Plan your trip around the holidays and festivals to make most of your travel time,
The following is a list of all significant dates noted in Georgia:
Date | Celebration | Detail |
Jan 1 & 2 | New Year | Celebrations commence from Eve of 31st December |
Jan 7 | Christmas | As celebrated by the Georgian Orthodox Church |
Jan 19 | Epiphany | Baptism of the Lord Jesus as marked by the Georgian Orthodox Church |
Mar 3 | Mother’s Day | Remember to always call your Mum even while you are travelling! |
Mar 8 | International Women’s Day | Mother’s get double attention this week in March 🙂 |
Apr | Easter | The Orthodox Easter is typically celebrated a week after Easter celebrated by other churches. The date varies yearly. |
Apr 9 | Day of National Unity | Commemoration of the April 9 tragedy 1989 (also known as Tbilisi Massacre, Tbilisi tragedy) when on Rustaveli Avenue, in Tbilisi an anti-Soviet demonstration was dispersed by the Soviet Army, resulting in 20 deaths and hundreds of injuries. |
May 9 | Victory Day | Remembrance of war hero’s |
May 12 | St Andrea Day | Celebration of day of Apostle Andrew the ‘first-called’, founder of Georgian Orthodox Church |
May 26 | Independence Day | On May 26, 1918 National Council of Georgia declared national independence of Georgian people and creation of Democratic Republic of Georgia. The statehood of Georgia was restored after 117 years (from 1801) |
Aug 28 | St Mary’s Day | Day of Assumption of Mary observed |
Oct | Tblisoba | Celebrations for the city of Tbilisi falls in October. Event day is announced usually very close to the date. The city comes alive with a celebration of the Georgian culture. |
Oct 14 | Svetitskhovloba | Day of Svetitskhoveli Cathedral (in Mtskheta)(Celebration of first Christian church in Georgia. According to chronicles, holy chyton (shirt) of Savior is buried under this church) |
Nov 23 | Saint George’s Day | Saint George (in Georgian: წმინდაგიორგი, ‘’tsminda giorgi’’) is a patron saint of Georgia |