June 26 (Thursday) – Vitebsk Liberation Day
from Nazi invaders

Victory Square

11:00

RALLY, 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 Nazi invaders

Military burial sites and memorials

Vitebsk city

according to a separate plan

Ceremonial events at monuments and memorials to the liberator soldiers, at military burial sites

(rallies, laying of flowers and wreaths)

June 28 (Saturday) – Vitebsk City Day

Bridge of the 1000th Anniversary of Vitebsk

throughout the day

"VITEBSK HISTORICAL"

Exhibition

Lenin Street

(near the Town Hall)

12:00

Laying of flowers at the memorial sign installed at the site of execution of Soviet patriots during the Great Patriotic War

Suvorov Street

(near the Town Hall)

12:00-16:00

"MUSEUMS IN A SUITCASE ARE TALKING"

exhibition of school museums

Suvorov Street,
Krylov Street,

Suvorov Street, 12

10:00-20:00

12:30

12:30-13:30

EXHIBITION-FAIR OF ARTISTS AND CRAFTSMEN

conducting master classes

"VITEBSK IN THE RHYTHM OF ART"

presentation of arch painting

"DANCING IN THE VITEBSK STYLE"

flash mob

Mayakovsky Square

10:00-17:00

12:00-14:00

18:00-20:00

Concert Programs

"MY BELOVED CITY"

plein air by the folk studio of amateur artists "Kontur"

Plein air by students of educational institutions.

Exhibition of works

"OUR CITY"

art action with volumetric figures

"GIVE A 'BIRD OF HAPPINESS' TO YOUR BELOVED CITY"

congratulatory action

"IN THE CENTER OF CULTURE – IN THE CENTER OF VITEBSK"

open music project.

Evening of folk music

Tolstoy Street

10:00-20:00

RETAIL FACILITIES OPERATION

Pushkin Street

10:00-17:00

20:00-24:00

"VITEBSK. CITY DAY. READING POINT"

library and poetry platform

"BEST AND NEW ON THEATRALNAYA SQUARE"

magic of street performances: theaters, musicians, performers, circus and fire show

Area near the Holy Assumption Cathedral

10:00-15:00

"VITEBSK ORTHODOX"

exhibition-fair. Master classes on bell ringing

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 platforms, demonstration of special equipment of the Ministry of Emergency Situations, OSVOD.
Operation of the "Smoke Screen" attraction

Concert and entertainment program

Retail facilities operation

Area near the Belarusian Puppet Theatre "Lialka"

(Pushkin Street, 2)

11:00-13:00

«CHILDHOOD PLANET» festive program

«PIERROT»

children's play screening.

Master classes, 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

12:00-19:00

10:00-23:00

YOUTH DAY

"Time of the Young"

Open city competitions in strength sports

Bicycle race participant registration

Fitness warm-up for bicycle race participants

Interactive areas: NGO "BRSM", private unitary enterprise "Darida",

State Automobile Inspectorate location, sports grounds from VGTSK,

sports and game program of GFSK, inflatable complex area from "Lasertag Club COLT", retro car exhibition, cars from "Vitebskavtositi" auto center, tasting from KPUP "Confectionery Factory Vitba"

Youth Day Opening

"Velo Vitebsk" bicycle race

Awarding participants of sports events

"Fire of Youth Talents" regional tour of the national festival-competition of youth creativity, gala concert of participants of the youth creativity festival-competition

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

Voinov-Internatsionalistov Street

13:15

Opening of the SPA center "Yuzhny"

Park of the 1000th Anniversary

16:00-18:00

"I AM PROUD OF YOU, MY CITY!"

festive concert program

Town Hall

(balcony on the side of Town Hall Square)

Town Hall Courtyard

17:00-18:00

21:30

"VIOLIN OVER THE CITY"

musical congratulation to the city

FILM SCREENING: cartoon for children, film "Specialty Exam", tea from a samovar with Zdravnevsky herbs and treats

Museum of the History of Private Collecting

(Frunze Avenue, 13)

16:30

OPENING OF A MEMORIALI.D. Galkevich

Cultural and Sports Complex

Summer Amphitheater

17:00

OPENING of the renovated multifunctional cultural center.

PRESENTATION by the folk club of historical reconstruction "VARGENTHORN".

Operation of the children's play center

Summer Amphitheater

(Frunze Avenue, 13a)

(17:30) 18:00-20:00

"VITEBSK IS 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 Nazi invaders. Ceremony of the solemn awarding of the city prize "Vitebsk Citizen of the Year", awarding the title "Honorary Citizen of Vitebsk"

Victory Square

(near Moskovsky Avenue, 8)

20:00-23:00

"LIVE BRIGHTLY! LOVE VITEBSK!"

gala concert of popular performers

Victory Square

(by the monument)

23:00

FIREWORKS

Accompanying events

Vitebsk Sports Palace

(Stroiteli Avenue, 23)

June 14-15

"VitebskEpil 2025"

II International Biodepilation Championship in Vitebsk

Educational Institution "Vitebsk State Technical College"

(Lazlo Street, 113A)

June 14-15

Open Championship in Kettlebell Triathlon

Victory Square

June 16

10:00

Meeting of the International Wheelchair Relay "Road of Memory from Moscow to Brest" in
Vitebsk

Solemn laying of flowers at the Eternal Flame of the memorial complex in honor of Soviet soldiers-liberators, partisans and underground fighters of Vitebsk region

Aerodrome of the Vitebsk Aeroclub named after A.G. Gorovets DOSAAF

1000th Anniversary of Vitebsk Square

June 16-21

June 17
11:00

June 21

17:00-20:00

VI OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE REPUBLIC OF BELARUS

in parachute sport for veteran paratroopers, combat veterans

Grand Opening

"VITEBSK GATHERS FRIENDS!"

parachute festival

Parachute jumps of participants

June 22

13:00

"PATRIOTS REMEMBER!"

Motor rally

State Institution "Vitebsk Regional Library named after V.I. Lenin"

(Lenin Street, 8a)

June 26

12:00

"WORD WITHOUT BORDERS"

Festival – poetic dialogue between representatives of Belarusian and Russian library literary associations (Public organization "Union of Writers of Moscow", State budgetary institution of culture "Smolensk Regional Universal Scientific Library named after A.T. Tvardovsky")

State Unitary Enterprise "Belarusian Puppet Theater "Lalka"

13.00

13.00

11.00

13.00

during the day

"MOLODZ.BY: UNITING DREAMS, ACHIEVING GOALS!"

"RHYTHM OF MOVEMENT"

"A Feat for the Glory of the Fatherland"

auto-bike rally

"TECHNOLOGIES OF TOMORROW"

"Science Picnic"

intellectual open-air

"ART BREAKTHROUGH"

city quest

"THE STRENGTH OF HERITAGE"

rally, laying of flowers and wreaths at the memorial complex in honor of Soviet soldiers-liberators, partisans and underground fighters of the Vitebsk region, dedicated to the 81st anniversary of the liberation of Vitebsk from Nazi invaders

Ceremonial event dedicated to the naming of the State Educational Institution "Secondary School No. 9 of Vitebsk" after Biryulin M.F.

"YOUR TERRITORY"

Labor action for the improvement of the territory in organizations and institutions of Vitebsk

Professions Festival - career guidance

Sports and Recreation Complex of the State Institution "Vitebsk Sports and Recreation Center"

(Sovetskaya Street, 7-14)

June 26

10.00-15.00

Chess and Checkers Competition among Vitebsk residents, dedicated to the Day of Liberation of Vitebsk from Nazi invaders

Sports and Recreation Complex of the State Institution "Vitebsk Sports and Recreation Center"

(K. Marx 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
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, the 81st anniversary of the liberation of the city from Nazi invaders

Mir Cinema

(Chekhov Street, 3)

Dom Kino

(Lenin Street, 40)

June 26-29

June 26

12:20

June 28

12:20

June 27

14:20

June 29

15:00

Screening of feature films and documentaries produced by RUP "Belarusfilm National Film Studio", dedicated to Vitebsk and the Vitebsk region:

"Time to Return" feature film

"Berezinsky Biosphere Reserve" documentary film

"Memorial Complexes of Belarus – 2" documentary film;

"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

Town Hall Courtyard

(Mayakovsky Square side)

June 27

21:30

Film screening

Children's cartoon, film "About the Dragon on the Balcony, About the Kids and the Scooter", tea from a samovar with Zdravnevo herbs and treats

Sports and Recreation Complex of the State Institution "Vitebsk City Sports Club"

(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 liberation of the city from German fascist invaders

Parking lot near the Blokhina 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

"THE PARACHUTIST"

Performance

Vitba River Embankment

(near Yubileiny Bridge)

June 28-29

10:00-18:00

Vitebsk City Open Beach Football Cup among teams from Vitebsk and Vitebsk Region, dedicated to Vitebsk City Day

Open-air cinema, Studenchesky Square

(Moskovsky Prospekt)

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

film "About a dragon on the balcony, about kids and a scooter";

film "Shagal-Malevich"

Film screening

film "Control Test in Specialty";

film "Starting Point"

Complex of Cultural and Leisure Activities 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

"WEEKEND – WITH THE WHOLE FAMILY!"

day of mass recreation.

Operation of the sports equipment rental point, amusement rides

"VITEBSK – OUR NATIVE CITY!"

festive concert program of the youth estrada theater "Star School"

"SPORT FOR EVERYONE – FROM 0 TO 100 VITEBSK 2025"

cultural and sports festival

for the whole family

Operation of various sports venues (kickboxing, football, jumping, yoga, taekwondo)

Exhibition performances of sports clubs

Vitebsk Millennium Bridge

June 29

throughout the day

"HISTORICAL VITEBSK"

exhibition

Suvorov Street,
Krylov Street,

Mayakovsky Square

June 29

10.00-16.00

EXHIBITION-FAIR OF ARTISTS AND CRAFTSMEN

master classes

Musical program

Tolstoy Street

June 29

10.00-16.00

Operation of trade facilities

FOK of the State Institution "GFSK "Vitebsk""

(Sovetskaya Street, 7)

June 29

10.00-15.00

Open city chess tournament

Frunze Park

(by the fountain)

June 29

16.00-18.00

"IN OLD RHYTHMS"

dance and entertainment program

Inner courtyard

of the State Institution "Vitebsk Regional Philharmonic"

(Lenin Street, 69)

June 29

16.00-18.00

"KUPALA-FEST 2025"

final of the music band competition

State Institution "Yakub Kolas National Academic Drama Theatre"

(Zamkovaya Street, 2)

June 29

18.00

"MUSICAL 'VERNISAGE'"

musical and poetic evening

Exhibitions

"Marko" Shopping Center

June 20 - July 4

throughout the day

"WE REMEMBER. WE HONOR. WE WILL NOT BETRAY."

Exhibition

Exhibition space of the pedestrian crossing

Moskovsky Prospekt,

Tereshkovoy-Nikolaevoy St.

House of Culture of Vitebsk State Academy of Veterinary Medicine

(Dovatora St., 3)

UNOVIS-Cosmos exhibition area. Embankment of Victory Park.

Victory Square.

Round Hall

of Vitebsk Concert Hall

(Frunze Prospekt, 1)

Kosmonavtov St.,

Budennogo St.

Kosmonavtov Square

Observatory of Vitebsk State University named after P. M. Masherov (Moskovsky Prospekt, 33)

June 26-28

throughout the day

26 июня

14:00-16:00

27 июня

14:00

27 июня

10:00-12:00

27 июня

12:00

26 июня

15:00

27 июня

17:00

"SYMPHONY OF THE COSMOS"

republican digital art competition

"SYMPHONY OF THE COSMOS"

photo exhibition by Hero of the Russian Federation, pilot-cosmonaut Oleg Novitsky, Hero of Belarus, cosmonaut Marina Vasilevskaya

"SYMPHONY OF THE COSMOS"
final creative marathon for winners

of the republican digital art competition

"VITEBSK – THE TRAVELLING "SYMPHONY OF THE COSMOS"

quest walk through streets named after cosmonauts.

Part 1.

UNIOVIS-Cosmos site. Embankment of Victory Park.

Victory Square.

Ceremonial laying of flowers at the memorial complex in honor of the Vitebsk region's Soviet soldiers, partisans, and underground fighters.

Solemn meeting of youth with Hero of the Russian Federation, pilot-cosmonaut Oleg Novitsky,

Hero of Belarus, cosmonaut Marina Vasilevskaya,

by Academician, Head of the Department of Aerospace Development of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, Petr Alexandrovich Vityaz.

Ceremony of the Grand Awarding of the winners of the republican digital art competition "Symphony of Space".

Meeting of guests, winners,

with the participation of Hero of the Russian Federation, cosmonaut Oleg Novitsky,

Hero of Belarus, cosmonaut Marina Vasilevskaya

TRAVELING "SYMPHONY OF SPACE"

quest walk through streets named after cosmonauts

Part 2. Cosmonauts' Square,
Budyonny Street.

"Friends-Cosmonauts" event.

Stele dedicated to cosmonauts Petr Klimuk (Belarus), Miroslav Hermaszewski (Poland)

TRAVELING "SYMPHONY OF SPACE"

quest walk.

Part 3. "The Birth of Scientific Astronomy"

Excursion to the astronomical center. VSU Observatory
named after P. M. Masherov

Zheleznodorozhny District

(branch "Palace of Culture of Railway Workers" of the State Institution "Cultural and Information Center "Golden Ring of the City of Vitebsk "Dvina", district organizations)

June 25 -
August 28

throughout the day

"OLD CITY, GLORIOUS CITY APPOINTS US A MEETING..."

photo exhibition

State Cultural Institution "Marc Chagall Museum in Vitebsk"
(5 Beloborodov Street;
11 Frunze Avenue),

"Art Space"

(7 Tolstoy Street),

cultural institutions, educational institutions of the city

June 24-29

"PHOTOCROK"

X S. Yurkovsky Photography Festival in Vitebsk

Museum of the History of VNHU

(Shagala Street, 5a)

June 17-30

"VERA YERMOLAEVA: AMAZON OF THE RUSSIAN AVANT-GARDE"

exhibition of paintings and graphics from a private collection (Moscow)

Educational Institution "Children's Art School No. 3 of Vitebsk "Maladik""

Exhibition Hall
(Voini-Internatsionalistov Street, 19)

June 25

11:00-12:00

"PERSPECTIVA-2025"

XVIII open exhibition-competition of fine arts.

Opening of the exhibition-competition

Educational Institution "Children's Art School
of Vitebsk"

Exhibition Hall

(Suvorov Street, 3)

(Mayakovsky Square)

June 26

12:00-12:40

13:00

"PERSPECTIVA-2025"
XVIII open exhibition-competition of fine arts.

Opening

Award ceremony for the winners of the exhibition-competition

Exhibition Hall

branch of the Educational Institution "Marc Chagall Museum in Vitebsk"

(Beloborodov Street, 5)

June 26

16:00

"THREE ARTISTS WERE FRIENDS: LEONID ANTIMONOV, OLEG ORLOV, ALEXANDER SOLOVYOV"
presentation of a project dedicated to the 80th anniversary of Victory, in the A. Solovyov hall

"ADLYUSTRAVANNE"
installations by V. Lyakhovich.

Sculpture by I. Kolodovsky

Marc Chagall Art Center

(Sovetskaya Street, 25)

June 26

17:00

for a month

"Bright String of Constellations" creative evening of poetry and author's song dedicated to D. Simanovich's birthday

"HAPPY IS HE WHO IS LIKE ULYSSES..."
original graphics by Marc Chagall and other artists from the museum's collection

Town Hall

(Lenin Street, 36, hall)

June 27-28

11:00-23:00

Ascent to the panoramic viewing platform of the Town Hall tower, excursions

Town Hall

(Lenin Street, 36)

June 28

11:00-19:00

"TOWN HALL - THE CENTER OF VITEBSK", "PROPHOTO", "OLD TOWN"

exhibitions (free admission)

Excursions

Historical center
of Vitebsk

(Chekhov Street,
Shcherbakova-Naberezhnaya Street,
Komissar Krylov Street,
Kosmonavtov Street)

June 28

10:30-16:00

11:00

13:30

16:00

«HISTORY OF ONE STREET» (Chekhov Street) excursion (starting from Mir Cinema, 3 Chekhov Street)

Art Museum

(32 Lenin Street)

June 28

12:00, 15:00

«A WALK AROUND THE CITY WITH PEN»

excursion and exhibition presentation (by prior arrangement)

Town Hall
(36 Lenin Street)
– city tour

June 29

12:00

«YES, YES, IN VITEBSK STYLE»

presentation of an author's thematic bus and walking tour
(by prior arrangement)

City tram route

departure point: tram loop

(Frunze Avenue near the military unit)

June 28

10:00

June 28

14:00

«ROUTES OF MEMORY»

thematic free excursion on a mobile museum-tram around Vitebsk (by prior registration)

Free excursion with musical accompaniment (by prior registration)

1000th Anniversary Square

of Vitebsk

June 28-29

20:00-24:00

Hot air balloon ride

Boat trip

(route: Victory Square – Soviet Army Park – Victory Square)

June 28-29

12:00-19:00

Boat trips on the Western Dvina River