This photo shows a performance to celebrate the 112th birth anniversary of North Korea's founder Kim Il-sung at the Pyongyang Youth Palace, published by the Korean Central News Agency April 15, 2024. Yonhap

North Korea on Tuesday announced the hosting of a large-scale art festival to mark the birth anniversary of national founder Kim Il-sung next month.

The April Spring People's Art Festival will take place at several venues in Pyongyang, including the People's Palace of Culture, from April 10-17, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported ahead of Kim's birthday on April 15.

The KCNA described the festival as celebrating Kim's revolutionary life and achievements, as well as current leader Kim Jong-un's guidance of the nation toward power and prosperity and the determination, loyalty and ethics of the North Korean people.

Members of art troupes from institutions, companies, factories and farms across the regions will participate in the festival, the KCNA said.

The birth anniversary of Kim Il-sung, the grandfather of the current leader, is one of North Korea's most-celebrated national holidays, alongside that of Kim Jong-il, the predecessor and father of the incumbent leader. (Yonhap)