About Events – Tbilisoba 2014
Tbilisoba (Georgian: თბილისობა) is an annual October festival, celebrating the diversity and history of Tbilisi. First held in 1979, the festival entertains Tbilisi residents, visitors and tourists with live music, traditional dance performances, flower and fruit displays, sports and fishing competitions, art and craft exhibitions, an auto show, and food and wine.
The festival is centred in the Old Town district, which is the main historical part of the city.
Dancers performed in the “Abanotubani” district in the Old Town of Tbilisi where there is a whole street (Abanos kucha) of public bathhouses.
Held in Autumn, the festival has wonderful displays and arrangements of fruits and vegetables from the harvest.
A “Wine City” in Rike Park on the left bank of Mtkvari river offered visitors an opportunity to sample Georgia’s famous wines.
Colorful arts and crafts stalls lined the city’s streets.
Photos by Georgia About.
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