Press releases

Expert gives his take on Belarus’ top ecotourism places
For the National Landscape Reserve Ozery in Grodno District, a narrow-gauge railway was restored, one that had once been used for transporting peat from peat deposits. As a second interesting site, the speaker mentioned the national nature reserve Osveysky. There, a boat excursion takes visitors to the largest uninhabited island in the country - Du Island...

Hear the call of the wild: Stag rutting and autumn splendor at Pripyatsky National Park
From September through mid-October, the forests of the national park are filled with extraordinary sounds – loud, piercing calls of male stags competing for the attention of females...

Bagdanovich Museum to present City of Maksim interactive program
The museum noted that the themed event will be a great opportunity for visitors to learn what the city was like over 100 years ago and to discover new pages in the history of the Belarusian capital...

Belarus’ Tsikhanau crowned world rapid draughts champion
Belarusian players secured two medals in the rapid event at the 2026 World Draughts-64 Championship in Moscow Oblast...

Molodechno to host Belarusian Written Language Day in 2027
"The Molodechno land has always been ine of the cultural centers of Minsk Oblast. It is the birthplace of Yanka Kupala, and a place where Yakub Kolas, Maksim Bogdanovich, and other iconic figures of Belarusian culture lived and worked"...

National Literary Award winners named during Belarusian Written Language Day
Chairman of the Union of Writers of Belarus Aleksandr Karlyukevich described the Belarusian Written Language Day as “a bridge showing the state’s attention to the printed word”...

Grodno museum to recreate a day in a 12th-century city
The highlight of the day will be a rare opportunity to see the Lower Church, the oldest known Christian church in Grodno, whose construction is tentatively dated to 1116–1141...

Minsk’s Loshitsa Park starts reconstruction of old mill, chapel
The reconstruction will be carried out by SU-19 of Trust No. 1, the same construction directorate that previously restored the historic 18th- and 19th-century buildings at 17 Chizhevskikh Street and 5 and 6 Chizhevskikh Lane...

BelTA’s book among winners of CIS Book Art competition
The Voices of Mir. With a Mark of Quality book took second place in the My Country nomination...

BelTA to debut book, host artists, and bring cimbalom hits to Belarusian Written Language Day
The main theme will be the Year of the Belarusian Woman, and BelTA will showcase every facet of Belarusian women’s beauty and talent...

Chinese vloggers with millions of subscribers to visit Belarus
Travelers are particularly attracted by the castle heritage of Belarus and the guests will see all the most impressive sites: Mir Castle and Nesvizh Castle, the Old Castle and New Castle in Grodno, the Wollowicz estate in Svyatsk, and the Bulhak Palace in Zhilichi. The climax of the castle route will be a night in Mir Castle – a rare opportunity to feel the spirit of the Middle Ages...

Around 600 artists to open Belarusian Written Language Day in Kostyukovichi
The 33rd edition of Belarusian Written Language Day will be hosted by the town of Kostyukovichi in Mogilev Oblast on 5 and 6 September. Visitors can look forward to a rich and engaging program featuring numerous themed venues, showcasing the history of Belarusian book printing and its modern-day resonance...

Belarus’ Khvashchevsky wins bronze at 2026 World Nomad Games
The 6th World Nomad Games have brought together around 4,000 athletes and delegation members from 90 countries in Bishkek and Cholpon-Ata. Belarus is represented by nine athletes in three sports...

Minsk to host WDSF World Championship Show Dance Standard
This global forum will be held as part of the Alliance Trophy 2026 international dance sport competition...

FIS allows Belarusian, Russian athletes to compete in neutral status
At a meeting in Thun, Switzerland, the FIS Council ruled that athletes and support personnel from Belarus and Russia may be allowed to compete in FIS events provided they sign a declaration of neutrality...

Minsk’s Botanical Garden to host Festival of Science on 5–6 September
During the festival, the Botanical Garden will be transformed into a large interactive science venue. Visitors will be able not only to listen and observe but also to experiment, build structures, launch devices, take part in competitions, and make discoveries with their own hands...

Sabalenka cruises into US Open second round
In her first-round match on 31 August, Aryna Sabalenka faced Colombia’s Camila Osorio, ranked 59th in the world, and won 6-2, 6-4...

‘Polesie Indians’: Historian on the unique heritage of the Belarusian Polesie region
Belarusian Polesie is a unique historical and cultural region that occupies a significant part of Brest Oblast and Gomel Oblast. The region is renowned for its picturesque nature, unique traditions, and protected areas...

Belarus Events Calendar: SEPTEMBER 2026
Holidays, festivals, exhibitions...

Relict forest discovered at bottom of Sozh River
A whole relict oak forest has been discovered at the bottom of the Sozh River, near the village of Chenki. The weight of a single trunk can reach nearly 15 tonnes, and the oldest specimen is estimated to be 7,000 years old...