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North Korea Public Holidays 2026

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Foundation Day of the Workers' Party of Korea

· 6 days away

Confirmed — source checked · Public holiday

Upcoming holidays

17 public-holiday entries across 17 dates

17 recorded confirmed
0 estimated / awaiting confirmation

6 weekend dates
Saturday/Sunday comparison

Using this calendar

The reviewed North Korea calendar contains 17 supported public-holiday dates for 2026. Each is classified as a public holiday by the dated calendar source. Official DPRK sources establish the legal right to rest on state holidays and directly support selected national-holiday context, but a consolidated official 2026 list was not accessible.

2026 holiday calendar

Public-holiday entries are listed below. Bank, office and school coverage is incomplete; an unmarked institution is not necessarily open. Optional-holiday coverage has not been established.

Daeboreum

Confirmed — source checked

Chuseok

Confirmed — source checked

Long-weekend planner

Assumption: Saturday and Sunday are non-working days, plus the listed public holidays. This is your planning assumption, not a universal legal workweek. Employer schedules may differ. Only supported holiday dates are included.

  • 4 consecutive days14 February 2026 – 17 February 2026Day of the Shining Star, Korean New Year + selected weekend · Source review may be pending
  • 3 consecutive days1 May 2026 – 3 May 2026International Workers' Day + selected weekend · Source review may be pending
  • 3 consecutive days25 July 2026 – 27 July 2026Day of Victory in the Great Fatherland Liberation War + selected weekend · Source review may be pending
  • 3 consecutive days25 September 2026 – 27 September 2026Chuseok + selected weekend · Source review may be pending
  • 3 consecutive days14 November 2026 – 16 November 2026Mother's Day + selected weekend · Source review may be pending
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Official sources and date status

Recorded confirmation and independent source review are shown separately. An institution-specific notice does not establish closure for every employer or school.

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Holidays and Observances in North Korea in 2026

Confirmed · Scope: public · Checked 2026-10-02

Dated secondary calendar expressly classifies this date as a Public Holiday. Official DPRK access did not yield a consolidated 2026 decree or calendar.

Time and Date AS

Holidays and Observances in North Korea in 2026

Confirmed · Scope: public · Checked 2026-10-02

Dated secondary calendar expressly classifies this date as a Public Holiday. Official DPRK access did not yield a consolidated 2026 decree or calendar.

Time and Date AS

Holidays and Observances in North Korea in 2026

Confirmed · Scope: public · Checked 2026-10-02

Dated secondary calendar expressly classifies this date as a Public Holiday. Official DPRK access did not yield a consolidated 2026 decree or calendar.

Time and Date AS

Holidays and Observances in North Korea in 2026

Confirmed · Scope: public · Checked 2026-10-02

Dated secondary calendar expressly classifies this date as a Public Holiday. Official DPRK access did not yield a consolidated 2026 decree or calendar.

Time and Date AS

Holidays and Observances in North Korea in 2026

Confirmed · Scope: public · Checked 2026-10-02

Dated secondary calendar expressly classifies this date as a Public Holiday. Official DPRK access did not yield a consolidated 2026 decree or calendar.

Time and Date AS

Holidays and Observances in North Korea in 2026

Confirmed · Scope: public · Checked 2026-10-02

Dated secondary calendar expressly classifies this date as a Public Holiday. Official DPRK access did not yield a consolidated 2026 decree or calendar.

Time and Date AS

Holidays and Observances in North Korea in 2026

Confirmed · Scope: public · Checked 2026-10-02

Dated secondary calendar expressly classifies this date as a Public Holiday. Official DPRK access did not yield a consolidated 2026 decree or calendar.

Time and Date AS

Holidays and Observances in North Korea in 2026

Confirmed · Scope: public · Checked 2026-10-02

Dated secondary calendar expressly classifies this date as a Public Holiday. Official DPRK access did not yield a consolidated 2026 decree or calendar.

Time and Date AS

Holidays and Observances in North Korea in 2026

Confirmed · Scope: public · Checked 2026-10-02

Dated secondary calendar expressly classifies this date as a Public Holiday. Official DPRK access did not yield a consolidated 2026 decree or calendar.

Time and Date AS

Holidays and Observances in North Korea in 2026

Confirmed · Scope: public · Checked 2026-10-02

Dated secondary calendar expressly classifies this date as a Public Holiday. Official DPRK access did not yield a consolidated 2026 decree or calendar.

Time and Date AS

Holidays and Observances in North Korea in 2026

Confirmed · Scope: public · Checked 2026-10-02

Dated secondary calendar expressly classifies this date as a Public Holiday. Official DPRK access did not yield a consolidated 2026 decree or calendar.

Time and Date AS

Holidays and Observances in North Korea in 2026

Confirmed · Scope: public · Checked 2026-10-02

Dated secondary calendar expressly classifies this date as a Public Holiday. Official DPRK access did not yield a consolidated 2026 decree or calendar.

Time and Date AS

Holidays and Observances in North Korea in 2026

Confirmed · Scope: public · Checked 2026-10-02

Dated secondary calendar expressly classifies this date as a Public Holiday. Official DPRK access did not yield a consolidated 2026 decree or calendar.

Time and Date AS

Holidays and Observances in North Korea in 2026

Confirmed · Scope: public · Checked 2026-10-02

Dated secondary calendar expressly classifies this date as a Public Holiday. Official DPRK access did not yield a consolidated 2026 decree or calendar.

Time and Date AS

Holidays and Observances in North Korea in 2026

Confirmed · Scope: public · Checked 2026-10-02

Dated secondary calendar expressly classifies this date as a Public Holiday. Official DPRK access did not yield a consolidated 2026 decree or calendar.

Time and Date AS

Holidays and Observances in North Korea in 2026

Confirmed · Scope: public · Checked 2026-10-02

Dated secondary calendar expressly classifies this date as a Public Holiday. Official DPRK access did not yield a consolidated 2026 decree or calendar.

Time and Date AS

Holidays and Observances in North Korea in 2026

Confirmed · Scope: public · Checked 2026-10-02

Dated secondary calendar expressly classifies this date as a Public Holiday. Official DPRK access did not yield a consolidated 2026 decree or calendar.

Korean Association of Social Scientists (DPRK)

August 15--Day of Korea's Liberation

Reviewed · Scope: national_holiday · Checked 2026-10-02

Official DPRK source expressly describes 15 August every year as a national holiday. It supports the recurring identity, not a substitute date.

Korean Association of Social Scientists (DPRK)

DPRK Provides Workers with Right to Rest

Reviewed · Scope: legal_basis · Checked 2026-10-02

Official DPRK source states that workers rest on holidays instituted by the state and on Sundays. It does not enumerate the annual holiday dates.

Public holiday information

The DPRK Socialist Labour Law framework provides rest on holidays instituted by the state and on Sundays. The accessible official material did not provide a single consolidated annual public-holiday schedule, so this calendar uses a conservative evidence threshold.

Offices

Listed dates are treated as general public holidays, but no separate office-sector schedule or universal substitution rule was located. No substitute dates have been invented.

Banks

No authoritative nationwide bank-holiday schedule was located. The public-holiday flag must not be read as separate proof of every bank closure.

Schools

No authoritative nationwide school calendar was located. The public-holiday list does not independently establish every school closure.

Practical planning

Holiday events can affect services and domestic movement. Border, transport and visitor arrangements should be confirmed close to travel.

Frequently asked questions

How many public holidays are listed for North Korea in 2026?

There are 17 supported public-holiday dates.

Are the 2026 dates confirmed?

Yes for this calendar: each actual date is expressly listed as a public holiday by the reviewed dated source. The absence of an accessible consolidated DPRK decree is documented.

Are substitute holidays included?

No. No general substitution rule or dated substitute notice was located.

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