Kraina Mriy (festival)

{{Infobox festival, location=Ukraine, years_active=2004–present, founder_name=

Oleg Skrypka Oleh Yuriyovych Skrypka ( uk, Оле́г Ю́рійович Скри́пка, Oleh Yuriiovych Skrypka, ; born 24 May 1964) is a Ukrainians, Ukrainian musician, vocalist, composer, and leader of the group Vopli Vidoplyasova. Biography Oleh Skrypk ...

Kraina Mriy ( uk, Країна мрій, literally "Land of

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"), founded in 2004, is a biannual, multi-day festival of ethnically Ukrainian music. It was founded by Ukrainian musician

. The first festival was held at the Spivoche Pole (Singing Field) in

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. The summer festival coincides with

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, and the winter festival is celebrated on

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(6 January). It was named after the song "

Kraina Mriy ''Kraina Mriy'' ( uk, Країна Мрій, en, The Land of Dreams) is the debut studio album by Vopli Vidopliassova. It was originally released in 1994 on BSA Records. When Vopli Vidopliassova's "French period" (1990-1996) ended, the band retu ...

". The festival includes musical performances on the main stage, a craft fair, book fairs, folk crafts workshops, folk art exhibitions, authentic master classes and ethnic cuisine. Kraina Mriy aims to showcase the best of Ukrainian national and world music, crafts, parades, embroidery, cuisine, the Monholf'yeriya hot air balloon festival, and other original activities. Since 2004, Krayina Mriy has had about 1 million attendees. In addition to the traditional location of Kyiv, it has also been held in

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, and

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. The festival season has two formats; summer and winter. In winter 2017, it was held in two cities: Kyiv, at Spivoche Pole, on January 7; and in Dnipro, 7–8 January, at Heroes' Square Maidan. Music festivals in Ukraine Summer events in Ukraine