The annual Harvest Festival held in Armenia’s Lori province is scheduled for Vanadzor city on 8 October 2017.

The preparatory works for the traditional festival are already under way, the governor's office reports, adding this year the festival will essentially differ from the previous ones, featuring increased number of participants.

In addition to the display of the harvest from the local rural communities and locally produced food, pedigree cattle, agricultural machinery and other products and services, the festival will also feature an agricultural fair.

The organizers of the event promise to create a real rural environment, accompanied by traditional songs and dances, as well as theatrical scenes.