Holiday Guide for North Korea in 2025

North Korea information

Population: 25.78m
Capital: Pyongyang
Calling Code: (850)
Time Zone: 0 UTC
Currency: North Korean won
Language: Korean

List of National Holidays in North Korea in 2025

	Wednesday January 1st New Year's Day North Korea: New Year's Day is a public holiday in all countries that observe the Gregorian calendar, with the exception of Israel
	Wednesday January 29th Korean New Year North Korea: Known as Seollal, Korean New Year is the first day of the lunar Korean calendar. It is the most important of the traditional Korean holidays
	Wednesday February 12th Tree Planting Day North Korea: This traditional folk festival involves people across North Korea planting trees
	Sunday February 16th Birth Day of Kim Jong Il North Korea: Kim Jong-il was born on February 16th 1941 and was the leader of North Korea, from 1994 until 2011
	Saturday March 8th International Women's Day North Korea: The UN has declared March 8th to be a day to celebrate, recognise and remember women
	Friday April 4th Long Weekend! Chungmyung Day North Korea: Chungmyung Day marks the passing of the worst of winter and is a day for tidying up graves and doing home repairs that winter prohibited
	Tuesday April 15th Birth Date of Kim Il Sung North Korea: Kim Il-sung was born on April 15th 1912 and was the leader of North Korea from its establishment in 1948 until his death in 1994
	Friday April 25th Long Weekend! Military Foundation Day North Korea: The date of establishment of Kim Il-Sung's guerrilla army in 1932, considered the predecessor of the Korean People's Army.
	Thursday May 1st Labour Day North Korea: Celebrates the economic and social achievements of workers.
	Friday June 6th Long Weekend! Children's Union Foundation Day North Korea: Public holiday marking the 1946 foundation of the Korean Children's Union, which all children in North Korea will join.
	Sunday July 27th Day of Victory North Korea: Fighting in the Korean War ended on July 27th 1953, when an armistice was signed
	Friday August 15th Long Weekend! National Liberation Day North Korea: Marks the liberation of Korea after 35 years of Japanese imperial rule in 1945
	Monday August 25th Long Weekend! Day of Songun North Korea: Mark Kim Jong-il's inspection visit to the Seoul Ryu Kyong Su Guards 105th Armored Division of the Korean People's Army in August 1960
	Tuesday September 9th National Day North Korea: Founding of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea in 1948.
	Monday October 6th Long Weekend! Harvest Festival North Korea: Chuseok, the Harvest Moon Festival is one of Korea's most cherished holidays
	Friday October 10th Long Weekend! Party Foundation Day North Korea: Foundation of the Worker's Party of Korea
	Sunday November 16th Mother's Day North Korea: Commemorates the date of a speech North Korea's first leader Kim Il Sung made about the role of mothers in 1961.
	Saturday December 27th Constitution Day North Korea: The DPRK Socialist Constitution was adopted on December 27th 1972 with Kim Il-sung becoming the President of North Korea.