Cities, towns across Georgia preparing for Independence Day celebrations

Strips in the colours of the Georgian national flag have been hung along the road on Rustaveli Avenue in Tbilisi. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge

Agenda.ge, 24 May 2023 - 11:52, Tbilisi,Georgia

Cities and towns across Georgia are preparing to mark this year’s Independence Day on Friday with cultural, educational and entertainment events.

Set to run under the motto “This Day is Ours”, the programme for the May 26 celebrations will involve a choir of 300 children performing the national anthem on Tbilisi’s Freedom Square at 5:10pm, the exact time the independence of the First Democratic Republic of the country was announced back in 1918.

Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge

Events will also involve the customary oath-taking by new recruits of the Georgian Defence Forces in 10 cities including the capital.

Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge

Also in Tbilisi, the central Rustaveli Avenue will be divided into spaces for cognitive, entertainment, sports and children's events and activities.

Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge

Literary spaces set up along the Avenue will host meetings of authors and poets with their readers, while startups will exhibit and sell their products on the location.

Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge

Fifteen other cities have official events planned for the date, with ministries and state agencies showcasing their work at stands.

The Independence Day programme will be crowned with a gala concert on the First Republic Square in Tbilisi at 8pm.