From April 15 to 19, Ashgabat hosts II International Theatre Festival "Theatre Arts of Happy Era", which involves 16 theaters from 14 countries: USA, China, Iran, Ethiopia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Ukraine, Belarus and others. Russia on this forum present 3 theaters companies from St. Petersburg, Astrakhan and Naberezhnye Chelny.

April 18, the National Library of the Republic of Tatarstan holds a presentation of the unique book of an outstanding theologian, enlightner, poet and public figure of XVIII century Yalchygola Tajuddin ( 1768-1838 ) - " Risalyai Gaziza" ("Message Gazizа").