City Day - 2025. Program of festive events in Vitebsk
Program of festive events dedicated to the 1051st anniversary of the founding of Vitebsk and the 81st anniversary of the liberation of the city from Nazi invaders, June 26, 28, 2025.
June 26 (Thursday) – Day of the Liberation of Vitebsk from German-Fascist Invaders | ||||
Victory Square | 11.00 | MEETING, LAYING OF 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 German-Fascist invaders | ||
Military burials and memorials City of Vitebsk | according to a separate plan | Ceremonial events at monuments and memorials to the liberators, at military burials (meetings, laying of flowers and wreaths) | ||
June 28 (Saturday) – City Festival of Vitebsk | ||||
Millennium Bridge of Vitebsk | during the day | «VITEBSK HISTORICAL» Exhibition | ||
Lenin Street (at the Town Hall) | 12.00 | Laying flowers at the memorial sign established at the site of the execution of Soviet patriots during the Great Patriotic War | ||
Suvorov Street (at the Town Hall) | 12.00-16.00 | «MUSEUMS IN A SUITCASE SPEAK» exhibition of school museums | ||
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 the arch painting «DANCING IN VITEBSK» flash mob | ||
Mayakovsky Square | 10.00-17.00 12.00-14.00 18.00-20.00 | Concert programs «My favorite city» plein air of the folk studio of artists-lovers "Contour" Plein air of students from educational institutions. Exhibition of works «OUR CITY» art action of volumetric figures «GIFT THE «BIRD OF HAPPINESS» TO THE BELOVED CITY» promotion-congratulation «IN THE CULTURE CENTER – IN THE CENTER OF VITEBSK» open music project. Evening of Folk Music | ||
Tolstoy Street | 10.00-20.00 | OPERATION OF TRADE FACILITIES | ||
Pushkin Street | 10.00-17.00 20.00-24.00 | «VITEBSK. CITY DAY. READING POINT» library and poetic platform «THE BEST AND NEW ON THE THEATER SQUARE» the magic of street performances: theaters, musicians, performers, circus, and fire shows | ||
The area near the Holy Assumption Cathedral | 10.00-15.00 | «VITEBSK ORTHODOX» exhibition-fair. Master classes on bell ringing | ||
Castle Street | 10.00-15.00 | «CITY DEVELOPMENT – BUILDING THE FUTURE TOGETHER!» exhibition-presentation of educational institutions | ||
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 special equipment of the Ministry of Emergency Situations, OSVOD. Concert and entertainment program Operation of trade facilities | ||
Site at the TZU "Belarusian Puppet Theater" (Pushkin Street, 2) | 11.00-13.00 | "PLANET OF CHILDHOOD" festive program «PYATRUSHKA» performance of the play for children. Master classes, photo zones, interactive sites, contests, games | ||
Victory Square | 11.00-15.00 12.00-12.30 12.00-17.00 12.30-12.50 13.30-14.30 14.30 12.00-19.00 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 cycling event participants Work of interactive platforms: location of the State Traffic Inspectorate, sports and gaming program of GFSK, Opening of Youth Day «Velo Vitebsk» bike race Awarding of participants in sports events "Fire of Youth Talents" regional stage of the national festival-competition of youth creativity, gala concert of the participants of the festival competition of youth creativity Operation of trade facilities | ||
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 | ||
Street | 13.15 | Opening of the SPA center "Southern" | ||
Park of the 1000th Anniversary | 16.00-18.00 | «I AM PROUD OF YOU, MY CITY!» holiday concert program | ||
Town Hall (balcony from the side of the Town Hall Square) The Courtyard of the Town Hall | 17.00-18.00 21.30 | «FIDDLER ON THE ROOF» musical congratulations to the city MOVIE SCREENING: children's cartoon, film "Specialty Exam", tea from a samovar with health herbs and treats | ||
Museum of the History of Private Collecting (Frunze Avenue, 13) | 16.30 | UNVEILING OF THE MEMORIAL PLAQUE to the collector | ||
Cultural and Sports Complex Summer amphitheater | 17.00 | OPENING of the updated multifunctional cultural center. PRESENTATION from the folk club of historical reconstruction "VARGENTORN". Operation of the children's play center | ||
Summer amphitheater (Frunze Avenue, 13a) | (17.30) 18.00-20.00 | «VITEBSK – THE CITY OF OUR LOVE!» a solemn event dedicated to the 1051st anniversary of the founding of Vitebsk and the 81st anniversary of the liberation of the city from Nazi invaders. The ceremony of the solemn presentation of the city award "Vitebsk Citizen of the Year", conferring the title "Honorary Citizen of Vitebsk" | ||
Victory Square (at Moskovsky Avenue, 8) | 20.00-23.00 | «LIVE BRIGHT! LOVE VITEBSK!» gala concert of popular performers | ||
Victory Square (at the monument) | 23.00 | FIREWORK | ||
Related events | ||||
Vitebsk Sports Palace (Prospect of Builders, 23) | June 14-15 | «VitebskEpil 2025» II International Championship on Bioepilation in Vitebsk | ||
State Educational Institution "Vitebsk State Technical College" (ul. Lazo, 113A) | June 14-15 | Open Championship in Kettlebell Triathlon | ||
Victory Square | June 16 10.00 | Meeting of the International Relay of wheelchair users "Road of Memory from Moscow to Brest" at The solemn laying of flowers at the Eternal Flame of the memorial complex in honor of the Soviet soldiers-liberators, partisans, and underground fighters of Vitebsk region | ||
Vitebsk Aerodrome of the A.G. Gorovtsov Aero Club DOSAAF Millennium Square of Vitebsk | June 16-21 June 17 June 21 17.00-20.00 | VI OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE REPUBLIC OF BELARUS on parachuting sports for veteran parachutists, veterans of combat actions Solemn opening «VITEBSK GATHERS FRIENDS!» parachute festival Parachute jumps of participants competitions of the VI Open Championship of the Republic of Belarus | ||
Cultural and Mass Recreation Complex named | June 21 11.00-23.00 June 22 10.00-15.00 | «FLAT MOUNTAIN» Historical Reconstruction Festival | ||
Floodplain of the Vitsba River | June 22 9.30 | Open yoga training | ||
Territory of the former | June 22 13.00 | «PATRIOTS – REMEMBER!» car rally | ||
State Institution "Vitebsk Regional Library (Lenin Street, 8a) | June 26 12.00 | «WORD WITHOUT BORDERS» The festival is a poetic dialogue between representatives of Belarusian and Russian library literary associations (ROO "Union of Writers of Moscow", GBUK "Smolensk Regional Universal Scientific Library named after A.T. Tvardovsky") | ||
TZU "Belarusian Puppet Theatre" (Pushkin Street, 2) | June 26 18.00 | «PLACES OF MEMORY» monospectacle dedicated to | ||
«5th Regiment» – City of Gorodok – Microdistrict Verkhovye» Tourist and hotel complex «Vitebsk Hotel» (conference hall) UK "Vitebsk Regional Museum of the Hero of the Soviet Union Minai Filippovich Myirva" Victory Square State Educational Institution "Secondary School No. 9 of Vitebsk" (School Street, 4) Organizations of the city | June 26 12.00 13.00 13.00 11.00 13.00 during the day | «MOLODZ.BY: WE UNITE DREAMS, ACHIEVE GOALS!» «RHYTHM OF MOVEMENT» «Feat in the Glory of the Fatherland» auto-bicycle rally «TECHNOLOGIES OF TOMORROW» «Science Picnic» intellectual open-air «ART BREAKTHROUGH» urban quest «THE POWER OF INHERITANCE» a meeting, laying of flowers and wreaths at the memorial complex in honor of the Soviet soldiers-liberators, partisans, and underground fighters of Vitebsk region, dedicated to the 81st anniversary of the liberation of Vitebsk from the German fascist invaders The solemn event dedicated to the naming of M.F. Biryulin at the State Educational Institution "Secondary School No. 9 of Vitebsk" «YOUR TERRITORY» Labor action for landscaping in organizations and institutions of Vitebsk Career Festival - Career Guidance | ||
FOK GU "GFSK "Vitebsk" (Soviet Street, 7-14) | June 26 10.00-15.00 | Chess and checkers competitions among the residents of Vitebsk, dedicated to the Day of the Liberation of Vitebsk from the German-Fascist invaders | ||
FOK GU "GFSK "Vitebsk" (K. Marx Street, 2A) | June 26 10.00-15.00 | Swimming competitions among veterans of Vitebsk, dedicated to the Day of the liberation of Vitebsk from the German fascist invaders | ||
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 Nazi invaders | ||
Cinema "World" (Chekhov Street, 3) House of Cinema (Lenin Street, 40) | June 26-29 June 26 12.20 June 28 12.20 June 27 14.20 June 29 15.00 | Screening of artistic and documentary films produced by the RUP "National Film Studio 'Belarusfilm'", dedicated to Vitebsk and the Vitebsk region: «Time to Return» feature film "Berezinsky Biosphere" documentary film "Memorial Complexes of Belarus – 2" documentary film; "The Abode of Saint Euphrosyne" documentary film | ||
Organizations, open venues of Vitebsk (according to separate plans) | June 26, June 28-29 | Cultural, sports and tourism events | ||
The Courtyard of the Town Hall (from the side of Mayakovsky Square) | June 27 21.30 | Film screening animated film for children, movie "About a Dragon on the Balcony, About the Kids and the Scooter", tea from the samovar with health herbs and treats | ||
FOK GU "GFSK "Vitebsk" (street 3rd Sadovaya, 26a) | June 28 10.00-15.00 | Billiards competitions among workers dedicated to the 1051st anniversary of the founding of Vitebsk, the 81st anniversary of the liberation of the city from Nazi invaders | ||
Parking near the Blokhin Bridge | June 28 10.00-15.00 | «DRIFT-TAXI» master class | ||
State Institution "National Academic Drama Theater (Castle Street, 2) | June 28 18.00 | «PARACHUTIST» performance | ||
Floodplain of the Vitba River (near the Jubilee Bridge) | June 28-29 10.00-18.00 | Open Cup of Vitebsk in beach soccer among teams | ||
Street Cinema Student Square (Moscow Avenue) | June 28-29 June 28 13.30 14.00 16.00 June 29 14.00 16.00 | «CITY OF INSPIRATION. VITEBSK IN CINEMA» demonstration of films that were shot in Vitebsk «VITEBSK IN CINEMA» Film screening movie "About a Dragon on the Balcony, About the Guys and the Scooter"; film "Chagall-Malevich" Film screening film "Specialty Exam"; film "Starting Point" | ||
Cultural and Mass Recreation Complex named | June 28 11.00-20.00 June 29 12.00-14.00 11.00-18.00 15.00-18.00 | «ON THE WEEKEND – WITH THE WHOLE FAMILY!» day of mass recreation. Operation of the sports equipment rental point, attractions complex «VITEBSK – OUR NATIVE CITY!» holiday concert program of the youth variety theater "School of Stars" «SPORT FOR EVERYONE – FROM 0 TO 100 VITEBSK 2025» cultural and sports holiday for the whole family The operation of facilities for various sports (kickboxing, football, jumping, yoga, taekwondo) Demonstrative performances of sports clubs | ||
Millennium Bridge of Vitebsk | June 29 during the day | «VITEBSK HISTORICAL» exhibition | ||
Suvorov Street, Mayakovsky Square | June 29 10.00-16.00 | EXHIBITION-FAIR OF ARTISTS, CRAFTSMEN conducting master classes Musical program | ||
Tolstoy Street | June 29 10.00-16.00 | Operation of trade facilities | ||
FOC GU "GFSK "Vitebsk" (Soviet Street, 7) | June 29 10.00-15.00 | Open City Chess Tournament | ||
Frunze Park (at the fountain) | June 29 16.00-18.00 | «IN OLD RHYTHMS» dance and entertainment program | ||
Inner courtyard State Budgetary Institution "Vitebsk Regional Philharmonic" (Lenin Street, 69) | June 29 16.00-18.00 | «KUPALA-FEST 2025» final of the music bands competition | ||
State Institution "National Academic Drama Theater named after Yakub Kolas" (Castle Street, 2) | June 29 18.00 | «MUSICAL «VERNISSAGE» musical-poetic evening | ||
Exhibitions | ||||
Shopping Center "Marko" | June 20 - July 4 during the day | «WE REMEMBER. WE HONOR. WE WILL NOT BETRAY» Exhibition | ||
Exhibition space of the pedestrian crossing Moscow Avenue, Tereshkova-Nikolaeva St. Cultural Center of the State Educational Institution "VGAWM" (Dovatora Street, 3) UNOVIS-Cosmos Site. Embankment of the Victory Park. Victory Square. Round Hall Concert Hall "Vitebsk" (Frunze Avenue, 1) Cosmonauts Street, Budennyy Street Cosmonauts Square Observatory of the State Educational Institution "VGU" | June 26-28 during the day June 26 14.00-16.00 June 27 14.00 June 27 10.00-12.00 June 27 12.00 June 26 15.00 June 27 17.00 | «SYMPHONY OF THE COSMOS» republican competition of digital art «SYMPHONY OF THE COSMOS» exhibition of photographs by Hero of the Russian Federation, pilot-cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy, Hero of Belarus, cosmonaut Marina Vasilevskaya «SYMPHONY OF THE COSMOS» republican competition of digital art «VITEBSK – TRAVELING «SYMPHONY OF THE COSMOS» quest walk through the streets named after cosmonauts. Part 1. UNOVIS-Cosmos Site. Embankment of the Victory Park. Victory Square. Memorial laying of flowers at the memorial complex in honor of Soviet soldiers, partisans, and underground fighters of Vitebsk region. A solemn meeting of the youth with the Hero of the Russian Federation, cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy, Hero of Belarus, cosmonaut Marina Vasilevskaya, an academic, head of the aerospace development department of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, Peter Alexandrovich Vityaz. The Ceremony of the Solemn Awarding of the Winners of the Republican Competition of Digital Art "Symphony of the Cosmos". Meeting of guests, winners, with the participation of the Hero of the Russian Federation, pilot-cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy, Hero of Belarus, cosmonaut Marina Vasilevskaya TRAVELING "SYMPHONY OF THE COSMOS" quest walk through the streets named after cosmonauts Part 2. Cosmonauts Square, Campaign "Friends–Cosmonauts". Stela dedicated to cosmonauts Pyotr Klimuk (Belarus), Mirosław Hermaszewski (Poland) TRAVELING "SYMPHONY OF THE COSMOS" quest walk. Part 3. "The Birth of Scientific Astronomy" Excursion to the astronomical center. VSU Observatory | ||
Railway District (branch "Palace of Culture of Railway Workers" of the State Institution "Cultural and Informational Center "Golden Ring of the City of Vitebsk "Dvina", district organization) | June 25 - during the day | «OLD CITY, GLORIOUS CITY APPOINTS A MEETING FOR US…» photo exhibition | ||
UK "Marc Chagall Museum in Vitebsk" "Art Space" (Tolstoy Street, 7), cultural institutions, educational institutions of the city | June 24-29 | «PHOTO STEP» X Photography Festival | ||
Museum of the History of VDNH (Shagal Street, 5a) | June 17-30 | «VERA YERMOLAEVA: AMAZON OF RUSSIAN AVANT-GARDE» exhibition of painting and graphics from a private collection (Moscow) | ||
State Educational Institution "Children's Art School No. 3 of Vitebsk 'Maladik'" Exhibition Hall | June 25 11.00-12.00 | «PROSPECT-2025» XVIII open exhibition-competition of visual arts. Opening of the exhibition-competition | ||
State Educational Institution "Children's Art School" Exhibition Hall (Suvorov Street, 3) (Mayakovsky Square) | June 26 12.00-12.40 13.00 | «PROSPECT-2025» Opening Awarding of the winners of the exhibition-competition | ||
Exhibition Hall branch of the State Institution "Marc Chagall Museum in Vitebsk" (Beloborodova Street, 5) | June 26 16.00 | «THREE ARTISTS WERE FRIENDS: LEONID ANTIMONOV, OLEG ORLOV, ALEXANDER SOLOVYOV» «ADJUSTMENT» Sculpture I.Kolodovsky | ||
Marc Chagall Art Center (Soviet Street, 25) | June 26 17.00 within a month | "Constellation of Bright Lines" creative evening of poetry and author’s song for the birthday of D. Simanovich «HAPPY IS HE WHO IS LIKE ULYSSES…» | ||
Town Hall (Lenin Street, 36, hall) | June 27-28 11.00-23.00 | Climb to the panoramic platform of the Town Hall tower, excursions | ||
Town Hall (Lenin Street, 36) | June 28 11.00-19.00 | «TOWN HALL – CENTER OF VITEBSK», «PROPHOTO», «OLD TOWN» exhibitions (free entry) | ||
Excursions | ||||
Historical center (Chekhov Street, | June 28 10.30-16.00 11.00 13.30 16.00 | ACTION "DEDICATED TO THE BELOVED CITY..." (free thematic excursions and quests): Excursion to the Church Archaeological Cabinet of the Vitebsk Theological Seminary and the Church of the Resurrection of Christ «ON THE MEMORIES OF BELLA SHAGAL» "THE HISTORY OF ONE STREET" (Chekhov Street) excursion (starting from the cinema "Mir", Chekhov Street, 3) | ||
Art Museum (Lenin Street, 32) | June 28 12.00, 15.00 | «WALKING AROUND THE CITY WITH FOAM» presentation of the excursion, exhibition (upon request) | ||
Town Hall | June 29 12.00 | «YES, IN VITEBSK STYLE» presentation of the author's thematic bus and walking tour | ||
Tram route through the city departure place: tram ring (Frunze Avenue in the military unit) | June 28 10.00 June 28 14.00 | «MEMORY ROUTES» thematic free excursion on the mobile museum tram in Vitebsk (by prior appointment) Free tour with musical accompaniment (by prior appointment) | ||
Millennium Square Vitebsk | June 28-29 20.00-24.00 | Hot air ballooning | ||
Boat trip (route: Victory Square – Soviet Army Park – Victory Square) | June 28-29 12.00-19.00 | Boat trips on the Western Dvina River | ||