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From the Kazanlak municipality calendar, refreshed every 6 hours. Last update: 23 Sept, 10:29. events.kazanlak.bg

Through the year

SeptValley of the Thracian Kings festivalAutumn (September–October); programme published on kazanlak.bg.

Re-enactments, talks, night visits to the tombs and concerts in the valley. Check the events calendar for exact dates.

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DecChristmas marketDecember, on Sevtopolis square.

Stalls with mulled wine, an ice rink and concerts in front of the municipality.

Mar3 March on ShipkaNational Day, on Shipka peak and at the church in Shipka town.

A ceremonial roll call and thousands climbing the 890 steps, usually in snow.

AprChudomir DaysLate March to early April, around Chudomir's birthday (25 March).

A week of theatre, readings, exhibitions and the national humorous short story competition at the Chudomir museum and the theatre.

MayRose harvestRoughly 20 May to 15 June depending on the weather; picking runs from 5 to 10 in the morning.

The fields around Kazanlak, Rozovo, Kanchevo and Skobelevo turn pink and fragrant. The distilleries (Damascena, Enio Bonchev) welcome visitors and the Museum of Roses runs rituals with folk costume and music.

JunRose FestivalFirst week of June; the big weekend is the first one (2026: 5–7 June). 2027 dates are announced by the municipality.

The town's biggest celebration since 1903: the crowning of Queen Rose on Friday (Kazanlak Day), the rose-picking and distilling ritual on Sunday morning at the Museum of Roses and Kulata, and the carnival parade along Rozova Dolina boulevard on Sunday at noon, Bulgaria's largest street carnival. Village rose-picking rituals (Ovoshtnik, Cherganovo, Rozovo) run on the weekends before, from mid-May.

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AugAnniversary of the Shipka battleThe weekend around 26 August, on Shipka peak.

A re-enactment of the 1877 fighting with uniforms and cannon, a memorial service at the Freedom Monument and a concert. Expect traffic on the pass.

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