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Welcome to SlavFest 2025 - a FREE family friendly event to celebrate the richness of Slavic and Eastern European culture! 💪Witamy | Ласкаво просимо | Добро пожаловать | Добродошли | Добре дошли | Vítejte | Dobrodošli | Добредојдовте | Сардэчна запрашаем
📍 Venue: Te Whaea: National School of Drama and Dance in Newtown, Wellington.
📅 6th SEP from 10 am - 6.30pm
🕙 Doors open at 10:00 AM
This year’s festival is bigger than ever! Enjoy live music from Ish, Vox Ethno, Balkany, Klezmer Rebs, Krackerjack, Cosmonauts, Wososi, and Mehana — plus traditional Polish, Ukrainian, and Bulgarian dancing.
Come and try yummy food from our Slavic and Balkan stalls (pierogi, borscht, burek, kielbasa (Polish smoked sausage), Hungarian fried bread, Blini, pirozhki), artisan crafts, kids’ workshops, and hands-on cultural fun.
Entertaiment is going to be to be for the whole day:
🎉 10:10 AM – Mihi Whakatau (Welcome Ceremony) @ PLAZA
🎶 10:30 AM – Wososi @ PLAZA
🎉 Slav Fest 2025 – Stage program in The Theatre🎉
🎻 10:55 AM – Klezmer Rebs
💃 11:45 AM – Bulgarian Dancing (Dance Performance)
🎤 12:10 PM – Mehana
💃 1:00 PM – Vinok (Dance Performance)
🎼 1:25 PM – Vox Ethno
🕺💃 2:15 PM – Orleta + Orzel (Dance Performance)
🎸 3:00 PM – Krakerjack
🎺 3:50 PM – Balkany
🌌 4:40 PM – Cosmonauts
🔥 5:30 PM – Ish
🏁 6:20 PM – Closing Ceremony
🎨 SLAV FEST - WORKSHOPS PROGRAM @ DRAMA 1 studio🎨
🎟️ Free Entry
Workshops for kids and adults. Get involved and try something fun. Creative sessions, dance, craft, cupcake decorations and movie – all celebrating Eastern European culture!
🕺 10:45 – 11:05 AM
Dance: Bulgarian Balkan (Kolo) dance Workshop with Lilia (20 min)
🎬 11:15 AM – 12:00 PM
Watch: Eastern European Animation – Beautiful, short movies
💃 12:00 – 12:30 PM
Dance Workshop: Polish Folk Dance with Orleta + Orzel (30 min)
🍰 12:45 – 1:15 PM
Make: Cup Cake Decoration Workshop for kids– Session 1
🍰 1:30 – 2:10 PM
Make: Cup Cake Decoration Workshop for kids – Session 2
🥁 2:30 – 3:00 PM
Play: Balkany Percussion Workshop (30 min)
💃 3:10 – 4:00 PM
Dance: Folkloric Alphabet: Bulgarian Kolo with Milen
Milen will take you on a journey through different regions of Bulgaria, exploring the unique styles and rhythms of traditional Kolo dances (40 min)
🎬 4:15 – 5:00 PM
Watch: Eastern European Animation – Final screening
🎨 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM @ DRAMA 1
Russian School will organize kids Craft Workshop
Create traditional crafts and explore Slavic heritage through art.
We can’t wait to dance, sing, and celebrate with you all!
📲 Bring your friends and whānau – let’s celebrate together! See you there! #wellington #festival #wellingtonfestival
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Te Whaea: National Dance & Drama Centre, 11 Hutchison Rd, Mount Cook, Wellington 6021, New Zealand, Wellington
