Summer in Lviv: main events and celebrations 2023

Rock Ballads in the garden

24 June

Metropolitan Gardens

A great opportunity to spend the evening accompanied by hits sung by millions.

You will hear the best rock ballads of Metallica, Pink Floyd, Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin, Aerosmith, Guns N'Rose and many others performed by soloists, orchestra and rock band.

Kozak System. Summer concert in the open air

1 July

FESTrepublic, 24-26 Staroznesenska st.

Concert "Kozak System. Summer concert in the open air" in Lviv will take place on July 1, 2023 at 19:00 at !FESTrepublic.
Kozak System is a legendary Ukrainian rock band that has become the true musical face of our country at world music festivals. A team of cool professionals, sincere patriots, has been giving everyone their unique creativity for many years - honest, fiery, driving. The band's concert geography is impressive. In the last year alone, the musicians visited more than 130 cities and towns in Ukraine and Europe as part of a charity tour.

Monatik. Art Defense

9 July

FESTrepublic, 24-26 Staroznesenska st.

The main goal of Monatik's All-Ukrainian tour "ART Defense" is a joint initiative of the artist and the "Your Support" Foundation - raising funds to help children and families from the de-occupied and frontline territories of Ukraine. Charity auctions and special activities will be held during the concerts to help achieve the goal set by the singer. One of the objectives of the tour for Monatik is music art therapy (we remind you that the artist is an ambassador of the All-Ukrainian mental health program "How are you?" initiated by the First Lady of Ukraine). Together with his team, the musician is preparing a lot of musical surprises: new compositions, special guest performances by his friends, as well as repaired legendary hits that have already become popular with millions of Ukrainians.

Exhibition "VICTORY by Kateryna Kosyanenko"

until 23 July

Tomorrow, on April 21, 2023, at 16:00, the opening of Kateryna Kosianenko's exhibition Victory will take place in the lobby of the main building of the Andrey Sheptytsky National Museum in Lviv (20 Svobody Avenue). The exhibition consists of more than 50 most significant works (2006-2022) by K. Kosianenko.

Among them are the debut works from the Victory series, which became the slogan of the project. The artist devoted this series to the events of the current Russian-Ukrainian war, which she presented through the prism of her own emotions, experiences, and prayers. The exhibition presents selected works from the painting series: "Victory" (2022), "List of Ships" (2019-2021), "Terra" (2016, The exhibition consists of more than 50 of the most significant works (2006-2022) by K. Kosyanenko. Among them are the debut works from the Victory series, which became the slogan of the project.

Exhibition by Olena Pryduvalova "The Whirlpool"

until 26 June

Potocki Palace, 15 Kopernyka st.

On April 30, 2023 at 2:00 PM, the opening of Olena Pryduvalova's solo exhibition "VYR" will take place in the exhibition halls on the second floor of the Potocki Palace.

"VYR" is a movement created by opposing currents, a turbulent rapid flow that captivates, pulls, and encompasses. "VYR" is a place that connects "this" and "that" worlds, a symbol of mortal danger, a battlefield of good and evil, life and death, and the thirst for life. Ukraine and all of us find ourselves inside this VYR. We must not only survive but also live and love. And I find myself in the vortex of my painting, trying to tell about myself and about the time." - Olena Pryduvalova.

Exhibition "Images of the Collection. How Ivan Grechko searched for beauty"

until 13 August

Gunpowder tower, 4, Piddvalna st.

The Ukrainian Catholic University presents a unique exhibition project in Lviv, "Images of the Collection. How Ivan Grechko searched for beauty...". A part of the collection donated by the patriarch of Ukrainian collecting to UCU is on display in the Powder Tower.

Faine Misto festival

28-30 July

!FESTrepublic, 24-26 Staroznesenska st.

On 28-30 July 2023, Faine Misto will once again gather the Fine People together in Lviv at the "FESTrepublic" venue for a charitable festival. They will share their own stories worth hearing with the world.

Faine Misto 2023 festival is a continuation of what our team has been doing since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, as the main goal of the festival is to accumulate as much funds as possible to support the Azov NGU brigade, which the festival team has been helping with material support since the beginning of the full-scale invasion," the organizers write.

Music Festival in Lviv 2023

21 June

On 21st of June – the day of summer solstice – musical energy envelopes all of our planet, in celebration of worldwide festival of music – Fête de la Musique.

Fête de la Musique is a musical space that resonates all around the world, an opportunity to listen to and play live music, an opportunity to perform in open areas, streets and squares; a time for being an amateur, a professional, a fan and simply a listener. Each year professional and amateur musicians and groups together with musical institutions (such as Philharmonic halls, Opera houses, musical theaters, schools, clubs, cultural centers, civic initiatives, cafes, restaurants and so on) organize open free concerts.

Charity event for Constitution Day

27 June

Charity event in support of Ukrainian culture and art.

The charitable organization, Supporters of Ukraine Charitable Fund, invites you to a charity event in celebration of Constitution Day. This event aims to support Ukrainian culture and art, as well as raise 2.5 million hryvnias for the purchase of VAC systems and the organization of recreational and educational activities for children who have lost their parents in the war.