Sights in District Silistra

The public holiday of town of Silistra is on the date of the religious holiday Krastovden (September 14) but during the entire month of September the town hosts various traditional festivities including musical concerts,  swimming across Danube river, sport events, beer fest and others....

The International Puppet Theatre Festival Yan Bibian and the International Theatre Laboratory Yan Bibian are held annually in late of May in Silistra. During the festival program groups from different countries performed for the kids. The theatrical laboratory is for the artists and cultural who...

The Bread festival in village of Garvan is held in the summer  - usually beginning of July but the day depends on the day when harvest begin. The fest includes a competition and exhibition of works by old recipes (from the grandmother books) and a demonstration of flour grind. There are also pl...

Kukeri is a traditional pagan Bulgarian ritual. The idea is masked men to scare away evil spirits with dances and loud sounds of bells. The costumes of men cover most of the body and include decorated wooden masks of animals (sometimes double-faced) and large bells attached to the belt.The festival...

The International Children`s Festival "Peace of Tomorrow Begins with Friendship Today" is held annually in July in the town of Silistra. The festival dates back to 1994 and continuing 4-days. It involved children dance ensembles from Bulgaria, Georgia, Lithuania, Ukraine, Croatia, Spain, Macedonia ...

Every summer (usually in beginning of August) in Popina village is held a celebration "Day of the Danube river". The event is associated with lots of joy and organized traditional games, preserved from the past - picking up a live pig, walking on greased wooden beam above the water and ot...