Cultural events, arts and festivals in Kyiv region and Ukraine
CBC/Radio-Canada has become a full member of the EBU — for the first time in 75 years of associate membership. Behind this decision lies not only music, but also Ottawa's geopolitical shift from Washington to Brussels.
The last weekend of June in Kyiv offers not only classical performances, but also the fifth outdoor craft festival and a charity stand-up show with an auction. There's something for every budget and mood.
At URC 2026 in Gdańsk, an agreement was signed between Polimex Mostostal SA and a Kyiv parish: the Polish side will provide construction scaffolding for the entire restoration period. Until the complete restoration of the Neo-Gothic church, which courts and the Ministry of Culture have disputed for over 25 years, these arrangements are only the first technical step.
Uzbek cuisine is not a single recipe or one tradition. It is several regional schools, each of which considers its pilaf to be the one true version — and has compelling arguments to support this claim.
Ukraine's largest open-air museum had an undeveloped plot for decades because Soviet authorities made the Crimean Tatars an "non-existent people." On June 26, the first stone was laid for a Crimean Tatar homestead. The tenth will be built after deoccupation.
Nearly 4,500 objects have been damaged — from village clubs to UNESCO heritage sites. Culture Minister Berezhna for the first time publicly named indirect losses: they are six times higher than direct losses.
Bloomsday has been celebrated for 121 years — and it has long transcended the borders of Ireland. Alongside it in the calendar are sea turtles, which are 110 million years old, and the children of Africa, whose rights remain unprotected.
# Translation: A wedding ring is one of the few symbols that exists in most cultures simultaneously, but means something different depending on which hand it is worn on. Behind this choice lies not whim, but religion, anatomical myth, and colonial legacy.
French cuisine is the only one in the world where the very ritual of dining, not just recipes, has been recognized as an intangible cultural heritage of humanity. Behind this status lies several centuries of deliberate construction of gastronomic identity.
# Latvian Authorities Block Rapper's Performance in Riga Over 2025 Russia Concerts Latvian state authorities have blocked a rapper's performance in Riga due to three planned concerts in Russia in 2025. This is not an isolated incident — a small group of Western artists is gradually returning to the Russian music scene, risking closed doors across Europe.
Bad Bunny and Pope Leo XIV met privately at "Bernabéu" — and caught a moment of irony: the artist, whose hit album laments unmade photos, spoke with the pontiff without a single camera. The Vatican explained this as a deliberate choice, not a coincidence.
Georgian cuisine is spreading around the world not through marketing, but through its structure: each dish carries the logic of the region, season, and social ritual. This makes it more resilient than most gastronomic trends.
TasteAtlas has included Georgia in the top 30 best cuisines in the world — and it's not just about tourist hype. Behind its popularity stands a flavor system that cannot be imitated: unique spices, sauces, and a table tradition where the guest matters more than the menu.
# Translation A decision that Kyiv City Council had been postponing since April 2022 was finally carried out: the sculpture was taken away by the author's daughter, as the property manager was never found. The museum at Andriyivsky, 13 remains open to this day.
A city on a rocky island between the loops of the Smotrych River was built as a fortress and lived as an arena of civilizational clashes. Each of the seven locations here bears the imprint of a specific conqueror — and a specific reconquest.
Holland publicly explained how relationships with colleagues affect work quality — and cited a specific case from the new Spider-Man film shoot.
# Translation On this day in 1918, Tbilisi declared independence from the collapsing empire. On the same day in 1897, a novel was published that gave birth to Dracula. A coincidence of dates—but not meanings.
BTS won "Artist of the Year" at the AMAs for the second consecutive time, surpassing Taylor Swift and Lady Gaga. Behind the victory are four years of military service, a billion-dollar tour, and a phenomenon that analysts are already calling "BTSnomics".
Director Denis Soboliev has completed a feature film about a 1962 trial in which the perpetrator of Stepan Bandera's murder received a shorter sentence than those typically imposed in most modern criminal cases — because the court recognized Moscow as the real culprit.
Christian Mungiu became only the tenth director in Cannes history to win the Palme d'Or twice — 19 years after his first victory. His "Fiord" is more than just a family drama; it's a film about how liberal institutions can become instruments of pressure.
# New Franchise Installment Leads US and Canadian Box Office. The Numbers Impress, But the Industry is Watching Another Metric.
In the very heart of Paris, among the narrow streets of the Latin Quarter, there exists a place where law sounds not as a dry code, but as the memory of humanity. There are no loud signs here or tourist queues. Words live here. The very same words that once became the foundation of the Nuremberg Trial. The very same words by which the world today tries to name the evil that came to Ukraine.
"Arina's Story" — an immersive documentary project by UNITED24 about an eight-year-old ballerina whose first performance was halted by war — has been nominated for the 30th Webby Awards. The competition includes Netflix, Google, Taylor Swift, and Stephen Colbert.
"Blooming in Darkness" is not a therapeutic metaphor, but a chronicle of how Irpin artists returned to their creative work after four weeks under occupation. April 11 — entry by own decision.
An author's performance about survival returns to where it all began — to Hostomel, which stood under Russian military forces for 35 days.
Ahead of the anniversary of Irpin’s liberation, a year-long project is launching that aims to change how the experience of war is commemorated in the urban space — from expert dialogue to practical solutions.
On March 28, an exhibition by around 40 artists opens at Lisova 3 — an event that both commemorates the liberation of Irpin and provides tangible support to the Armed Forces through the sale of artworks and donations.
On April 14 at 7:00 p.m., the Bilohorodskyi House of Culture will host a documentary performance in which real frontline stories and dialogues of civilian life meet on one stage. All proceeds will go to support the needs of the Third Army Corps.
March in Kyiv's clubs is not just concerts but a mechanism of support: tribute shows, jazz, variety performances and charity events that offer both cultural solace and tangible aid to units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. We outline the highlights and where to go this month.
At the Taras Shevchenko Palace of Culture, 40 children from the Borodianka community recited the Kobzar — not just a celebration of words, but an investment in the community’s cultural resilience.