Christmas fair hosts visitors on Tbilisi’s iconic avenue
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Tbilisi's newly renovated Aghmashenebeli Ave is hosting a week-long Christmas fair of musical performances, souvenir sales and theatre shows, starting this Sunday.
From December 25 to January 2, the Christmas Market on Aghmashenebeli Ave will turn into one of the hot-spots of the festive season celebrations in Georgia's capital.
Held in parallel with the art fair and exhibition in nearby Dedaena Park, the street will host a range of performances from jazz to electronic music by individual artists and larger ensembles such as the Tbilisi Big Band, Luna 999 and Zurkin.
Tbilisi Big Band will perform at the Aghmashenebeli Ave celebration. Photo by Tbilisi Big Band.
In addition to daily musical shows, visitors can discover a Happy Holiday Market in the yard of 38 Aghmashenebeli Ave from December 25-27.
Furthermore, the Shadow Theatre will hold a performance on a balcony of the house at 35 Aghmashenebeli Ave.
The two events will be followed with a display titled Exhibition in the Sky from December 28-29.
Popular rapper and TV event host Giorgi Zurabishvili is one of the musical artists to perform at the Christmas Market. Photo from TBC Bank Jazz Series.
Rounding of the celebrations, educational toy producer Tamashobana will invite young guests to attend a workshop where they can learn how to make Christmas tree toys.
The festive program will be held on the newly renovated Aghmashenebeli Ave in Georgia's capital. Photo by Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.
Aghmashenebeli Ave recently underwent a major renovation effort that revitalised the historic part of the city, within the first stage of the New Tiflis project.
It is expected the street will become part of Tbilisi's restored historical tourist route, with nearby squares and streets scheduled to undergo renovation under the upcoming stages of the project.
Dozens of artists will present their craft items and perform for visitors at a celebration of the Christmas and New Year season at Tbilisi's Dedaena Park.
Thousands of people in Georgia’s capital Tbilisi walked along the renovated Aghmashenebeli Ave on Sunday to celebrate the reopening of the historic Old Town street after seven months of major rehabilitation.
In one of the most original shows of the Christmas festive season in Tbilisi, the city's newest professional dance troupe will premiere a production that brings together contemporary ballet and jazz.
Public transport will be free on the New Year’s Eve in Tbilisi so that people attending the outdoor celebrations can later get home more easily.
If you are spending your holiday season in Tbilisi, you are welcome to Dedaena Park where the city’s central Christmas Town is hosting concerts, theatre shows and children’s activities over the next two weeks.
The festive season has again sparked creative talent among Christmas tree decorators across Georgia, from fire department personnel throughout the country creating trees from their equipment to an upcoming showcase of quirky designs at the Christmas Tree Festival in capital Tbilisi.
The mayor of Tbilisi Kakha Kaladze and Prime Minister of Georgia Mamuka Bakhtadze have lit up the city's main Christmas tree on First Republic Square today.
Visitors finding themselves at the Strasbourg Christmas Market between November 22 and December 30 will have the possibility to visit a Georgian cottage, and buy Georgian products including Georgian wines of various brands, traditional sweets, Georgian crafts and handmade souvenirs.