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Public holidays in North Korea

In 2026, North Korea has 21 public holidays, 13 weekday days off, and 248 working days. The weekend is Saturday and Sunday. Every year from 2024 to 2030 is available below, each with its own calendar file and JSON.

21public holidays in 2026
248working days in 2026
6long weekends in 2026
4bridge days in 2026

Public holidays in North Korea 2026

DateDayHoliday
Thursday New Year's Day
Sunday weekend Founding Day of the Korean People's Army
Monday Day of the Shining Star
Tuesday Day of the Shining Star
Tuesday Korean New Year
Tuesday Daeboreum
Sunday weekend International Women's Day
Sunday weekend Cheongmyeong Festival
Wednesday Day of the Sun
Thursday Day of the Sun
Saturday weekend Founding Day of the Korean People's Revolutionary Army
Friday International Workers' Day
Saturday weekend Foundation Day of the Korean Children's Union
Monday Day of Victory in the Great Fatherland Liberation War
Saturday weekend Liberation Day
Tuesday Day of Songun
Friday Youth Day
Wednesday Founding Day of the DPRK
Friday Chuseok
Saturday weekend Foundation Day of the Workers' Party of Korea
Monday Mother's Day
Sunday weekend Socialist Constitution Day

Full 2026 page: working days per month, long weekends and bridge days

Add 2026 to calendar (.ics) JSON, all years Working days calculator for North Korea

Working days per year in North Korea

YearPublic holidaysWeekday days offWorking days
20242216246ICS · JSON · CSV
20252216245ICS · JSON · CSV
20262113248ICS · JSON · CSV
20272214247ICS · JSON · CSV
20282218242ICS · JSON · CSV
20292217244ICS · JSON · CSV
20302115246ICS · JSON · CSV

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North Korea has 21 public holidays and 248 working days in 2026. Source: OpenWorkdays, https://openworkdays.com/north-korea/ (dataset holidays 0.103, CC BY 4.0).

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