Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 2026 Holidays

List of public holidays in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of for year 2026

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of - 2026 Holidays
21 of 21 holidays
DateDayNameType
Jan 1, 2026ThursdayNew YearPublic Holiday
Feb 8, 2026SundayChosun People's Army Foundation DayPublic Holiday
Feb 16, 2026MondayBirth date of Kim Jong IlPublic Holiday
Feb 17, 2026TuesdaySeollalPublic Holiday
Mar 3, 2026TuesdayCheongwoldaeboreumPublic Holiday
Mar 8, 2026SundayInternational Women's DayPublic Holiday
Mar 20, 2026FridayMarch EquinoxSeason
Apr 15, 2026WednesdayBirth Date of Kim Il SungPublic Holiday
May 1, 2026FridayMay DayPublic Holiday
Jun 6, 2026SaturdayChosun Children's Union Foundation DayPublic Holiday
Jun 21, 2026SundayJune SolsticeSeason
Jul 27, 2026MondayDay of Victory in the Fatherland Liberation WarPublic Holiday
Aug 15, 2026SaturdayLiberation DayPublic Holiday
Aug 25, 2026TuesdayDay of SongunPublic Holiday
Sep 9, 2026WednesdayNational DayPublic Holiday
Sep 23, 2026WednesdaySeptember EquinoxSeason
Sep 25, 2026FridayChuseok Harvest FestivalPublic Holiday
Oct 10, 2026SaturdayParty Foundation DayPublic Holiday
Nov 16, 2026MondayMother's DayPublic Holiday
Dec 22, 2026TuesdayDecember SolsticeSeason
Dec 27, 2026SundayConstitution DayPublic Holiday

We strive to provide an accurate and up-to-date holiday list for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of. However, please note that some holiday dates may change. If you discover any discrepancies, kindly report to us.

Holiday Type Color Legend

Holidays are color-coded based on their types:

  • Public HolidayPublic, National, Federal, and Gazetted holidays
  • Local HolidayLocal, Regional, State, and Provincial holidays
  • Other HolidayObservances and other types of holidays
Frequently Asked Questions

How many holidays in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of this year in 2026?

There are 17 public holidays in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of in 2026. If you are planning ahead? Check upcoming holidays

How to retrieve the Korea, Democratic People's Republic of holidays list via API?

Simply make a GET request to v1/holidays?country=KP&year=2026 API to retrieve this list of Korea, Democratic People's Republic of holidays.

Here is an example using Node.js and our official package on NPM:

// Install the 11holidays package from NPM
// npm i 11holidays

import HolidaysApi from '11holidays';

const instance = new HolidaysApi(API_KEY);
const holidays = await instance.holidays.list({
  country: 'KP',
  year: '2026'
});
console.log(holidays);
API Examples
Quick start examples in different programming languages
curl -X GET "https://api.11holidays.com/v1/holidays?country=KP&year=2026" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"