Plovdiv with a cultural program for 16 million in 2019

A record budget for a cultural program Plovdiv will have in 2019, when the oldest lively city in Europe will be the European Capital of Culture. The initiative will include over 300 festivals and projects, some of which will last up to a week. 480 000 BGN are invested for a film that will show in a modern and attractive way the sights and people of Plovdiv. The budget for house advertising is nearly 2.5 million BGN. With the funds, there will be a strong campaign of Plovdiv outside of Bulgaria. The same sum of money is set aside for the grand opening event that will take place on January 12th.

The place to begin the events is also to be specified. So far the options are two - the main boulevard “Tsar Boris III” and the “Central” square. The opening in Plovdiv will be one week before the accompanying European cultural capital - the Italian city of Matera. In addition to the entire municipal resource, nearly 1000 volunteers are included in the organization.