In September 2025, the Final of the 5th Interregional Festival-Competition of Traditional Folk Games “UenFest. Zarnitsa” will take place in Kazan. The festival-competition is organized with the aim of preserving, developing, and promoting national cultures.

Participants of the festival-competition may include students of general education institutions and preschool educational institutions under the age of 18, regardless of their departmental affiliation.

Participants are to present traditional folk games that reflect the national gaming culture of their people in video format.

Applications are accepted until July 7, 2025, inclusive.

“Uen Fest” is a large-scale project aimed at engaging children with national culture through the study of traditional folk games, rituals, and customs. The festival seeks to emphasize the importance of play in the educational process of the younger generation and to strengthen the unity of the multiethnic population.

The implementation of the project aligns with the goals and objectives of the federal project “Family Values and Cultural Infrastructure” under the national project “Family”.

Source: mincult.tatarstan.ru