Festivals & Events

   The festival is held every year on the occasion of the Day of the Sun(President  Kim Il Sung’s birthday) on a large scale in Pyongyang.

   It is held in the Kimilsungia and Kimjongilia Exhibition Hall.

   President Kim Il Sung visited the Borgor Botanical Garden in Indonesia in April Juche 54(1965). At that time President Sukarno presented this flower to the President as a gift. He had a flower bred by some botanists of his country named after him as a token of his admiration for the great exploits the Korean leader performed for the cause of global independence.

   Belonging to the orchid family, the immortal flower Kimilsungia is an evergreen perennial plant. It is a very beautiful, pinkish-purple flower and it is in flower for 60-90days.

   During the festival many organizations, groups and individuals at home and overseas compatriots, foreign organizations and individuals participate in the festival and display the flowers they have cultivated in great care.

The festival attracts many people  at home and abroad.

   Every year on the occasion of the Day of the Shining Star (Chairman Kim Jong Il’s birthday) , the festival is held in Pyongyang.

   The Kimilsungia and Kimjongilia Exhibition Hall is the venue for the festival.

   The immortal flower, Kimjongilia is a beautiful and unique flower bred by a Japanese horticulturist for years of his strenuous efforts out of his boundless reverence for Chairman Kim Jong Il.

   In February Juche 86 (1997), on the occasion of the birthday of the Chairman, the first Kimjongilia Festival was held in a splendid way and since then it has taken place every year on the occasion of major national holidays.

   Despite the freezing cold of February, people at home and abroad send Kimjongilia to the festival, wishing the Chairman an eternal life.

   The immortal flower, Kimjongilia won lots of top prizes at the international flower exhibitions and expositions held in many countries.

   It is a biennial event held on the occasion of the Day of the Sun.

   The first festival was held in April Juche 71(1982). Since then, attendances have increased to develop into a great international art festival.

   The performances are given at several theatres and cultural houses in Pyongyang.

   On the stage are colourful items including vocal and instrumental music, dances and circus shows.

   Commemorial medals are presented to the participants and prizes to the groups and individuals which show good performance.

   It is held every year on the occasion of the Day of the Shining Star at the Ice Rink, in Pyongyang.

   Ice dancing, figure skating, individual and pair events, free competitions and demonstration are given.

   Attending in the festival are famous Korean players as well as foreign figure skaters who have got high scores at the World Figure Skating Championships and Grand Prize International Figure Skating Competition.

   Trophies, medals and certificates are awarded to excellent skaters.

   In every spring and autumn the fair is held in the Three-Revolution Exhibition House.

   The exhibitors are companies from the DPRK, China, Malaysia, Italy, Switzerland and many other countries around the world and their commodities such as hi-tech mechanical products, electronic goods, vehicles including cars and bicycles, household utensils, clothes, medicines, foodstuffs, agricultural products draw the attention of the visitors.

   The fair contributes to promoting international economic cooperation and exchange.

   The exhibition is held in the Korea Stamp Museum in Pyongyang on major commemoration days.

   Displayed there are thousand kinds of stamps produced by the State Stamp Bureau of the DPRK and those contributed by philatelists.

   The demonstration is held at Changgwang Health Complex on major commemoration days, drawing the attention of experts and amateurs.

   It has been held every two years since its first opening in September Juche 76 (1987).

   It is a large-scale festival where many countries over the world contribute their films.

   Festival films are shown at the cinemas in Pyongyang. Opening and closing ceremonies take place at the Pyongyang International Cinema House.

   The festival serves as an important occasion to promote international cooperation and exchange in the development of national film industry.

   In addition to Torchlight Prize as the highest prize there are Literary Award, Best Director Award, Shooting Award, Actor and Actress Award, Music Award, Art Award, Techniques Award and Special Prizes.