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...

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)....

This is a gastronomic festival with a variety of cultural and entertainment programs that combines Transcarpathian and Ukrainian traditions with modern trends. The name of the festival - "Palachinta" – comes from the Hungarian...

In mid-April Uzhgorod is painted in pink with cherry blossoms. This event brings tourists from all around the world. During this time Uzhhorod holds the traditional festival "Sakura Fest", with various art exhibitions, fairs...

The "Transcarpathian Edelweiss" national festival of the arts is an artistic and social event designed to promote contemporary art among the population of Ukraine, revealing new talented artists and authors. Any ensemble or individual artist...

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...

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.

The "Sun Drink" festival of wine and honey is a traditional spring festival for Transcarpathia, which for over ten years has attracted the best winemakers and beekeepers. Here you can taste the delicious varieties...

The celebration, which has become a hallmark of Uzhhorod, is traditionally held on Youth Day (June 28). The main aim of the organizers is to draw public attention to the importance of family values....

The program of this festival features various performances of individuals and teams from Workout, demonstrations, entertaining contests, competitions and more. Events like these give flavour to the everyday life of our home town and enable...

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...

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"...

Traditionally, the festival is held in the paprika capital of Ukraine, in the village of Mala Dobron in Uzhhorod region. This Festival is held to promote Hungarian and Ukrainian hand-made art, the revival and...

Uzhhorod Day celebrations are held on the last Saturday of September. The city itself was founded more than a thousand years ago - in the year 893, and is named after the river Uzh....

Every year, Uzhhorod holds an agricultural fair called "Golden Autumn". Here you can buy fruits, vegetables, meat by the kilo or on a whole carcass, lots of cheese, honey, wine, baked goods, gifts, embroidered...

The International Festival "Interpuppet" is held early in October every other year. It brings together creative teams of puppet theaters from different countries. During the festival children of different nationalities living in the area...

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...

The festival is hosted by "Lautari”, the regional association of Roma music culture. For the first time the festival was held in 1997 as a national jazz festival, and then in 1998, the festival...

On December 19th, on St. Nicholas Day, Uzhgorod traditionally holds  a Saint Nicholas Parade, a competition to decorate the city’s Christmas tree and a ceremony of illuminating the biggest Transcarpathian Christmas tree. This beautiful...

During the Christmas Fair, it is possible to buy souvenirs and products from local craftsmen. Wooden houses are set up in the centre of the town and decorated in Christmas style. Near these stalls...