161 countries and territories138 of 193 UN membersmonthly to 2026-09back to 1926
Sign inGet API key
Holidays / North Korea

North Korea public holidays

Public holidays in North Korea, 2025

22 public holidays, 8 next to the weekend and 8 breaks of three days or more. Held from 2000 to 2027.

22Holidays in 2025
in 8 daysNext holiday
8Long weekends
28Years held
202520262027

Every public holiday in 2025

Nationwide days, with how each falls against the weekend

DateDayHolidayLocal nameFallsWhen
1 Jan 2025WedNew Year's Day양력설weekdaypast
29 Jan 2025WedKorean New Year설명절weekdaypast
8 Feb 2025SatFounding Day of the Korean People's Army조선인민군창건일weekendpast
12 Feb 2025WedDaeboreum대보름weekdaypast
16 Feb 2025SunDay of the Shining Star광명성절weekendpast
17 Feb 2025MonDay of the Shining Star광명성절long weekendpast
8 Mar 2025SatInternational Women's Day국제부녀절weekendpast
4 Apr 2025FriCheongmyeong Festival청명long weekendpast
15 Apr 2025TueDay of the Sun태양절weekdaypast
16 Apr 2025WedDay of the Sun태양절weekdaypast
25 Apr 2025FriFounding Day of the Korean People's Revolutionary Army조선인민혁명군 창건일long weekendpast
1 May 2025ThuInternational Workers' Day전세계근로자들의 국제적명절weekdaypast
6 Jun 2025FriFoundation Day of the Korean Children's Union조선소년단 창립절long weekendpast
27 Jul 2025SunDay of Victory in the Great Fatherland Liberation War조국해방전쟁승리기념일weekendpast
15 Aug 2025FriLiberation Day조국해방절long weekendpast
25 Aug 2025MonDay of Songun선군절long weekendpast
28 Aug 2025ThuYouth Day청년절weekdaypast
9 Sep 2025TueFounding Day of the DPRK조선민주주의인민공화국창건일weekdaypast
6 Oct 2025MonChuseok추석long weekendpast
10 Oct 2025FriFoundation Day of the Workers' Party of Korea조선로동당창건일long weekendpast
16 Nov 2025SunMother's Day어머니날weekendpast
27 Dec 2025SatSocialist Constitution Day사회주의헌법절weekendpast

By month

Public holidays in each month of 2025

JFMAMJJASOND

Long weekends

Three days or more off in a row

15 Feb to 17 FebDay of the Shining Star3 days
4 Apr to 6 AprCheongmyeong Festival3 days
25 Apr to 27 AprFounding Day of the Korean People's Revolutionary Army3 days
6 Jun to 8 JunFoundation Day of the Korean Children's Union3 days
15 Aug to 17 AugLiberation Day3 days
23 Aug to 25 AugDay of Songun3 days
4 Oct to 6 OctChuseok3 days
10 Oct to 12 OctFoundation Day of the Workers' Party of Korea3 days

More on North Korea

All countriesTravel advice

In the API and MCP

The same calendar, free on every plan

/v1/holidays/upcoming

Every holiday in the next 1 to 365 days, all countries.

Read the docs
/v1/holidays/long-weekends/{iso}

Long weekends and the days to take off, any country and year.

Read the docs
/v1/holidays/school

School holidays by region and zone, with their days.

Read the docs
/v1/holidays/matrix

Holidays per country per month, ready for demand models.

Read the docs