Discover the official list of public, bank, and religious holidays in North Korea for 2017. Use this comprehensive guide to stay informed about important dates and observances across the country.
Date | Weekday | Name | Notes |
January 15th | Sunday | Chosongul Day | - |
January 27th | Friday | Seotdal Geumeum | - |
January 28th | Saturday | Meoseumnal | - |
January 28th | Saturday | Seollal | - |
February 8th | Wednesday | Army Day | - |
February 11th | Saturday | Daeboreum | - |
February 14th | Tuesday | Generalissimo Day | - |
February 16th | Thursday | Day of the Shining Star | - |
February 17th | Friday | Second Day of the Shining Star | - |
March 2nd | Thursday | Tree Planting Day | - |
March 30th | Thursday | Samjinnal | - |
April 5th | Wednesday | Hansik | - |
April 15th | Saturday | Day of the Sun | - |
April 16th | Sunday | Second Day of the Sun | - |
April 17th | Monday | Third Day of the Sun | - |
April 21st | Friday | Kang Pan-sok's Birthday | - |
April 25th | Tuesday | Military Foundation Day | - |
May 3rd | Wednesday | Chopail | - |
May 30th | Tuesday | Surinal | - |
June 6th | Tuesday | Korean Children's Union Foundation Day | - |
June 19th | Monday | Anniversary of Kim Jong Il's commencement of work in the Workers' Party Central Committee | - |
July 3rd | Monday | Day of the Strategic Forces | - |
July 8th | Saturday | Yudu | - |
July 27th | Thursday | Day of Victory in the Great Fatherland Liberation War | - |
August 15th | Tuesday | Liberation Day | - |
August 25th | Friday | Day of Songun | - |
August 28th | Monday | Chilseok | - |
September 5th | Tuesday | Baekjung | - |
September 9th | Saturday | Day of the Foundation of the Republic | - |
October 4th | Wednesday | Hangawi | - |
October 10th | Tuesday | Party Foundation Day | - |
October 28th | Saturday | Jungyangjeol | - |
November 16th | Thursday | Mother's Day | - |
December 20th | Wednesday | Dongji | - |
December 24th | Sunday | Kim Jong-suk's Birthday | - |
December 27th | Wednesday | Constitution Day | - |
Holiday data for far-reaching years is subject to change due to laws and government decrees.
Holiday List saves you thousands of hours by aggregating holiday data from over 250 countries, 12,000 cities and 102 languages in one place, ready to be integrated into your app through a Restful API.