THE "EREBUNI-YEREVAN" FESTIVAL TO BE CELEBRATED OCTOBER 10

ARMENPRESS
Sep 17, 2009

YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 17, ARMENPRESS: This year the "Erebuni-Yerevan"
festival will be celebrated on October 10. Public relations department
of Yerevan Municipality told Armenpress that before the start of the
events, that day beginning from early morning points of informational
support will open, where Yerevan people and the guests from foreign
countries can get information about the events.

According to the organizational committee of the "Erebuni-Yerevan"
festival, various cultural and sport events are intended to be held at
the festival; Mashtots Avenue will turn into a sport stadium, where a
race will be held. The length of the area for running will correspond
to the symbolic number of that day – to 2791. A demonstrative contest
of windsurfing, as well as of national "kokh" will be held in the
Swan Lake. The Northern Avenue will turn into "a city of masters";
the masters will make sculptures from clay in the workshops located
in the open air.

In the evening in Republic Square representatives of Armenian music
art, as well as foreign singers will perform on the occasion of the
anniversary of the "old and young" capital. The festival will be
concluded with a firework.