Representatives of 38 countries are taking part in the large-scale celebration this year. Among them are Malta, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Zimbabwe, Serbia and others. More than ten sites operate in the northern capital of Belarus. There are about a hundred events on the festival schedule. Solo performances will be given by Oleg Gazmanov, Victoria Aleshko, Yaroslav Sumishevsky, Lyubov Uspenskaya and Ani Lorak. The artists will perform at the Vitebsk concert hall. This evening, there will be a plastic performance by choreographer and Honored Artist of Russia Yegor Druzhinin. The updated international press center has also begun working – this is the venue for meetings with the stars. Belarusian and foreign reporters also work here around the clock.