On October 26, 2024, Odessa hosted the event "Celebration of Bulgarian Culture", dedicated to the Day of Bessarabian Bulgarians in Ukraine.
The festive program featured groups from different parts of the Odessa region, including:
- the folk dance ensemble «Bessarabia» from Bolgrad (director - Petar Dimitrov);
- the Bulgarian dance ensemble «Kulevchantsi» from Kulevcha village, Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi district (director - Anastasia Kimurzhi);
- the folk dance group «Kamchik» from Kamchik village, Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi district (director - Svitlana Sulakova).
Popular Bulgarian singer Desi Dobreva also performed at the event. Attendees danced the traditional Bulgarian "horo" to her songs.
This concert was part of the multicultural weeks in Odessa, organized by the Odessa Municipal Theater named after O. Salik.





