Public transport will be free of charge in Tbilisi on New Year’s Eve
156 buses will run every 30 minutes taking passengers to metro stations, central districts and festive events. Photo: Tbilisi City Hall.
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Public transport will be free on New Year’s Eve in Tbilisi so that people attending outdoor celebrations can later get home more easily, announces Tbilisi City Hall.
The metro system, buses and cable cars at Rike Park will be free of charge from 11 am on December 31 through 4 am on January 1, Tbilisi City Hall said. Cable cars will be free of charge until 3 am on January 1.
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Major daily activities and entertainment is hosted on First Republic Square in downtown. Photo: Nino Alavidze/agenda.ge.
156 buses will run every 30 minutes taking passengers to metro stations, central districts and festive events.
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From theatrical shows to artist concerts, open-air fairs and exhibition of countryside products, Georgia’s capital is celebrating the festive season for locals and visitors with a lot to see and experience.
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The main New Year fir tree will be festively brightened in capital Tbilisi at 8pm on December 15, in front of the former Parliament building on Rustaveli Avenue, Tbilisi Mayor’s Office has announced.
Over 200 popular local artists will celebrate New Year’s Eve with crowds in a gala concert on Tbilisi’s First Republic Square on Monday.On a stage set in the Christmas Village on the Square, the four-hour show will launch at 11pm and go well into the night to mark the onset of 2019.
Municipal transport in Georgia’s capital Tbilisi will serve passengers free of fare during extended hours of the New Year’s Eve and Orthodox Christmas celebrations, Mayor Kakha Kaladze announced on Friday.