Tbilisi celebrates Tbilisoba City Fest 2019 this weekend
The festival was first marked in October 1979 and soon became one of the country's most colourful and spectacular celebrations. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge
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The Georgian capital of Tbilisi is celebrating Tbilisoba City Fest 2019 this weekend.
Tbilisoba has a long tradition of celebration. In the past, it was held on varying dates. However, last year, Tbilisi Mayor Kakha Kaladze announced that Tbilisoba will be held on the first weekend of October.
Tbilisoba always offers a lot of fun to children and their parents. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge
Today and tomorrow the festival will take place in several different locations in Tbilisi:
- Rike Park
- Legvtakhevi
- Metekhi Bridge
- Orbeliani Square
- Euroep Square
This year the Tbilisoba City Fest program promises to be diverse and include children’s concerts and attractions, culinary, candy and flower festivals, sport activities, street markets, musical performances, open air museum, an exhibition of rare cars and much more.
People from all over the country and further abroad are expected to join the celebration. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge
The traditional award ceremony of Honorary Citizens and a gala concert will take place at Orbeliani Square at 8 pm today. The concert will be dedicated to the late Georgian composer Giya Kancheli, who died after a long illness on October 2, aged 84.
Tomorrow Tbilisi International Festival of Theater will offer an acrobatic air show with rock music at Europe Square at 8 pm as well.
The two-day event celebrates the diversity and history of Tbilisi. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge
The festival was first marked in October 1979 and soon became one of the country's most colourful and spectacular celebrations.
Marked as a public holiday, Tbilisoba traditionally attracts thousands of people and hosts all sorts of events from mid-morning until late in the evening.
Tbilisoba City Fest 2019, which officially kicked off yesterday, continues with various celebratory events in the Georgian capital of Tbilisi today as well.
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The Tbilisoba concert, scheduled for October 5 in central Tbilisi, will be dedicated to legendary Georgian composer Giya Kancheli, who died after a long illness on October 2, aged 84. Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia wrote that the music “created by the genius is treasured not only in Georgia but throughout the whole world.”
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Tbilisoba City Fest 2019 will be held on October 5-6, Tbilisi Mayor Kakha Kaladze said today at the Tbilisi municipality government meeting.
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Tbilisi Open Air Museum on the hillside leading to the capital city’s Turtle Lake will feature festive celebrations introducing dance, folklore, cuisine and other aspects of Georgian culture in celebration of the annual Tbilisoba city festival this weekend.