Gov't allows nightclubs to hold events between January 7-9
Club venues across Georgia will be allowed to host visitors for the weekend. Photo via Khidi Club.
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The Georgian government has allowed nightclubs in the country to open for events between January 7 - the date for the Orthodox Christmas celebration - and January 9, in the latest change for festive season regulations.
Approving the removal of previously imposed limits on Thursday, the government has announced it will allow club venues to host events for the weekend by lifting certain pandemic-related limitations.
Between the midnight local time of January 6-7 and 6am on January 9, the venues will be allowed to open their doors provided they keep the standard regulations on Covid-related practices.
The only previous exemption for the ongoing festive season concerned the dates between December 31, 2021 and until 6am on January 2, with the decision made on the New Year's Eve.
The Interagency Coordination Council - the state body tasked with issuing, updating and maintaining pandemic-related restrictions - had previously announced nightclubs would not be allowed to open for regular operation in the coming festive season.
Several of the most popular Tbilisi clubs have announced their events for the coming weekend, with Khidi, Bassiani and Mtkvarze venues all set to host musical artists and enthusiasts.
The Coordination Council has decided to let nightclubs in Georgia hold events on December 31 and January 1, the Georgian government administration reports. A limited number of guests will be allowed at the events, the administration says.
The Interagency Coordination Council has decided not to open nightclubs across the country due to rising cases of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, Chief of Operational Staff of the council, Giorgi Gibradze, reported earlier today.
The Interagency Coordination Council has not yet decided to open night clubs thus events in the facilities are not allowed, the Labour Inspection Service of Georgia reports in response to the information announced earlier that night clubs in Georgia open on December 17.
Co-founder of underground club Bassiani in Tbilisi Naja Orashvili has reported earlier today that night clubs in Georgia will open December 17 ‘after a pause of almost two years.'
Nightclubs in Tbilisi say they will continue working on January 14-15, and demand a ‘new, fair and non-discriminatory plan’ be developed to allow them to continue functioning during the pandemic.
Nightclubs in Georgia will reopen on March 5 and offer events to visitors at 60 percent of the venues' capacity, the Georgian government announced today.
The Interagency Coordination Council, the body overseeing pandemic-related regulations and limitations, decided to allow the entertainment venues to hold events due to trends in the Covid-19 situation in the country.
Tbilisi's popular rave destination Bassiani was on Wednesday revealed as Club of the Week in the latest selection by Resident Advisor, an influential online platform dedicated to electronic music and club culture.
Resident Advisor, an online music magazine and community platform dedicated to showcasing electronic music, artists and events across the globe, displayed the Left Bank, a community space and nightclub located on the left bank of Georgia’s capital Tbilisi, as the Club of the Week, the club said on Friday.