The festival kicked off with a colorful march featuring 37 nationalities. Belarusians were accompanied by representatives of big diasporas (Russians, Poles, Ukrainians, Lithuanians, Armenians) and smaller ones (Syrians, Sri Lankans, Americans, Hindu, Koreans)…
Nearly 800 artists carried the banner of the festival, a seven-color flower, from Lenin Square to Sovietskaya Square for an official opening ceremony of the event.