PORT PRIM ART FEST 2026
Exciting meetings and events with great artists await Burgas from October 7 to 10, 2026. The Port Prim Arts Festival returns for its ninth edition This October, Burgas will have a reason to celebrate! For the ninth time, the Port Prim Art Fest, organized and hosted by the Grand Hotel and SPA Primorets, will bring great premiere art events to the seaside city: Georgi Milkov, Georgi Toshev, Maria Kasimova-Moase and many more favorite artists arrive to meet Burgas This autumn, Burgas residents and guests will traditionally have the opportunity to enjoy a whole palette of interesting current art events - Port Prim Art Fest is back! The ninth edition of the landmark Burgas arts festival will be held from October 7 to 10, 2026 , with favorite artists from various fields arriving in the city especially for it . The traditional organizer and driver of the large-scale cultural forum is Grand Hotel and SPA Primorets , with the support of the Burgas Municipality. There will be an exhibition, literary presentations, film screenings, theater, a concert that meets jazz and tango, as well as a special temptation for the little ones: puppet theater. PROGRAMME 7 October / Wednesday **6:00 p.m.** **FESTIVAL OPENING / GROUP EXHIBITION** Gerгana Lalova, Izabel Slavcheva, Iliana Ilieva, Nikolay Buzov, Yane Gadjev, Tsvetelina Maksimova, Stefan Bozhkov The exhibition can be visited from **7 October to 30 October 2026**. **Petko Zadgorski Art Gallery, Burgas** Free admission --- 8 October / Thursday **5:30 p.m.** **LITERATURE:** Georgi Milkov and Tanya Mihaylova present the book **“The Libyan Case: All Diplomatic Means”** Conference Hall, Grand Hotel & SPA Primoretz Free admission **6:00 p.m.** **SHORT FILM SCREENINGS** A selection from the International Short Film Festival **“Quarantine”**, directed by Georgi Krastev Sea Casino, Petya Dubarova Hall Free admission **7:30 p.m.** **THEATRE:** Guest performance by Drama Theatre Plovdiv – **“The Lovestruck Airship. The Fate of the Poet”** Cast: Konstantin Elenkov, Martin Rakov, Maria Sotirova, Boris Krastev, Paola Maravilla, Alexandra Svilenova, Ivana Krumova, Nikolay Stanoev, Gabriela Chonina Stage adaptation and direction: Diana Dobreva NHC Cultural Centre Tickets available at the “Chasovnika” box office and Eventim.bg For information and reservations: 0894 898 098 --- 9 October / Friday **5:30 p.m.** **LITERATURE / DOCUMENTARY FILM:** Georgi Toshev presents the film **“The Mystery of Leda Taseva”** and the book **“Leda and the Words”**, marking the 100th anniversary of the actress’s birth Conference Hall, Grand Hotel & SPA Primoretz Free admission **6:00 p.m.** **SHORT FILM SCREENINGS** A selection from the International Short Film Festival **“Quarantine”**, directed by Georgi Krastev Sea Casino, Petya Dubarova Hall Free admission **7:30 p.m.** **MUSIC: CLASSICAL MUSIC MEETS JAZZ AND TANGO** Concert by Mario Hossen (violin), Cristina Miller (piano), Claudius Baran (bandoneon) and friends Programme: works by Niccolò Paganini, Astor Piazzolla and Oscar Peterson NHC Cultural Centre Tickets available at the “Chasovnika” box office and Eventim.bg For information and reservations: 0894 898 098 --- 10 October / Saturday **11:00 a.m.** **PUPPET THEATRE:** Guest performance by the “Georgi Mitev – Zhoro” State Puppet Theatre, Yambol – **“The Long-Nosed Dwarf”** by Yuri Dachev Cast: Valentin Metodiev, Irina Shumelova, Yoana Gencheva, Stilyan Slavov, Hristo Petev Based on the fairy tale by Wilhelm Hauff Directed by Borislav Petranov Burgas Puppet Theatre, 2 St. Kliment Ohridski St. Tickets available at the “Chasovnika” box office For information and reservations: 0894 898 098 **5:00 p.m.** **LITERATURE:** Maria Kassimova-Moase presents her latest book, **“Eye”** Conference Hall, Grand Hotel & SPA Primoretz Free admission **6:30 p.m.** **SHORT FILM SCREENINGS** A selection from the International Short Film Festival **“Quarantine”**, directed by Georgi Krastev Sea Casino, Petya Dubarova Hall Free admission
