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Public holidays in North Korea, 2028

Holiday dates22vs 2027: +0

2028 is an estimate: calculated from current rules and subject to future changes and one-off holidays.

On weekdays18not on the weekend

On the weekend4weekend: Sat・Sun

Breaks of 3+ days3

World rank7 / 245median 13 days

All public holidays in 2028

Date	Day	Holiday
Jan 1, 2028	Sat (weekend)	New Year's Day
Jan 27, 2028	Thu	Korean New Year
Feb 8, 2028	Tue	Founding Day of the Korean People's Army
Feb 10, 2028	Thu	Daeboreum
Feb 16, 2028	Wed	Day of the Shining Star
Feb 17, 2028	Thu	Day of the Shining Star
Mar 8, 2028	Wed	International Women's Day
Apr 4, 2028	Tue	Cheongmyeong Festival
Apr 15, 2028	Sat (weekend)	Day of the Sun
Apr 16, 2028	Sun (weekend)	Day of the Sun
Apr 25, 2028	Tue	Founding Day of the Korean People's Revolutionary Army
May 1, 2028	Mon	International Workers' Day
Jun 6, 2028	Tue	Foundation Day of the Korean Children's Union
Jul 27, 2028	Thu	Day of Victory in the Great Fatherland Liberation War
Aug 15, 2028	Tue	Liberation Day
Aug 25, 2028	Fri	Day of Songun
Aug 28, 2028	Mon	Youth Day
Sep 9, 2028	Sat (weekend)	Founding Day of the DPRK
Oct 3, 2028	Tue	Chuseok
Oct 10, 2028	Tue	Foundation Day of the Workers' Party of Korea
Nov 16, 2028	Thu	Mother's Day
Dec 27, 2028	Wed	Socialist Constitution Day

By month and weekday

Breaks of 3 or more days in 2028

Period	Length	Holidays
Apr 29, 2028 – May 1, 2028	3 days	International Workers' Day
Aug 25, 2028 – Aug 28, 2028	4 days	Day of Songun・Youth Day
Dec 30, 2028 – Jan 1, 2029	3 days	New Year's Day

Holiday count by year

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National public holidays only; regional holidays and observances may differ. Some religious holidays depend on moon sighting and can shift by a day — check official announcements.