CULTURAL EVENTS SCHEDULE
for the period 26 January – 1 February 2026
26 January, 6:00–7:30 PM
Dora Gabe Regional Library, Interactive Hall
Fourth Meeting of the AI Chat Community in Dobrich
Organizer: Tito Titov
27 January – 148th Anniversary of the Liberation of Dobrich from Ottoman Rule
10:00 AM, Victory Monument
(Monument of Lieutenant General A. E. Zimmermann)
Memorial service and citywide commemoration
With the participation of National Association “Tradition” – Regional Club “46th Dobrich Infantry Regiment” and Municipal Cultural Institute “Dobrich” – Brass Orchestra Dobrich
Organizer: Municipality of the City of Dobrich
Throughout the day
Laying of flowers at the monuments of Vasil Levski, Hristo Botev, Zahari Stoyanov, Stefan Karadzha, Haydut Peyu Buyukliyata, Ivan Hadzhi Valkov, Fyodor M. Dostoevsky, the Alley of the Volunteers at the Military Cemetery Museum, the Victory Monument (Lieutenant General A. E. Zimmermann), the Ossuary Monument of fallen Russian soldiers and officers in the battles for the liberation of Dobrich, and the Monument to the 122 unknown Russian soldiers and officers (near the ossuary).
27 January, 1:30 PM
Youth Center – Dobrich, Foyer
Workshop on “Linocut Printmaking” with students from P. R. Slaveykov Secondary School
Organizer: Youth Center – Dobrich
https://ycd.bg/
27 January, 5:00 PM
Art Gallery – Dobrich, “Revival” Hall
Exhibition “Memory of the Liberation” marking 148 years since the Russo-Turkish War of Liberation
Organizer: Regional History Museum – Dobrich,
National Association “Tradition” – Regional Club “46th Dobrich Infantry Regiment”
https://www.dobrichmuseum.bg/
28 January, 2:00 PM
Art Gallery – Dobrich
Imagination workshop on the theme “Kukeri” with students from Stefan Karadzha Primary School
Organizer: Art Gallery – Dobrich
https://www.dobrichgallery.org/
28 January, 3:00 PM
Home for the Elderly – Dobrich; Dobrich Hospital
Initiative “Letters Through Time – A Bridge Between Generations”
Organizer: Youth Center – Dobrich
https://ycd.bg/
28 January, 6:00 PM
“Neli Bozhkova” Mirror Hall
Book presentation of “The Last Dolphin Hunter” by Zahari Karabashliev
The event is part of the initiative Literary Spaces – DobriChete, project “Dobrudzha – Cultural Compass: Tradition, Modernity and Community”, Activity 1 – “Dobrudzha Chronicles. The Library as Memory of the Region’s Cultural and Historical Heritage”, funded under the EU Recovery and Resilience Facility.
Organizer: Dora Gabe Regional Library
https://libdobrich.bg/
29 January, 5:30 PM
Art Gallery – Dobrich
Evening presentation of Rumen Raykov under the project “Graphic Dialogues” 2025
Organizer: Art Gallery – Dobrich
https://www.dobrichgallery.org/
29 January, 6:00 PM
“Neli Bozhkova” Mirror Hall
Concert “A Musical Journey: From Classical to Jazz”
Participants:
Martin Krastev – piano
Nikolay Petrov – double bass
Pavel Naydenov – piano, percussion
Petko Frangov – piano
Organizer: Martin Krastev
29 January, 7:00 PM
Yordan Yovkov Drama Theatre, Chamber Hall
Theatre performance “An Old Village at the Edge of the World” by Nedyalko Yordanov
Director: Stefan Spasov
Cast: Yoana Bukovska, Filip Yanev, Ivan Mandev, Krasimir Demirov, Tatyana Hristova, Georgi Stoyanov – Gesh
Tickets and information: Box Office of Yordan Yovkov Drama Theatre, Dobrich
Phone: +359 58 605 573
Organizer: Yordan Yovkov Drama Theatre
http://dramadobrich.com/
30 January, 9:00–11:00 AM
Dora Gabe Regional Library, Arts Section
Meeting under the Parent Support Program “Shared Time”
Organizer: Center for Special Educational Support “Dr. Petar Beron” – Dobrich
30 January, 10:30 AM
Art Gallery – Dobrich
Workshop with Rumen Raykov and students from St. Kliment Ohridski Secondary School
(Project “Graphic Dialogues” 2025)
Organizer: Art Gallery – Dobrich
https://www.dobrichgallery.org/
30 January, 5:30 PM
Youth Center – Dobrich, Foyer
“Let’s Communicate in Real Life, Not Virtually” – Board Games Evening
Organizer: Youth Center – Dobrich
https://ycd.bg/
31 January, 12:00 PM
Uno Pizzeria
Literary reading on the themes “January Winter Holidays” and “New Year, New Beginning”
Organizer: Writers’ Association – Dobrich
1 February, 11:00 AM
Dora Gabe State Puppet Theatre
Puppet performance “Puss in Boots” by Charles Perrault
Dramatization and Direction: Daniela Hristova
Scenography: Hristina Stoilova
Music: Vladimir Dzhambazov
Cast: Elena Georgieva, Rosen Radev, Gabriela Dokova, Ivan Ivanov
Organizer: Dora Gabe State Puppet Theatre
http://kuklenteatardobrich.com/
Ongoing Events
20–30 January
Dora Gabe Regional Library, Central Foyer
Exhibition of student drawings from P. R. Slaveykov Secondary School marking the 115th anniversary of the school
26 January – 27 February
Ethnographic House – Dobrich
Exhibition “The Art of Being a Woman: Beauty and Style Through the Centuries”
Organizer: Regional History Museum – Dobrich
https://www.dobrichmuseum.bg/
Art Gallery – Dobrich
Annual exhibition of the Dobrich Artists’ Society
Regional Administration Building, Foyer
Exhibition “The Guardian of the Milky Light That Brings Us Home” – drawings from the 2025 European Heritage Days plein air
Youth Center – Dobrich, Foyer
Exhibition “Winter Pictures” by the “Colorful” Art Club
Museum in St. George City Park
Exhibition “They Defended the Sky of Bulgaria: Pilots from Dobrich and the Region, 1943–1944”
In front of Yordan Yovkov Community Center – 1870 and in its library
Project “White Book” – for the preservation of the Bulgarian language
Program of Cinema Club “Ikar”
https://kinoikar.com/
NOTE: The program is preliminary. Organizers reserve the right to make changes.