From August 26 to 28, Kazan will host the Pechen Bazar, a festival of Tatar urban culture, on the embankment of Lake Kaban.

The event will conclude on August 28 with a plenary session at the M. Jalil Opera and Ballet Theater, attended by the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan, Rustam Minnikhanov.

A delegation from Tatarstan, led by Mufti of Tatarstan Kamil Hazrat Samigullin, is taking part as honorary guests.

The festival will also feature a drawing contest called “The Cultural Map of Kazan,” where each participant can showcase their creativity and win prizes.

The courses were part of a large-scale educational project organized by the Spiritual Administration of Muslims of St. Petersburg and the Northwestern Region of Russia, together with the Cultural and Educational Center Dagestan.

The 3rd Republican Festival of Women’s Craft “Bista Shale” (“The Sloboda Shawl”) brought together masters of downy shawl knitting and folklore ensembles from many districts of Tatarstan.

The program will simultaneously include the 7th World Forum of Tatar Women, the 9th World Forum of Tatar Youth, and the All-Russian Meeting of Tatar Local Historians.

On August 29, Kazan will host a citywide Mawlid celebration dedicated to the birth of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ.

The guests spoke about the 9th World Forum of Tatar Youth, which will take place from August 26 to 28.

The Rais of the republic got acquainted with the exposition of the museum and handed over a book by the Tatar writer Amirkhan Eniki.