Miory Regional Executive Committee
Schedule of festive events for Vitebsk City Day 2025
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June 26 (Thursday) – Day of Liberation of Vitebsk |
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Victory Square |
11.00 |
RALLY, LAYING OF FLOWERS AND WREATHS at the memorial complex dedicated to Soviet liberators, partisans and underground fighters of the Vitebsk region, commemorating the 81st anniversary of the liberation of Vitebsk from German-Fascist invaders |
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Military graves and memorials |
according to a separate schedule |
Ceremonial events at monuments and memorials to liberators, at military graves |
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June 28 (Saturday) – Vitebsk City Holiday |
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Vitebsk Millennium Bridge |
throughout the day |
"HISTORIC VITEBSK" |
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Lenina Street |
12.00 |
Laying of flowers at the memorial sign installed at the site of the execution of Soviet patriots during the Great Patriotic War |
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Suvorova Street |
12.00-16.00 |
"MUSEUMS IN A SUITCASE SPEAK" |
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Suvorova Street, |
10.00-20.00 |
EXHIBITION-FAIR OF ARTISTS AND CRAFTSMEN |
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Mayakovsky Square |
10.00-17.00 |
Concert programs |
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Outdoor painting session for students of educational institutions.
Exhibition of works
"OUR CITY"
art action featuring three-dimensional figures
"GIFT A 'BIRD OF HAPPINESS' TO YOUR FAVORITE CITY"
congratulatory campaign
"IN THE CULTURAL CENTER – IN THE CENTER OF VITEBSK"
open music project.
Folk Music Evening
Tolstoy Street
10.00-20.00
OPERATION OF RETAIL FACILITIES
Pushkin Street
10.00-17.00
20.00-24.00
"VITEBSK. CITY DAY. READING SPOT"
library and poetry venue
"THE BEST AND NEWEST ON THE THEATRE SQUARE"
magic of street performances: theaters, musicians, performers, circus, and fire shows
Venue near the Holy Dormition Cathedral
10.00-15.00
"ORTHODOX VITEBSK"
exhibition-fair. Bell ringing masterclasses
Zamkovaya Street
10.00-15.00
"CITY EDUCATION – 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 zones, demonstration of specialized equipment by the Ministry of Emergency Situations (MChS), OSVOD.
Operation of the "Smoke Screen" attraction
Concert and entertainment program
Operation of retail facilities
Venue near the Performing Arts Institution "Belarusian Puppet Theatre 'Lyalka'"
(Pushkin Street, 2)
11.00-13.00
"PLANET OF CHILDHOOD" holiday program
"PYATRUSHKA"
children's play performance.
Masterclasses, photo zones, interactive areas, 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
12.00-17.00
10.00-23.00
YOUTH DAY
"Time of the Young"
Open city competitions in strength sports
Registration of bicycle tour participants
Fitness warm-up for bicycle tour participants
Operation of interactive zones:
NGO "BRSM", private production unitary enterprise "Darida",
State Traffic Inspectorate location,
sports venues from VGTSCK,
sports and game program of GFSC,
area with inflatable complex from "Lazertag Club COLT",
retro car exhibition,
vehicles from the auto center "Vitebskavtocity",
tasting by state unitary enterprise "Confectionery Factory Vityba"
Youth Day opening ceremony
"Velo Vitebsk" bicycle tour
Awarding participants of sports events
"Fire of Youth Talents" regional round of the national festival-competition of youth creativity, gala concert of participants of the festival-competition of youth creativity
Operation of retail outlets
Park of Victors
12.00-14.00
10.00-01.00
10.00-01.00
"FOR OUR BELOVED CITY - OUR TALENTS"
concert and entertainment program
Operation of amusement rides
Operation of retail outlets
Street
of Internationalist Warriors
13.15
OPENING OF THE "YUZHNY" SPA CENTER
Millennium Park
16.00-18.00
"I AM PROUD OF YOU, MY CITY!"
holiday concert program
Town Hall
(balcony facing Town Hall Square)
Town Hall courtyard
17.00-18.00
21.30
"VIOLIN OVER THE CITY"
musical greeting to the city
MOTION PICTURE SCREENING: children's cartoon, feature film "Specialty Exam", tea from samovar with medicinal herbs and treats
Museum of the History of Private Collecting
(Frunze Avenue, 13)
16.30
UNVEILING OF THE MEMORIAL PLAQUE to collector
I.D. Halkevich
Cultural and Sports Complex of the Summer Amphitheatre
17.00
PRESENTATION of the new multifunctional cultural center.
Summer Amphitheatre
(Frunze Avenue, 13a)
(17.30) 18.00-20.00
"VITEBSK – THE CITY OF OUR LOVE!"
ceremonial event dedicated to the 1051st anniversary of the founding of Vitebsk and the 81st anniversary of the liberation of the city from German-fascist invaders. Ceremony of the official awarding of the city prize "Vitebsk Citizen of the Year", conferring the title "Honorary Citizen of Vitebsk"
Victory Square
(near Moscow Avenue, 8)
20.00-23.00
"LIVE BRIGHTLY! LOVE VITEBSK!"
gala concert by popular performers
Victory Square
(near the monument)
23.00
FIREWORKS
Additional Events
State Institution "Vitebsk Regional Library named after V.I. Lenin"
(Lenina Street, 8a)
June 26
12.00
"WORD WITHOUT BORDERS"
Festival – poetic dialogue of representatives of Belarusian and Russian library literary associations (Public Organization "Union of Writers of Moscow", State Budgetary Cultural Institution "Smolensk Regional Universal Scientific Library named after A.T. Tvardovsky")
Theatre-Studio "Belarusian Puppet Theatre Lyalka"
(Pushkina Street, 2)
June 26
18.00
"PLACES OF MEMORY"
monodrama dedicated to
the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Soviet people in the Great Patriotic War
"5th Regiment" – City of Gorodok – Verkhovye microdistrict
JSC "VZTZCH"
(conference hall)
Cultural Institution "Vitebsk Regional Museum of the Hero of the Soviet Union Minay Filippovich Shmyryov"
Victory Square
State Educational Institution "Secondary School No. 9 of Vitebsk"
(Shkolnaya Street, 4)
Organizations and enterprises of the city
June 26
12:00
13:00
14:00
11:00
13:00
throughout the day
"MOLODZ.BY: UNITING DREAMS, ACHIEVING GOALS!"
Republican Marathon of Youth and Students
"RHYTHM OF MOVEMENT"
"Feat for the Glory of the Fatherland"
automobile and bicycle rally
"TECHNOLOGIES OF TOMORROW"
"Scientific Picnic"
intellectual open-air event
"ART BREAKTHROUGH"
city quest, concert
"THE POWER OF HERITAGE"
youth participation in the rally, laying flowers and wreaths at the memorial complex honoring Soviet liberators, partisans, and underground fighters of the Vitebsk region, dedicated to the 81st anniversary of the liberation of Vitebsk from Nazi invaders
Solemn event dedicated to naming the State Educational Institution "Secondary School No. 9 of Vitebsk" after M.F. Biryulin
"YOUR TERRITORY"
Festival of Professions - Career Guidance
Sports and Recreation Center of the State Physical Culture and Sports Company "Vitebsk"
(Sovetskaya Street, 7-14)
June 26
10:00-15:00
Chess and draughts competition among residents of Vitebsk, dedicated to the Day of Liberation of Vitebsk from Nazi invaders
Sports and Recreation Center of the State Physical Culture and Sports Company "Vitebsk"
(K. Marks Street, 2A)
June 26
10:00-15:00
Swimming competition among veterans of Vitebsk, dedicated to the Day of Liberation of Vitebsk from Nazi invaders
Libraries
of the State Institution "Centralized Library System of Vitebsk",
museums, exhibition halls of Vitebsk
June 26-29
Thematic events, exhibitions,
dedicated to the 1051st anniversary of the founding of Vitebsk and the 81st anniversary of the city's liberation from Nazi invaders
"Mir" Cinema
(Chekhova Street, 3)
House of Cinema
(Lenina Street, 40)
June 26–29
June 26
12.20
June 28
12.20
June 27
14.20
June 29
15.00
Screening of feature and documentary films produced by the State Unitary Enterprise "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 Dwelling of Saint Euphrosyne" documentary film
Organizations and open-air venues in Vitebsk
(according to individual plans)
June 26,
June 28–29
Cultural, sports, and tourism events
Courtyard of the Town Hall
(from the side of Mayakovsky Square)
June 27
21.30
Film screening
children's cartoon, feature film "About the Dragon on the Balcony, About the Kids and the Scooter", samovar tea with healing herbs, and refreshments
Physical Culture and Sports Center of the State Institution "Republican Physical Culture and Sports Association "Vitebsk""
(3rd Sadovaya Street, 26a)
June 28
10.00–15.00
Billiards competition among workers, dedicated to the 1051st anniversary of the founding of Vitebsk and the 81st anniversary of the city's liberation from Nazi invaders
Parking lot near Blokhin Bridge
June 28
10.00–15.00
"DRIFT-TAXI"
master class
State Institution "National Academic Drama Theatre
named after Yakub Kolas"
(Zamkovaya Street, 2)
June 28
18.00
"PARACHUTIST"
play
Floodplain of the Vitba River
(near Jubilee Bridge)
June 28–29
10.00–18.00
Open Cup of Vitebsk in beach football among teams
of Vitebsk and the Vitebsk Region, dedicated to Vitebsk City Day
Outdoor cinema Student Garden
(Moskovsky Avenue)
June 28–29
June 28
13:30
14:00
16:00
June 29
14:00
16:00
"CITY OF INSPIRATION. VITEBSK IN CINEMA"
screening of films shot in Vitebsk
"VITEBSK IN CINEMA"
presentation of Dmitry Rubanik's project with the author's participation
Film screening
feature film "About the Dragon on the Balcony, About the Guys and the Scooter";
feature film "Chagall-Malevich"
Film screening
feature film "Specialty Exam";
feature film "Starting Point"
Complex of Cultural and Mass Recreation named after
the Soviet Army
June 28
11:00–20:00
June 29
12:00–14:00
11:00–18:00
15:00–18:00
"ON WEEKENDS – WITH THE WHOLE FAMILY!"
day of mass recreation.
Operation of sports equipment rental point and amusement complex
"VITEBSK – OUR NATIVE CITY!"
festival concert program by the youth variety theater "School of Stars"
"SPORT FOR EVERYONE – FROM 0 TO 100 VITEBSK 2025"
cultural and sports festival
for the whole family
Operation of venues for various sports (kickboxing, football, jumping, yoga, taekwondo)
Demonstration performances by sports clubs
Courtyard of the Town Hall
June 29
18:00–23:00
"Catch Summer at the Town Hall"
dance and music program
1000th Anniversary Bridge of Vitebsk
June 29
throughout the day
"HISTORICAL VITEBSK"
exhibition
Suvorova Street,
Krylova Street,
Mayakovsky Square
June 29
10:00–16:00
ARTISTS AND CRAFTSMEN EXHIBITION-MARKET
holding master classes
Musical program
Tolstogo Street
June 29
10.00-16.00
Operation of retail facilities
Physical Culture and Sports Complex of State Institution "GFSC Vitebsk"
(Sovetskaya Street, 7)
June 29
10.00-15.00
Open City Chess Tournament
Frunze Park
(near the fountain)
June 29
16.00-18.00
"IN OLD RHYTHMS"
dance and entertainment program
Courtyard of State Institution "Vitebsk Regional Philharmonic"
(Lenina Street, 69)
June 29
16.00-18.00
"KUPALA-FEST 2025"
finals of the musical groups competition
State Institution "National Academic Dramatic Theatre named after Yakub Kolas"
(Zamkovaya Street, 2)
June 29
18.00
"MUSICAL "VERNISAGE"
musical and poetic evening
Exhibitions
Shopping Center "Marko"
June 20-July 4
throughout the day
"WE REMEMBER. WE HONOR. WE WILL NOT BETRAY"
Exhibition
Exhibition space of the pedestrian crossing on Moskovsky Avenue, Tereshkova-Nikolaeva Street, institutions and organizations of the city
June 26-28
"SYMPHONY OF SPACE"
republican digital art contest.
Exhibition, award ceremony, quest walks
Zheleznodorozhny District
(branch "Palace of Culture of Railway Workers" of State Institution "CIC "Golden Ring of Vitebsk "Dvina", district organizations)
June 25 -
August 28
throughout the day
"THE OLD CITY, THE GLORIOUS CITY SETS A DATE FOR US..."
photo exhibition
Cultural Institution "Marc Chagall Museum in Vitebsk"
(Beloborodova Street, 5;
Frunze Avenue, 11),
"Art Space"
(Tolstogo Street, 7),
cultural institutions, educational institutions of the city
June 24-29
"FOTOKROK"
X Photography Festival
named after S. Yurkovsky in Vitebsk
Museum of the History of VNKhU
(Shagala Street, 5a)
June 17–30
"VERA ERMOLOEVA: AMAZON OF THE 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
(Internationalist Veterans Street, 19)
June 25
11:00–12:00
"PERSPEKTIVA-2025"
XVIII Open Exhibition-Competition in Visual Arts.
Opening of the exhibition-competition
State Educational Institution "Children's Art School
of Vitebsk"
Exhibition Hall
(Suvorova Street, 3)
(Mayakovsky Square)
June 26
12:00–12:40
13:00
"PERSPEKTIVA-2025"
XVIII Open Exhibition-Competition in Visual Arts.
Opening
Awarding of the exhibition-competition winners
Exhibition Hall
branch of the Cultural Institution "Marc Chagall Museum in Vitebsk"
(Beloborodova Street, 5)
June 26
16:00
"THREE PAINTERS WERE FRIENDS: LEONID ANTIMONOV, OLEG ORLOV, ALEXANDER SOLOVYEV"
presentation of a project dedicated to the 80th anniversary of Victory, in A. Solovyov's hall
"ADLYUSTRAVANNE"
installations by Valyantsina Lyakhovich.
Sculpture by Ivan Kolodouski
Marc Chagall Art Center
(Sovetskaya Street, 25)
June 26
17:00
throughout the month
"BRIGHT LINE OF CONSTELLATIONS" creative evening of poetry and author's song on the occasion of D. Simanovich's birthday
"HAPPY IS HE WHO, LIKE ULYSSES…"
original graphics by Marc Chagall and other artists from the museum's fund collections
Town Hall
(Lenina Street, 36, lobby)
June 27–28
11:00–23:00
Ascent to the panoramic viewing platform of the Town Hall tower, guided tours
Town Hall
(Lenina Street, 36)
June 28
11.00-19.00
"RATUSHA – VITEBSK CENTER", "PROFOTO", "OLD TOWN"
exhibitions (free admission)
Tours
Historic center of the city of Vitebsk
(Chekhova Street,
Shcherbakova-Naberezhnaya Street,
Komissara Krylova Street,
Kosmonavtov Street)
June 28
10.30-16.00
11.00
13.30
16.00
EVENT "DEDICATED TO OUR FAVORITE CITY…"
(free thematic tours and quests):
Tour of the Church-Archaeological Cabinet of the Vitebsk Theological Seminary and the Church of the Resurrection of Christ
of the city of Vitebsk (starting point: 7 Komissara Krylova Street)
"ALONG THE MEMORIES OF BELLA SHAGAL"
tour (starting point: fountain at Railway Square (Zadvinye district area))
"THE HISTORY OF ONE STREET" (Chekhova Street) tour (starting point: near the "Mir" cinema, 3 Chekhova Street)
Art Museum
(32 Lenina Street)
June 28
12.00, 15.00
"A WALK AROUND THE CITY WITH PENO"
presentation of a tour and exhibition (by appointment)
Town Hall
(36 Lenina Street)
– around the city
June 29
12.00
"TAKI DA PO-VITEBSKI"
presentation of an author's thematic bus-and-walking tour
(by appointment)
Tram route around the city
departure point: tram loop on Frunze Avenue near the military unit)
June 28
10.00
June 28
14.00
"ROUTES OF MEMORY"
free thematic tour on a mobile museum-tram around Vitebsk (by prior registration)
Free tour with musical accompaniment (by prior registration)
1000th Anniversary Square
of Vitebsk
June 28-29
20.00-24.00
Hot air balloon rides
Boat tour
(route: Victory Square – Soviet Army Park – Victory Square)
June 28-29
12:00-19:00
Boat tours along the Western Dvina River