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BNR presents exhibition by Turkish cartoonists of Bulgarian origin
6+ hour, 9+ min ago (75+ words) Tuesday, 26 May 2026, 17: 28 An exhibition featuring works by 20 Turkish cartoonists of Bulgarian origin has opened at the Bulgarian National Radio to mark the 70th anniversary of the "Humour and Satire" team of BNR's Hristo Botev programme. The exhibition includes artists born in…...
DB calls for no cuts to the budgets of cultural institutions
11+ hour, 6+ min ago (104+ words) Tuesday, 26 May 2026, 13: 16 ''Democratic Bulgaria" (DB) categorically objects to the automatic 10% reduction in cultural funding. This is not a reform but an "across-the-board" accounting measure that punishes one of the most underfunded sectors in the country'', the opposition coalition says in…...
Iron Maiden win match against fans of "Levski" before concert in Sofia
12+ hour, 9+ min ago (30+ words) Iron Maiden win match against fans of "Levski" before concert in Sofia Tuesday 26 May 2026 11: 56...
Sofia welcomes Iron Maiden and Anthrax at Vasil Levski Stadium
16+ hour, 58+ min ago (26+ words) Sofia welcomes Iron Maiden and Anthrax at Vasil Levski Stadium Tuesday 26 May 2026 07: 35...
Beverly Hills concert showcases Bulgarian classical music for May 24
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (271+ words) Sunday, 24 May 2026, 19: 35 Lora Chekoratova and Georgi Valchev Penka Kouneva is currently composing a new quintet, which has been commissioned by Laura Chekoratova and the organisers of the Off the Beaten Path chamber music festival in Kovachevitsa, a village in the…...
Bulgarian communities worldwide honour the Cyrillic alphabet on 24 May
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (154+ words) Sunday, 24 May 2026, 17: 01 Bulgarian communities around the world marked May 24 " the Day of Saints Cyril and Methodius, of the Bulgarian alphabet, education and culture, and of Slavic literature " with concerts, receptions, school celebrations and cultural events. In the run-up to May…...
Festive processions across Bulgaria honour Saints Cyril and Methodius
2+ day, 10+ hour ago (102+ words) Sunday, 24 May 2026, 13: 25 Participants march in a May 24 procession in Ruse. Earlier, she joined a procession through central Sofia alongside Parliament Speaker Mihaela Dotsova, Bulgarian Patriarch and Sofia Metropolitan Daniil, Bulgarian National Radio Director General Milen Mitev and others. The citizens…...
Bulgaria-set "The Dreamed Adventure" won the Jury Prize at Cannes
2+ day, 12+ hour ago (60+ words) Bulgaria-set "The Dreamed Adventure" won the Jury Prize at Cannes The Germany-France-Bulgaria-Austria co-production, shot entirely in Bulgaria with a predominantly Bulgarian cast and crew, was honoured at the Cannes Film Festival 2026 Sunday 24 May 2026 12: 01 Sunday, 24 May 2026, 12: 01...
Nearly 200 dancers to perform authentic Bulgarian folk dances in Pleven marathon
2+ day, 14+ hour ago (151+ words) Sunday, 24 May 2026, 10: 18 Nearly 200 dancers will perform authentic Bulgarian folk dances continuously for 100 minutes in Pleven today during a folklore marathon marking the Day of Saints Cyril and Methodius, of the Bulgarian alphabet, education and culture, and of Slavic literature. The…...
Bulgaria celebrates May 24 with solemn processions and rich cultural program
2+ day, 17+ hour ago (86+ words) Sunday, 24 May 2026, 06: 25 The exhibition is organized by the "Prosveta" publishing house with the support of the Plovdiv Municipality. It presents all 13 primers of the publishing house - from its founding in 1945 to the present day. The project is by Svoboda Tsekova…...