Kyiv Half Marathon
The Nova Poshta Kyiv Half Marathon is one of Kyiv’s biggest running events, offering various race distances from 2 kilometres up to 21.0975 kilometres, a distance referred to as a half marathon. This year’s route will start at Kontraktova Square and follow the banks of the River Dnipro.
Nova Poshta Kyiv Half Marathon. April 9. 9 a.m. Kontraktova Square. Hr 400-500
David August DJ-set
German DJ David August will showcase his world-famous skills during a live DJ-set at the Dovzhenko film studio. August learned piano at just the age of five; at 25 he regularly plays the world’s leading venues and has had many sold-out shows. German musician Christian Löffler will also perform.
David August DJ-set. April 8. 10 p.m. Dovzhenko film studio (44 Peremohy Ave.). Hr 450-760
Art exhibition
The Chyste Mystetstvo (Clean Art) exhibition aims to introduce so-called naïve artists, whose works are a cross between modern, avant-garde and folk art. Such artists do not conform to a prevailing art technique, do not use conventional materials and are driven purely by their desire to create, rather than commercial motives.
Chyste Mystetstvo. April 13-May 9. 11 a.m. – 8 p.m. Closed on Mondays. Mystetskyi Arsenal (10-12 Lavrska St.). Hr 60
‘Lion’ movie
The “Lion” movie tells a real story of a man named Saroo, who at the age of five boarded the wrong train, ending up thousands kilometres away from his home. Twenty-five years later, Saroo decides to find his family using just his memory and Google Earth. The movie received almost a dozen Golden Globe and Oscar nominations, as well as two BAFTA awards.
“Lion” (drama). April 7-12. 3:30 p.m. Zhovten cinema (26 Konstiantynivska St.). Hr 40-80
Street food festival
The Ulichnaya Eda street food festival has been running for four years in Kyiv, each time bringing in over 30,000 visitors. This year’s festival will have two large food zones, with musicians entertaining the crowd from the stage. To compliment the food, bartenders in a roof lounge zone will be serving delicious cocktails.
Ulichnaya eda. April 8-9. 11 a.m. – 11 p.m. Platforma Art Zavod (1a Bilomorska St.). Hr 75
Easter Festival
Unlike westerners, who give each other chocolate eggs on Easter Day, Ukrainians still celebrate the holiday with real eggs, called pysankas, decorated with colorful ornaments and drawings. The Pysanka festival on Sofiyska and Mykhailivska Squares will feature as many as 585 large decorative pysankas. A lounge zone, workshops, art and handicraft fairs will also feature in the festival.
Pysanka festival. April 8-23. 12 p.m. Sofiyska and Mykhaylivska Squares. Free entry
