Jamala
Crimean Tatar singer Jamala, who brought the Eurovision Song Contest to Ukraine after her victory in Stockholm last year, will present her new program “I Believe in U” in Kyiv’s Palace of Sports on May 12. The program is a mix of new tracks by Jamala from her “1944” album and her old hits.
Jamala (pop). May 12. 8 p.m. Palace of Sports (1 Sportyvna Square). Hr 250 – 1,500. Tickets are available at kasa.in.ua and parter.ua
Street Food Festival
Platforma Art Factory on the left bank will host another street food festival devoted to the cuisines of countries participating in the Eurovision Song Contest. Apart from extensive food choice, one can listen to live performances by Ukrainian young music bands and buy Ukrainian clothes and accessories from local producers.
Street Food Festival. May 13-14. Platforma Art Factory (1 Bilomorska St.) Entrance fee – Hr 75
Grand Euro Party
Ukrainian pop singer Eduard Romanyuta, who represented Moldova in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015, kicks off a beach party with performances by Eurovision winners such as Danish Emmelie De Forest in 2013 and Azerbaijani Eldar Gasimov in 2011.
Grand Euro Party. May 12. 8 p.m. Olmeca Plage (Dolobetskiy Island near Hydropark metro station). Hr 300 – 8,000
Air balloon festival
One can fly in one of 42 air balloons, each representing a participating country in the Eurovision Song Contest, during the air balloon festival on May 6-14. Two balloon flights from Podilsko-Voskresensky Bridge that leads to Trukhaniv Island to Druzhby Narodiv Park are available per day at 6 a.m. and 5 p.m.
Air balloon festival. May 6-14. Podilsko-Voskresensky Bridge. Hr 7,500 for a flight.
‘Non-Stop Music Week’
Alchemist Disco bar in Kyiv will hold series of parties “Non-Stop Music Week” every night from May 4 to May 11. The bar offers a great variety of cocktails from around Hr 100 and DJ sets from Ukrainian musicians and singers.
Non-Stop Music Week (series of parties) May 4 – 11. 7 p.m. Alchemist Disco. (3 Leontovycha St.) Entrance is free
Shadows of participants during the crossing the finish line on the Kyiv Half Marathon on April 9. (Kostyantyn Chernichkin)
Eurovision Run
Those who love jogging can join the 5-kilometer Eurovision Run on Trukhaniv Island between Kyiv’s right and left banks. The organizers encourage participants to dress in the colors of your favorite Eurovision nation. To participate, one should register at www.runday.org
Eurovision Run (marathon). May 13. 8.30 a.m. Crossroad of Streets Parkova and Truhanivska (Trukhaniv Island). Free
