Batumi to Host Gandagana Festival

On October 5-6, Batumi will host the "Gandagana" Tourism Festival. For two days, Adjaran villages will present their traditions and crafts on European Square, allowing visitors to learn more about the villages without having to travel there. 

Exhibition-sales of rural products, competitions, master classes and folk shows is just a short list of events that the festival will offer guests. FoOver the two days, all five municipalities of mountainous Adjara will present their unique products, fruits, sweets, handmade items and traditions in Batumi.

The aim of the tourism festival "Gandagana" is to popularize and present mountainous Adjara. The festival will feature thematic corners - Wine, Dairy, Fruit, Vegetables, Sweets and Crafts. Guests will be able to get involved in competitions, dancing and culinary masterclasses, making of Churchkhela and Chacha, pumpkin bowling, cutting firewood, and more.

The festival's music program will include local folk bands who will perform for the crowd. The festival is becoming more and more popular year by year among guests and locals alike. "Gandagana" Festival has been organized by the Tourism Products Development Agency of the Adjara Tourism Department since 2015. 

By Anna Zhvania