The third weekend of the Kazka Fest project will take place in Feldman Ecopark on August 17-18. On Saturday and Sunday, the visitors of the Social and Humanitarian Complex will be able to take part in a family game programme Kazkafest-Show, a huge book exhibition fair and will have an opportunity to speak to a real, certified Santa Claus from Finland. Kazka Fest is organized by the International Charitable Foundation “Oleksandr Feldman Foundation” with the support of Ukrainian Cultural Foundation.
The book exhibition fair will start at 10 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday. The publishers from all over Ukraine will take part in it: Ranok, Vivat, Old Lion Publishing House, Schoolbook, ASSA, Astra Publishing, Bombatgame, Chytarium, Torsing, PET, Smile and others (more than 25 publishers in total). Among its exhibits it will be possible to find new literature for children and teenagers, in particular, modern Ukrainian fairy tales and fantasy, and to buy some new books. A special feature of the book fair will be a visit of a real, certified Santa Claus invited by one of the publishers. It is a unique opportunity to ask him personally for a New Year’s present in summer.
“Raimo Laitinen is from Finland. He works as Santa Claus, and his kindness is addressed to both children and adults. Santa Claus Village, where Raimo lives, includes Santa Claus Office, Main Post Office, Santa Park and Santa’s Christmas Home. Every day, hundreds of people come to this kind man, while his mail is filled with thousands of letters,” the organizers of Kazka Fest in Feldman Ecopark told. “Having this fairy-tale profession, Raimo tries not to ruin the image – when he wears Santa’s clothes, he never introduces himself with his real name. He is called Santa Claus. This weekend, he will become a long-awaited guest in Kharkiv and will visit Kazka Fest in Feldman Ecopark on Saturday, August 17, at 4 p.m. Everyone will be able to give own letters with fondest wishes to him.”
Moreover, during the both weekend days, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., the visitors to Feldman Ecopark will be able to take part in Kazkafest-Show, a family game programme with prizes. The Theatre of Children and Animals will present a people’s favourite performance Forest School, starting at 11 a.m.
It should be reminded that a national cultural project Kazka Fest takes place in Feldman Ecopark in August with the support of Ukrainian Cultural Foundation within the framework of its programme “Prominent Events for Ukrainian Culture.” Every weekend of the last summer month, literature readings, book fair, theatrical performances, concerts, fairy-tale therapy sessions, art quests and master classes, as well as other events take place in the Social and Humanitarian Multi-Complex.
