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NOW:
Thebiggest event inMacedonia
this timeof year is theSkopjeSummer
Festival. Founded in 1979, the festival
is celebrating its37thanniversary
withavarietyof concerts, theatre
performances and screeningsbyartists,
musicians, entertainers and filmmakers,
and takesplace invariousvenues
throughout thecity.
NEXT:
Youmaynot havehadSkopje
peggedas acityof jazz, but it happens
tobe just that. SkopjeJazzFestival
hasbeen running formore than three
decades and isperhaps the leading
musicevent in thecountry. Expect
performances fromLatinAmerican,
US, EuropeanandAfricanartists, 13-16
October.
skopjejazzfest.com.mk
SKOPJE
MACEDONIA
NOW:
If you’recurious about
traditional Ukrainianmusic, be sure to
visitKiev inJune for theKrainaMriy.
Translatingas ‘countryof dreams’, the
musical folkloric festival attractsbands
andmusicians fromacrossEurope,
aswell asedgier fusionacts. Youcan
alsoexpect folkdancing, classic-style
painting, literatureand traditional food.
NEXT:
Film loverswillwant to time
theirUkrainianvisitwith theacclaimed
Kiev International FilmFestival. Usually
inOctober orNovember, it typically
presents an incredible250 films from
all over theworld,witha focuson
emerging filmmakers’ short and feature-
lengthpictures.
molodist.com/en/
KIEV
UKRAINE
