Public holidays in North Korea

Public holidays for 2026 to 2028 – for North Korea.

Public holidays 2026

Date	Weekday	Holiday
1 Jan 2026	Thursday	New Year's Day
8 Feb 2026	Sunday	Founding Day of the Korean People's Army
16 Feb 2026	Monday	Day of the Shining Star
17 Feb 2026	Tuesday	Day of the Shining Star
17 Feb 2026	Tuesday	Korean New Year
3 Mar 2026	Tuesday	Daeboreum
8 Mar 2026	Sunday	International Women's Day
5 Apr 2026	Sunday	Cheongmyeong Festival
15 Apr 2026	Wednesday	Day of the Sun
16 Apr 2026	Thursday	Day of the Sun
25 Apr 2026	Saturday	Founding Day of the Korean People's Revolutionary Army
1 May 2026	Friday	International Workers' Day
6 Jun 2026	Saturday	Foundation Day of the Korean Children's Union
27 Jul 2026	Monday	Day of Victory in the Great Fatherland Liberation War
15 Aug 2026	Saturday	Liberation Day
25 Aug 2026	Tuesday	Day of Songun
28 Aug 2026	Friday	Youth Day
9 Sep 2026	Wednesday	Founding Day of the DPRK
25 Sep 2026	Friday	Chuseok
10 Oct 2026	Saturday	Foundation Day of the Workers' Party of Korea
16 Nov 2026	Monday	Mother's Day
27 Dec 2026	Sunday	Socialist Constitution Day

Public holidays 2027

Date	Weekday	Holiday
1 Jan 2027	Friday	New Year's Day
7 Feb 2027	Sunday	Korean New Year
8 Feb 2027	Monday	Founding Day of the Korean People's Army
16 Feb 2027	Tuesday	Day of the Shining Star
17 Feb 2027	Wednesday	Day of the Shining Star
21 Feb 2027	Sunday	Daeboreum
8 Mar 2027	Monday	International Women's Day
5 Apr 2027	Monday	Cheongmyeong Festival
15 Apr 2027	Thursday	Day of the Sun
16 Apr 2027	Friday	Day of the Sun
25 Apr 2027	Sunday	Founding Day of the Korean People's Revolutionary Army
1 May 2027	Saturday	International Workers' Day
6 Jun 2027	Sunday	Foundation Day of the Korean Children's Union
27 Jul 2027	Tuesday	Day of Victory in the Great Fatherland Liberation War
15 Aug 2027	Sunday	Liberation Day
25 Aug 2027	Wednesday	Day of Songun
28 Aug 2027	Saturday	Youth Day
9 Sep 2027	Thursday	Founding Day of the DPRK
15 Sep 2027	Wednesday	Chuseok
10 Oct 2027	Sunday	Foundation Day of the Workers' Party of Korea
16 Nov 2027	Tuesday	Mother's Day
27 Dec 2027	Monday	Socialist Constitution Day

Public holidays 2028

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Sources

Data: python-holidays 0.105 (MIT licence), country code KP (retrieved Sep 28, 2026)
Cross-check: Nager.Date public holiday API (country not covered) (retrieved Sep 28, 2026)
Cross-check: Google Calendar public holiday calendar (en.kp) (retrieved Sep 28, 2026)

Last updated: Sep 26, 2026