This annual rock and ethnic music festival is held in mid-August in western Ukraine. This year, the Canadian electronic band Crystal Castles, British rockers Enter Shikari, American horror punk band Misfits and Ukrainian jazz singer Jamala, along with many other foreign and Ukrainian musicians, will entertain music lovers during the three-day festival in the village of Rodatychi, 30 kilometers west of Lviv.Zaxidfest music festival. Aug. 19-21. Rodatychi, Lviv Oblast. Hr 200 – 770
Electronic music party
L8 Park, Kyiv’s summer dance venue, is organizing a fantastic electronic music party with DJ Anton Kubikov, who plays his sets in the best nightclubs around the globe. Kubikov started his career in 1994 and has worked with many DJs.
Art Reform: Anton Kubikov electronic music party. Aug. 6. 11 p.m. L8 Park (16F Parkova Road.) Hr 200
Relax Festival
The two-day Zen Relax Festival offers an escape from the city bustle. The festival’s program includes: healthy food, massages, music shows, dances, yoga classes and lectures on business development and workshops on improving interpersonal communication.
Zen Relax Festival. Aug. 13-14. 9 a.m. – 11 p.m. Ostrov Vezeniya Recreation Center (26 kilometers along the Stolychne highway, Koncha Zaspa). Hr 675 – 1,250
Travel Festival
This festival is designed for those who cannot imagine life without traveling. Visitors will be able to buy all sort of things they might need for a trip, including special clothing, equipment and swimwear. There will also be low-cost bookings with Kyiv’s top travel agencies and tips on budget trips and delicacies from around the world to get visitors in the mood for a great vacation.
Travel Family Weekend Festival. Aug. 6 – 7. 10 a.m. – 11 p.m. Sky Family Park (2T Henerala Vatutina Ave.) Hr 150
Dnipro vs. Dynamo (soccer)
Dnipro’s Dnipro football club will play against Dynamo Kyiv in the third round in the Pari-Match 2016-2017 Championship League season.
“Dnipro-Dynamo” football match. Aug. 6. 7:30. p.m. NSC Olympiysky (55 Velyka Vasylkivska). Hr 35 – 400
‘Hangmen’ (British Theater Live)
This black comedy by British-Irish playwright Martin McDonagh describes the atmosphere of small British towns in the 1960s. The play’s action develops at a local pub in northern England, and centers on hangman Harry Wade, a local celebrity, on the day that capital punishment was abolished in the country in 1965. Screened in English with Ukrainian subtitles.
“Hangmen” (British Theater Live). Aug. 16. 7 p.m. Kyiv Cinema (19 Velyka Vasylkivska St.) Hr 150
