Literary festival “KryvBaz”

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When: October 31 – November 2Where: Palace of Metallurgists (7 Metalurhiv Avenue)Free admission!

The event will bring together renowned Ukrainian authors, cultural figures, and readers to transform the city into a space of dialogue, creativity, and new meanings.

Over three days, the festival will feature educational events, public discussions, workshops, meetings with writers, an art book exhibition by the MYTH School of Photography, and musical performances by Zhenya Kudryk and the band BAHROMA (tickets for the acoustic concert are available at concert.ua, 250 UAH. The program also includes a book fair where Ukrainian publishing houses will present their editions.
Among the invited guests are Andriy Lyubka, Myroslav Layuk, Yurko Prokhasko, Olena Pavlova, Anna Lodyhina, Rostyslav Kuzyk, Olha Petryshyn, Sasha Ruban, Olha Honchar, Iryna Bozhko, Iryna Novitska, Hryhoriy Huseynov, Iryna Lazorevych, Olia Novak, Ester Nevinchanyi, Iryna Pasko, Ada Yelagina, and other acclaimed authors whose works shape contemporary Ukrainian literature.
The KryvBaz Literary Festival aims to bring literature closer to the residents of the industrial region, attract young people and a wider audience to reading, establish a new cultural tradition in Kryvyi Rih, and at the same time show that the city is not only an industrial center but also a space for modern cultural practices and creative initiatives.
Organizer: Kryvyi Rih Center for Contemporary Culture / KRCC.
The project is implemented with the support of the Ukrainian Book Institute and funded by the state budget of Ukraine.
Partners: Volkswagen Center Kryvyi Rih, ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih, Women’s Opportunities in Ukraine Charitable Foundation.
Media support: Expert-KR, Davai Pidemo! Kryvyi Rih.

Kryvyi Rih Cultural Centre / KRCC is a civic initiative dedicated to developing culture, arts, and creative industries in Kryvyi Rih. The center’s mission is to unlock the city’s cultural potential by creating an enabling environment for creative industries through the work of the KRCC institution.