16 JUNE, FRIDAY
One Shot Film Festival
All week long, One Shot takes place in Yerevan, a festival of short films (and not only films) that has existed since the beginning of the 2000s. The main focus of the program is on one-minute and one-shot films, but more traditional shorts and even feature films are also featured. In addition to the screenings, there will also be a series of meetings and discussions with directors.
Schedule: 12.06 — 19.06
Address: st. Kadzhazuni, 1
More about the event: open platform
Price: is free
B'AREV Music Festival
A music festival on Lake Sevan in honor of the summer solstice and with an eye on physical and spiritual health, environmental friendliness and other progressive things. In addition to a bunch of DJs and performers (Rozen Tal, D.zuk, Daao, Gigo and others), there will also be a lot of themed entertainment: meditation, yoga, tea ceremonies, lectures and workshops. You can bring your own tent or rent one on site.
Schedule: 16.06 — 18.06
More about the event: Facebook
Price: 15 000
Lecture about painting and music
Art historian and writer Zarina Asfari will talk about what polyphonic painting is, about the colors of classical and jazz, and how Pal Klee and Piet Mondrian tried to convey the music of their favorite composers in painting (the first - Bach, the second - Duke Ellington). All this will take place to the accompaniment of live music and as part of a pleasant tea party.
Time: 18:30
Address: st. Adontsa, 6
More about the event: Facebook
Price: 15 000 AMD
Bloomsday at Common Ground Books & Spirits
Every June 16, Bloomsday is celebrated around the world - a holiday dedicated to the novel Ulysses by James Joyce (the book takes place on this date). In honor of this, the Common Ground Books & Spirits bookstore will host a lecture on the history of the translation of the book into Russian, and then several translators and Joyce scholars will compare translations of Ulysses into different languages and discuss the pitfalls of this difficult task.
Time: 20:00
Address: Marshal Baghramyan Avenue, 6
More about the event: Instagram
Price: 2 000 AMD
JUNE 17, SATURDAY
Hike to Mount Ajaak
Those who are not afraid of getting up very early can go on a hike to Mount Ajaak - part of the Geghama Range. It will be possible to look at the 500-meter crater of this extinct volcano, as well as look at the Paytasar and Karmir-Qatar mountains, as well as admire the stones with petroglyphs and Vishap Lake.
Time: 6:30
Address: Sakharov square
More about the event: Facebook
Price: 9 500 AMD
Picnic trip to the waterfall
A more relaxed version of the hike is to the waterfall near the Chichkhan River in the Shirak region. On the spot you can have a small picnic and relax. The duration of the route is 14 km, the difficulty level is easy.
Time: 7:30
More about the event: Facebook
Price: 15 000 AMD
Pop-up store from buro.am
Buro.am fashion media opens a pop-up store for two days with exclusive brands: classics from Simplify, Bunny Poem of former fashion editor Natalia Zhmurenko, homewear from MonChouChou and interesting prints from Human Wardrobe.
Schedule: 17.06 - 18.06, 12:00 - 20:00
Address: st. Pushkin, 25
More about the event: Instagram
Sayat-Nova Festival
A two-day festival of traditional Armenian music will be held in the village of Haghpat, located in the Lori region. During the festival there will be a concert of folk, jazz and rock bands that will perform traditional works in their classical and modern versions. In addition, it will be possible to learn more about the music of Armenia at various workshops and lectures.
Schedule: 17.06 - 18.06
Address: Haghpat village
More about the event: Facebook
pool vibez
Pool party. Souldier, DJ MILL, DJ Drred, T_Gran and others are responsible for the music, Tuf for the bar, BitStp Burger for the kitchen. They promise a lot of games, panoramic photos and a pleasant summer atmosphere.
Time: 15:00
Address: Davtashen, dzor 1, building 79
More about the event: Facebook
Price: 7,000 AMD online, 10,000 AMD at the entrance
Unrest Festival
The neighboring clubs Poligraf and Tonelab will host the Unrest festival with independent music of various genres - from matala to ambient. Among others, Davachanner, "Scum", Sasha Ogorodnikov, "On the Knives", Rampant Beast, Rozen Tal will perform. The festival is organized by the Camerata concert agency.
Time: 15:00
Address: st. Koryun, 19a
More about the event: Facebook
Price: 1 300 rubles
Exhibition "Rise of fire ..."
Opening of a new temporary exhibition in the house-museum of the great Armenian painter Martiros Saryan, dedicated to the numerous intersections and influence of Saryan and the poet Valery Bryusov on each other.
Time: 15:00
Address: st. Saryan, 3
More about the event: Facebook
Festival of Georgian and Armenian cuisine in Dilijan
A festival of Armenian-Georgian cuisine will be held in Dilijan. Several teams will prepare dishes of the national cuisines of the two countries and compete in nominations for the best taste, look and idea. In addition to culinary entertainment, there will also be areas with music, dancing and singing, crafts and art.
Time: 16:00
Address: Dilijan, st. Myasnikyan, 55
More about the event: Facebook
Price: is free
Excursion dedicated to the first architect of Armenia
Journalist Karina Manukyan will lead a tour of Yerevan dedicated to Anna Ter-Avetikyan, the first female architect in Armenia, a student of Tamanyan and Buniatyan, who, among other things, helped design the Opera House.
Time: 17:00
More about the event: Facebook
Price: registration
"Addiction Loop" at the BAK75 Club
Loop of Predilection, one of the loudest Belarusian indie bands of the 2000s and 10s, was supposed to be the headliner of the Unrest festival, but at the last moment they did not agree on something with the organizers. As a result, it will be possible to listen to their atmospheric post-punk on the same evening at the BAK75 club.
Time: 19:00
Address: st. Abovyan, 18
More about the event: Facebook
Price: 1500 – 1 800 AMD
18 JUNE, SUNDAY
Children's trip to Mount Ahavno
Hike for children from 6 to 14 years old to the Aragatsotn region, during which the participants will visit Mount Ahavno and look from a height at the peaks of Aragats and the Aparan reservoir. The group will be accompanied by an entomologist. Duration - 9 km.
Time: 8:30
Address: Sakharov square
More about the event: Facebook
Price: 7 000 AMD
Performance "Sisters"
Project the Center for Innovative Experimental Art and the independent "Theater 8" to create bilingual performances on acute social topics for the Armenian and Russian-speaking audience. “Sisters” is a play by Vladimir Tarasyants based on the play “Wonderful Woman” by Nina Sadur about a woman who is pulled out of her usual routine by life circumstances.
Time: 19:00
Address: st. Buzanda, 1/3
More about the event: tkt.am
Price: 2 000 – 4 000 AMD
Tour of Yerevan through the eyes of a stranger
Sociologist Azniv Tadevosyan will lead a tour of Yerevan as it appears in the eyes and other senses of visitors. During the tour, participants will discuss the various groups of outsiders in Yerevan and the assimilation problems they face, as well as get acquainted with the cultural diversity of the Armenian capital.
Time: 19:00
More about the event: Facebook
Price: registration
Xiu XIu band concert
Xiu Xiu are the legends of American indie rock and one of the most original bands of the 2000s. Over the two decades of its existence, the Jamie Stewart band has radically changed its sound more than once, scaring away one part of the audience and attracting another. In Yerevan they will present their new 13th album.
Time: 19:00
Address: st. Koryun, 19a
More about the event: Facebook
Price: 11 500 – 13 000 AMD
Concert by The Retuses
The Zelenograd group The Retuses are the heroes of the Russian indie folk scene of the late 2000s and early 100s. In 2013, it broke up for six whole years, but by the new decade it got back together, released an album and is actively touring.
Time: 20:00
Address: st. Arama, 42
More about the event: Tuf
Price: 9 641 AMD
Screening of the film "Stranger by the Lake"
The Ban Club will screen Stranger by the Lake, a landmark festival film by Alain Guiraudie, effectively combining a blatant queer drama and an absolutely masterful chamber thriller about a killer in the best traditions of Hitchcock.
Time: 21:00
Address: Marshal Baghramyan Avenue, 3
More about the event: Instagram
Price: is free
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