Public holidays in North Korea 2027

There are 22 public holidays in 2027. 14 of them fall on a working day.

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All 22 public holidays in North Korea 2027

DateWeekdayHolidayLocal nameCountdown
FridayNew Year's Day양력설
SundayKorean New Year설명절
MondayFounding Day of the Korean People's Army조선인민군창건일
TuesdayDay of the Shining Star광명성절
WednesdayDay of the Shining Star광명성절
SundayDaeboreum대보름
MondayInternational Women's Day국제부녀절
MondayCheongmyeong Festival청명
ThursdayDay of the Sun태양절
FridayDay of the Sun태양절
SundayFounding Day of the Korean People's Revolutionary Army조선인민혁명군 창건일
SaturdayInternational Workers' Day전세계근로자들의 국제적명절
SundayFoundation Day of the Korean Children's Union조선소년단 창립절
TuesdayDay of Victory in the Great Fatherland Liberation War조국해방전쟁승리기념일
SundayLiberation Day조국해방절
WednesdayDay of Songun선군절
SaturdayYouth Day청년절
ThursdayFounding Day of the DPRK조선민주주의인민공화국창건일
WednesdayChuseok추석
SundayFoundation Day of the Workers' Party of Korea조선로동당창건일
TuesdayMother's Day어머니날
MondaySocialist Constitution Day사회주의헌법절

Days marked "observed" are substitute days off when a holiday falls on a weekend. Holidays based on a lunar calendar can shift by a day once the official announcement is made.

Long weekends 2027

17 times a public holiday lies close to a weekend – with a little leave it becomes a long weekend:

Take leaveOffDays of leaveDays offRatioOccasion
Tue 9 Feb, Wed 10 Feb, Thu 11 Feb, Fri 12 Feb6 Feb – 14 Feb 2027492.3Korean New Year, Founding Day of the Korean People's Army
Mon 15 Feb13 Feb – 17 Feb 2027155Day of the Shining Star, Day of the Shining Star
Thu 18 Feb, Fri 19 Feb16 Feb – 21 Feb 2027263Day of the Shining Star, Day of the Shining Star, Daeboreum
Tue 9 Mar, Wed 10 Mar, Thu 11 Mar, Fri 12 Mar6 Mar – 14 Mar 2027492.3International Women's Day
Tue 6 Apr, Wed 7 Apr, Thu 8 Apr, Fri 9 Apr3 Apr – 11 Apr 2027492.3Cheongmyeong Festival
Mon 12 Apr, Tue 13 Apr, Wed 14 Apr10 Apr – 18 Apr 2027393Day of the Sun, Day of the Sun
Mon 26 Jul24 Jul – 27 Jul 2027144Day of Victory in the Great Fatherland Liberation War
Wed 28 Jul, Thu 29 Jul, Fri 30 Jul27 Jul – 1 Aug 2027362Day of Victory in the Great Fatherland Liberation War
Mon 23 Aug, Tue 24 Aug21 Aug – 25 Aug 2027252.5Day of Songun
Thu 26 Aug, Fri 27 Aug25 Aug – 29 Aug 2027252.5Day of Songun, Youth Day
Mon 6 Sep, Tue 7 Sep, Wed 8 Sep4 Sep – 9 Sep 2027362Founding Day of the DPRK
Fri 10 Sep9 Sep – 12 Sep 2027144Founding Day of the DPRK
Mon 13 Sep, Tue 14 Sep11 Sep – 15 Sep 2027252.5Chuseok
Thu 16 Sep, Fri 17 Sep15 Sep – 19 Sep 2027252.5Chuseok
Mon 15 Nov13 Nov – 16 Nov 2027144Mother's Day
Wed 17 Nov, Thu 18 Nov, Fri 19 Nov16 Nov – 21 Nov 2027362Mother's Day
Tue 28 Dec, Wed 29 Dec, Thu 30 Dec, Fri 31 Dec25 Dec – 2 Jan 2028492.3Socialist Constitution Day, New Year's Day

Counted are gaps of up to four working days between a public holiday and the weekend or another public holiday. "Ratio" = days off per day of leave. Weekends follow the local working week.

Dates are generated from the open-source library python-holidays and automatically cross-checked against Nager.Date and the public Google Calendar holiday calendars; every holiday on a working day must be confirmed by a second source. Official announcements take precedence, especially for holidays that depend on the moon or are declared at short notice.

Frequently asked questions

How many public holidays does North Korea have in 2027?

22 public holidays. 8 of them fall on a weekend in 2027.

Which public holiday gives the best long weekend in 2027?

Day of the Shining Star: take 1 day of leave (15 Feb) and you get 5 days off in a row, 13 Feb – 17 Feb 2027.

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