Bulgarian Presidency of the Council of the European Union

Gold treasure, Sboryanovo

The ancient Thracian gold treasure

The famous sea side resort - Sunny beach

The Bulgarian rose

The Alexander Nevsky cathedral, Sofia

Traditional Bulgarian Kukeri show

Nessebar, the sea side resort named 'the pearl of the Black Sea'

The Magura cave

The Rila Monastery, the largest and most famous monastery

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The Bulgarian Cultural Institute London aims to promote, support and develop cultural relations between Bulgaria and the UK through various means:

  • Introduce Bulgarian culture to the UK’s international audience through exhibitions, performances, concerts, film screenings, theatrical productions, recitals, literary evenings, discussions and other events.

  • Organise a multitude of interesting courses and seminars, as well as Bulgarian traditions and crafts evenings and workshops.

  • Collaborate with, support and partner with other similar institutions, Anglo-Bulgarian associations and other cultural representatives.

  • Offer a library and reading room with a wide selection of Bulgarian and foreign literature, albums, films, dictionaries, guides and other materials.

  • Provide tourist information and materials for all those who wish to visit Bulgaria and experience its exquisite cultural monuments first-hand.

  • If these aims correspond with your interests and you would like to find out more, come and visit the Bulgarian Cultural Institute London today!

ONLINE: LUNAR Festival of Lights

Dear friends, This Thursday, July 28, 2022, from 18:00 BST, we have the pleasure to present you LUNAR Festival of Lights. It was held for the first time in Sofia over the course of four nights on the occasion of the Day of Europe. It transformed some of the most beautiful buildings in the centre of the city into a massive gallery under... Read more

ONLINE: The “Surva” Festival

Dear friends, This Thursday, July 21, 2022, from 18:00 BST, we have the pleasure to present you the masquerade traditions of the renowned “Surva” Festival, which took place at Sofia’s “Borisova Gradina” Park Theatre. Performers were there to represent the imaginative beauty of folklore and the specific colorful traditions of Pernik and its adjacent villages. The “Surva” Festival is recognized as Bulgaia’s own... Read more

Online: 100th anniversary of birth of Stoyana Mutafova

Dear friends, This Thursday, July 14, 2022, from 18:00 BST, we have the pleasure to present you the Anniversary event at the Satiric Theatre “Aleko Konstantinov”on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of birth of the acctress Stoyana Mutafova, beloved by generations of Bulgarians. On February 2, at the Satiric Theatre in Sofia, anepisode of the series “Smart Village” dedicated to Stoyanka Mutafova was... Read more
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