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Musical Theatrical Festivals

GOGOLFEST 2026

16 - 20 September 2026 18:00 - 21:00
МЦКМ (Жовтневий Палац). Територія GOGOLFEST Kyiv, Алея Героїв Небесної Сотні, 1

GOGOLFEST 2026: "20 Years Later"

September 16–20, 2026 • Kyiv • ICCM (October Palace)

After a ten-year hiatus, GOGOLFEST returns to Kyiv! The anniversary festival will be held under the theme "20 Years Later" and for the first time in history will open to the audience the spaces of the ICCM building, which remained hidden from the public for years.

Five days of theater, music, performance, visual art, and literary discussions in the heart of the capital.

About the festival

GOGOLFEST was founded in 2007 by director Vladyslav Troitsky. Over the 20 years of its existence, the festival has held 28 festivals in 8 cities in Ukraine and 4 European countries, gathered over 800,000 visitors and more than 20,000 participants from all over the world, and realized over 150 international co-productions.

In 2019, it entered the Top 5 most relevant festivals in Europe according to EFFE, is a member of the European Theatre Convention and the European Festival Association, and in 2024 became the first representative of Ukraine in the program of the European Capital of Culture 2029 in Lublin.

Tickets

The general festival pass for all 5 days of the festival includes:

  • Events in the abandoned KinoPalace. The building will be transformed into a living art space — Squat. About 50 artists from Ukraine and Europe will enliven the first and second floors with paintings, installations, and immersive performances. In Squat, viewers will be treated to a performative, visual, and film program.
  • Backyard Garden. An open-air space with an open stage, performative, social, eco-initiatives, and literary readings.
  • Main Building Events. Includes design residencies, a literary program, and some performative screenings.

IMPORTANT! The subscription does not include admission to events on the Main Stage, the music stage in the Inner Courtyard, the Hall with Columns, the Luhansk Theater, and the theater hall in the Squat.

Ticket sales for these events will open separately, stay tuned for announcements.

1-day ticket

You can purchase directly at the location on the day of the festival.

Important information

  • Prices will increase as the festival approaches.
  • If you already feel that you are ready to trust GOGOLFEST and immerse yourself in its atmosphere without any unnecessary questions - get your Blind Ticket now.
  • In the event of an air raid alert, festival visitors must go to the nearest shelter – the Maidan Nezalezhnosti metro station.
  • In the event of increased hostilities or escalation of military aggression on the territory of Ukraine, the implementation of the GOGOLFEST project may undergo changes.

GOGOLFEST 2026

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GOGOLFEST 2026
About the event

GOGOLFEST 2026: "20 Years Later"

September 16–20, 2026 • Kyiv • ICCM (October Palace)

After a ten-year hiatus, GOGOLFEST returns to Kyiv! The anniversary festival will be held under the theme "20 Years Later" and for the first time in history will open to the audience the spaces of the ICCM building, which remained hidden from the public for years.

Five days of theater, music, performance, visual art, and literary discussions in the heart of the capital.

About the festival

GOGOLFEST was founded in 2007 by director Vladyslav Troitsky. Over the 20 years of its existence, the festival has held 28 festivals in 8 cities in Ukraine and 4 European countries, gathered over 800,000 visitors and more than 20,000 participants from all over the world, and realized over 150 international co-productions.

In 2019, it entered the Top 5 most relevant festivals in Europe according to EFFE, is a member of the European Theatre Convention and the European Festival Association, and in 2024 became the first representative of Ukraine in the program of the European Capital of Culture 2029 in Lublin.

Tickets

The general festival pass for all 5 days of the festival includes:

  • Events in the abandoned KinoPalace. The building will be transformed into a living art space — Squat. About 50 artists from Ukraine and Europe will enliven the first and second floors with paintings, installations, and immersive performances. In Squat, viewers will be treated to a performative, visual, and film program.
  • Backyard Garden. An open-air space with an open stage, performative, social, eco-initiatives, and literary readings.
  • Main Building Events. Includes design residencies, a literary program, and some performative screenings.

IMPORTANT! The subscription does not include admission to events on the Main Stage, the music stage in the Inner Courtyard, the Hall with Columns, the Luhansk Theater, and the theater hall in the Squat.

Ticket sales for these events will open separately, stay tuned for announcements.

1-day ticket

You can purchase directly at the location on the day of the festival.

Important information

  • Prices will increase as the festival approaches.
  • If you already feel that you are ready to trust GOGOLFEST and immerse yourself in its atmosphere without any unnecessary questions - get your Blind Ticket now.
  • In the event of an air raid alert, festival visitors must go to the nearest shelter – the Maidan Nezalezhnosti metro station.
  • In the event of increased hostilities or escalation of military aggression on the territory of Ukraine, the implementation of the GOGOLFEST project may undergo changes.