North Korea public holidays 2025

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Date	Day	Holiday
2025-01-01	Wednesday	New Year's Day
2025-01-29	Wednesday	Korean New Year
2025-02-08	Saturday	Founding Day of the Korean People's Army
2025-02-12	Wednesday	Daeboreum
2025-02-16	Sunday	Day of the Shining Star
2025-02-17	Monday	Day of the Shining Star
2025-03-08	Saturday	International Women's Day
2025-04-04	Friday	Cheongmyeong Festival
2025-04-15	Tuesday	Day of the Sun
2025-04-16	Wednesday	Day of the Sun
2025-04-25	Friday	Founding Day of the Korean People's Revolutionary Army
2025-05-01	Thursday	International Workers' Day
2025-06-06	Friday	Foundation Day of the Korean Children's Union
2025-07-27	Sunday	Day of Victory in the Great Fatherland Liberation War
2025-08-15	Friday	Liberation Day
2025-08-25	Monday	Day of Songun
2025-08-28	Thursday	Youth Day
2025-09-09	Tuesday	Founding Day of the DPRK
2025-10-06	Monday	Chuseok
2025-10-10	Friday	Foundation Day of the Workers' Party of Korea
2025-11-16	Sunday	Mother's Day
2025-12-27	Saturday	Socialist Constitution Day

Weekend: Saturday and Sunday. Other holiday types available via the API: public.

Get these dates from the API

curl 'https://duedateapi.com/v1/holidays/list?country=KP&year=2025' -H 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY'

FAQ

How many public holidays does North Korea have in 2025?

North Korea has 22 national public holiday entries in 2025.

What is the first public holiday in North Korea in 2025?

New Year's Day on Wednesday, 2025-01-01.

What days are the weekend in North Korea?

The weekend in North Korea is Saturday and Sunday.

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Data may change; verify critical dates. Holidays come from the open-source python-holidays project. Lunar and Islamic holidays are calculated estimates, and governments can add or move holidays by announcement. Not legal or payroll advice.