Public holidays in North Korea 2028

22 nationwide public holidays in 2028.

Next nationwide holiday in North Korea

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

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Nationwide holidays 2028

Date	Holiday	Local name
Saturday 1 January 2028	New Year's Day 양력설	양력설
Thursday 27 January 2028	Korean New Year 설명절	설명절
Tuesday 8 February 2028	Founding Day of the Korean People's Army National day 조선인민군창건일	조선인민군창건일
Thursday 10 February 2028	Daeboreum 대보름	대보름
Wednesday 16 February 2028	Day of the Shining Star 광명성절	광명성절
Thursday 17 February 2028	Day of the Shining Star 광명성절	광명성절
Wednesday 8 March 2028	International Women's Day 국제부녀절	국제부녀절
Tuesday 4 April 2028	Cheongmyeong Festival 청명	청명
Saturday 15 April 2028	Day of the Sun 태양절	태양절
Sunday 16 April 2028	Day of the Sun 태양절	태양절
Tuesday 25 April 2028	Founding Day of the Korean People's Revolutionary Army National day 조선인민혁명군 창건일	조선인민혁명군 창건일
Monday 1 May 2028	International Workers' Day 전세계근로자들의 국제적명절	전세계근로자들의 국제적명절
Tuesday 6 June 2028	Foundation Day of the Korean Children's Union National day 조선소년단 창립절	조선소년단 창립절
Thursday 27 July 2028	Day of Victory in the Great Fatherland Liberation War National day 조국해방전쟁승리기념일	조국해방전쟁승리기념일
Tuesday 15 August 2028	Liberation Day National day 조국해방절	조국해방절
Friday 25 August 2028	Day of Songun 선군절	선군절
Monday 28 August 2028	Youth Day 청년절	청년절
Saturday 9 September 2028	Founding Day of the DPRK National day 조선민주주의인민공화국창건일	조선민주주의인민공화국창건일
Tuesday 3 October 2028	Chuseok 추석	추석
Tuesday 10 October 2028	Foundation Day of the Workers' Party of Korea National day 조선로동당창건일	조선로동당창건일
Thursday 16 November 2028	Mother's Day 어머니날	어머니날
Wednesday 27 December 2028	Socialist Constitution Day National day 사회주의헌법절	사회주의헌법절

Long weekends and bridge days 2028

Based on nationwide holidays and the weekend in North Korea (Saturday and Sunday). Regional, local and group holidays are not included.

Long weekends

Sat 29 Apr – Mon 1 May · 3 days offInternational Workers' DayTypically in Pyongyang: high 21°C (70°F), low 7°C (45°F), rain on 14% of daysShow on calendar ↓
Fri 25 Aug – Mon 28 Aug · 4 days offDay of Songun, Youth DayTypically in Pyongyang: high 27°C (81°F), low 20°C (68°F), rain on 46% of daysShow on calendar ↓
Sat 30 Dec – Mon 1 Jan 2029 · 3 days offNew Year's DayTypically in Pyongyang: high −1°C (30°F), low −9°C (16°F), rain on 9% of daysShow on calendar ↓

Bridge days

Fri 28 Jan: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 27 Jan – Sun 30 Jan)Korean New YearTypically in Pyongyang: high −1°C (30°F), low −10°C (14°F), rain on 4% of daysShow on calendar ↓
Mon 7 Feb: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 5 Feb – Tue 8 Feb)Founding Day of the Korean People's ArmyTypically in Pyongyang: high 0°C (32°F), low −9°C (16°F), rain on 4% of daysShow on calendar ↓
Wed 9 Feb: take 1 day off, get 3 days in a row (Tue 8 Feb – Thu 10 Feb)Founding Day of the Korean People's Army, DaeboreumTypically in Pyongyang: high 1°C (34°F), low −8°C (18°F), rain on 4% of daysShow on calendar ↓
Fri 11 Feb: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 10 Feb – Sun 13 Feb)DaeboreumTypically in Pyongyang: high 2°C (36°F), low −7°C (19°F), rain on 6% of daysShow on calendar ↓
Fri 18 Feb: take 1 day off, get 5 days in a row (Wed 16 Feb – Sun 20 Feb)Day of the Shining StarTypically in Pyongyang: high 3°C (37°F), low −6°C (21°F), rain on 20% of daysShow on calendar ↓
Mon 3 Apr: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 1 Apr – Tue 4 Apr)Cheongmyeong FestivalTypically in Pyongyang: high 15°C (59°F), low 2°C (36°F), rain on 16% of daysShow on calendar ↓
Mon 24 Apr: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 22 Apr – Tue 25 Apr)Founding Day of the Korean People's Revolutionary ArmyTypically in Pyongyang: high 19°C (66°F), low 6°C (43°F), rain on 23% of daysShow on calendar ↓
Mon 5 Jun: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 3 Jun – Tue 6 Jun)Foundation Day of the Korean Children's UnionTypically in Pyongyang: high 26°C (79°F), low 14°C (57°F), rain on 24% of daysShow on calendar ↓
Fri 28 Jul: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 27 Jul – Sun 30 Jul)Day of Victory in the Great Fatherland Liberation WarTypically in Pyongyang: high 30°C (86°F), low 23°C (73°F), rain on 71% of daysShow on calendar ↓
Mon 14 Aug: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 12 Aug – Tue 15 Aug)Liberation DayTypically in Pyongyang: high 30°C (86°F), low 22°C (72°F), rain on 61% of daysShow on calendar ↓
Mon 2 Oct: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 30 Sep – Tue 3 Oct)ChuseokTypically in Pyongyang: high 23°C (73°F), low 13°C (55°F), rain on 31% of daysShow on calendar ↓
Mon 9 Oct: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 7 Oct – Tue 10 Oct)Foundation Day of the Workers' Party of KoreaTypically in Pyongyang: high 19°C (66°F), low 10°C (50°F), rain on 36% of daysShow on calendar ↓
Fri 17 Nov: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 16 Nov – Sun 19 Nov)Mother's DayTypically in Pyongyang: high 10°C (50°F), low 1°C (34°F), rain on 23% of daysShow on calendar ↓

Leave planner 2028

Choose how many leave days you can take for one break. The planner finds the breaks that give the most days off in a row around nationwide holidays and weekends, and marks the leave days on the calendar below.

Leave days per break: 3

Longest break with up to 3 leave days: Sat 5 Feb – Sun 13 Feb — 9 days off for 3 leave days (Mon 7 Feb, Wed 9 Feb, Fri 11 Feb).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Fri 28 Jan) get 4 days in a rowThu 27 Jan – Sun 30 Jan · Korean New YearShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Mon 7 Feb) get 4 days in a rowSat 5 Feb – Tue 8 Feb · Founding Day of the Korean People's ArmyShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 11 Feb) get 4 days in a rowThu 10 Feb – Sun 13 Feb · DaeboreumShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 18 Feb) get 5 days in a rowWed 16 Feb – Sun 20 Feb · Day of the Shining StarShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Mon 3 Apr) get 4 days in a rowSat 1 Apr – Tue 4 Apr · Cheongmyeong FestivalShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 24 Aug) get 5 days in a rowThu 24 Aug – Mon 28 Aug · Day of Songun, Youth DayShow on calendar ↓