Tbilisi will launch its New Year celebrations on December 12, with First Republic Square transformed into the city’s main festive spot for nearly a month. Mayor Kakha Kaladze announced that the holiday program will run through January 7 and will feature a wide lineup of cultural, educational and family-oriented activities.
As the mayor stated, this year’s New Year’s Village will again host themed spaces, concerts, and events spanning various genres, offering residents and visitors a full schedule of seasonal entertainment. The festivities will officially begin with the lighting of Tbilisi’s central Christmas tree on December 12, accompanied by the switch-on of holiday illuminations across the city.
Kaladze also encouraged private companies and the business community to take part in decorating Tbilisi’s public spacesfor the citywide festive atmosphere to extend into parks, squares and other neighborhoods.
