Artist shows, fairs celebrate Tbilisoba city fest in Georgia’s capital

Held between October 6-7 this year, the annual festival celebrates the history, residents, artisans and locations in the city. Photo by Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.

Artisans, creatives and farmers bring products and items to the city during the event. Photo by Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.

Creative artisans make decorations out of flowers at a stand during Tbilisoba. Photo by Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.

Food and produce is offered to people from stalls installed in streets. Photo by Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.

Tbilisi residents and visitors walk past stalls near the Bridge of Peace in downtown. Photo by Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.

An impromptu marketplace was set up near the Metekhi Bridge, a few hundred metres down the Mtkvari River. Photo by Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.

Flowers and decorations made from them make up the look of the street festival every year. Photo by Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.

A young participant of celebrations photographed during the weekend. Photo by Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.

The 2018 edition featured a number of theatrical shows, with one in the Leghvtakhevi ravine, near historical baths of Tbilisi. Photo by Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.

The Leghvtakhevi show involved actors of Tbilisi's Pantomime Theatre. Photo by Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.

Titled ‘Living Sculptures’, the staging saw the actors of the troupe dressed in decorated costumes and ‘placed’ near walkways. Photo by Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.

Costumes from various eras were also featured during the celebrations in the Old Town. Photo by Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.

Young women in costumes photographed in one of the locations selected for the 2018 festival. Photo by Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.

A view on the historical Abanotubani district during the celebrations. Photo by Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.