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North Korea holidays 2026 and 2027

North Korea (KP). Public holidays fall on 13 weekdays in North Korea in 2026.

Id
KP
Kind
Country or region
Time zone
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Weekend
Sat–Sun
Years of data
2000–2040
Verified years
none yet
Last verified
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2026

From the holidays library: not yet checked against an official source.

DateNameEffectSources
Thu 1 Jan 2026New Year's DayClosed
Sun 8 Feb 2026Founding Day of the Korean People's ArmyClosed
Mon 16 Feb 2026Day of the Shining StarClosed
Tue 17 Feb 2026Day of the Shining StarClosed
Tue 17 Feb 2026Korean New YearClosed
Tue 3 Mar 2026DaeboreumClosed
Sun 8 Mar 2026International Women's DayClosed
Sun 5 Apr 2026Cheongmyeong FestivalClosed
Wed 15 Apr 2026Day of the SunClosed
Thu 16 Apr 2026Day of the SunClosed
Sat 25 Apr 2026Founding Day of the Korean People's Revolutionary ArmyClosed
Fri 1 May 2026International Workers' DayClosed
Sat 6 Jun 2026Foundation Day of the Korean Children's UnionClosed
Mon 27 Jul 2026Day of Victory in the Great Fatherland Liberation WarClosed
Sat 15 Aug 2026Liberation DayClosed
Tue 25 Aug 2026Day of SongunClosed
Fri 28 Aug 2026Youth DayClosed
Wed 9 Sep 2026Founding Day of the DPRKClosed
Fri 25 Sep 2026ChuseokClosed
Sat 10 Oct 2026Foundation Day of the Workers' Party of KoreaClosed
Mon 16 Nov 2026Mother's DayClosed
Sun 27 Dec 2026Socialist Constitution DayClosed

2027

From the holidays library: not yet checked against an official source.

DateNameEffectSources
Fri 1 Jan 2027New Year's DayClosed
Sun 7 Feb 2027Korean New YearClosed
Mon 8 Feb 2027Founding Day of the Korean People's ArmyClosed
Tue 16 Feb 2027Day of the Shining StarClosed
Wed 17 Feb 2027Day of the Shining StarClosed
Sun 21 Feb 2027DaeboreumClosed
Mon 8 Mar 2027International Women's DayClosed
Mon 5 Apr 2027Cheongmyeong FestivalClosed
Thu 15 Apr 2027Day of the SunClosed
Fri 16 Apr 2027Day of the SunClosed
Sun 25 Apr 2027Founding Day of the Korean People's Revolutionary ArmyClosed
Sat 1 May 2027International Workers' DayClosed
Sun 6 Jun 2027Foundation Day of the Korean Children's UnionClosed
Tue 27 Jul 2027Day of Victory in the Great Fatherland Liberation WarClosed
Sun 15 Aug 2027Liberation DayClosed
Wed 25 Aug 2027Day of SongunClosed
Sat 28 Aug 2027Youth DayClosed
Thu 9 Sep 2027Founding Day of the DPRKClosed
Wed 15 Sep 2027ChuseokClosed
Sun 10 Oct 2027Foundation Day of the Workers' Party of KoreaClosed
Tue 16 Nov 2027Mother's DayClosed
Mon 27 Dec 2027Socialist Constitution DayClosed
Provenance

Official sources

A verified year has been checked against these sources. We keep a dated copy of each page and watch it for changes.

No official source is cited for this calendar yet: its dates come from the open-source holidays library (coverage "library").

North Korea holidays: questions

How many weekdays is North Korea closed in 2026?

13: New Year's Day (Thu 1 Jan 2026); Day of the Shining Star (Mon 16 Feb 2026); Day of the Shining Star and Korean New Year (Tue 17 Feb 2026); Daeboreum (Tue 3 Mar 2026); Day of the Sun (Wed 15 Apr 2026); Day of the Sun (Thu 16 Apr 2026); International Workers' Day (Fri 1 May 2026); Day of Victory in the Great Fatherland Liberation War (Mon 27 Jul 2026); Day of Songun (Tue 25 Aug 2026); Youth Day (Fri 28 Aug 2026); Founding Day of the DPRK (Wed 9 Sep 2026); Chuseok (Fri 25 Sep 2026); Mother's Day (Mon 16 Nov 2026).

Use it from the API

With your API key, the same dates as above, as JSON:

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $FC_API_KEY" "https://api.financecalendarapi.com/v1/holidays?calendars=KP&from=2026-01-01&to=2027-12-31"

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