Program for May 9 in Vitebsk: theatrical rally and military equipment exhibition

Victory Day celebrations in Vitebsk will begin as early as May 3. There will be honors for veterans of the Great Patriotic War and ceremonies at military burial sites and memorials. Concert and entertainment programs will be organized on open grounds for residents and guests of the city. However, the main festive events will, of course, take place on May 9.

Every year, thousands of citizens, families, and work collectives participate in the May 9 parade in Vitebsk. Some carry portraits of their relatives who fought for the Great Victory, thus joining the nationwide campaign "Belarus Remembers."

Program of Victory Day Celebrations in Vitebsk

Event Name	Time of Event		Venue of Event
Ceremonial Events
May 4
Ceremonial events at monuments and memorials to the liberator soldiers	According to a separate schedule		Military burial sites and memorials of Vitebsk
May 5, 6, 8
Concert and entertainment program. Sports competitions, games	12:00-15:00		Victory Square
Concert and entertainment program	13:00-16:00		Pushkin Street
Concert and entertainment program	13.00-16.00		Mayakovsky Square, Suvorov Street
May 6, 8
Concert and entertainment program	13.00-17.00		area near Vitebsk Concert Hall
May 5, 6, 7, 8
"Resting with the whole family" City dwellers' mass recreation day	10.00-20.00		Complex of cultural and mass recreation named after the Soviet Army
May 9
Laying of flowers and wreaths at the monument to the Soviet soldiers, partisans and underground fighters of the Vitebsk region on Victory Square. Theatricalized rally.	10.00	Victory Square
Laying of flowers at the bust of Hero of the Soviet Union, Hero of Socialist Labor P.M. Masherov	10.30	Zamkovaya Street
"Thank you to the heroes for the peaceful sky!" festive concert program. Sports games, contests.	10.30-16.00	Victory Square (from the Moscow Avenue side) Victory Square
	10.30-12.00
	12.00-13.30
	13.30-14.30
	14.30-15.00
	15.00-15.30
	15.30-16.00
Sports patriotic event. Sports games, contests	10.00-16.00
Military equipment exhibition	10.00-16.00	Victory Square
Concert and entertainment program with the participation of brass bands	10.30-13.00	Victory Square (near the monument)
Concert and entertainment program, book exhibition, works of folk artists, craftsmen	11.00-15.00	Pushkin Street
Concert and entertainment program Open-air painting	11.00-15.00	Mayakovsky Square, Suvorov Street
"Flowers of the Great Victory" interactive platform Demonstration of uniforms and attire of Red Army soldiers and officers of the war years	10.30-14.00	Square B. Khmelnytsky
Concert and entertainment program. Program with the participation of brass bands. Amusement park operation	10.30-14.00 10.30-12.00 10.00-21.00	Park of Winners
		Park of Winners, Alley of Military Glory
Dance and music program (with the participation of a brass band)	15.00-18.00	Area near the Vitebsk Concert Hall
Festive concert program	19.00-21.30 21.30-23.00	Victory Square (from the direction of Moskovsky Avenue)
Festive fireworks	23.00	Victory Square (near the monument)
Accompanying events in the microdistricts of Vitebsk on May 9
"The Memory of Generations is Unquenchable!" festival dedicated to Victory Day. Amusement park operation	12.00-16.30 10.00-20.00	Cultural and Leisure Center named after the Soviet Army
Festive concert	16.00	Stage area "Maladik"
“Roads of Victory” folk festival dedicated to Victory Day	12.00-14.00	Venue State Institution “Cultural and Leisure Center “Pervomaysky”
“Victory. Music. Spring” festival dedicated to Victory Day. Procession, rally at the Unknown Soldier monument, remembrance event for those who died during the Great Patriotic War “Day of White Cranes”, concert.	10.00-15.00	Rubba microdistrict, Tsentralnaya Street, Unknown Soldier monument. State Institution “Palace of Culture “Rubba”
Exhibition “The Road to Victory” (Collectors’ Club “Spadchyna”). Concert of the “Let’s Sing, Friends” folk veterans’ choir.	12.00-15.00 12.00	State Institution “Cultural and Information Center “Golden Ring of Vitebsk “Dvina”