We’ve collected some decent reasons to believe that life doesn’t come to an end when the summer ends. From electronic music festivals to Minsk Half Marathon – here is the list of the coolest events of the September. Make room for them in your Google Calendar!
Street Food
Festival
Vulica Ezha 2018
When: September 1-2, 12 a.m.-10 p.m.
Where: Urban Park Dreamland (vulica Arłoŭskaja 80)
Price: 5 BYN (€ 2.2) – presale, 7 BYN (€ 3) – at the entrance
Vulitsa Ezha vol. 10: 45+ participants at the food court, a local food market and bar zones. As usually, at the festival there will be not only food, but also a lecture hall, a street cinema, a couple of music scenes and a designer market. Before you go, read our interview with Jahor Rytvinski, the founder of the festival.
Tbilisoba
When: September 1, 12 a.m.-12 p.m.
Where: Płošča Svabody
Price: free
The festival of the Georgian culture will be held in Minsk already for the fourth time. Organisers promise that at the festival you will “overcome the fear of heights, learn to do hardflip on a skateboard, sing karaoke with highlanders as backing vocals or dye your hair in the colors of the Georgian flag. The main headliner is Nino Katamadze and Insight, who became a symbol of Georgian music and the world leader of jazz culture.
Tuborg
Open
Fest
When: September 1, 5 p.m.-11 p.m.
Where: Pesochnica (vulica Kujbyšava, 45)
Price: free
A music festival at the hippest spot of Minsk summer’18. Russian rapper and beatmaker Rem Digga and young Belarusian musicians (Groove Dealers, Ana Zhdanova, Awlnight, Bakey) will be responsible for the sound. To get your free ticket register here.
375 Electronic
Music Festival
When: September 1, 11 p.m.
Where: OK 16 (vulica Kastryčnickaja, 16)
Price: 15-20 BYN (€ 6.3-8.5)
On the 1st of September the whole OK16 space at Kastryčnickaja street will be filled with musical madness: 5 stages, 25 dj’s, art installations and dancing till the sunrise. If you are still thinking, check out our insane report from the last year’s party.
Minsk Half
Marathon
When: September 9, 9 a.m.
Where: Sports Palace
Price: free
Annual Minsk Half Marathon will take place during the Minsk City Day, on the second weekend of September – it has already become a tradition. To participate register here.
Makulatura
When: September 9, 7 p.m.
Where: Re:Public (vulica Prytyckaha, 62)
Price: 15-25 BYN (€ 6.3-10.5)
Abstract hip-hop from Kemerovo, Russia is coming to Minsk again. Makulatura will not only bring their cornerstone hits, but also present a brand new album. Get ready for a tough two-hour set.
You | Festival:
Techno Tower
When: September 15, 1 p.m. - 10 p.m.
Where: vulica Aŭtadoraŭskaja, 3d
Price: 10-20 BYN (€ 4-8)
The most beautiful old water tower in Minsk turns 108 years old, that's why on September 15 the team of YOU | Festival will bring life to it. Techno music, food courts, lounge zones, art installations and light shows – get your ticket here.
TheatreHD:
Giselle
When: September 19, 8 p.m.
Where: Falcon Club (praspiekt Pieramožcaŭ, 20)
Price: n/a
TheatreHD project invites you to see a broadcast of Giselle performed by English National Ballet and directed by Akram Khan. It is a tragic story of a naive girl, whose heart and mind could not stand the betrayal of her lover. This passionate performance experiments with the genres and is definitely worth seeing, even if you can’t call yourself a classical dance enthusiast.
Perturbator
When: September 20, 7 p.m.
Where: Brugge Club (Partyzanski praspiekt, 6A)
Price: 35 BYN (€ 15)
The Frenchmen have recorded a vigorous longplay and are rolling to Minsk with a program stuffed with excellent retro wave. For those who badly need to dance.
МЫ
When: September 27, 7 p.m.
Where: Re:Public (vulica Prytyckaha, 62)
Price: 23-29 BYN (€ 10-12)
The band comes back with to Minsk with a new record: most likely, we will get a new portion of a tender indie pop, seasoned with melancholic lyrics. A perfect match with a light early autumn.
Daj Darohu!
When: September 28, 7 p.m.
Where: Re:Public (vulica Prytyckaha, 62)
Price: 15-30 BYN (€ 6-12)
Loud and charming punks from Brest breaks into the Minsk stage with their classic program, consisting of simple but brisk tracks. This year the band turns 20 years old - it’s a good reason to catch their live show.
Open Orchestra
Rehearsal
When: September 28, 8 p.m.
Where: Cultural Center Korpus (praspiekt Mašerava, 9)
Price: free
If you ever wanted to get to backstage of theatre or to orchestra rehearsal, that’s your opportunity: Cultural Center Korpus will let you get inside artistic processes. This time they invited Jahor Zabelaŭ, one of the most prominent accordionists in modern Belarusian music. You’ll get to see and listen to the rehearsal of his solo program.
Radio Plato
Launch Party
When: September 28, 11 p.m.
Where: Huligan Bar (vulica Kastryčnickaja, 16)
Price: free
You are invited to the opening party of Radio Plato. It is a brand new Belarusian radio station launched by Minsk DJ's Stereobeaver and KorneJ. Its waves play classic hits and authentic world music, as well as indie, rhythmic edits and Belarusian releases. A special guest of the party – Justicious.
Minsk Craft
Beer Fest
When: September 29, 10 a.m. - 11 p.m.
Where: OK 16 (vulica Kastryčnickaja, 16)
Price: 15-45 BYN (€ 6-18)
The 4th Minsk Craft Beer Fest is a perfect chance to try what local and foreign breweries have to offer. Besides rivers of beer, there'll be live music and DJ sets and a large food court zone.
Cover photo by palasatka
