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Events and festivals in Georgia — calendar
Public holidays, church feasts, festivals and seasons for the next twelve months. Dates marked "to be confirmed" follow the usual pattern and are updated as organisers announce them. Maintained by the GTour desk.
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November 2026 (1)
| Date | Event | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 November 2026 | Giorgoba — St George's Day | Nationwide (public holiday) | Public holiday; churches and family feasts, shops open. |
December 2026 (4)
| Date | Event | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 December 2026 – 10 April 2027 (to be confirmed) | Gudauri ski season | Gudauri, Mtskheta-Mtianeti | Opening depends on snow; mid-December is typical. Closing dates vary by lift. |
| 17 December 2026 | Barbaroba — St Barbara's Day | Nationwide | Lobiani (bean bread) day; the first-footer tradition (mekvle). |
| 20 December 2026 – 31 March 2027 (to be confirmed) | Bakuriani ski season | Bakuriani, Samtskhe-Javakheti | Family-friendly resort; Kokhta and Didveli lifts. |
| 31 December 2026 – 2 January 2027 | New Year in Tbilisi | Tbilisi | Fireworks over the river, First Republic Square concert; 1–2 January are public holidays. |
January 2027 (5)
| Date | Event | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 January 2027 | Bedoba — the day of luck | Nationwide | How you spend 2 January is said to set the tone for the year; families visit, nobody works. |
| 7 January 2027 | Orthodox Christmas (Shoba) and Alilo procession | Nationwide; procession on Rustaveli Avenue, Tbilisi | Public holiday. The Alilo charity procession walks through central Tbilisi on the morning of 7 January. |
| 14 January 2027 | Old New Year (Bedoba week) | Nationwide | Family tradition; some businesses close early. |
| 19 January 2027 | Epiphany (Natlisgeba) | Nationwide (public holiday) | |
| 27 January 2027 | Ninooba — St Nino's Day | Nationwide; Bodbe Convent, Kakheti | Feast of Georgia's enlightener; pilgrims at Bodbe and Sioni. |
February 2027 (1)
| Date | Event | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 February 2027 (to be confirmed) | Lamproba — torch festival of Svaneti | Mestia and villages of Upper Svaneti | Night procession with birch torches; date set by the local calendar, usually mid-February — to be confirmed. |
March 2027 (2)
| Date | Event | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 March 2027 | Mother's Day | Nationwide (public holiday) | |
| 8 March 2027 | International Women's Day | Nationwide (public holiday) |
April 2027 (2)
| Date | Event | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 April 2027 | National Unity Day | Nationwide (public holiday) | Commemoration; museums may be closed. |
| 30 April 2027 – 3 May 2027 | Orthodox Easter (Aghdgoma) — Good Friday to Easter Monday | Nationwide (public holidays) | Orthodox Easter Sunday falls on 2 May 2027. Midnight services at Sameba and Sioni cathedrals; many businesses close Friday–Monday. |
May 2027 (5)
| Date | Event | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 May 2027 | Kutaisoba — Kutaisi city day | Kutaisi | Concerts and fairs on the Rioni embankment; 2 May. |
| 9 May 2027 | Victory Day | Nationwide (public holiday) | |
| 12 May 2027 | St Andrew's Day | Nationwide (public holiday) | |
| 15 May 2027 – 16 May 2027 (to be confirmed) | New Wine Festival | Mtatsminda Park, Tbilisi | Hundreds of small producers pour the new vintage; usually the second or third weekend of May — dates to be confirmed. |
| 26 May 2027 | Independence Day | Rustaveli Avenue, Tbilisi; nationwide | Public holiday; parades, open-air concerts, military display on Rustaveli. |
June 2027 (2)
| Date | Event | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 June 2027 – 30 September 2027 (to be confirmed) | Black Sea beach season | Batumi, Kobuleti, Ureki, Shekvetili | Sea warm enough for most from mid-June; peak July–August. |
| 16 June 2027 | Lomisoba | Lomisa church above the Ksani/Aragvi valleys, Mtskheta-Mtianeti | Mountain pilgrimage on the seventh Wednesday after Easter (16 June 2027); a steep two-hour climb. |
July 2027 (3)
| Date | Event | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2027 – 31 July 2027 (to be confirmed) | Art-Gene folk festival | Open-Air Museum of Ethnography, Tbilisi | Traditional music, crafts and food from all regions; mid-July — dates to be confirmed. |
| 6 July 2027 | Chiakokonoba — bonfire night | Villages nationwide | Jumping over fires on the eve of 7 July; folk, not church, tradition. |
| 15 July 2027 – 31 July 2027 (to be confirmed) | Black Sea Jazz Festival | Batumi | Late July — dates to be confirmed. |
August 2027 (4)
| Date | Event | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 August 2027 – 31 August 2027 (to be confirmed) | Shuamtoba highland festival | Beshumi, upper Adjara | Horse races, wrestling and folk music on the Goderdzi plateau; first weekend of August — dates to be confirmed. |
| 12 August 2027 | Didgoroba | Didgori battlefield, west of Tbilisi | Commemoration of the 1121 Battle of Didgori; folk performances at the monument. |
| 15 August 2027 – 16 August 2027 (to be confirmed) | Kazbegoba | Stepantsminda (Kazbegi) | Mountain festival with horse races and khinkali; mid-August — dates to be confirmed. |
| 28 August 2027 | Mariamoba — Dormition of the Virgin | Nationwide (public holiday) |
September 2027 (4)
| Date | Event | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 September 2027 | Alaverdoba | Alaverdi Cathedral, Kakheti | Harvest-season church feast at the 11th-century cathedral; pilgrims, wine and song. |
| 15 September 2027 – 20 October 2027 (to be confirmed) | Rtveli — grape harvest | Kakheti, Kartli, Imereti, Racha | Family harvests across the wine regions; guests welcome at many estates to pick and press. Peak late September – mid October. |
| 20 September 2027 – 27 September 2027 (to be confirmed) | Batumi International Art-house Film Festival (BIAFF) | Batumi | Mid-to-late September — dates to be confirmed. |
| 25 September 2027 – 26 September 2027 (to be confirmed) | Telavoba and the Telavi wine festival | Telavi, Kakheti | City day in the harvest season; late September — to be confirmed. |
October 2027 (4)
| Date | Event | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 October 2027 – 3 October 2027 (to be confirmed) | Tbilisoba — the city festival | Old Tbilisi, Rike Park | Wine, churchkhela, concerts and crafts; first or second weekend of October — dates to be confirmed. |
| 10 October 2027 – 11 October 2027 (to be confirmed) | Tbilisi Jazz Festival | Tbilisi | Autumn; programme announced in late summer — to be confirmed. |
| 14 October 2027 | Svetitskhovloba | Svetitskhoveli Cathedral, Mtskheta | Public holiday; the main feast of Georgia's mother church. |
| 17 October 2027 (to be confirmed) | Tbilisi Marathon | Tbilisi | October; date to be confirmed. Central streets closed in the morning. |
December 2027 (1)
| Date | Event | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 December 2027 – 8 December 2027 (to be confirmed) | Tbilisi International Film Festival | Amirani cinema and others, Tbilisi | Early December — dates to be confirmed. |
Sources: Government of Georgia public-holiday calendar, Georgian Orthodox Church calendar, festival organisers, Georgian National Tourism Administration; GTour desk. See also Georgia today.
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