After a six-year hiatus, the Arts Festival of Belarusians of the World united over 250 like-minded people – representatives of the national diaspora from different countries. Among the participants of the festival were amateur art bands, individual performers, artists, sculptors, designers, artisans, photo artists and photographers, prose writers and poets – all of them are Belarusians living abroad. The festival featured concerts of Belarusian folklore and contemporary music, exhibitions of painting and arts and crafts, photo exhibitions, meetings with the heads and representatives of the Union of Writers, the Union of Artists, the Union of Artisans, workshops in traditional culture.