Haskovo council has announced its November culture programme, with dozens of events in the city from 3 to 26 November, from music and theatre to literature, exhibitions and festivals.
The council is organising the concert "90 Years Since the Birth of Krasimir Kyurkchiyski" on Friday 13 November at 7pm at the Zarya – 1858 community centre. The performers are the Academic Folk Choir of the Prof. Asen Diamandiev Academy of Music, Dance and Fine Arts in Plovdiv, with conductor Nikolay Gurbanov and vocal coach Danka Tsvetkova. The Haskovo Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Tsanislav Petkov. The Scandinavian group, the Sedyanka choir. And the Perunika choir, conducted by Mihail Delchev.
Delchev is from Haskovo. He won the 2025 Aleksandar Paskalev award in Haskovo and is Bulgaria's honorary consul in Denmark. In Denmark he founded three women's choirs for Bulgarian folk music and conducts all three. He is visiting Bulgaria with the Sedyanka and Iglika choirs.
The programme opens on 3 November at 5.30pm with a literary reading in the Atanas Vanchev de Tracy hall of the Hr. Smirnenski regional library, marking National Revival Leaders' Day on 1 November. The Association for Culture – Haskovo 2015 is organising it. On 4 November at 7pm, Radina Kardzhilova, Plamen Dimov, Petar Kamenov and Andrey Trifonov perform in the play "Inter Alia" at Zarya – 1858.
On 5 November Teodosiy Teodosiev, a modern-day "awakener", leads a motivational talk on natural and artificial intelligence and on the three kinds of intelligence: mental, emotional and moral. The same day, Yordan Peev presents his poetry collection "And Tomorrow I Will Be Here" and his short story collection "Fifteen Shots".
An exhibition of works from the eighth national festival "Poetry in Colour" opens on 6 November at 5.30pm in the library's main foyer. The Club of Culture Figures is organising it. The "Fantasy" art festival runs from 6 to 8 November at Zarya – 1858.
On 7 November two shows visit the city: the Stara Zagora Puppet Theatre with "Little Muck", based on the fairy tale by Wilhelm Hauff, and the Vasil Drumev State Drama and Puppet Theatre from Shumen with "Dangerous Charm", based on the film with Todor Kolev. The same day, Military Unit 52740 holds a memorial service for the dead on Archangel's Saturday.
On 8 November at 11am, "How to Cure the Fear of Lions", with Silvia Predova and Lyubomir Vasilev, plays in the Chamber Hall of the Ivan Dimov Drama and Puppet Theatre. The comedy "Happiness" by Eric Assous, with Hristo Shopov and Ivanka Shekerova, is on 9 November at 7pm in the Main Hall. On 10 November at 5.30pm, Angel Yankov presents "Years After You, I Found Myself".
On 11 November the council and the local commission for combating juvenile delinquency are organising the musical and educational show "A Child's Smile". The same day, writer and rock musician Konstantin Katsarov presents his novel "Hate". On 12 November Ivan Enchev presents his book "Lyre and Amphora", and Ivan Dinev – Ustata performs his stand-up show "Bitten in the Mouth".
ROBOFEST Haskovo 2026, with Lego robotics, programming, contests and demonstrations, starts on 14 November at 11am at Zarya – 1858. On 17 November at 7pm, the Nevena Kokanova Drama Theatre from Yambol brings "The Duel" by Ivan Vazov. On 18 November Kamen Donev reads "Lecture 2 – A Teacher's Views on Universal Education".
On 19 November there is an exhibition by Tanya Atanasova-Amfitrita and a presentation of the novel "Forgiveness Is Not Trust" by Kalina Moneva. On 20 November at 5.30pm there is a meeting with writer Nikol Kaleva. On 21 November at 11am, the Sliven Puppet Theatre stages "Don't Go Out Alone" by Teodora Popova.
The premiere of "We Got a Bit Sidetracked" by Elin Rahnev at the Ivan Dimov Drama and Puppet Theatre is on 23 November at 7pm. The play "Bitches" is on at Zarya – 1858 on 24 November. The last event is the exhibition "In the Spirit of Vladimir Dimitrov – The Master" by the Duga art school, on 26 November at 5.30pm at the Youth Centre in Haskovo.