What, where, when on weekend in Transcarpathia (28-29 of May)

May 28 – citywide graduation holiday. Beginning at 10.30 (Poshtova Sq., Uzhgorod).

May 28 – Mukachevo Greek Catholic diocese is organizing the 10th anniversary pilgrimage of mothers of Transcarpathia. Program: 8.00 – registration, 9.00 – Prayer to Our Lady, 10.00 – Prayer of mothers, 12.00 – Bishop Divine Liturgy. (Dormition Church, M.Luchkay st., 2, Vynogradiv).

May 28 – annual bike ride. The gathering is at 9.00 near the city’s House of Culture. The ride starts at 10:00. Route: Széchenyi street, B. Khmelnitsky street, the village of Dyida, Széchenyi street. The total distance is 11.5 km. After the friendly race, there will be a raffle (Beregovo).

May 28 – XVI regional Olympics of health workers. Athletes will compete in 14 sports: athletics, table tennis, chess, checkers, volleyball, indoor soccer, family competitions, swimming, tug of war, billiards, arm-wrestling, kettlebell lifting, darts and shooting. The grand opening id at 10.30 (stadium "Avangard", Uzhgorod).

May 28 – the traditional graduation holiday. Beginning at 18:00 (central square, Mukachevo).

May 28 – citywide graduation holiday. Beginning at 16.30 (city center, Irshava).

May 28 – literary soiree of the creative association "Caffeine" entitled "Sky in the Square." The program includes reciltals of young poets from Uzhgorod, as well as a special guest. There will also be the presentation of the debut collection of Maria Trunova. Beginning at 18.00 (cafe-museum "Pid Zamkom" ("Snack"), Uzhgorod).

May 28 – composition based on the poem of Taras Shevchenko "Katerina" (the festival "EthnoDiaSphere"), the National Academic Ukrainian Theater.  Beginning at 19.00 (Transcarpathian drama and comedy theater, Mukachevo).

May 28 – the Days of Mukachevo – 1st outdoor floorball tournament. Beginning at 10.00 (playground of the MSU). Open basketball championship of the city among amateur teams. Beginning at 10.00 (Mukachevo).

May 28-29 – The first coffee festival "Ungvar Coffee Fest". The festival program includes: coffee-expo; competition between coffee shops, coffee map of the city coffee shops, children’s entertainment, workshops and presentations, masters of hand-made, jazz lounge program; food zone. Beginning at 10.00, opening ceremony at 12.00. Entrance fee is 50 UAH. (Yard of the Art Museum, Uzhgorod).

May 29 – concert program with the participation of students of preschool educational institutions "Do-re-mi-fa-solka." Beginning at 10.00 (Teatralna Square, Uzhgorod).

May 29 – Uzhgorod team of American football "Lumberjacls" will play its first home match of the regular season of the Ukrainian American Football League. The opponent is the team "Lions" from Lviv. The match will be dedicated to raising funds for the Movement to support Transcarpathian soldiers.  The admission is free. Beginning at 13.00 (stadium in Baranyntsi village, near the complex "Zinedine").

May 29 – the traditional holiday "Send-off of sheep up the mountains." The event will start at noon with a solemn procession across Mizhhirya. After that, the festive procession will march to the Synevyr pass (the Kamyanka tract), where the main events will be held. The program includes the competition for the best cooking of cheese, vurda, the best folk musicians of the district will also be competing. The grand opening of the celebration at the pass – inflammation of the shepherds’ campfire – at 14.00.  (Mizhhirya – the Synevyr pass).

May 29 – Half Marathon in honor of Fedir Feketa – timed to the 120th anniversary of the modern Olympic Games, to the anniversary of the first half-marathon (held in Transcarpathia in 1856) and on the occasion of the 617th anniversary of the first written mention of Perechyn. The race will start at 17.00 from Zhupanatska Sq, in Uzhgorod.  The half marathon distance is 21 km (Uzhgorod – Perechyn).

May 29 – festival of organ music – young Uzhgorod musicians Tetyana Tischenko and Olga Chundak will be playing for all fans of this great instrument. The program includes works by the great German composer Bach and representatives of the French organ school Louis Marchand, Cesar Franck and Charles Marie Vidor. The beginning is at 17.00 (Regional Philharmonic, Uzhgorod).

May 29 – the Days of Mukachevo – Regional Dog Show "Cup of Mukachevo – 2016) Beginning at 10.00 (the city beach area). Holiday of brass music (orchestra parade). Beginning at 15.00 (​​Cyril and Methodius Sq.). Creative Report of Mukachevo. Beginning at 16.00 (Transcarpathian drama and comedy theater, Mukachevo).

May 29 – musical show about disobedient children "Barmalei" (K.Chukovsky). On the occasion of the International Children’s Day. Beginning at 11.00 and 13.00 (Transcarpathian Puppet Theatre "Bavka", Uzhgorod).

May 29 – a musical fairy tale "The Big Frog" (L.Ustinov) (director O.Sarkisyants) (25 UAH). The beginning is at 12.00 (Regional Music and Drama Theater, Uzhgorod).

Exhibitions and expositions:

– Exhibition of paintings of known artist, one of the founders of the Transcarpathian school of painting Adalbert Erdelyi.  Y.Bokshay Art Museum

– An exhibition of Romanian artists on the occasion of the 120th anniversary of Baia Mare Art School.  The exhibition is dedicated to the founder of the school S.Hollosy (Palanok castle, Mukachevo);

– "Process. Innovative realism in the art of Transcarpathian region.". 11.00 –

21.00, Sunday – 12.00 – 19.00 (Monday is day off ) ("Ilko" gallery, Koshitska st., Uzhgorod).

– Exhibition of Transcarpathian artist Havrylo Hlyuk (art cafe "Voto", Uzhgorod).

– Photo exhibition "The war that does not exist." The event is dedicated to the heroic deeds of the 128th Brigade while withdrawing from Debaltseve and those fallen in battle with Russian invaders (District House of Culture, Irshava). 

– Exhibition of works titled "Children’s world in the works of People’s Artist of Ukraine A.A.Kotska." 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).

– Exhibition of creative works by artists of the region (beads, root plastics). Exhibition Hall "Impasto" (Vynogradiv).

– A new exhibition "Coffee in the mill of centuries" (Transcarpathian Ethnographic Museum, Uzhgorod).