What, where, when on weekends in Transcarpathia (December 7 – December 8)

December 7 – Solemn ceremony of the Christmas tree lighting. The beginning is at 17.00 (courtyard, Old Continent Hotel, Sandor Petofi Square, 4-6, Uzhgorod).

December 7-8 – Transcarpathian Weightlifting Cup dedicated to the 120th anniversary of the strongest man on the planet in the 20th century Ivan Firtsak (Croton). The beginning is at 12.00 (gymnasium №1, the village of Bilky, Irshava district).

December 8 – the campaign "Red Lines" for Zelensky" organized in Uzhgorod by the NGO "Community Affairs" and "European Solidarity". Given the fateful challenges facing Ukraine today, on the eve of the Normandy meeting, the powers that be should be reminded of the "red lines" – the demands of the Ukrainian people, which no one has the right to ignore: no compromises on a unitary state and no federalization, no compromises on European integration, no political activities, including elections, in the temporarily occupied territories of Donbass before the terms of security and de-occupation are fulfilled. The political parties European Solidarity, Holos and Batkivshchyna call on all Ukrainians, all political forces, NGOs to come and demonstrate our unity and determination in the fight for Ukraine. The beginning is at 13.00 (Teatralna Square, Uzhgorod).

December 8 – Youth Charity Fair. There will be bograch, grilled dishes, mulled wine. The organizers are going to donate all the funds raised to the kindergarten on St. Nicholas Day (central square, Irshava).

December 8 – Concert "Life is a gift of God" by the Honored Artist of Ukraine Oleksandr Sadvariy as part of the art project "Sunday performance". The program also includes: soloist of the Honored Academic Transcarpathian Choir, Honored Artist of Ukraine Yana Sadvariy, soloists of the Philharmonic Anastasia Vyshnevska, Irina Filipenko, a pupil of the Medical and Rehabilitation Social Center "Way of Life" Yuliana Kastran. The beginning is at 16.00 (Transcarpathian Regional Philharmonic, Uzhgorod).

December 8 – concert of People’s Artist of Ukraine Stepan Giga, Honored Artist of Ukraine Kvitoslava Giga, Honored Artist of Ukraine Stepan Giga Jr. (SteveG), TV presenter, winner of the Grand Prix of the International Festival in Prague Daniel, band "My friends". The host of the concert is Honored Artist of Ukraine Igor Melnyk. Public figure Bohdan Kunda (Kyiv) and Honored Artist of Ukraine, Lviv Opera soloist Roman Kovalchuk will also take part (free entry). The beginning is at 17.00 (District House of Culture, Irshava).

December 8 – a festive performance before Advent. The beginning is at 17.00 (Transcarpathian Hungarian Theater, Beregovo).

December 8 – Mykolaychyk Hike II, Winter Walk on Santa’s Trails organized by the Hiking Club (details are on the club page on FB).

December 8 – the premiere of the fairy-tale for children and adults "The Lord of the Black Forest" by V. Shershun (director – V. Shershun, art director Emma Zaitseva). The beginning is at 12.00; "Butterflies are Free" by Leonard Gershe (director – V. Shershun, art director Emma Zaitseva). The beginning is at 18.00 (Transcarpathian Academic Musical Theater, Uzhgorod).

December 8 – educational performance "Physical Education for Baba Yaga" by N. Uvarova (director Tetyana Kurta, art director – Tetyana Glukhova). The beginning is at 12.00 (Drama Theater, Mukachevo).

December 8 – Oleksandr Veselov’s "Snowmen and the Sun" (director – O. Kutsyk, art director – Tetyana Ulinets). The beginning is at 11.00 and at 13.00 (Transcarpathian Academic Puppet Theater "Bavka", Uzhgorod).

December 8 – Opening of the literary club "Spark of the soul". The beginning is at 14.00 (Transcarpathian Regional Library for Children and Youth, Teatralny Lane, 9, Uzhgorod).

December 9 – Presentation of the new album Fallen Trees by Lyubomir Melnyk – the founder of "Continuous Music" and the fastest pianist in the world who set two Guinness World Records 30 years ago. The beginning is at 19.00 (Transcarpathian Regional Philharmonic, Uzhgorod).

December 9 – 18 – Campaign “Writer behind the Counter” – December 9 – Martin Gal, December 10 – Andriy Lyubka, December 11 – Dmytro Keshelya, December 12 – Andriy Sholtes, December 13 – Andriy Durunda, December 16 – Miroslav Dochynets, December 17 – Tanya Literati, December 18 – Oleksandr Havrosh. From 14.00 to 15.00 (Kobzar Bookstore, Uzhgorod).

Skating rinks:

– IceLand.
Schedule:
on weekdays (price – 60 UAH) : 11:00 – 11:45, 12:00 – 12:45, 13:00 – 13:45, 14:00 – 14:45, 15:00 – 15:45, 16:00 – 16:45, 17:00 – 17:45, 18:00 – 18:45, 19:00 – 19:45, 20:00 – 20:45, 21:00 – 21:45,
on weekends (price – 70 UAH) : 09:00 – 09:45, 10:00 – 10:45, 11:00 – 11:45, 12:00 – 12:45, 13:00 – 13:45, 14 : 00 – 14: 45,15: 00 – 15:45, 16:00 – 16:45, 17:00 – 17:45, 18:00 – 18:45, 19:00 – 19:45, 20:00 – 20:45, 21:00 – 21:45 (Avangard Stadium, I. Franko Street, Uzhgorod).

– IceLand (central square, Beregovo).

– The residence of St. Nicholas, which was opened on December 6 (Villa Kvitka Club Hotel, the village of Holubyne, Svalyava district).