From June 26-28, Vitebsk will celebrate the 1046th anniversary of its founding and the 76th anniversary of its liberation from Nazi invaders during the Great Patriotic War.

Vitebsk City Holiday Event Program

June 26

Victory Square

  • 11:00 — laying wreaths and flowers at the memorial complex in honor of the Soviet soldiers, partisans and underground fighters of the Vitebsk region.
  • 11:00 — 18:00 (LED screens) — "Attraction of Vitebsk Land". Congratulations to Vitebsk on its birthday from organizations and famous residents of the city. Musical greetings.
  • 19:00 — 20:00 (LED screens), TRK "Vitebsk" TC "Belarus "Vitebsk" — "Evening Vitebsk". Festive broadcast dedicated to Vitebsk City Day, featuring the laureates of the honorary title "Vitebchanin of the Year".
  • 20:00 — 21:00 (LED screens) — "Vitebsk – City of My Youth". Musical greetings.

Exhibition Hall of the Vitebsk Center for Modern Art (ul. Generala Beloborodova, 5)

M. Gorky Central City Library

  • 12.00 — "Pride and Glory of Vitebsk". Presentation of a database dedicated to natives and residents of Vitebsk who were awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union, Hero of Socialist Labor, and full Cavaliers of the Order of Glory. Website of the CBS (on this website you can view the poster of online events of city libraries).

Marc Chagall Art Center (25 Sovetskaya St.)

  • 17.00 — "Granite of the Heavenly Shores...". An evening of author's song and poetry dedicated to the birthday of poet D. Simanovich — group "Facebook".
  • "Marc Chagall and the Artists of the European Avant-Garde".
  • An exhibition of graphic works from the museum's collections.

Vitebsk Regional Museum of Local Lore (36 Lenin Street)

  • 15:00 – 19:00 – "Candle of Memory" event.

June 27

Vitebsk Culture Center (1 Mayakovskogo St.)

  • 12:00 – 14:00 – "Dedication to My Beloved City". A congratulatory concert for Vitebsk residents and friends of the city. Online marathon – Instagram account gck.vitebsk.

City museums, the area near the "Vitebsk" Concert Hall (Frunze Park, 1)

  • 14:00 — 18:30 — "Vitebsk kvARTal". Open city creative project — "Map of Vitebsk Museums". Auto, bike and/or walking quest dedicated to Vitebsk City Day.
  • 19:00 (area near the "Vitebsk" Concert Hall) — Award ceremony for the quest winners. Online version — instagram account gck.vitebsk.

Art Museum (Lenin Street, 23)

  • 15:00 — "Dynamics of a Stopped Moment". Master class by Belarusian sculptor Alexander Gvozdikov, creative meeting with Doctor of Art History, Professor Tatyana Kotovich.

June 26 — 28

Museum of the History of Private Collections (13 Frunze Avenue)

  • 10:00 AM — 6:00 PM — virtual quiz (test) "Vitebsk. Tram Stories". Group "Museum of the History of Private Collecting" on the social network "VKontakte".

Art space and area near the building at 7 Tolstoy Street, cultural institutions of the city

  • V S. Yurkovsky Photography Competition "Photocroc".
  • Youtube channel VCCSI — educational project about the history of the city and VNXU.

Vitebsk City Center for Children's Additional Education and Youth.

  • Vkontakte Group Igranarium — creative messenger
  • "Vitebsk is a city of childhood!" (greetings from students of interest groups, concert performances, literary and musical compositions); website — from 10:00 "A wondrous city on the Dvina River". Festive online concert; virtual tour of the museum of the 6th Berlin Aviation Regiment of Long-Range Bombing awarded the Order of Kutuzov, 3rd Class; interactive game "Journey through the City"; open city internet competition (online voting) "Vitebsk is a city of creativity!".
The group "Vitebsk City Organization of BRSM" on the social network "VKontakte"
    • June 26, 16:00 — online quiz on the city's history.
    • June 27, 15:00 — live broadcast "From Youth to Youth".
    • June 28, 14:00 — quest-encounter "Historical Places of Vitebsk".

    Exhibition hall of the Vitebsk Center for Modern Art (Frunze Avenue, 11)

    • 10.00 – 18.00 – "Inspiration". Exhibition from the funds of the Vitebsk State University named after P.M. Masherov Art Gallery.

    Children's Art School of Vitebsk (Suvorov Street, 3, Chernyakhovsky Avenue, 9)

    • VKontakte group Vitebsk.hudojka, website.

    Children's Art School No. 3 of Vitebsk "Maladik" (19 Voinov-Internatsionalistov St.)

    • Facebook group of Children's Art School No. 3 of Vitebsk "Maladik" 13th open exhibition-competition of creative works by students of children's art schools and art schools "Perspective" (award ceremony for winners on June 26 at 4:00 PM on the stage area in front of "Maladik").

    Vitebsk Regional Museum of Local Lore

    • 10:00 — 18:00 — walking tours, "Above the City" event — tower climb; online tour "In the Footsteps of Liberators" (Vitebsk Regional Museum of Local Lore social networks);
    • 10:00 — 18:00 — event: free admission to the exhibition "Museum of the Vitebsk Region Patriots' Memory" (former Gestapo prison).

    Vitebsk City Museum of Internationalist Soldiers (20 Voinov-Internatsionalistov Street)

    • 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM — online exhibition "Vitebsk through the eyes of paratroopers". Group on "Odnoklassniki", group "VKontakte", website of the museum.

    June 27 – 28

    Victory Square

    • 10:00 — 21:00 (LED screens) — congratulations to Vitebsk on its Birthday by organizations and famous residents of the city. Musical greetings.

    Park of Victory, Railway Workers' Park, Alley of Fame

    • 10:00 — 22:00 — operation of attractions, temporary retail outlets.

    Complex of Cultural and Leisure Activities named after the Soviet Army

    • 11:00-20:00 — operation of attractions and sports equipment rental.

    Catchment area of the Vitba River, beach soccer field (Frunze Park, 4)

    • 10:00 —18:00 — Open Vitebsk City Beach Soccer Cup.

    Museum of the History of Private Collecting

    • 11.00, 13.00, 15.00 — atmospheric reality quest "13" (pre-registration).