Concerts, fairs, competitions, opening of a spa complex: where to go in Vitebsk for City Day 2025
Program of festive events for City Day in Vitebsk 2025
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June 26 (Thursday) – Day of Liberation of Vitebsk |
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Victory Square |
11.00 |
RALLY, LAYING OF FLOWERS AND WREATHS at the memorial complex in honor of Soviet soldiers-liberators, partisans and underground fighters of the Vitebsk region, dedicated to the 81st anniversary of the liberation of Vitebsk from Nazi invaders |
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Military burial sites and memorials Vitebsk city |
according to a separate plan |
Ceremonial events at monuments and memorials to soldiers-liberators, at military burial sites (rallies, laying of flowers and wreaths) |
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June 28 (Saturday) – Vitebsk City Day |
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Bridge of the 1000th Anniversary of Vitebsk |
throughout the day |
"HISTORICAL VITEBSK" Exhibition |
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Lenin Street (near the Town Hall) |
12.00 |
Laying of flowers at the memorial sign installed at the execution site of Soviet patriots during the Great Patriotic War |
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Suvorov Street (near the Town Hall) |
12.00-16.00 |
«MUSEUMS IN A SUITCASE SPEAK» exhibition of school museums |
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Suvorov Street,
Suvorov Street, 12 |
10.00-20.00
12.30
12.30-13.30 |
EXHIBITION-FAIR OF ARTISTS, CRAFTSMEN conducting master classes
«VITEBSK IN THE RHYTHM OF ART» presentation of arch painting
«DANCING IN THE VITEBSK WAY» flash mob |
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Mayakovsky Square
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10.00-17.00
12.00-14.00
18.00-20.00
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Concert programs
«MY BELOVED CITY» plein air by the folk studio of amateur artists "Kontur"
Plein air by students of educational institutions. Exhibition of works
"OUR CITY" volumetric figures art action
"GIVE THE GIFT OF THE BIRD OF HAPPINESS TO YOUR BELOVED CITY" congratulatory action
"IN THE CENTER OF CULTURE – IN THE CENTER OF VITEBSK" open music project. Folk music evening |
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Tolstoy Street |
10.00-20.00 |
OPERATION OF TRADE FACILITIES |
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Pushkin Street |
10.00-17.00
20.00-24.00 |
"VITEBSK. CITY DAY. READING POINT" library and poetry platform
"THE BEST AND NEW ON THEATRALNAYA SQUARE" magic of street performances: theaters, musicians, performers, circus and fire show |
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Area near the Holy Assumption Cathedral |
10.00-15.00 |
"ORTHODOX VITEBSK" exhibition-fair. Master classes on bell ringing |
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Zamkovaya Street |
10.00-15.00 |
"CITY EDUCATION – BUILDING THE FUTURE TOGETHER!" exhibition-presentation of educational institutions |
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Freedom Square |
10.00-15.00
10.00-17.30
10.00-20.00 |
"WE ARE FOR A SAFE CITY"
operation of interactive platforms, demonstration of EMERCOM special equipment, OSVOD.
Concert and entertainment program
Operation of trade facilities |
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Site near the Belarusian Puppet Theatre "Lyalka" (Pushkina Street, 2) |
11.00-13.00 |
"PLANET OF CHILDHOOD" festive program "PIATRUSHKA" performance for children. Master classes, photo zones, interactive platforms, contests, games |
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Victory Square |
11.00-15.00
12.00-12.30
12.00-17.00
12.30-12.50
13.30-14.30
14.30
12:00-17:00
10:00-23:00 |
YOUTH DAY
"Time of Youth" Open city competitions in strength sports
Registration of participants of the bike race Fitness warm-up for bike race participants
Operation of interactive platforms: NGO "BRSM", private unitary enterprise "Darida",
State Automobile Inspectorate location,
sports and game program of GFSK,
Opening of Youth Day
"Velo Vitebsk" bike race Awarding of participants in sports events
"Fire of Youth Talents" regional tour of the national festival-competition of youth creativity, gala concert of festival-competition participants of youth creativity
Operation of trade facilities |
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Victory Park |
12:00-14:00
10:00-01:00
10:00-01:00 |
"TO OUR BELOVED CITY - OUR TALENTS" concert and entertainment program
Operation of attractions
Operation of trade facilities |
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Street |
13.15 |
OPENING OF THE SPA CENTER "YUZHNY" |
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Park of the 1000th Anniversary |
16.00-18.00 |
"I AM PROUD OF YOU, MY CITY!" festive concert program |
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Town Hall (balcony from the Town Hall Square side)
Town Hall Courtyard |
17.00-18.00
21.30 |
"VIOLIN OVER THE CITY" musical congratulations to the city
FILM SCREENING: cartoon for children, film "Control Test for Speciality", tea from a samovar with Zdravnevsky herbs and treats |
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Museum of the History of Private Collecting (Frunze Avenue, 13) |
16.30 |
OPENING OF A MEMORIAL PLAQUE to collector |
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Cultural and Sports Complex of the Summer Amphitheatre |
17.00 |
PRESENTATION of the new multifunctional cultural center. |
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Summer Amphitheater (Frunze Avenue, 13a) |
(17:30) 18:00-20:00 |
"VITEBSK IS THE CITY OF OUR LOVE!" a festive event dedicated to the 1051st anniversary of the founding of Vitebsk and the 81st anniversary of the liberation of the city from Nazi invaders. Ceremony of the solemn awarding of the city prize "Vitebsk Citizen of the Year", awarding the title "Honorary Citizen of Vitebsk" |
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Victory Square (near Moskovsky Avenue, 8) |
20:00-23:00 |
"LIVE BRIGHTLY! LOVE VITEBSK!" gala concert of popular performers |
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Victory Square (at the monument) |
23:00 |
FIREWORKS |
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Accompanying events |
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State Institution "Vitebsk Regional Library (Lenin Street, 8a) |
June 26 12:00 |
"WORD WITHOUT BORDERS" Festival – poetic dialogue between representatives of Belarusian and Russian library literary associations (Public organization "Union of Writers of Moscow", State Budgetary Institution of Culture "Smolensk Regional Universal Scientific Library named after A.T. Tvardovsky") |
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Private Unitary Enterprise "Belarusian Puppet Theater "Lialka"" (Pushkin Street, 2) |
June 26 18.00 |
"PLACES OF MEMORY"
a solo performance dedicated to the |
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"5th Regiment" – Gorodok – Verkhovye microdistrict
OAO "VZTZCh" (meeting room)
State Institution "Vitebsk Regional Museum of Hero of the Soviet Union Minay Filippovich Shmyrev"
Victory Square
State Educational Institution "Secondary School No. 9 of Vitebsk" (Shkolnaya Street, 4)
Organizations, enterprises of the city |
June 26
12.00
13.00
14.00
11.00
13.00
during the day |
"MOLODZ.BY: UNITING DREAMS, ACHIEVING GOALS!" Republican Marathon of Youth and Students
"RHYTHM OF MOVEMENT" "Feat in the Glory of the Fatherland" auto-bike rally
"TECHNOLOGIES OF TOMORROW" "Science Picnic" intellectual open-air
"ART BREAKTHROUGH" city quest, concert
"SILА SPADCHYNY" (The Strength of Heritage) Youth participation in a rally, laying flowers and wreaths at the memorial complex in honor of Soviet soldiers-liberators, partisans and underground fighters of Vitebsk region, dedicated to the 81st anniversary of the liberation of Vitebsk from Nazi invaders
Solemn event dedicated to the naming of the State Educational Institution "Secondary School No. 9 of Vitebsk" after Biryulin M.F.
"YOUR TERRITORY" Professions Festival - career guidance |
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Sports and Recreation Complex of the State Institution "Vitebsk City Sports Club" (Sovetskaya Street, 7-14) |
June 26 10.00-15.00 |
Chess and Checkers Tournament among residents of Vitebsk, dedicated to the Day of Liberation of Vitebsk from Nazi invaders |
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Sports and Recreation Complex of the State Institution "Vitebsk City Sports Club" (K. Marx Street, 2A) |
June 26 10:00-15:00 |
Swimming competitions among veterans of Vitebsk, dedicated to the Day of Liberation of Vitebsk from German-fascist invaders |
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Libraries |
June 26-29 |
Thematic events, exhibitions, dedicated to the 1051st anniversary of the founding of Vitebsk, the 81st anniversary of the liberation of the city from German-fascist invaders |
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Mir Cinema (Chekhov Street, 3)
Dom Kino (Lenin Street, 40) |
June 26-29
June 26 12:20
June 28 12:20
June 27 14:20
June 29 15:00 |
Screening of feature and documentary films produced by RUP "National Film Studio "Belarusfilm", dedicated to Vitebsk and the Vitebsk region:
"Time to Return" feature film
"Berezinsky Biosphere Reserve" documentary film
"Memorial Complexes of Belarus – 2" documentary film;
"Abode of St. Euphrosyne" documentary film |
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Organizations, open venues of Vitebsk (according to separate plans) |
June 26, June 28-29 |
Cultural, sports, and tourist events |
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Town Hall Courtyard (from the Mayakovsky Square side) |
June 27 21:30 |
Film screening cartoon for children, film "About the Dragon on the Balcony, About Kids and a Scooter", tea from a samovar with Zdravnevsky herbs and treats |
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Sports and Recreation Complex of the State Institution "Vitebsk Sports and Recreation Complex" (3rd Sadovaya Street, 26a) |
June 28 10:00-15:00 |
Billiards competition among working people dedicated to the 1051st anniversary of the founding of Vitebsk, and the 81st anniversary of the city's liberation from Nazi invaders |
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Parking lot near Blokhin Bridge |
June 28 10:00-15:00 |
"DRIFT TAXI" master class |
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State Institution "National Academic Drama Theatre named after Yakub Kolas" (Zamkovaya Street, 2) |
June 28 18:00 |
"PARACHUTIST" performance |
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Viteba River Embankment (near Yubileiny Bridge) |
June 28-29 10:00-18:00 |
Open Vitebsk City Beach Football Cup among teams |
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Open-air Cinema Student Square (Moskovsky Prospekt) |
June 28-29
June 28 13:30
14:00
16:00
June 29 14:00 16:00 |
"CITY OF INSPIRATION. VITEBSK IN CINEMA" screening of films shot in Vitebsk
"VITEBSK IN CINEMA"
Film screening film "About the Dragon on the Balcony, About the Kids and the Scooter";
film "Chagall-Malevich"
Film screening film "Control Work in the Specialty";
film "Starting Point" |
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Cultural and Recreational Complex named after the Soviet Army
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June 28
11:00-20:00
June 29
12:00-14:00
11:00-18:00
15:00-18:00 |
"TOGETHER AS A FAMILY ON WEEKEND!" Mass recreation day. Operation of the sports equipment rental service, amusement rides complex
"VITEBSK IS OUR NATIVE CITY!" Festive concert program by the youth estrada theater "Star School"
"SPORT FOR EVERYONE – FROM 0 TO 100 VITEBSK 2025" Cultural and sports festival for the whole family Operation of various sports grounds (kickboxing, football, jumping, yoga, taekwondo)
Demonstrations by sports clubs |
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Town Hall Courtyard |
June 29 18:00-23:00 |
"Catch the Summer at the Town Hall" Dance and music program |
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Bridge of the 1000th Anniversary of Vitebsk |
June 29 during the day |
"VITEBSK HISTORICAL" exhibition |
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Suvorov Street, Mayakovsky Square |
June 29 10.00-16.00 |
EXHIBITION-FAIR OF ARTISTS, CRAFTSMEN master classes
Musical program |
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Tolstoy Street |
June 29 10.00-16.00 |
Operation of trade facilities |
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Sports and Recreation Complex of the State Institution "Vitebsk Sports and Recreation Complex" (Sovetskaya Street, 7) |
June 29 10.00-15.00 |
Open city chess tournament |
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Frunze Park (near the fountain) |
June 29 16.00-18.00 |
"IN OLD RHYTHMS" dance and entertainment program |
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Inner courtyard of the State Cultural Institution "Vitebsk Regional Philharmonic" (Lenin Street, 69) |
June 29 16.00-18.00 |
"KUPALA-FEST 2025" final of the music bands competition |
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State Institution "Yakub Kolas National Academic Drama Theatre" (Zamkovaya Street, 2) |
29 June 18:00 |
"MUSICAL "VERNISAGE" musical and poetic evening |
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Exhibitions |
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TC "Marko" |
20 June - 4 July throughout the day |
"WE REMEMBER. WE HONOR. WE WILL NOT BETRAY" Exhibition |
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Exhibition space of the pedestrian crossing Moskovsky Avenue, Tereshkovoy-Nikolaevoy Street, city institutions and organizations |
26-28 June |
"SYMPHONY OF SPACE" republican competition of digital art. Exhibition, award ceremony, quest walks |
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Zheleznodorozhny District (branch "Palace of Culture of Railway Workers" of the State Institution "Cultural and Information Center "Golden Ring of the City of Vitebsk "Dvina", district organizations) |
25 June - throughout the day |
"OLD CITY, GLORIOUS CITY APPOINTS A MEETING FOR US..." photo exhibition |
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State Cultural Institution "Museum of Marc Chagall in Vitebsk" "Art Space" (Tolstogo Street, 7), cultural institutions, educational institutions of the city |
24-29 June |
"PHOTOCROK"
X Photography Festival |
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Museum of the History of VNHU (Shagala Street, 5a) |
June 17-30 |
"VERA YERMOLAEVA: AMAZON OF THE RUSSIAN AVANT-GARDE" exhibition of paintings and graphics from a private collection (Moscow) |
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Educational Institution "Children's Art School No. 3 of Vitebsk "Maladik"
Exhibition Hall |
June 25 11:00-12:00 |
"PERSPECTIVA-2025" XVIII open exhibition-competition of fine arts. Opening of the exhibition-competition |
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Educational Institution "Children's Art School Exhibition Hall (Suvorov Street, 3)
(Mayakovsky Square) |
June 26 12:00-12:40
13:00 |
"PERSPECTIVA-2025" Opening
Awarding of the exhibition-competition winners |
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Exhibition Hall branch of the Educational Institution "Marc Chagall Museum in Vitebsk" (Beloborodov Street, 5) |
June 26 16:00 |
"THREE ARTISTS WERE FRIENDS: LEONID ANTIMONOV, OLEG ORLOV, ALEXANDER SOLOVYOV"
"ADLYUSTRAVANNE" Sculpture by Ivan Kolodovsky |
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Marc Chagall Art Center (25 Sovetskaya Street) |
June 26 17:00
throughout the month |
"Bright Line of Constellations" – an evening of poetry and author's songs dedicated to D. Simanovich's birthday
"HAPPY IS HE WHO IS LIKE ODYSSEUS..." |
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Town Hall (36 Lenin Street, hall) |
June 27-28 11:00-23:00 |
Ascent to the panoramic viewing platform of the Town Hall tower, excursions |
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Town Hall (36 Lenin Street) |
June 28 11:00-19:00 |
"TOWN HALL – THE CENTER OF VITEBSK", "PROFOTO", "OLD TOWN" exhibitions (free admission) |
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Excursions |
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Historical center of Vitebsk
(Chekhov Street, |
June 28 10:30-16:00
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13.30
16.00 |
EVENT "DEDICATED TO OUR BELOVED CITY..." (free thematic excursions and quests):
Excursion to the Church-Archaeological Office of the Vitebsk Theological Seminary and the Church of the Resurrection of Christ
"ACCORDING TO THE MEMORIES OF BELLA SHAGAL"
"THE STORY OF ONE STREET" (Chekhov Street) excursion (start from Mir cinema, Chekhov Street, 3) |
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Art Museum (Lenin Street, 32) |
June 28 12:00, 15:00 |
"A WALK AROUND THE CITY WITH PENOM" presentation of the excursion, exhibition (by prior arrangement) |
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Town Hall |
June 29 12:00 |
"YES, INDEED, IN THE VITSEBSK WAY"
presentation of an author's thematic bus and walking tour |
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City Tram Route departure point: tram loop on Frunze Avenue near the military unit)
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June 28 10:00
June 28 14:00 |
"ROUTES OF MEMORY" thematic free excursion on a mobile tram museum around Vitebsk (by prior appointment)
Free excursion with musical accompaniment (by prior appointment) |
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1000th Anniversary Square of Vitebsk |
June 28-29 20:00-24:00 |
Hot air balloon ride |
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Boat trip (route: Victory Square – Soviet Army Park – Victory Square) |
June 28-29 12:00-19:00 |
Boat trips on the Western Dvina River |
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