National calendar of Events EventsInRussia.com completed the competitive selection within the framework of the All-Russian competition "The best event of the year". In total, more than 1,000 projects from 70 Russian regions were submitted.
According to the expert jury, the International Folk Crafts Festival “City of Crafts” entered the TOP 50 best events of the year. In total, the Vologda Region submitted 6 events to participate in the project.
The National Calendar of Events project EventsInRussia.com selected 50 of the most significant and interesting events that will take place in different parts of Russia throughout the year. Some of them have the status of not only an all-Russian event, but also an international one. They include historical reconstructions, sports competitions, large-scale exhibitions, holidays and festivals. The topics of the events presented for the competition are diverse: music, cinema, gastronomy, ecology and literature.
The originality of the idea, the contribution of the project to the development of tourism, regularity of the event, mass character, availability of developed infrastructure, as well as transport accessibility and opportunities for accommodation and catering of guests were taken into account.
International Folk Crafts Festival “City of Crafts” is aimed at popularization of folk arts and handicrafts.
Artisans show off their virtuosity in the following categories - traditional female crafts, wooden and birch bark craft painting, valenki (kind of felt boots), wood engraving and wicker-work, blacksmithing and potter's craft.
According to the organizers, the festival is devoted to various programs that reveal to the audience the secrets of one of the folk crafts in the heart of Vologda - Kremlin Square.
The festival also includes creative workshops, lectures and round table meetings where leading experts on folk culture share their ideas and projects.
Теги: City of Crafts