2019 Marks 20 Years of Kukeri in Yambol

Yambol celebrates the 20th Year of the Kukeri Festival this year. We are the centre of this pagan celebration going back before the spread of Christianity. It has survived Roman times, the Ottoman Rule and Communism times and has a renaissance enjoyed by all in Yambol each year now. 

The Kukeri Festival Continues to Climax in Yambol

Kukeri is firmly well into the third day and reached its climax in Yambol this weekend. Bulgaria is famed for this cultural festival and it all happens in Yambol.

Kukeri Are in Yambol

This weekend saw the traditional Kukeri festival in Yambol. Beginning Friday evening and going through to Sunday it is probably the biggest event of the year for Yambol. No fear of evil spirits hanging around after the events over the weekend.

Yambol Preparing for the Famous Kukeri Event

Bulgaria is steeped in tradition that goes back thousands of years. In Yambol each year the Kukeri Event takes place with preparations well under way. A feast of colour and scary dressings to send the evil spirits away.

Kukeri In Yambol

It was a rainy Yambol for the Kukeri festival that took place today. This didn't put of the contestants in this unique Bulgarian event. A day of colour, movement, music and to insistent clanging belts of bells that formed a cacophony of sound throughout the city centre. There are 1700 visitor that were forecast to watch the bad spirits of winter being driven away and welcome in spring.