Tbilisi’s Christmas village to open on December 23
Mayor Kakha Kaladze revealed on Wednesday the central location would host visitors to a programme involving music performances and “various activities”, while the recreational areas of Dedaena Garden, April 9 Garden and Dry Bridge would also receive festive mood with holiday season decorations. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.
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The Christmas village in Georgia’s capital Tbilisi will open on December 23 at the recently renovated Orbeliani Square with a variety of holiday season decorations, shows for children, fairytale characters and more.
Mayor Kakha Kaladze revealed on Wednesday the central location would host visitors to a programme involving music performances and “various activities”, while the recreational areas of Dedaena Garden, April 9 Garden and Dry Bridge would also receive festive mood with holiday season decorations.
The main Christmas tree on Tbilisi's Rustaveli Avenue. Photo: Tbilisi City Hall
In addition, the river bank Europe Square will host a grand concert on New Year’s Eve.
Santa Claus is on his way and will be in Tbilisi on December 23. I would like to invite parents to bring their children and grandchildren to April 9 Garden, where Santa’s house will be located”, Kaladze said.
The capital’s New Year’s Eve festive lighting and the main Christmas tree on Rustaveli Avenue were lit up last week in an event marking the run-up to the festive season.
Georgia's main New Year tree was lit up in central Tbilisi in front of the parliament building on Friday, with Tbilisi Mayor Kakha Kaladze attending the festive ceremony.
Vehicle traffic movement in Tbilisi will be restricted due to the installation of New Year’s decorations and illuminations starting at midnight on Sunday till Monday 06:00 AM from the First Republic Square to Freedom Square on Rustaveli Avenue, the Tbilisi City Hall announced on Sunday.
Irakli Kobakhidze, the chair of the ruling Georgian Dream party, on Wednesday said Georgia’s capital Tbilisi would be a “city of peace” and added the country was wishing the same for Ukraine amid the Russian invasion of the latter.
Tbilisi mayor Kakha Kaladze on Wednesday said there was “no political message” in city authorities’ selection of the “City of Peace” message to mark the New Year's Eve in the capital.
Traffic movement has been restricted on Metekhi Bridge and its surrounding streets in the Georgian capital Tbilisi to accommodate the upcoming New Year’s Eve celebrations, the City Hall announced on Wednesday.
New Year's celebration events will be held in all Georgian regions from December 24 until January 14, with the initiative of Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili.
The Georgian Government has promised to bring special New Year’s Eve events to residents of all 10 regions of the country, with celebrations set to be launched on December 24 and run through January 14.
Tbilisi’s riverside Europe Square will host a New Year’s Eve concert featuring dozens of performers celebrating the onset of 2023 with their audience in the open-air location, the City Hall announced on Saturday.
Georgia’s main Christmas tree will light up on Friday in central Tbilisi in front of the Parliament building, with Christmas village opening on Saturday in the capital under the slogan ‘Tbilisi - European city’.