Bulgaria News News Bulgaria » Culture: Bulgaria's oldest city honored as European culture capital
People are silhouetted as they walk in the old town of Plovdiv, ahead of the opening ceremony of Plovdiv as the European Capital of Culture, in Bulgaria, Saturday, Jan. 12, 2019. Plovdiv is the first ...
News Bulgaria » Culture: Plovdiv, Bulgaria: European Capital of Culture 2019
The southern Bulgarian city of Plovdiv celebrated its inauguration as a European Capital of Culture with an opening show on January 12. The city shares the honor in 2019 with Matera, Italy. Plovdiv is ...
News Bulgaria » Culture: Bulgarian Classical Concerts – LA And BgFACE Foundation Celebrate Bulgarian Culture In Los Angeles
Hundreds of guests gathered on November 6 at Sephardic Temple Tifereth Israel in Los Angeles for a major cultural event honoring Bulgarian achievements in art, science, education, and culture. The ...
News Bulgaria » Culture: Bulgarian Culture and Cyrillic Day
Bulgarian church music, performed by the St. Alexander Nevsky Patriarchal Cathedral Choir.
News Bulgaria » Culture: In Plovdiv, Bulgaria, Culture Amid The Cobblestones
The first thing you notice about Plovdiv, Bulgaria’s 2019 European Capital of Culture, are the so-called cobblestones. These are no genteel cobblestones; the downtown streets are paved with small, ...
News Bulgaria » Culture: Pope Francis hails Bulgaria as “a culture of encounter”
Pope Francis greets the crowd as he leads the "Regina Coeli" prayer in Alexander Nevsky Square in Sofia, Bulgaria, on May 5, 2019 (CNS photo/Paul Haring). On his first visit to Bulgaria, Pope Francis ...
News Bulgaria » Culture: Christmas Eve in Bulgaria: A Night of Tradition and Togetherness
If you've never experienced Бъдни вечер (Badni vecher) in Bulgaria, you're missing out on one of the most beautiful and meaningful celebrations in Bulgarian culture. The fast is supposed to last until ...
News Bulgaria » Culture: Bulgaria: Rumen Radev Plans to Merge Culture and Tourism Ministries
Rumen Radev,s party, “Progressive Bulgaria”, is considering a significant restructuring of the Council of Ministers and the wider state administration, with one of the main proposals being the merger ...
News Bulgaria » Culture: 4th Edition of the Bulgarian Awards for Arts, Culture, Education & Science Set for November
Thursday, November 6, 2025, from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM, at the Sephardic Temple Tifereth Israel, 10500 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90024. The Bulgarian Awards for Arts, Culture, Education & ...
News Bulgaria » Culture: Keeping Bulgarian culture alive in Maine
WELLS — Every Saturday this school year, a group of teachers and students have gathered at the Wells Elementary School voluntarily to pursue a particular type of education. The students, ranging in ...