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Public holidays in North Korea 2026 and 2027

The next public holiday in North Korea is Mother's Day on Monday 16 November 2026.

Updated Fri 16 Oct 2026.

Public holidays in North Korea 2026

DateHoliday
Thu 1 Jan 2026New Year's Day 양력설
Sun 8 Feb 2026Founding Day of the Korean People's Army 조선인민군창건일
Mon 16 Feb 2026Day of the Shining Star 광명성절
Tue 17 Feb 2026Day of the Shining Star 광명성절
Tue 17 Feb 2026Korean New Year 설명절
Tue 3 Mar 2026Daeboreum 대보름
Sun 8 Mar 2026International Women's Day 국제부녀절
Sun 5 Apr 2026Cheongmyeong Festival 청명
Wed 15 Apr 2026Day of the Sun 태양절
Thu 16 Apr 2026Day of the Sun 태양절
Sat 25 Apr 2026Founding Day of the Korean People's Revolutionary Army 조선인민혁명군 창건일
Fri 1 May 2026International Workers' Day 전세계근로자들의 국제적명절
Sat 6 Jun 2026Foundation Day of the Korean Children's Union 조선소년단 창립절
Mon 27 Jul 2026Day of Victory in the Great Fatherland Liberation War 조국해방전쟁승리기념일
Sat 15 Aug 2026Liberation Day 조국해방절
Tue 25 Aug 2026Day of Songun 선군절
Fri 28 Aug 2026Youth Day 청년절
Wed 9 Sep 2026Founding Day of the DPRK 조선민주주의인민공화국창건일
Fri 25 Sep 2026Chuseok 추석
Sat 10 Oct 2026Foundation Day of the Workers' Party of Korea 조선로동당창건일
Mon 16 Nov 2026Mother's Day 어머니날
Sun 27 Dec 2026Socialist Constitution Day 사회주의헌법절

Public holidays in North Korea 2027

DateHoliday
Fri 1 Jan 2027New Year's Day 양력설
Sun 7 Feb 2027Korean New Year 설명절
Mon 8 Feb 2027Founding Day of the Korean People's Army 조선인민군창건일
Tue 16 Feb 2027Day of the Shining Star 광명성절
Wed 17 Feb 2027Day of the Shining Star 광명성절
Sun 21 Feb 2027Daeboreum 대보름
Mon 8 Mar 2027International Women's Day 국제부녀절
Mon 5 Apr 2027Cheongmyeong Festival 청명
Thu 15 Apr 2027Day of the Sun 태양절
Fri 16 Apr 2027Day of the Sun 태양절
Sun 25 Apr 2027Founding Day of the Korean People's Revolutionary Army 조선인민혁명군 창건일
Sat 1 May 2027International Workers' Day 전세계근로자들의 국제적명절
Sun 6 Jun 2027Foundation Day of the Korean Children's Union 조선소년단 창립절
Tue 27 Jul 2027Day of Victory in the Great Fatherland Liberation War 조국해방전쟁승리기념일
Sun 15 Aug 2027Liberation Day 조국해방절
Wed 25 Aug 2027Day of Songun 선군절
Sat 28 Aug 2027Youth Day 청년절
Thu 9 Sep 2027Founding Day of the DPRK 조선민주주의인민공화국창건일
Wed 15 Sep 2027Chuseok 추석
Sun 10 Oct 2027Foundation Day of the Workers' Party of Korea 조선로동당창건일
Tue 16 Nov 2027Mother's Day 어머니날
Mon 27 Dec 2027Socialist Constitution Day 사회주의헌법절

Frequently asked questions

When is the next public holiday in North Korea?

The next public holiday in North Korea is Mother's Day on Monday 16 November 2026.

How many public holidays does North Korea have in 2026?

North Korea has 22 nationwide public holidays in 2026.

How many public holidays does North Korea have in 2027?

North Korea has 22 nationwide public holidays in 2027.

Source

Computed with python-holidays (MIT), synced every week. Use the data in your own app with the free Holibase API: GET https://api.holibase.org/v1/public-holidays/KP/2026.