Celebrations include song and dance performances, evening galas, speeches, lectures on revolutionary history and oratorical meetings.
Floral tributes are laid in front of statues of Kim Il-sung.
Special food rations are distributed.
This usually includes foodstuffs that are normally in short supply, such as oil and snacks.
Meat is available through the public distribution system.

Electricity is provided on the Party Foundation Day, despite shortages.
There are live TV broadcasts of ceremonies.
The holiday is celebrated throughout the country, though main celebrations take place in the capital, Pyongyang.
The city typically hosts processions and a military parade during the day.
Attendance in festivities in the capital is counted in the millions.

The celebrations have included occasional ceremonial visits of North Korean leaders to the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun.
The failure of Kim Jong-un to appear in 2014 intensified speculations of his lengthy absence.
The tradition has not been very strong, as in comparison to Kim Jong-un, his father Kim Jong-il observed the same tradition only twice.

North Korea schedules completion of large-scale construction projects to coincide with important anniversaries like the Party Foundation Day.
The 1995 50th anniversary of the party, for instance, was met with unveiling of the Monument to Party Founding.
The 70th anniversary in 2015 was planned to be celebrated with the completion of a stock breeding base and a power plant: the Sepho Tableland and the Chongchon River Power Plant.
The latter was finished by the next month.

Banks, offices, retail and government institutions close for the day.
Weddings are often organized on the day.
Celebrations include song and dance performances, evening galas, speeches, lectures on revolutionary history and oratorical meetings. Floral tributes are laid in front of statues of Kim Il-sung. Special food rations are distributed. This usually includes foodstuffs that are normally in short supply, such as oil and snacks. Meat is available through the public distribution system.
Electricity is provided on the Party Foundation Day, despite shortages. There are live TV broadcasts of ceremonies. The holiday is celebrated throughout the country, though main celebrations take place in the capital, Pyongyang. The city typically hosts processions and a military parade during the day. Attendance in festivities in the capital is counted in the millions.
The celebrations have included occasional ceremonial visits of North Korean leaders to the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun. The failure of Kim Jong-un to appear in 2014 intensified speculations of his lengthy absence. The tradition has not been very strong, as in comparison to Kim Jong-un, his father Kim Jong-il observed the same tradition only twice.
North Korea schedules completion of large-scale construction projects to coincide with important anniversaries like the Party Foundation Day. The 1995 50th anniversary of the party, for instance, was met with unveiling of the Monument to Party Founding. The 70th anniversary in 2015 was planned to be celebrated with the completion of a stock breeding base and a power plant: the Sepho Tableland and the Chongchon River Power Plant. The latter was finished by the next month.
Banks, offices, retail and government institutions close for the day. Weddings are often organized on the day.
Party Foundation Day