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Due to the increasing interest to Lviv as the place of great architectural and historical heritage, numerous cultural and art projects are organized to attract attention to modern cultural life in the city. Some of them are about classic art, others - for alternative tendencies in modern culture. Herewith we present some of the festivals and cultural events organized in Lviv for the next few months.
December 2009
12 December 2009 - mid January 2010 - street Christmas Fair (Prospekt Svobody, Ploscha Rynok), where you may buy decorations, hand-made souvenirs, taste some holiday dishes.
January 2010
6-21 January - Christmas in Lviv: a series of activities held mainly in the central part of the city 7-8 January - "Ignition of the Christmas Star": restoration of the tradition to make big Christmas stars (1.5-2 m) (place: 7 January - Shevchenkivsky Hay (skansen), 8 January - central part of Lviv: a walk of carol singers) 8-10 January - III City Doughnut Festival: tasting of doughnuts with various fillings (this is a typical Christmas time dessert in Ukraine) 12-13 January - "Our Christmas" - performances at Lviv Opera House with authentic Ukrainian carols interpreted and theatrical performance (live music) 19 January - "Ethno Disco" a folk music party initiated by a famous Ukrainian rock singer Oleh Skrypka (founder of the ethno-festival "Krayina Mriy" ("Land of Dreams"))
March 2010
7-8 March - III City Chocolate Festival: tasting of the huge chocolate cake, various contests and events
April 2010
3-6 April - celebration of Easter ( Shevchenkivsky Hay (skansen), central part of Lviv) 9-11 April - Lviv Fashion Week - a chance to get acquainted with local desighners and to watch the collections of the designers from the neighbouring countries 29 April - 1 May - "Book Forum for Children" dedicated to children' literature with various contests and bright presentation of books
May 2010
1 May - III Lviv Batyar Day ("batyar" is a witty galant yet penniless young man; this phenomenon was typical for Lviv at the beginning of the XX c.) 1-3 May - ethno-jazz festival "Flugery Lvova" ("Lviv Weathercocks") (inner yard of the City Hall) 7-9 May - Lviv - Capital of Crafts (numerous workshops of how to make something unusual with your own hands; exhibitions of different works by all kinds of craftsmen): Pidvalna str., Rynok sq., Arsenalna sq. 8-10 May - Lviv City Day: theatrical performances, numerous activities all around the city
May
16 May - 6 June - XXIX Lviv Virtuoso Festival (world classic music performed by prominent musicians) (5 Chaykovskoho str.) 20-23 May - III Wiz-Art Festival - festival of modern cinema and visual art (17 Kopernika str.)
June
12 June - II City Beer Fest 27 June - 25 July - Diapason Festival (festival of organ music) at Lviv Hall of Organ and Chamber Music (8 Bandery str.)
July
17 July - ethno-festival "Krayina Mriy" ("Land of Dreams") on 5 Chernecha Hora str. (Shevchenkivsky Hay (skansen))
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