Accreditation open for Slavianski Bazaar 2022

The official opening ceremony, the Days of the Belarus-Russia Union State, the unveiling of a personalized walk of fame star near the Summer Amphitheater, a traditional weaving competition, a fest of majorettes will be the highlights of the 31st edition of the International Arts Festival Slavianski Bazaar in Vitebsk on 14 July.

The first official day of the festival will be packed with events. The solemn opening ceremony of the festival will star Grigory Leps, Sergei Bezrukov, Taisiya Povaliy, Denis Maidanov, Anatoly Yarmolenko and the Syabry ensemble, Zara, Ruslan Alekhno. All in all, there will be more than fifty celebrity artists and bands.

A few hours prior to that, the international press center will open and a press conference will take place in the round hall of the Vitebsk Concert Hall. Talking to the press will be winner of the Grand Prix of the Vitebsk 2021 song contest Rukhiya Baidukenova, People's Artist of Belarus Anatoly Yarmolenko with the Syabry band. This year the Syabry band was honored with a special award of Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko “Through Art to Peace and Understanding”. So the Walk of Fame near the Summer Amphitheater will welcome a new addition.

A plein air exhibition dedicated to the 140th anniversary of the birth of national poets of Belarus Yakub Kolas and Yanka Kupala will open the Days of the Union State in the Vitebsk Center of Modern Art. The museum will host meetings, exhibition projects, open-air events and a discussion platform on 14-17 July.