Plan of festive events dedicated to the 1052nd anniversary of the founding of Vitebsk and the 82nd anniversary of the liberation of the city from German-fascist invaders
23.06.2026
Plan of festive events
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June 26 (Friday) – Liberation Day of Vitebsk from German-fascist invaders |
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Victory Square |
11.00 |
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 82nd anniversary of the liberation of Vitebsk from German-fascist invaders |
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Military section of the city cemetery "Lucheskoye" (Sennenskaya St.) |
14.00 |
Youth patriotic memorial event "They Liberated Vitebsk" |
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Summer Amphitheater (Frunze Ave., 13a) |
20.00-22.00 |
"VITEBSK BEAUTY 2026" final of the city competition. Festive event dedicated to Vitebsk City Day |
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June 27 (Saturday) – Vitebsk City Day |
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Concert hall "Vitebsk", round hall (Frunze Park, 1) |
11.00-13.00 |
"VITEBSK CITIZEN OF THE YEAR" Ceremony of the solemn awarding of the city prize |
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Suvorov Street, |
10.00-20.00
13.00
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CRAFTSMEN'S EXPO-FAIR Conducting master classes
"COLORFUL CYCLING" Presentation of arch painting at Suvorov Street, 16 |
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Mayakovsky Square
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10.30-20.00
12.00-14.00
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"VITEBSK – CONSONANCE OF CULTURES AND GENERATIONS" Concert programs
"MY BELOVED CITY" Plein air of the folk studio of amateur artists "Kontur"
Plein air for students of educational institutions. Exhibition of works
"VITEBSK FIGURINES" Art action of volumetric figures |
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Town Hall Courtyard |
12.00-16.30 |
"WORLD OF CHILDHOOD, DREAMS AND JOY" Cultural and game playground
"Energy of the Game" Interactive playground
"A Gift to My Native City" Master classes |
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Freedom Square |
10.30-18.00
12.00-14.00
10.00-18.00 |
"BELOVED VITEBSK – FOR BELOVED WOMEN!" Interactive project Concert and entertainment program
"Cornflower Carpet of Love" (creative project in the malyavanka technique, dedicated to the Year of Belarusian Women)
Operation of trade facilities |
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Zamkovaya Street |
10.30-16.30
13.20 |
"CITY EDUCATION – BUILDING THE FUTURE TOGETHER!" exhibition-presentation of educational institutions Presentation of the coat of arms of the city of Vitebsk |
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Pushkin Street |
10.30-18.00
20.00-24.00 |
"VITEBSK. CITY DAY. READING POINT" library and poetry platform
"ABOUT 7 WINDS" street performance by participants of the "Na Semi Vetrakh" festival |
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Site near the bust of Hero of the Soviet Union, Hero of Socialist Labor P.M. Masherov (Zamkovaya Street) |
14.00 |
Laying flowers at the bust of Hero of the Soviet Union, Hero of Socialist Labor P.M. Masherov |
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1000th Anniversary of Vitebsk Square |
14.15-15.00 |
Theatrical performance about the history of the city of Vitebsk
Presentation of the historical reconstruction festival "PLOSKAYA GORA" |
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Park of Winners |
12.00-14.00
10.00-01.00
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"MY BELOVED CITY" concert and entertainment program
Operation of attractions Operation of trade facilities |
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Victory Square |
13:00-17:00
10:00-23:00 |
"WE ARE YOUNG – THE BACKBONE OF THE COUNTRY" YOUTH DAY Youth Day Opening
Folk Exercise
Concert Programs
"VeloVitebsk" Bike Ride:
"Time of the Strong!" Open city competitions in strength sports (classic bench press and deadlift)
Auto Retro Exhibition, Retro Car Parade "My Favorite City"
Demonstration Performances by Vitebsk Strongmen "Iron Character"
Exhibition of Military Equipment and Armament, Ministry of Emergency Situations, State Traffic Inspectorate Operation of interactive platforms of the NGO "BRSM", sports grounds
Operation of Trade Facilities |
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SE "Football Club "Vitebsk" (General Ludnikov Avenue, 12) |
14:00 |
Friendly football match between youth sports schools of FC "Vitebsk", FC "ML Vitebsk" |
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Town Hall (Lenin Street, 36) (balcony from the Town Hall Square side)
Town Hall Courtyard |
17:00-18:00
22:00 |
"VIOLIN OVER THE CITY" a musical greeting to the city
FILM SCREENING: cartoon for children, the film "Old Khottabych", tea from a samovar with Zdravnevsky herbs and treats |
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Victory Square (near Moskovsky Avenue, 8) |
20.00-23.00 |
"MUSIC OVER THE DVINA" Festive concert with popular performers |
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Victory Square (near the monument) |
23.00 |
FIREWORKS |
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Accompanying events |
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UP "Tourist and Hotel Complex "Vitebsk Hotel" (Zamkovaya Street, 5) |
June 1-27
June 22-26 |
"CORNFLOWER VITEBSK" citywide creative photography contest
Open exhibition of contest works |
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Complex of Cultural and Mass Recreation named after the Soviet Army (Mazurinskaya Street, 1) |
June 21 11.00-15.00 |
"SPORT FOR EVERYONE – FROM 0 TO 100 VITEBSK 2026" cultural and sports festival for the whole family, concert program |
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Site near the State Educational Institution "Secondary School (General Beloborodov Street, 6) |
June 24 |
"THE 26TH NOTE OF JUNE" creativity festival
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Kirov Square |
June 25 – |
"BREATH OF THE LIBERATED CITY" photo exhibition |
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State Institution "Vitebsk Regional Philharmonic" (Lenin Street, 69) |
June 25 19:00 |
"WE ARE FROM VITEBSK" concert program by the institution's artists |
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Marc Chagall House-Museum (Pokrovskaya Street, 11)
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June 26 11:00-18:00
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"HOW LONG AGO, MY BELOVED CITY..." reading of Marc Chagall's letter "To My City Vitebsk" by museum staff and visitors |
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State Institution "Vitebsk Regional Library named after V.I. Lenin" conference hall (Lenin Street, 8a) |
June 26 14:00 |
"FROM THE FRONTLINE FRONTIERS TO DIPLOMATIC FRONTIERS. THE FATES OF SOVIET DIPLOMATS – NATIVES OF THE VITEBSK REGION" presentation of the exhibition project and meeting with the head of the department of the Embassy of the Russian Federation in Vitebsk, I. Demyanenko |
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State Cultural Institution "Vitebsk Regional Museum of Hero of the Soviet Union M.F. Shmyrev" (Chekhov Street, 4) |
June 26 16:00 |
"THE BUILDING ON CHEKHOV STREET. HISTORY OF THE MUSEUM" opening of the exhibition project.
Lecture on the history of the cultural institution "Vitebsk Regional Museum of Hero of the Soviet Union M.F. Shmyrev" and the development of |
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Private Unitary Enterprise "Belarusian Puppet Theatre "Lyalka"" (Pushkin Street, 2) |
26 June 18:00 |
"PLACES OF MEMORY" solo performance |
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Yanka Kupala National Academic Theatre (Zamkovaya Street, 2) |
26 June 19:00 |
"UNHEALED WOUND" performance |
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Vitebsk Concert Hall (Frunze Park, 1) |
26 June 15:00 |
Festive event dedicated to Cooperation Day |
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Mir Cinema (Chekhov Street, 3)
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26-27 June
26 June
27 June
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Screening of feature and documentary films produced by RUP "Belarusfilm National Film Studio", film lectures
"They Went Through Everything and Won" film lecture "Memorial Complexes of Belarus. Part 2" film
"To You, My City!" film lecture "White Dews" film |
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House of Cinema (Lenin Street, 40) |
26 June
27 June
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"Liberation. The Road to Victory" film lecture "Time to Return" film
"City of Feat and Glory" film lecture "Memorial Complexes of Belarus. Part 1" film |
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Sports and Recreation Complex of the State Institution "GFCK "Vitebsk" (3rd Sadovaya Street, 26a, Karl Marx Street, 2a) |
June 26-27 8:00 |
Billiards competition among working people, dedicated to the 1052nd anniversary of the founding of Vitebsk
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Libraries |
June 26-28 |
Thematic events, exhibitions, dedicated to the 1052nd anniversary of the founding of Vitebsk, the 82nd anniversary of the city's liberation from Nazi invaders |
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"Pervomaysky" Cultural and Business Center (Maxim Gorky Street, 120) |
June 26 18:30 |
"TEMPOSPHERE" dance and entertainment program for schoolchildren |
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Complex of Cultural and Mass Recreation named after |
June 27 10:40-23:00 June 28 11:00-16:00 |
"FLAT MOUNTAIN" Historical reconstruction festival |
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TZUP "Belarusian Puppet Theater "Lyalka" (Pushkin Street, 2) |
June 27 11:00 |
"ON THE WAVE OF SUMMER" festive program
"A LESSON THAT NEVER WAS" screening of a premiere performance |
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State Institution "National Academic Drama Theater named after Yakub Kolas" (Zamkovaya Street, 2) |
June 27 18.00 |
"WILL THERE BE NO WINTER?" performance |
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Sports and Recreation Complex of the State Institution "Vitebsk City Sports Club" (K. Marx Street, 2A) |
June 27 10.00 |
Swimming competition among veterans of Vitebsk, dedicated to the Day of Liberation of Vitebsk from Nazi invaders |
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State Institution "Football Club Vitebsk" (General Ludnikov Avenue, 12) |
June 27 16.30 |
Championship of the Republic of Belarus in football among teams FC "ML Vitebsk" and FC "Naftan-Novopolotsk"
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Outdoor Cinema, Studenchesky Square (Moskovsky Avenue) |
June 27 12.00-18.00 |
"CINEMA DAY" film screening for Vitebsk City Day |
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Viteb River Floodplain (beach soccer field) |
June 27-28 11.00 |
Open Cup of Vitebsk in beach soccer among teams |
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Sports and Recreation Complex of the State Institution "Vitebsk City Sports Club" (Sovetskaya Street, 7-14) |
June 28 8.00 |
Chess and checkers competition among residents of Vitebsk, dedicated to the Day of Liberation of Vitebsk from Nazi invaders |
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Cultural and Recreational Complex named after the
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June 28 11:00-20:00 |
"A FAMILY WEEKEND!" Mass recreation day. Operation of the sports equipment rental service, amusement rides complex |
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Frunze Park (by the fountain) |
June 28 16:00-18:00 |
"IN OLD RHYTHMS" Dance and entertainment program for labor veterans |
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Town Hall Courtyard Mayakovsky Square |
June 28 18:00-23:00 |
"CACTUS from the 'Poyma' Festival" Youth party |
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Coat of Arms and Flag Square Route: Stroiteley Avenue – Petrus Brovka Street – Moskovsky Avenue – Pobedy Avenue – Stroiteley Avenue |
June 28 9:00-12:00 |
"Slavic Run" athletic race
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Exhibitions |
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Cultural Institution "Marc Chagall Museum in Vitebsk" cultural institutions, educational institutions of the city |
June 24-28 |
"PHOTOCROK" S. Yurkovsky Festival of Photography in Vitebsk |
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Educational Institution "Children's Art School No. 3 of Vitebsk 'Maladik'"
Exhibition Hall |
June 25 11:00-13:00 |
"PERSPECTIVE-2026" XIX Open Exhibition-Competition of Fine Arts. Exhibition-Competition Opening |
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Educational Institution "Vitebsk Children's Art School" Exhibition Hall (Suvorov Street, 3)
(Mayakovsky Square) |
June 26 11:30 AM
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM |
"PERSPECTIVE-2026" Opening
Awarding of Exhibition-Competition Winners |
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"Dukhovskoy Kruglik" Exhibition Hall (Frunze Avenue, 13a/1)
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June 26 2:00 PM |
Official presentation of the "Dukhovskoy Kruglik" Exhibition Hall after the final stage of modernization and renovation works |
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"Dukhovskoy Kruglik" Exhibition Hall (Frunze Avenue, 13a/1)
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June 26 4:00 PM |
"FESTIVAL CLOSE-UP" Exhibition Opening Presentation of photographs by participants of the Vitebsk photo club "Dvina". |
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Museum of the History of Private Collecting (Frunze Avenue, 13) |
June 26 7:00 PM |
"LIZA SATILIS. GOLDEN GRECHANKA – MESSENGER OF WORLD CULTURE" Exhibition Opening |
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Town Hall (Lenin Street, 36, Hall) |
June 27 11:00 AM - 12:00 AM |
Ascent to the panoramic viewing platform of the Town Hall tower, excursions |
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Museum of the History of VNHU (5A Mark Chagall Street) |
throughout June 11:00-19:00 |
Exhibition of graphics by European avant-garde artists from the funds of the Marc Chagall Museum |
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Marc Chagall Art Center (25 Sovetskaya Street) |
throughout June 11:00-19:00 |
"TREE OF LIFE" exhibition of original graphics by Marc Chagall from the funds of the Marc Chagall Museum |
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Exhibition Hall (5 General Beloborodov Street) |
throughout June 11:00-19:00
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"IN MEMORY OF THE FALLEN" exhibition of works by the Honored Artist of the Republic of Belarus, veteran of the Great Patriotic War Solovyov A.A. "ABSTRACT" exhibition of contemporary non-objective art |
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Excursions |
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Town Hall (36 Lenin Street) city tour |
June 27, 11:30
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"THE FIRST AFTER PARIS. VITEBSK AND CINEMA" bus and walking tour (by prior arrangement) |
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Art Museum (32 Lenin Street) city tour |
June 27 14:00
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"A WALK THROUGH THE CITY WITH YURI PEN" walking tour of the city (by prior arrangement) |
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Town Hall (Lenina Street, 36) around the city |
June 28 11.30 14.30 |
"YES, WE CAN "VITEBSK STYLE" bus and walking tour of the city (by prior arrangement) |
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1000th Anniversary Square of Vitebsk |
June 27 19.00-21.30 |
Hot air balloon ride |
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Boat trip (route: Victory Square – Soviet Army Park – Victory Square) |
June 26-28 11.30-20.00 |
Boat trips on the Western Dvina River |
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Tram routes in Vitebsk |
June 27
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"Musical Gift from the Vitebsk City Organization of the ROO "Patriots of Belarus" |