The Ivan Kupala Festival in Alexandria, which turns international this year, invited visitors to get familiar with the Belarusian traditions and customs. Every year the festival that has already become one of the brightest cultural events in Mogilev Oblast expands the geography of its participants and sets new attendance records: in 2016 the forum was attended by more than 100,000 guests. The 2017 program included concerts, theatrical shows, exhibitions, presentations, arts and crafts fairs, master classes… A circus and variety show Kupala Dream was the draw of the festival. The show featured more than 1000 performers from Belarus, Russia, Ukraine, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and Poland. Guests were also treated to a festival of fireworks and a laser show on the bank of the Dnieper river.