What will the City of Masters surprise with at this year's "Slavianski Bazaar"?

As part of the International Arts Festival "Slavianski Bazaar in Vitebsk", a fair of folk crafts and cultures will traditionally be held. The organizers promise that it will be interesting and fun. Starting from July 9, interesting events await guests and residents of the city. The first to open will be the "City of Masters", which will be located on Pushkin Street and Freedom Square and will operate from 10 am to 8 pm. You can admire the creativity of folk craftsmen, get fresh ideas, and make long-awaited purchases until July 13 inclusive.

As part of the International Arts Festival "Slavianski Bazaar in Vitebsk", a fair of folk crafts and cultures will traditionally be held. The organizers promise that it will be interesting and fun.

Starting from July 9, interesting events await guests and residents of the city. The first to open will be the "City of Masters", which will be located on Pushkin Street and Freedom Square and will operate from 10 am to 8 pm. You can admire the creativity of folk craftsmen, get fresh ideas, and make long-awaited purchases until July 13 inclusive.

Also on July 9, closer to noon, the festival "Rushnik - yak lyos" will begin on Freedom Square. By the way, this event is being held for the first time and promises to be colorful and memorable. From 1:00 pm, the "Viasolkovy karagod" skill competition for cultural organizers will take place on Pushkin Street.

In the afternoon, from July 9 to 13, the courtyard of the regional museum of local lore will host puppet shows titled "Puppet Courtyard" for the first time as part of the "On Seven Winds" street art festival. On the first day of the fair, at 4:00 PM, the exhibition "Magical World of Toys" will open in the exhibition hall of the regional methodological center of folk art at 35a Lenin Street for fans of toy themes. It will run until August 8. Additionally, as part of the International Arts Festival "Slavianski Bazaar in Vitebsk", on July 11 and 12, the regional methodological center of folk art and the regional museum of local lore will host the festival-competition for making dolls and toys "Zabava-2015". Among the participants are masters from Belarus, Russia, Ukraine, Latvia, and Lithuania.

The festival of song and music "And the Musicians Play, Play..." on Freedom Square will take place on July 11 from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM. In parallel with other events, from July 9 to 13, the competition of theatrical performances of brands of districts and cities of the region "Multicolored Vitebsk Region" will be held.

The organizers of the events are the main department of ideological work, culture, and youth affairs of the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee and the regional methodological center of folk art.

Tatyana Serebryakova, "Vitebskiye Vesti"