All Transcarpathians and their guests have chance to hear carols in Ukrainian, Slovakian, Hungarian, Romanian and even German. Caroling groups come from all over the region, bringing their Vertep (a portable puppet nativity theatre). The groups entertain guests not only with beautiful singing, but also by acting out funny performances, full of various colourful characters. Visitors can also enjoy...
In 2016 Uzhhorod revived its wine festival and presented the best samples of young Transcarpathian wine from that year’s harvest from renowned winemakers of the region. The new wine, due to its short period of fermentation, gives connoisseurs a unique taste and lightness.
In addition to a wide range of wines at the festival, it will also feature Carpathian cuisine,...
The material and spiritual culture of the city was formed under the influence of members of different ethnic groups living in the Carpathian region, including Hungarians, Czechs, Slovaks, Poles, Romanians, Germans and Jews. This vividly affected the development of arts, architecture, music and customs. As for painting, the Transcarpathian artists were influenced by Western schools.
Each year Transcarpathia holds more...
Crowds can expect fire performances from theatres from across Ukraine and beyond; Fire battles, gymnasts, acrobats and jugglers, as well as performances of music groups and lots of parties.
Participants and guests of the celebration will try different varieties of honey and familiarise themselves with different bee products. In addition, guests can take part in contests like “Best honey expert” and "Bee Happy" for the best Bee costume. Winners will receive prizes and sweet honey treats. During the festival you’ll enjoy performances by local artistic groups and other...
The festival has become a tradition in our region. It demonstrates the best examples of children's art. The goal is to revive cultural and moral values of the family unit; identify and support talented children; and to develop creative skills and abilities in different genres of art.
The “Uzhhorod Regatta” is a fun sport competition, rafting down the Uzh river with unusual decorated crafts of various designs. According to tradition the launching takes place at the transport bridge near “Pidzamkoviy” park and heads down river to Tomas Masaryk transport bridge. In order to win, each team must purchase or build their own craft and all the...
