Concert Festival "KUPALA HOLIDAY" Kyiv 2025-06-21 13:00:00
Kupala Festival at V’YAVA
June 21-22 (Saturday-Sunday)
The celebration of Ivan Kupala is one of the oldest Ukrainian traditions, which will come to life among the greenery of the V’YAVA cultural space. We invite everyone who wants to experience the richness of Ukrainian culture and music: the mysteries of rituals and songs from folklore groups, incendiary dances, healing Kupala potions and wreaths that tell stories.
You are waiting for:
🎵 Songs with a hint of blueberries
🌿 Making wreaths from field herbs
👻 Folk tales about mermaids
🌸 An unprecedented variety of wreaths
🧘♀️ Folklore for emotional balance and relaxation
💃 Traditional dance schools
🎪 Fair with authentic products
🔥 Forge - try forging your own bell
🎨 Pottery workshop
Immerse yourself in live ethno music under the open sky of the cultural space "V'YAVA", discover new meanings of Ukrainian traditions and fall in love with the culture of your country even more.
PROGRAM 21.06
June 21
Master classes:
13:00-21:00 Mermaid wreaths from field herbs, for playful and mischievous girls
13:00-21:01 Wreaths of good luck from periwinkle and spikelets - for girls who want to get married
13:00-21:02 Maiden wreaths from potions and leaves for romantic dreamers
14:00-21:00 Potter's wheel - handmade magic
14:00-21:00 Forge - for those with strong character and warm hearts
Lectures and meetings:
14:00-15:00 Something for the soul - achieving emotional balance through folk singing
15:00-16:00 Drum circle - we get into the relaxation of the rhythms of different peoples
16:00 - 17:30 Witch frogs and fire Kupala folklore, magic and folk stories Margarita Skazehnyk
Big stage:
14:00-15:00 Merry Kupala fun
15:00-16:00 Kupala songs and customs, the group "YasnoKrasno"
16:00-16:45 Children's games from the group "YasnoKrasno"
17:00-18:15 School of traditional dance of the group "Bozhychi"
18:30-19:30 Kupala rite of the Polesie region - round dances, games, decorating the Kupala tree, burning the witch. Folklore group "Volodar"
19:30-20:00 MILNYK
20:00-21:45 YURCASH
PROGRAM 22.06
22.06
Master classes:
13:00-21:00 Mermaid wreaths from field herbs, for playful and mischievous girls
13:00-21:01 Wreaths of good luck from periwinkle and spikelets - for girls who want to get married
13:00-21:02 Maiden wreaths from herbs and leaves for romantic dreamers
14:00-21:00 Potter's wheel - handmade magic
14:00-21:00 Forge - for those with strong character and warm hearts
Lectures and meetings:
14:30-15:30 "Songs with the taste of blueberries" master class on berry and Petrovsky songs, customs and superstitions when picking berries and mushrooms in the forest in Western Polissya.
15:30-17:30 "1000 and 1 wreath in the Ukrainian tradition": a story about wreaths in rituals and their varieties, photo shoot, online inclusion with craftsmen and collectors, wedding songs for the wreath.
Big stage:
13:00-13:30 Merry Kupala fun, a story about the traditions of the celebration.
13:30-14:00 Unique songs of Chernihiv region, group "Mikhaylove Chudo"
14:00-15:00 Traditional dances, group "Balamuty"
15:00-16:45 Children's games, group "Budymyr"
17:00-17:45 Kupala songs and m-class in traditional singing, group "Viltse"
18:00-18:45 Ethno-singer Halyna Kuryshko
19:00-20:00 Kupala rite "Birch Bath" - round dances, games, decorating the Kupala tree, competitions and jokes between girls and boys. Folklore group "Volodar"
20:00-21:40 Marina Krut
⏰ June 21-22 (Saturday and Sunday), doors open at 13:00
🏡 Cultural space "V'YAVA", near the Orangery at VDNH, Akademika Glushkova Ave., 1
🕹️ The location has a restaurant, sports field, lounge areas, food court, hammock area, PlayStation and much more
🐶 Pet-friendly
📌 Nearby are three shelters — in pavilions 1, 5, 13 — and the metro station "Vystavkovy Tsentr"
💡 The location is equipped with powerful generators and three parking lots
More announcements and additional information on Instagram @vyava.art
IMPORTANT!
For children:
• up to 6 years old free of charge with an original birth certificate;
• entrance for children under 14 years old - accompanied by adults.
For military personnel:
• free of charge with a valid military ID;
• for military personnel, the ticket price is 50% discounted with a valid military ID.
For people with disabilities:
• free of charge with a document confirming disability and for an accompanying person, if necessary.
For seniors:
• free of charge with a pension certificate.
