Multilingual performance event
A mixed concert/poetry night where readers and musicians perform in different languages, allowing audiences to engage with Odessa’s ethnic literatures.
Фестиваль «Музика слова»
Mar 19 - 21, 2026Expected
Each year, the city of Odesa celebrates its many peoples with the Music of Words, a festival of poetry and song. Poets and musicians of Bulgarian, Polish, Greek, Gagauz, and other roots perform in their native tongues, in a young celebration begun in 2024 that honors the city's deep cultural mix.
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How we decideA mixed concert/poetry night where readers and musicians perform in different languages, allowing audiences to engage with Odessa’s ethnic literatures.
Odesa, Ukraine
Open in MapsNo specific preparation; bring curiosity for poetry and multilingual art.
Treat all language performances with equal respect; it is a collaborative artistic event.
Free events are available.

FestivalAtlas keeps Music of Words Festival available for timing, cultural context, and respectful planning, without inviting public footage or contributor coverage for this event.
REGIONAL COMMUNITY & FOLK LIFE
Фестиваль «Музика слова»
Odesa, Ukraine
Each year, the city of Odesa celebrates its many peoples with the Music of Words, a festival of poetry and song. Poets and musicians of Bulgarian, Polish, Greek, Gagauz, and other roots perform in their native tongues, in a young celebration begun in 2024 that honors the city's deep cultural mix.
Launched by the city’s intercultural initiative in 2024, 'Music of Words' honors the city’s UNESCO Creative City status. It celebrates Odessa's coexistence of languages and arts, in line with Odessa’s identity as an open port of many nations.
Treat all language performances with equal respect; it is a collaborative artistic event.
Attendance can be appropriate while active documentation is not. Let local boundaries define your role.
Avoid filming or photographing moments that feel private, sacred, or restricted.
Some celebrations are best approached quietly: arrive prepared, follow posted rules, and leave without turning the moment into content.
Launched by the city’s intercultural initiative in 2024, 'Music of Words' honors the city’s UNESCO Creative City status. It celebrates Odessa's coexistence of languages and arts, in line with Odessa’s identity as an open port of many nations.
A mixed concert/poetry night where readers and musicians perform in different languages, allowing audiences to engage with Odessa’s ethnic literatures.
respectful presence
No specific preparation; bring curiosity for poetry and multilingual art.
Treat all language performances with equal respect; it is a collaborative artistic event.
Mar 19 - 21, 2026
Estimated
Odesa
Intercultural Odessa
Free public events available
Families welcome
Very High visitor welcome

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