On Sunday, August 23, the Central Park of Culture and Recreation (also known as Gorky Park) prepared an extensive program of celebrations of the Day of Kharkiv city and the State Flag Day.
On the main avenue of the park from 12:00 till 20:00 there will be activities for children and adults, devoted to the flag of Ukraine. Everyone is welcome to take part in the drawing with chalk on the pavement and use aqua-greasepaint.
An important event of the day will be a big celebration concert (12:00-21:15). Several local music bands will play their hits to the audience. A famous Ukrainian band “Para normalnyh” (“Pair of Normal”) will be headliners of the event. And at the end of their performance celebration will end up with youth disco.
On Monday, August 24, the Independence Day along with the Gorky Park’s Birthday will be celebrated in the Park. The main avenue of the Park from 13:00 to 19:00 will held a parade of 12 holidays such as Valentine’s Day, April Fool’s Day, Victory Day, the festival “Midsummer”, Halloween etc.
From 12:00 to 19:00 on the main stage of the park will be crowded with a festival-competition «ParkMusicFEST», at the end of which the jury will announce the winner who receives the wireless microphone. Other winners will get certificates for professional photo shooting and certificates for the park rides. From 20:00 to 22:45 will be a performance of Kharkiv groups FADIVI, KISLOROD, Pantera, MAGNIFIKA and cover-band Univer, as well as the illusion and fire shows.
Abount the other celebrations in the city you can read here.
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