The closing ceremony of the Folkloriada will be held in an open-air format at the Ufa amphitheater

The closing ceremony of the Folkloriada will be held in an open-air format at the Ufa amphitheater

The closing ceremony of the International Folklore Festival, which will be held at the Amphitheater of the "Toratau" Congress Hall on July 10, promises to be bright and spectacular.

The day will begin with a collective photograph of the participants of the VI World Folkloriada CIOFF® on the Salavat Yulaev square. Then the representatives of delegations from 37 countries of the world will sign the Messages of the organizers and participants of the VI World Folkloriada CIOFF®️ 2021 to the future generations, as well as to the participants of the VII World Folkloriada CIOFF®️ in the Congress Hall "Toratau" (Big Hall, -1 floor). Messages in the form of a time capsule will be broadcast at the closing ceremony of the festival.

At 17.00, near the monument to Salavat Yulaev, the aerobatic team of "Russkie Vityazi" will greet the participants and guests of the Folkloriada. The program includes Su – 30SM and Su-35 fast fighters equipped with engines manufactured by UEC-UMPO.

The concert program of the closing ceremony of the Folkloriada will be opened at 17.30 by the oldest professional folk choir of Russia – the State Academic Russian Folk Choir named after M. E. Pyatnitsky. In addition, the program will be glorified by the participants of the Folkloriada from 18 countries and the leading collectives of the Republic of Bashkortostan - the State Academic Ensemble of folk dance named after Faizi Gaskarov and the "Argymak" group. The headliners of the evening are The No Smoking Orchestra led by the legendary Emir Kusturica.

At the end of the program, it is scheduled to hand over the festival's flag, time capsules, as well as the Bashkir breast decoration with coins from 37 participating countries. The evening will end with a colorful fireworks display.

At the end of the program, the launching ceremony and the handover of the festival flag to the President of CIOFF® Philippe Beaussant are planned, as well as the handover of the Bashkir breast jewelry with coins of 37 participating countries to the National Museum of the Republic of Bashkortostan. The evening will end with colorful fireworks.

In connection with the holding on this day the closing ceremony of the VI World Folkloriada from 14.00 to 24.00, the traffic will be restricted on the st. Zaki Validi from st. Aksakova to the st. Gafuri; on the street Generala- Gubernatora Petrovskogo; on the street Naberejnaya to the st. Sochinskaya.