- May 16, 2026
- 9:36 pm
- Brief news
On May 31, 2026, Kyiv Day will be celebrated in Tel Aviv. A free event by the Ukrainian Cultural Center in Tel Aviv, registration is mandatory.
Kyiv moves to Tel Aviv for one day
On May 31, an event dedicated to Kyiv Day will take place in Tel Aviv — a celebration of the city that remains not just a point on the map for millions of people, but a part of personal memory, family history, and Ukrainian identity.
The organizers of the meeting are the Ukrainian Cultural Center in Tel Aviv and the project “Historical Arsenal: Meetings and Lectures with Iryna Sakhno“. The event announcement poses a simple and very accurate question: “Who missed Kyiv?” And this is where the main idea of the evening begins — not a formal celebration, but a symbolic journey to a beloved city.
Entry to the event is free, but registration is mandatory. The organizers report that you can register via a special link.
Why Kyiv Day is important for the Ukrainian community in Israel
Kyiv Day is traditionally celebrated on the last Sunday of May. The holiday is dedicated to the capital of Ukraine — a city with a multi-layered history, a strong cultural code, and a special place in the lives of Ukrainians, Jews, repatriates from Ukraine, and all those connected to this space by memory, language, family, or personal biography.
The first large-scale celebration of Kyiv Day took place in 1982 and coincided with the 1500th anniversary of the city. Later, from 1987, Kyiv City Day began to be officially celebrated in the last week of May.
Usually, in Kyiv, this holiday is associated with walks, concerts, vernissages, theatrical events, sports activities, flower exhibitions, and the spring atmosphere of a big city by the Dnipro. For those who now live in Israel, such an event gains additional meaning.
It is an opportunity to return to Kyiv for a few hours through conversation, meeting, Ukrainian culture, and shared memory.
NANews — Israel News | Nikk.Agency notes that for the Ukrainian community in Israel, such initiatives become not just a cultural poster. They help maintain a connection with the cities from which people left, to which they return mentally, and which remain part of their internal map.
What is known about the meeting on May 31
The event will take place in the format of an open cultural meeting. The organizers promise that the “journey” to Kyiv will be interesting and tasty. This is an important detail: Kyiv Day in Tel Aviv is declared not as a dry lecture, but as a lively meeting with the atmosphere of the city.
Event organizers
Ukrainian Cultural Center in Tel Aviv has already become one of the notable platforms of Ukrainian cultural life in Israel. The center holds meetings, lectures, events, and initiatives that help the Ukrainian community maintain language, culture, and horizontal connections between people.
The project “Historical Arsenal: Meetings and Lectures with Iryna Sakhno” adds a historical and substantive layer to this meeting. Kyiv appears here not only as a city of memories but also as a space of history, symbols, streets, names, and cultural routes.
Who should attend
This meeting may be of interest to those who were born in Kyiv, lived there, studied, worked, visited, or simply feel a connection with the Ukrainian capital.
But not only them.
Kyiv Day in Tel Aviv can become an important event for those who want to better understand Ukrainian culture, meet people from the Ukrainian community, hear live stories, and feel how urban memory is transferred to a new country.
Especially now, against the backdrop of Russia’s war against Ukraine, such meetings become a way to prevent cities from turning into just news about anxieties, attacks, and destruction. Kyiv remains a living city — with chestnuts, streets, tastes, people, humor, music, history, and strength.
Event details and registration
Date: May 31
Location: Tel Aviv
Organizers: Ukrainian Cultural Center in Tel Aviv and “Historical Arsenal: Meetings and Lectures with Iryna Sakhno”
Entry: free
Registration: mandatory via the link.
Event page – https://www.facebook.com/events/1860095161318553/
Kyiv Day in Tel Aviv is a meeting for those who miss Kyiv, remember it as their own, and want to be close to it again, even if just for one evening.