Tbilisoba 2014: Busy second day ahead
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Festival celebrations in the streets of Georgia’s capital city Tbilisi are continuing as the city celebrates the second day of Tbilisoba-2014.
The two-day event is an annual celebration of the diversity and history of Georgia's capital city.
The second and final day of Tbilisoba-2014 will be busy and entertaining as there were a lot of events planned for today.
Here is an agenda of some of the most interesting activities that will take place in Tbilisi today, which locals and guests were advised not to miss.
- 11:00-18:00 – Exhibition and disposal of Georgian ceramics and needlework – Sioni Square
- 12:00-17:00 – Auto-show – Old Tbilisi (Gorgasali Square)
- 12:00-18:00 – Children's entertainment performances – Rike Park (Children's Area)
- 12:00-18:00 – Performances of children’s ensembles – Rike Park (Amphitheater)
- 12:00-18:00 – Exhibition of Georgian National Museum of folk music and instruments – Abanotubani (Samgebros Street)
- 12:00-18:00 – Concert of ethnic collectives and Georgian folk ensembles. Georgian ceramics and needlework exhibition – Abanotubani
- 12:00-18:00 – Exhibition of Georgian plein air works – Legvtakhevi
- 12:00-18:00 – Tea and Honey Festival – Rike Park
- 12:00-18:00 – Concert "Wine City”, "Nabadi”, "Lashara” – Rike Park
- 12:30-18:00 – Concert of "Big Band”, Georgian pop music and folk ensembles – Rike Park Stage
- 13:00-14:00 – Opening of public garden named after Otar Megvinetukhutsesi – Left Wharf (between Dmitri Uznadze and Rome Streets)
- 13:00-18:00– Sport tournaments for the title of "Tbilisoba-2014” Champion – Rike Park (Sports Area)
- 13:00-18:00 – Exhibition of disabled persons’ works – Abanotubani
- 13:00-18:00 – Puppet Show – Shardeni Street (Bambis and Rkinis rows)
- 17:00-18:00 – Awarding of the winner of Wine Festival – Rike Park
- 20:00-23:00 – Tbilisi Jazz Festival 2014, Roy Ayers Band – Tbilisi Concert Hall
- 20:30-23:30 – Concert of famous Georgian groups – Europe Square
It’s time to celebrate! The biggest of all festival celebrations of the country has started in Georgia. The streets of Old Tbilisi are alive this weekend for a two-day event celebrating one of the country’s most colorful and spectacular festivals – Tbilisoba.
Georgia’s capital city’s administration has granted the title of Honorary Resident of Tbilisi to two of Georgia-based international Ambassadors, Richard Norland of the United States and Yuval Fuchs of Israel.
Three citizen-submitted projects have been shortlisted to feature in the Tbilisoba celebration by Tbilisi City Hall commission, with online voting now set to reveal the winner of the 14,000 GEL first prize and the opportunity to have their idea featured in the annual city festival.
On October 17 and 18, the streets of Old Tbilisi will come alive in the 35th annual Tbilisoba Festival, which was named in honour of Georgia’s capital city Tbilisi.
Immense fun, artistic performances, flavourful wine, delicious food, loud music and folk dances – these are only part of the plethora of attractions Tbilisi is offering today.