Cultural events calendar of Sozopol Municipality for 2012
Sozopol
FEBRUARY
February 1, 2012 Day of Saint Trifon – Vine-growers’ Day Organizer: Sozopol Municipality
February 7, 2012 134 years since the liberation of Sozopol from Ottoman rule Organizer: Sozopol Municipality
February 26, 2012 – 10 a.m. First week of Lent – 4th Municipal Festival „Koukeri and Masquerade games ” Organizer: Sozopol Municipality
MARCH
March 1, 2012 Baba Marta – exhibit „Martenitza – symbol of health, life and strength”
March 1, 5.30 p.m. Amateur Arts Day Organizer: Community center „Otets Paisii“
March 3, 2012 – 11 a.m. Ceremony celebrating 134 years since the liberation from Ottoman rule Organizer: Sozopol Municipality
March 3, 2012 Festive evening celebrating the International Women’s Day Organizer: Community center „Otets Paisii“
APRIL
April 7, 2012 St Lazar’s Day (Lazarouvane) in the parts of Sozopol Municipality Organizer: Sozopol Municipality
April 8, 2012 Palm Sunday (Tsvetnitza) – Municipal Contest “Lazarki” Organizer: Sozopol Municipality
April 26, 2012 – April 29, 2012 Children’s book and arts week Organizer: Community center „Otets Paisii“
MAY
May 1, 2012 – May 10, 2012 Travelling cinema
May 6, 2012 “St George’s Day – Day of Bravery and the Bulgarian Army” Blessing the flag of RONU with holy water
May 9, 2012 Europe Day: Monument of the submariners Anti-fascist monument in Sea Garden
May 11, 2012 Day of the Saints Cyril and Methodius. Honoring their memory – liturgy 136 years Elementary School “St St Cyril and Methodius”, Sozopol
May 17, 2012 Sports celebration Organizer: Sozopol Municipality
May 20, 2012 3rd Teachers Ball – nominations for the ten best teachers Organizer: Sozopol Municipality
May 24, 2012 Festive procession Festive concert “Varvi, narode vazrodeni…” (March, Oh Revived People)
May 30, 2012 – June 3, 2012 Festival “Sozopolis”
May 24, 2012 – May 27, 2012 Sozopol Fiction Seminar – Elizabeth Kostova Foundation Organizer: Sozopol Municipality и Arts Gallery
JUNE
June 6, 2012 Children’s Day –„Children of Sozopol – sing and dance”, 10 a.m., at the Amphitheater Organizer: Sozopol Municipality
June 4, 2012 Opening of the tourist summer season 2012
June 4, 2012 – June 8, 2012 Travelling Cinema Organizer: Sozopol Municipality
June 3, 2012 – June 9, 2012 Opening of the attraction “Reconstruction of a Sozopol soiree”. Thracian wedding Organizer: Sozopol Municipality
June 10, 2012 – June 17, 2012 2nd International Francophone Festival “Soley”
June 17, 2012 – June 19, 2012 Days of the Community center „Otets Paisii“, St Zosim Sozopolski Organizer: Sozopol Municipality и Community center „Otets Paisii“
June 20, 2012 International Children Festival “Joy on the shore ” Organizer: Sozopol Municipality, Ministry of Education, RIE – Burgas
June 20, 2012 – June 24, 2012 International Children Festival „Sozopol Panorama” Organizer: Sozopol Municipality, Community center, Tour operators
June 27, 2012 – July 1, 2012 International Children Festival “Seashell” Organizer: Sozopol Municipality, Zlatan Andreev
JULY
July 1, 2012 – July 5, 2012 “Travelling cinema”
July 9, 2012 – July 10, 2012 Beach Volleyball tournament
July 5, 2012 – July 15, 2012 International Youth festival of arts “Muzite” Organizer: Sozopol Municipality, Ministry of Culture, Association “Muzite”
July 15, 2012 – July 17, 2012 2nd sailing regatta “St Marina” – Sozopol 2012 12 noon – Opening – at the yacht port 5.30 p.m., on July 17, 2012, Closing at the yacht port
July 16, 2012 Opening of the traditional Sozopol celebrations “St Marina” 6.15 p.m. Official raising of the national flag 6.45 p.m. Laying wreaths and flowers at the Memorial arch 7 p.m. Evening service in the church “St Marina” 9 p.m. Concert
Sports activities 10 a.m. Underwater fishing “Silver Amphora”
July 17, 2012 8 a.m. Festive Liturgy in the church “St Marina” in the area St Marina 10 a.m. Blessing with holy water 10.30 a.m. Korban for health and prosperity 11 a.m. Folk entertainment 8 p.m. Concert 10 p.m. Official fireworks
Sports activities Traditional swimming marathon 10 a.m. Port Sozopol – START FINAL – Harmani (New town) beach 11 a.m. Swimming Marathon „Apollonia” (Pomorie – Sozopol) FINAL – Central beach 2 p.m. Area „St Marina” – Folklore fighting
July 21, 2012 – July 29, 2012 MONTFIZ ArtFest
July 25, 2012 Submariners’ Day Organizer: Sozopol Municipality
July 28, 2012 Kids show “Little Miss and Little”
AUGUST
August 1, 2012 – August 5, 2012 „Travelling Cinema” 9 p.m. Apollonia Amphitheatre
August 15, 2012 Virgin Mary Assumption 8 p.m. Apollonia Amphitheatre – Folklore group
August 20, 2012 – August 24, 2012 Plein air at the Black Sea – German painter Mark Krause
Performances, contests, shows
August 26, 2012 – September 5, 2012 Festival of Arts Apollonia 2012
SEPTEMBER
September 4, 2012 Retro Parade Organizer: Sozopol Municipality
September 6, 2012 127 years of the Unification of Bulgaria
September 22, 2012 103 years Independence of Bulgaria – “Bulgaria forever”
OCTOBER
September 26, 2012 St Dimitar’s Day Organizer: Sozopol Municipality
NOVEMBER
November 1, 2012 Day of the Bulgarian Enlighteners Organizer: Sozopol Municipality
November 21, 2012 Christian Family Day Organizer: Sozopol Municipality
DECEMBER
December 4, 2012 „Christmas bells chiming” Organizer: Sozopol Municipality
December 6, 2012 Saint Nicholas’ day (Nikoulden) Organizer: Sozopol Municipality
December 31, 2012 New Year’s Day
