One more interesting event awaits visitors at the end of June as the city hosts Kolyada-Plays, a popular theatre-related event, at this time of the year. This is the time when visitors have a unique opportunity to watch the latest plays. The festival has a contest, so at the end of the event best theatrical performances are awarded. Besides that, attendees are welcome to participate in meet-and-greets, watch interesting films, and visit presentations of new books.
The city hosts two large events dedicated to cuisine. The first event has a simple name – Gastronom. It takes place at the beginning of August in one of the city’s parks. As a rule, numerous restaurants of Yekaterinburg join the event. It is an amazing place to try popular local food cooked by best chefs, attend master classes, and listen to interesting seminars. A special music program only makes this festival even more exciting. Early June marks the start of summer barbecue and a festival dedicated to this food. Music, fireworks, sports competitions, a fair trade, food sampling sessions, master-classes, and meetings await all visitors to this wonderful event.
The city hosts one more interesting event in the middle of August, on Yekaterinburg Day. The festival is one more way to celebrate the birthday of the city and its foundation on November 18, 1723. When the holiday’s flag is officially raised, the festival is considered open. The cultural program includes musical concerts, theatrical performances, sports competitions, a diverse gastronomic program, a fair trade with hand-made items, dancing performances, beauty contest, and various entertaining activities for residents and guests of the city. All main streets of the city become the location of festive events. The pleasant holiday culminates in the evening with gorgeous fireworks. The city pond is the traditional location of the fireworks, so it is better to take comfortable seats and enjoy the spectacular view.
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