Christmas Flea market
The Kurazh Bazaar, Ukraine’s biggest charity flea market, invites local shopaholics for the best Christmas shopping in town. Besides vintage and brand new clothes, visitors to the flea market will be entertained by Christmas carols and a Santa Claus show. Various workshops, a beauty zone and lots of tasty food are also on the program.
Christmas “Kurazh Bazar” flea market. Dec. 10 -11. 11 a.m. – 8 p.m. Platforma Art Zavod (1 Bilomorska St.). Hr 50 – 200
Art exhibition
Twenty Ukrainian artists will present their video art, sculptures, installations and paintings inspired by traditional Ukrainian art.
“Kylym. Modern Ukrainian Artists” (exhibition). Dec. 6 – Jan. 15. 11 a.m. – 7 p.m. Kyiv History Museum (7 Bohdana Khmelnytskoho St.). Hr 15 – 30
Winter Entertainment Park opens at VDNH
Kyiv’s VDNH expocenter invites children and adults to join in a winter fairytale. The center has prepared lots of winter fun – an ice sculpture exhibition, an outdoor skating rink, a petting zoo, street food courts, and a wonderful Christmas tree and a Father Frost (Santa) house, where anyone can make a wish.
“Winter at VDNH” Winter Entertainment Park Opening. Dec. 10 – 11. 10 a.m. – 11 p.m. VDNH (1 Akademika Hlushkova St.). Free
Europe (rock) concert. Dec. 5. 8 p.m. Stereo Plaza (119 Lobanovskyi Ave.). Hr 1,100 – 6,000
Rock concert
The young Ukrainian rock-band Sinoptik will present its latest hits on the stage of Kyiv’s Sentrum night club. In 2016 Sinoptik won “The Global Battle Of Bands” international music contest, taking the title of the world’s best band.
Sinoptik (rock). Dec. 4. 8 p.m. Sentrum (11 Shota Rustaveli St.). Hr 250
Guitar music festival
Music lovers will have a chance to enjoy modern and classical melodies during the three-day guitar music festival at Kyiv’s Philharmonic. Famous virtuoso guitarists Francisco Bernier and Gabriel Bianko will perform pieces by Astor Piazzolla, Antonio Vivaldi, Johann Bach, and Luciano Berio, accompanied by the Kyiv Academic Symphony Orchestra.
International Festival of Guitar Music. Dec. 9 – 11. National Philharmonic of Ukraine (2 Volodymyrsky Uzviz St.). Hr 70 -300