Party Foundation Day

Party Foundation Day
Observed by North Korea
SignificanceFounding of the North Korea Bureau of the Communist Party of Korea (1945), a predecessor to the Workers' Party of Korea
Date10 October
Next time10 October 2025 (2025-10-10)
Frequencyannual
Related toDay of the Shining Star (16 February), Day of the Sun (15 April), Day of the Foundation of the Republic (9 September)

The Party Foundation Day (Korean: 조선로동당 창건일) is an annual public holiday in North Korea marking the 10 October 1945 foundation of the "Central Organizing Committee of the Communist Party of North Korea", known as the "North Korea Bureau of the Communist Party of Korea" in the West and considered a predecessor to the ruling Workers' Party of Korea.

The Party Founding Day is one of the most important holidays of the country, along with the Day of the Sun (birthday of Kim Il Sung), Day of the Shining Star (birthday of Kim Jong Il) and Day of the Foundation of the Republic.[1] 2015 marked the 70th anniversary.

  1. ^ Yonhap News Agency, Seoul (27 December 2002). North Korea Handbook. M.E. Sharpe. pp. 451–452. ISBN 978-0-7656-3523-5.