Slavianski Bazaar 2024: Grand opening of the festival in the Summer Amphitheater

The international art festival Slavianski Bazaar in Vitebsk has become a family holiday and a celebration of traditional values. Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko made the statement during the festival’s opening ceremony.

Aleksandr Lukashenko said: “Today this festival unites people of different generations, religions, and cultures, who are true connoisseurs of art and have the most diverse preferences ranging from avant-garde to classics. But most importantly it has become a genuine family holiday, a celebration of traditional values. Residents and our guests can definitely rest their souls here.”

He offered words of gratitude to organizers of the forum, artists, masters of arts and to everyone, who comes to Belarus every year in order to spend the best days of the festival summer here. “Thanks to you the history of Slavianski Bazaar in Vitebsk continues and will continue even after us. Together with our children and grandchildren,” the president stressed.

Aleksandr Lukashenko wished limitless inspiration and bright creative ideas to all participants of the festival. He encouraged the spectators to rest their hearts and souls together with the artists.

The head of state declared the 33rd international art festival Slavianski Bazaar in Vitebsk open.

The opening of Slavianski Bazaar in Vitebsk is always the time of triumph of cultural figures, whose art unites countries and nations.

“However hard some may try to silence and diminish the significance of our festival, it is futile. The festival is famous across the entire planet,” the head of state is convinced.