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Rock music concert

Ukrainian rock band Vpershe Chuyu will perform their top hits at Kyiv’s Docker Pub. The band’s unusual sound includes the accordion and the bandura, a Ukrainian traditional stringed instrument.

Vpershe Chuyu (rock). May 5. 9 p.m. Docker Pub (25 Bohatyrska St.). Hr 75.

Martial arts tournament

Local sports club MegaGym will host 10 amateur fights in a mixed martial arts competition. Each fight will have no time limits, no judges and will last until there is a winner. The tournament also includes music performances and an award ceremony.

The Third “Kuznya” Mixed Martial Arts Tournament. April 30. 6 p.m. MegaGym Sports Club (19 Kharkivske Highway). Hr 150.


Skansen Music Fest

The two-day Skansen Music Fest music and food festival promises delicious food, interesting workshops, and handmade Ukrainian souvenirs. Rockabilly band Mad Heads, rock band Ot Vinta, pop band Aviator and other Ukrainian musicians top the bill.

Skansen Music Fest. May 2-3. 11 a.m. Pyrohovo National Museum of Folk Architecture and Rural Life (Pyrohovo village) Hr 20 – 60.


Orthodox Easter charity fair

A charity fair held ahead of Orthodox Easter will feature a sale of jewelry, handmade greeting cards, and Easter gifts. The tasty Easter cakes and fancy Easter eggs on sale at the fair will make great Easter basket fillers.

Orthodox Easter charity fair. April 28-30. 10 a.m. – 7 p.m. Ukrainian House (2 Khreshchatyk St.). Free.


‘Life’ movie

The biopic drama movie “Life” tells the story of how a photographer with Life magazine came to take iconic pictures of Hollywood star James Dean in 1955. The movie is screened in English with Ukrainian subtitles.

“Life” (drama). Through May 11. 5:15 p.m., 9:10 p.m. Zhovten (26 Kostyantynivska St.). Hr 40 – 80.