Projects

When: Opening: July 16 2026, 6:00-8:00 PM

Spontaneous Capitals: Sofia-Budapest

Exhibition by girlscanscan collective, Szonja Urbа̀n and Lea Novа̀k

Where: Liszt Institute Sofia

The Heart of the Chitalishte

Project by Elena Stoycheva and Maria Getova

When: 13 July 2026, 7:00-9:00 PM

Where: Nikolay Haytov - 1936 Cultural Centre

Eight Eyes

Text and sound by Mitko Mitkov & Mona Steinwidder

When: 18 July 2026, 8:00-9:00 PM

When: July 18, 2026, 18:00-19:00

Presenzia

Audio walk with Valentina Sciarra and Alessia Simonetti

Where: Botanical Garden оf BAS (on Sofia’s Ring Road)

Mystical creatures

Temporary installation by Maria Minkova

When: 18 July 2026, 5:00-10:30 PM

When: 18 July 2026, 5:00-6:30 PM

Sonic Seeds

Workshop with Violeta Tsenova and Jemily Rime

When: 18 July 2026, 5:00-6:30 PM

Shared Grounds

Workshop with Deyana Stareva & Jaione Cerrato

When: 10 July 2026, 6:00-9:00 PM

Mozupki

Pothole Mosaic-Making with Anna-Maria Ivanova and Paola Dimova

Where: Oborishte Park, behind Sofia Theatre

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Installation by Silvia Cherneva

When: 10 July 2026, 6:00-10:00 PM

Where: By the river at the beginning of Madrid Boulevard.

Тhe Line is the Game

Role-Playing Game by Jana Romanova

When: 10 July 2026, 6:00-9:00 PM

Where: Madrid Café Club, 10 Madrid Blvd

POESIA NONSTOP

With Ivan Dimitrov, Lora Mladenova and Kalina Linkova

When: 10-19 July 2026

Where: Shop windows along Madrid Blvd

SOFIA NIGHT PERFORMANCE Choreographies of Labour

When: 10 July 2026, 6:00-10:00 PM

Where: On Madrid Blvd and surroundings

OPERA ECOLOGICA

When: 18 July 2026, 5:00-10:30 PM

Where: Botanical Garden оf BAS (on Sofia’s Ring Road)

Talking Streams

Sound walk led by Marie DuPasqiuer

When: 11 July 2026

Where: Starting point: Evian shop, Dragalevtsi Neighbourhood, 27 Chemshir Street, Sofia

Living Grounds

Urban intervention in partnership with Gradoscope together with Recipes for the Future

When: 17 july 2026

Where: Robov Dol Park

Double Takes

Film program in partnership with KADIST, featuring works by Alice Bucknell, Jeremy Deller, Driant Zeneli, Giselle Beiguelman, Christian Jankowski, Olga Grotova, and Isadora Neves Marques

When: July 16 and 18, 2026

Where: Swimming Pool & Botanical Garden of BAS (as part or Opera Ecologica)

The Cart of Commons

Urban intervention and radio on the market with Viktoria Nikolova and Isul Kim

When: 15 july 2026

Where: Krasno Selo Market

Migration of the Ghosts

A poetic research by Maria Makedonska and Nicola Zambelli

When: 12 july 2026

Where: Zheleznitsa Village

Busintsi Ceramics and Wild Strawberries

In collaboration with "To the Cinema, to the Village" and Businska Sruchkotilnitza

When: 11 july 2026

Where: Busintsi Village

A Literary Tour of Iztok with Albena Todorova

In collaboration with the Read Sofia Foundation and Literary Routes

When: 14 july 2026

Where: Iztok Neighbourhood

The Bees

Performative science lecture by 36 Monkeys

When: 10 july 2026

Where: KANAAL, 2 Madrid Blvd

Triptych for Fondovi Zhilishta

Urban intervention by Vasilena Gankovska and the New Choir, directed by Pavel Naydenov

When: 19 July 2026

Where: Fondovi Zhilishta Neighbourhood

When There are No Words Left

Performance by Sofia Dimova

Where: 75 B "Tsar Simeon" St.

Lecture with a Demonstration by an Inspector of the Playability of Public Spaces

Performance by Silvia Cherneva

Where: at the triangle on 3 "Iskar" St.

Stories from the Bottom

A performance by Ina Dobreva

Where: 28 "Chumerna" St.

Juicegroove

An interactive dance performance by Karakashyan & Artists

Where: at the intersection of "Veslets" St. and "Tsar Simeon" St.

Someone Once Here

Poetry meeting with Maria Makedonska and Nicola Zambelli

Where: Town of Buhovo, Central Department of Rare Metals

Imagining Cities

Two-day international meeting of curators, artists and researchers

Recipes for the Future

Picnic and zine with Elena Balabanska, Eleonora Edreva and Izabela Markova @ Urban Storytelling School

Where: Start: the tables next to "The Turtle" in West Park

The Shiny Sexy: Heterotopias in Student Town

A walk with Maria Getova, Asya Petkova and Ana-Maria Molnar @ Urban Storytelling School

Where: Start: Student Town, Albertino Private Kindergarten, 3 "Baku" Street

Spontaneous Nature - Mapping and Making Sense

Research of Gradoscope, led by Ina Valkanova in collaboration with Simeon Malinov and Alexander Petrov from One Tree

Where: Around Stochna Gara

Literary Route with Dimitar Bozhkov

In collaboration with the Reading Sofia Foundation

Where: Starting point: 2B "Tsar Ivan Asen II" Street, in front of the cooperative Tsarevets

Museum No. 20

Project of Ashira Morris

Where: Stop "28th Postal Branch", opposite Iskar Station

Collect the Market

Workshop with Ina Valentinova in the exhibition of Vikenti Komitski

Where: Punta Gallery / Women's Market

Cinema at Dolna Dikanya

Organized by Cinema in the Village

Where: Nikola Pavlov Korchev - 1928 Cultural Centre

The Message

Green Line Sofia Association

Where: Gevgeliiski Neighbourhood, White pine Park

City Game: Mission Lyulin

VVI Foundation and volunteers

Where: Starting point: 90th Secondary School Gen. Jose de San Martin, Lyulin 2

We Are the Street We Forgot

Fantastic walk with Iva Ivanova

Where: The Post Office — Branch 1233, residential area Banishora Neighbourhood, 112A "Opalchenska" Street

SOFIA NIGHT PERFORMANCE

An evening with Ina Dobreva, Sofia Dimova, Silvia Cherneva, and Karakashyan & Artists.

Where: Oborishte Neighbourhood, under Dondukov Blvd.

OPENING + JUMP! DON'T JUMP

Opening of the festival + warm-up with Zhanna Ivanova + exhibition celebrating 10 years of Swimming Pool

Weaving Druzhba

intervention by Maria Minkova

Where: Druzhba Neighbourhood, the florists by the lake

Neither a City, Nor a Garden

Walk with Andrea Popyordanova and Francesca Castagnetti

Where: Vаrtopo Park

Beyond “Istoriya Slavyanobulgarska”

A visual study and essay by Maria Ilieva and Martin Tomov

Where: Around “Istoriya Slavyanobalgarska” Boulevard

The Orchards of Mladost

Walk with Andrea Popyordanova

When: 2022

Where: Mladost 1 Neighbourhood

Room at The End of The World

Performance by Veronika Desova

Where: European Shopping Centre, Mladost 1 Neighbourhood

UFO Elephant

Dance walk-flashmob of Ira Stoyanova, Andrea Dragov and Hristo Zhelev

Where: Swimming Pool and Sofia Centre

People Make the Neighborhood

A conversation with Kalina Zhecheva about socially engaged art in Varna

A House for Elephant, Plane, Garden

Documentary theatre with Vox Populi

Where: Knyazheska Garden

First Love, Then Everything Else

Installation by Slavena Petkova

Where: Commercial House, opposite the Court House

The Red List of Sofia Threatened Spaces

Documentary research by Viktor Damov

Where: Presentation in Svetofar Bookstore

Mladost - Between the Apartment Blocks, in the Rows

Literary Route with Todora Radeva

Where: Mladost 1 and Mladost 2 Neighbourhoods

I Love You Very Much

Installation by Elena Kaludova in Gallery Gallery + conversation with Albena Baeva

Where: Geo Milev Neighbourhood

The Green Place Without a Name

Research and exhibition of Remina Alexieva and Ralitsa Belcheva

Where: Suhata Reka Neighbourhood, Vasil Levski 1928 Cultural Center

Queer as Folk

Partcipative theatre with Val Marinova and Kat Todorova

Where: Aleko Konstantinov Cultural Centre, Oborishte District

Sofia Stand-up Comedy

Stand-up for the neighbourhoods with Inside Joke

Friends of the Green Ring

An afternoon in the park with Green Line and residents of the neighbourhood

Where: Gevgeliiski Neighbourhood, park White Pine

Food and Spices Walking Tour+

Culinary tour with Diana Nedeva and Meeting Points

Where: around the Women's Market

Inter-block Wanderings

Audio-walk with fantastic interventions by Konstantin Georgiev and Sapromat

Where: Kyulutzite Neighbourhood

Views from Nowhere

Documentary exhibition and zine by Yves-Christian Angelov and Elena Chergilanova

Where: at various locations in the city

Life and the Flea Market

Stall with stories of Maria Makedonska