International Folklore Festival “Dances Along the Danube” is part of the national cultural calendar and aims: – Storage and distribution of folk heritage of Vidin region and other folklore regions of Bulgaria as part of a united Europe; – The introduction and incorporation of folklore in the cultural values of other countries and the creation […]

Each year, the Union of Bulgarian Tourism organizes trekking, climbing on Mount Midzhur, right on the border with Serbia. Tourists who stay overnight in the cottage above take part of many dances and campfires.

The international tourism regatta on the River Danube, TID (German: Tour International Danubian, TID) is an expedition canoe (also called regatta) on the Danube, the longest of its kind in the world. It is held annually since 1956 until today. It is organized by members of the Organization, which operates under the aegis of canoe […]

Each year, the traditional procession starts from the church of St. Dumitri towards the Danube, where the Bishop of Vidin throws a cross in the river. Traditionally an odd number of people dive to catch it. It is believed that the first one who will catch it will be very strong. In the past, a […]

The day of St. Dumitri is a spiritual celebration in Vidin. By the decision in 1993 of the municipal councilors on St. Dumitri is free. The proposal for declaration of spiritual celebration of St. Dumitri in Vidin is made by Metropolitan of Vidin, Dometian. On 26th of October, the Cathedral of Vidin “St. Martyr Demetrius” […]

Belogradchik Art Gallery was opened on the 21/6/1989. The building which houses it, used to be a bank, but in 1980 was decided to rebuild and transform it in an art gallery. This has three rooms, one being a permanent exhibition in the remaining ones are two exposures periodically changing with exhibits of artists, craftsmen […]

Community Center Mito Markov is a community center registered under number 2806 at the Ministry of Culture of Republic of Bulgaria Its activities are: authentic folklore group; the team of theater for children; Group of old urban songs; Library – 13.760 volumes.

Paisii Hilendarski Community Center is a community center registered under number 1087 at the Ministry of Culture of Republic of BulgariaIts activities are: Children class dance, folk dance for group of youth; Dance school; the library has 27 997 volumes.

In 1882, Professor Neno Kormanov Kovachev and some masters of enlightenment and spirituality, founded the community center “Enlightenment” from Kula. During the 1885 Serbo-Bulgarian War, the modest literary collection, created through donations from enthusiasts, is robbed by the Serbian troops. The library had interrupted its work for seven years. In 1892, the community center activity […]

The Community Centre ”the Development” is a community center, registered under number 539 at Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Bulgaria and includes: the city brass band, the school orchestra, the dance ensemble, the youth theater group “Timok”, the library – 31,000 volumes. The community center was founded on December 26, 1897 by a […]