Next public holiday in North Korea
Counted from 19 October 2026, the next public holiday in North Korea is Mother's Day on , in 28 days. This page counts down live in your browser; the numbers below were last recalculated when the site was built, on 19 October 2026, and the site is rebuilt at least every week.
28days until the next holiday
2holiday dates left in 2026
1of them on weekdays
53working days left in 2026
Upcoming public holidays in North Korea
Every public holiday from today to the end of 2027. Past dates disappear as the year goes by; the full lists stay on the year pages.
| Date | Day | Holiday | In |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monday | Mother's Day | 28 days | |
| Sunday weekend | Socialist Constitution Day | 69 days | |
| Friday | New Year's Day | 74 days | |
| Sunday weekend | Korean New Year | 111 days | |
| Monday | Founding Day of the Korean People's Army | 112 days | |
| Tuesday | Day of the Shining Star | 120 days | |
| Wednesday | Day of the Shining Star | 121 days | |
| Sunday weekend | Daeboreum | 125 days | |
| Monday | International Women's Day | 140 days | |
| Monday | Cheongmyeong Festival | 168 days | |
| Thursday | Day of the Sun | 178 days | |
| Friday | Day of the Sun | 179 days | |
| Sunday weekend | Founding Day of the Korean People's Revolutionary Army | 188 days | |
| Saturday weekend | International Workers' Day | 194 days | |
| Sunday weekend | Foundation Day of the Korean Children's Union | 230 days | |
| Tuesday | Day of Victory in the Great Fatherland Liberation War | 281 days | |
| Sunday weekend | Liberation Day | 300 days | |
| Wednesday | Day of Songun | 310 days | |
| Saturday weekend | Youth Day | 313 days | |
| Thursday | Founding Day of the DPRK | 325 days | |
| Wednesday | Chuseok | 331 days | |
| Sunday weekend | Foundation Day of the Workers' Party of Korea | 356 days | |
| Tuesday | Mother's Day | 393 days | |
| Monday | Socialist Constitution Day | 434 days |
A holiday on a weekend day is a day off only where a substitute day is granted (marked observed). Dates marked estimated follow a lunar calendar and can move by a day.
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All holidays of 2026
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Working days calculator for North Korea
Next long weekend in North Korea
- 3 daysSat 14 to Mon 16 November 2026Mother's Day
Next bridge day: take one day of leave and turn a holiday into a longer break.
- 5 daysTake off Monday 15 February 2027 for Sat 13 to Wed 17 February 2027Day of the Shining Star
Questions about the next holiday in North Korea
- When is the next public holiday in North Korea?
- Mother's Day, on Monday 16 November 2026, 28 days after 19 October 2026. The banner at the top of this page recounts from today's date.
- How many public holidays are left in 2026?
- 2 holiday dates from 19 October 2026 to 31 December 2026, 1 of them on a weekday.
- How many working days are left in 2026 in North Korea?
- 53 working days from 19 October 2026 to the end of the year, out of 74 calendar days, counting Saturday and Sunday as the weekend. For any other range, use the working days calculator.
- Is there a bank holiday or public holiday this month?
- The table above lists every upcoming date with the days until each one. For the whole year at a glance, see public holidays in North Korea 2026.
- Can I get this in my calendar?
- Yes: subscribe to
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Cite or reuse this data
The next public holiday in North Korea after 19 October 2026 is Mother's Day on 16 November 2026.
Source: OpenWorkdays, https://openworkdays.com/north-korea/next-public-holiday/ (dataset holidays 0.106, CC BY 4.0).
Machine readable: JSON, with the reference date, all years as JSON.