What, where, when on weekend in Transcarpathia (26 – 27 of August)

August 26 – 27 – youth pilgrimage from Khust to Velyky Bychkiv (65 km), organized by the youth commission of the Mukachevo Greek Catholic Diocese (it started on August 25, but you can still join, contact Fr. Vasyl Kuzma -0662686244) – bring a sleeping bag, a first aid kit, a prayer book and a Bible (Khust-Velyky Bychkiv, Rakhiv district).

August 26 – 27 – Bicycle Festival "Paths of Opryshkos 2017" organized by the information and tourist center "Hutsulska Svitlytsya". Format of the competition: two-day cross-country marathon in the Carpathian mountains with start and finish in the Burkut park in the city of Rakhiv. Separately, an XCO cross-country race will be held (the city of Rakhiv and Rakhiv district).

August 26 – 27 – the pilgrimage of Christian youth (the Dzhublyk tract, the village of Nyzhnye Bolotne, Irshava district).

August 27 – Miner’s Day. Celebrations (the village of Ilnytsia, Irshava district).

August 27 – XIV Traditional Strength Sport Tournament "Carpathian Bear". Strongmen will be lifting stones and logs, carrying heavy suitcases, and so on. The organizers have prepared contests for spectators of all ages. The beginning is at 14.00 (in front of the Philharmonic, Uzhgorod).

August 27 – Festival "Pyntya – Fest". There will be performances of the bands Chalamada, DETACH, Johnny Rides, Antytila and Bez Obmezhen. Also, photoshoot zones, mimes and clowns, sports competitions. The will be a lottery, the proceeds from which will be used for the restoration of the Khust Castle (the field opposite the tourist complex "Tepli Vody", the village of Velyatyno, Khust district).

August 27 – 28 – holiday of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin. (Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin, the village of Baranyntsi, Uzhgorod district).

August 27 – 28 – holiday of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin. (monastery of St. Nicholas, Monastyrska st. 15, Mukachevo).

Exhibitions:

– "Transcarpathia – the land of antiquity and beauty" – a photo exhibition organized by the Union of Photo-Artists of Transcarpathia and the Department of Culture of the Regional State Administration. The photos of the following authors are presented: Ivan Burkalo, Yaroslav Makar, Stepan Polyansky, Volodymyr Nyorba, Yaroslav Dulenko, Yuriy Turyanytsia, Yevhen Bakkay, Vasyl Fitskolynets, Oleg Ilchin, Leonid Zakrevsky (Lobby of the RSA, Narodna Sq. 4, Uzhgorod).

– "Lyrics of the Carpathians" – exhibition of figurative art. The idea of ​​the exhibition is to rethink or support our mythology and to interpret it through the eyes of the artist. During the exhibition, a special project of Oles Kromplyas "Promka" will be held – a photo-project on the events in the Avdiyivka industrial area and its defenders.. Every day, except Monday, Tuesday – Saturday – 11.00 – 21.00, Sunday – 12.00 – 19.00 (Art Center "Ilko Gallery", Koshitska st., Uzhgorod).

– Painting and graphic by artist Serhiy Halay. Everyday, except Monday-Tuesday, 11.00 -17.00, Sunday – 11.00 -15.00 (exhibition hall "Impasto", Myr Street, 8, Vynogradv). 

– jubilee exhibition of the works of artist-restorer Oleksandr Baloh dedicated to the 70th anniversary of the master. The exhibition features 52 paintings (landscapes, self-portraits, still lifes), there are also photos of 16 restorations performed by the master. Every day (except Tuesday) 10.00 – 18.00 (Museum of Folk Architecture and Rural Life, Kapitulna st., 33 "a" Uzhgorod).

– Personal exhibition of Transcarpathian artist Vasyl Bobita. Every day, except Monday, 10.00 -18.00 (Transcarpathian Art Museum,  Uzhgorod).

– photo exhibition "Architecture of Uzhgorod, Austro-Hungarian era" from the researchers of Uzhgorod heritage Oleg Olashyna and Lina Degtyaryova ("Owl’s Nest", Uzhgorod).

– "Summer motifs in the works of A. Kotska". Every day, except Monday. 10.00-17.00, Sunday – 13.00-17.00 (Memorial House and Museum of People’s Artist of Ukraine Andriy Kotska, Vinnychna Str., 20, Uzhgorod).

– Permanent exhibition of Fedir Manaylo. Every day except Sunday-Monday – 9.00 – 17.00 (Memorial House and Museum of F. Manaylo, Drugety st., 74, Uzhgorod).

– Permanent exhibition of the People’s Artist of Ukraine Volodymyr Mykyta (visit by arrangement with the author) (museum of V.Mykyta, Sobranetska Str. 68/2, Uzhgorod).

– Various exhibitions and collections, as well as "Crowns of the World". 10.00 – 17.00 (every day, except Mondays) (Transcarpathian Local Lore Museum, Uzhgorod).

– excursions to the Saint-Miklos castle (the village of Chynadiyevo, Mukachevo district).

– Exhibitions. Every day, except Monday, 9.00 – 18.00 (Kuruc lane, Palanok castle, Mukachevo).

– unique weaving patterns. 9.00 – 18.00 (Monday to Friday, lunch break – 13.00 to 14.00) (Museum of Weaving, the village of Cherna, Vynogradiv district).

– Exhibition of historical and regional folk museum "Sriberna Zemlya" (the village of Hrushovo, Prykordonna Str., 2, Tyachiv district).

– Exhibitions. 9.00 – 17.00 (local lore museum, Khust).

– Exhibition of kerosene lamps, consumer items, and exhibition devoted to the events in the east (on weekends – on request) (the District Historical Museum, Irshava).

– Exhibitions of the Museum of Beregovo district (Beregovo, Bethlen, Str 1).

– Exhibitions of the Museum of Weaving (the village of Velyki Beregy, Beregovo district).

– Museum of Mountain Ecology and Natural Resources of the Ukrainian Carpathians. 8.00 to 17.00 (lunch break – 12.00 to 13.00) (25 UAH – for adults, 18 UAH – for students, 12 UAH – for shoolchildren (central manor of the CBR, outskirts of Rakhiv).

– Exibitions of District Historical Museum (Shevchenko street,Vynogradiv).

– Exhibitions of the historical museum (the village of  Kvasovo, Beregovo district).

– Museum complex "Old Village". Every day (no breaks and days off) 8.00 – 18.00. Admission fee: adult – 40 UAH, privileged – 30 UAH, children – 15 UAH. Guided tour: up to 10 persons – 100 UAH, up to 20 persons – 150 UAH, up to 30 persons – 200 UAH. Riding on a motor trolley – 50 UAH in the museum "Kolochava narrow gauge" (the village of Kolochava, Mizhhirya district).

– Tisa museum complex – skansen (house of a poor man, rural school and house of a wealthy farmer, the historical museum in the former Foharashi estate). 11:00-19:00 (Shevchenko st., 74, the village of Tysobyken, Vynogradiv district).

– Botanical Garden of UzhNU. Every day, except Saturday – Sunday 8.00 to 16.00, tours by request – 10.00 to 14.00 (Olbracht st., Uzhgorod).

– Small Children’s Railway. The train, which has two cars, runs from the "Molodizhna" station to the "Pidzamkovy" park and back (Uzhgorod).

– Tour "train". Trip duration is 50 minutes. The price is 40 UAH per person. The route runs through Sadova, Dukhnovich streets, Cyril and Methodius sq., Dukhnovich sq., Ilona Zrinyi, Chekhov, Wallenberg, Belyaev, Uzhgorodska, Karpenko-Kary, Rosvyhivska, Danylo Halytsky streets, Peremoha Park. Historic and interesting sights on the route: Reformed Church (1795), the Catholic Cathedral of St. Martin (1904), the Schönborn palace, Drama Theater (1899), Mukachevo City Hall (1904), Grunstein palace, the old bridge with a view of Palanok castle and St. Nicholas monastery, Mukachevo State University, Church of Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the largest fountain in Mukachevo, rose garden, Cyril and Methodius Cathedral, Peremoha park (with carousels and Ferris wheel). Departs every day from the monument to the chimney-sweep in the city center at 10:00, 12:00, 14:00, 16:00 and finishes in the Peremoha park (the city of Mukachevo).

– Rope park with a new extreme route called "Adrenaline" (29 stages of varying complexity) (Pidzamkovy Park, Uzhgorod).

– rope park "Tarzan" (park, Irshava).

Photo by O.Shtefanyo