October 30-31, The city Palace of Culture of Semei (Kazakhstan) will host the XVII International festival of Tatar art “Kezge monnary Irtysh”. This year the festival is dedicated to the 25th anniversary of Kazakhstan’s independence, the 65th anniversary of the City Palace of Culture and the 65th anniversary of Gabdulhak Akhunzhanov.

It is expected participation of the collectives from Novosibirsk, Tomsk, Irkutsk, Omsk and Tyumen regions, the Altai Territory, Kazan and Tobolsk, of course, the creative groups from the villages and cities of Kazakhstan in the festival.

Within the festival, the museum of the Nevzorovs will also host an exhibition-contest of Tatar arts and crafts.