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Kutaisoba (Kutaisi City Day)

Kutaisi's spring city festival, with concerts, folk dance and market stalls in the centre.

WhenUsually 2 May, linked to the spring Gviriloba flower day
20262 May 2026
20272 May 2027 · expected
WhereImereti
Public holidayNo
KutaisiKutaisiPhoto: Kober, CC BY-SA 3.0

Georgia's second-oldest city holds its own celebration at the start of May. Streets around the Colchis Fountain and the riverside fill with craft stalls, food tents, school choirs and evening concerts. The festival overlaps with Gviriloba, an old spring custom named after the snowdrop.

In 2027 the usual date falls on Easter Sunday, so the city may move the programme. Pair the day with Bagrati and Gelati on the hills above town and the caves of Sataplia or Prometheus nearby.

Tips from your host
  • Check the Kutaisi City Hall programme a week ahead; in 2027 the date may shift because of Easter.
  • Kutaisi airport is 14 km away, which makes this an easy add-on for low-cost flyers.

Where to see it

KutaisiPhoto: Kober, CC BY-SA 3.0
Cities & TownsKutaisi

Georgia's third city and capital of the west, with Bagrati Cathedral, a busy food market and easy day trips to caves and monasteries.

Last checked Oct 2026 by the Maspindzeli team. Mountain conditions change: ask us before you go.

Tours around Kutaisoba (Kutaisi City Day)

Gelati MonasteryGelati MonasteryPhoto: Ihor Burliai, CC BY-SA 3.0
1 day
Day TripsClassic & Culture

Kutaisi Caves and Monasteries Day Trip

A relaxed private day around Kutaisi that pairs two medieval monasteries, Gelati and Motsameta, with two very different caves: Sataplia, where dinosaurs left their tracks, and the great underground halls of Prometheus.

Easy · DT-01Hfrom $100 pp
Bridge of PeaceBridge of PeacePhoto: ako-aleko, CC BY-SA 3.0
6 days
Classic & Culture

East to West

A six-day journey right across the country, starting in Tbilisi and the vineyards of Kakheti and ending on the Black Sea in Batumi, by way of Kutaisi's monasteries and Martvili Canyon.

Easy · CL-06from $1,110 pp

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