North Korea has a total of 21 holidays in 2021. In the table below, you will find the details of the holidays and when they are observed. All the information display below is also available via our API as well as downloadable as a csv. Signup here to get started.

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Holiday Date
New Year
Friday, January 1, 2021
Seollal
Friday, February 12, 2021
Birth date of Kim Jong Il
Tuesday, February 16, 2021
Cheongwoldaeboreum
Friday, February 26, 2021
International Women's Day
Monday, March 8, 2021
March Equinox
Saturday, March 20, 2021
Birth Date of Kim Il Sung
Thursday, April 15, 2021
Chosun People's Army Foundation Day
Sunday, April 25, 2021
May Day
Saturday, May 1, 2021
Chosun Children's Union Foundation Day
Sunday, June 6, 2021
June Solstice
Monday, June 21, 2021
Day of Victory in the Fatherland Liberation War
Tuesday, July 27, 2021
Liberation Day
Sunday, August 15, 2021
Day of Songun
Wednesday, August 25, 2021
National Day
Thursday, September 9, 2021
Chuseok Harvest Festival
Tuesday, September 21, 2021
September Equinox
Wednesday, September 22, 2021
Party Foundation Day
Sunday, October 10, 2021
Mother's Day
Tuesday, November 16, 2021
December Solstice
Tuesday, December 21, 2021
Constitution Day
Monday, December 27, 2021