VITEBSK, 18 April (BelTA) – The first phase of ticket sales for the 23rd International Festival of Arts Slavonic Bazaar in Vitebsk is starting in Vitebsk on 18-19 April, BelTA learnt from the Vitebsk Culture Center.

The tickets can be bought using cash at all the box offices of the Vitebsk Culture Center or using a bank card from the directorate of the festival or at the Vitebsk Concert Hall starting from 10:00. “During the first two days, tickets will be sold only in Vitebsk, after that they will be available online. Tickets can be purchased or booked from any place of the world,” the Vitebsk Culture Center informed. They noted that the second phase of the ticket sales will start in late April-early May.

The program of the festival has almost been finalized. Some 49 events will be held during the cultural forum. The Summer Amphitheater will host 19 concerts, including opening and closing concerts, the Union State concert (this year the concert is titled “I love you, life!”), concerts of Turetsky Choir, Nadezhda Kadysheva and the Golden Ring group, Stas Mikhailov, Filipp Kirkorov, Boris Moiseyev, Nikolai Rastorguyev and the Lube group, Oleg Gazmanov, Chaif, as well as themed concerts, like Parade of Smiles, Golden Hit, European Stars, TV Mix.

The prices range from Br50,000 to Br1.3 million. The most expensive events are the opening ceremony and the closing ceremony.

This year the festival will be held from 10 to 14 July. About 30 countries are expected to take part in it.