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New Year’s costume ball

The program of the New Year masked ball by Maska Rad Theater includes staged fragments of famous plays, music concert and dances classes. Visitors will be allowed to enter the masked ball only in costumes and masks.

New Year’s costume ball. Dec. 25. 6 p.m. Kyiv Fortress (24A Hospitalna St.) Hr 150

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Christmas market

Kyivans and Kyiv guests are offered to dive into the European Christmas atmosphere during the open air market on Poshtova Ploshcha square. Best European festive dishes, various performances, national dances as well as nativity scenes await for the European Winter market’s visitors.

 “European Winter” Christmas market. Dec. 19 – Jan. 2. 10 a.m. – 10 p.m. Poshtova Ploshcha square. Free

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Folk choir performance

The Veryovka Ukrainian National Academic Choir will perform the best Christmas carols from around the world in its new Christmas concert program on the stage of Kyiv’s Zhovtnevy Palace.

“Christmas across the World” Veryovka National Academic Choir concert. Jan. 10, 11. 7 p.m. Zhovtnevy Palace (1 Instytutska St.) Hr 100 – 800

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New Year gift fair

More than 400 craftspeople from all over Ukraine will present their hand-made goods during the two-day gift fair in Kyiv. The fair’s visitors will find here everything to please their loved ones during the winter holidays – sweets, accessories, cosmetics, home décor and Ukrainian branded clothing.

“New Year Bazzar” gift fair. Dec. 24 – 25. 10 a.m. – 8 p.m. International Exhibition Center (15 Brovarsky ave.) Free

Russian pole dancer Anastacia Skukhtorova performs during the South America Pole Cup Colombia 2014 in Cali on November 15, 2014. AFP PHOTO/LUIS ROBAYO / AFP PHOTO / LUIS ROBAYO

Pole dance show

The pole dancing show promises fabulous visual effects, lots of acrobatic feats and beautiful performances by Valerias Secret Studio dance school artists. The show’s plot is based on the “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” fairy tale by Lewis Carroll.

 “Alice in Wonderland” pole dance show. Dec. 26. 7.30 p.m. Sentrum (11 Shota Rustaveli St.) Hr 120 – 200