Public holidays
North Korea 2026 holidays
See 2026 public holidays and observed dates in North Korea. Check regional differences or open these dates in a customizable calendar.
North Korea holidays 2026
22 listed dates| Date | Holiday | Type |
|---|---|---|
| New Year's Day | Public holiday | |
| Founding Day of the Korean People's Army | Public holiday | |
| Day of the Shining Star | Public holiday | |
| Day of the Shining Star | Public holiday | |
| Korean New Year | Public holiday | |
| Daeboreum | Public holiday | |
| International Women's Day | Public holiday | |
| Cheongmyeong Festival | Public holiday | |
| Day of the Sun | Public holiday | |
| Day of the Sun | Public holiday | |
| Founding Day of the Korean People's Revolutionary Army | Public holiday | |
| International Workers' Day | Public holiday | |
| Foundation Day of the Korean Children's Union | Public holiday | |
| Day of Victory in the Great Fatherland Liberation War | Public holiday | |
| Liberation Day | Public holiday | |
| Day of Songun | Public holiday | |
| Youth Day | Public holiday | |
| Founding Day of the DPRK | Public holiday | |
| Chuseok | Public holiday | |
| Foundation Day of the Workers' Party of Korea | Public holiday | |
| Mother's Day | Public holiday | |
| Socialist Constitution Day | Public holiday |
Planning around public holidays
What is an observed or substitute holiday?
When a holiday falls on a weekend, local rules may move the day off to a weekday. The list identifies observed or substitute dates. Check your employer’s or school’s schedule before making plans.
Can I put these holidays on a printable calendar?
Open the 2026 calendar for this country and region. Add personal dates, choose week, month or year, then customize your paper size, orientation and layout in Print settings.
Where do the holiday dates come from?
We use Vacanza holidays (MIT) to calculate dates from country and regional rules. Where available, we check dates against published government schedules, including GOV.UK bank holidays and the US federal holiday schedule. A calculated date follows a rule; it is not a guarantee of an official day off. Dates marked “To be confirmed” may change. Employers, schools and local authorities can follow different schedules.
Dates calculated using the published holiday rules; one-off or local changes may not yet be included.
Holiday coverage: 2021–2031. UK government data is used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data updated 2026-11-05.