays in North Korea in 2029
Date	Holiday
January
Jan 1Monday	New Year's DayNationwide
February
Feb 8Thursday	Founding Day of the Korean People's ArmyNationwide
Feb 13Tuesday	Korean New YearNationwide
Feb 16Friday	Day of the Shining StarNationwide
Feb 17Saturday	Day of the Shining StarNationwide
Feb 27Tuesday	DaeboreumNationwide
March
Mar 8Thursday	International Women's DayNationwide
April
Apr 4Wednesday	Cheongmyeong FestivalNationwide
Apr 15Sunday	Day of the SunNationwide
Apr 16Monday	Day of the SunNationwide
Apr 25Wednesday	Founding Day of the Korean People's Revolutionary ArmyNationwide
May
May 1Tuesday	International Workers' DayNationwide
June
Jun 6Wednesday	Foundation Day of the Korean Children's UnionNationwide
July
Jul 27Friday	Day of Victory in the Great Fatherland Liberation WarNationwide
August
Aug 15Wednesday	Liberation DayNationwide
Aug 25Saturday	Day of SongunNationwide
Aug 28Tuesday	Youth DayNationwide
September
Sep 9Sunday	Founding Day of the DPRKNationwide
Sep 22Saturday	ChuseokNationwide
October
Oct 10Wednesday	Foundation Day of the Workers' Party of KoreaNationwide
November
Nov 16Friday	Mother's DayNationwide
December
Dec 27Thursday	Socialist Constitution DayNationwide

Nationwide: 22public holidays
By region: 22no regional days
Working days: 244after nationwide days off
Long weekends: 5+7 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 2029

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 daysSat, Dec 30, 2028 – Mon, Jan 1 · New Year's Day
4 daysThu, Feb 8 – Sun, Feb 11 · Founding Day of the Korean People's ArmyTake Fri, Feb 9 off to join it up
4 daysSat, Feb 10 – Tue, Feb 13 · Korean New YearTake Mon, Feb 12 off to join it up
3 daysFri, Feb 16 – Sun, Feb 18 · Day of the Shining Star
4 daysSat, Feb 24 – Tue, Feb 27 · DaeboreumTake Mon, Feb 26 off to join it up
4 daysThu, Mar 8 – Sun, Mar 11 · International Women's DayTake Fri, Mar 9 off to join it up
3 daysSat, Apr 14 – Mon, Apr 16 · Day of the Sun
4 daysSat, Apr 28 – Tue, May 1 · International Workers' DayTake Mon, Apr 30 off to join it up
3 daysFri, Jul 27 – Sun, Jul 29 · Day of Victory in the Great Fatherland Liberation War
4 daysSat, Aug 25 – Tue, Aug 28 · Day of Songun, Youth DayTake Mon, Aug 27 off to join it up
3 daysFri, Nov 16 – Sun, Nov 18 · Mother's Day
4 daysThu, Dec 27 – Sun, Dec 30 · Socialist Constitution DayTake Fri, Dec 28 off to join it up

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Frequently asked questions

How many public holidays are there in North Korea in 2029?

22 nationwide public holidays: New Year's Day (Jan 1); Founding Day of the Korean People's Army (Feb 8); Korean New Year (Feb 13); Day of the Shining Star (Feb 16); Day of the Shining Star (Feb 17); Daeboreum (Feb 27); 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 (Sep 22); Foundation Day of the Workers' Party of Korea (Oct 10); Mother's Day (Nov 16); Socialist Constitution Day (Dec 27).

Which month has the most public holidays in 2029?

February, with 5 nationwide public holidays. 0 months have none.

How many working days are there in 2029?

244 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.