Under the slogan “Together for Independence,” citizens will gather on Rustaveli Avenue.

At 19:00, the gathered crowd will be addressed by Georgia’s fifth President, Salome Zurabishvili.

Additionally, throughout the day starting at 15:00, various marches, lectures, discussions, exhibitions, and other activities are planned at different locations.

Program for May 26th:

Marches:

15:00 – “This Day is Ours” (Public Servants Union – Article 78 of the Constitution) From Republic Square;

15:00 – Public Broadcaster’s March From the Public Broadcaster building;

16:00 – Parade of the First Republic (Ancestors and Sovlab)

From Republic Square;

16:00 – Georgia is Alive and Independent (Culture March: theater, cinema, architecture, literature, visual arts, music, clubs, stand-ups)

From Philharmonic Hall;

17:00 – Georgia’s Independence March (Strong Georgia)

From Marjanishvili;

17:00 – Federalists’ March

From the Rustaveli Monument;

Discussions and Lectures:

15:30 – Lecture about Count Schulenburg and the First Republic

At Rustaveli 21;

16:00 – Presentations and discussions by Public Assembly groups

In front of the Museum of Fine Arts;

16:00 – Open discussion: The Role of Universities in Nation-Building – Georgian Education is Under Threat

In front of the Simon Janashia National Museum;

16:00 – 16:30 – Presentation of the Social Democracy Movement’s Program

Discussion on Georgia’s social-democratic future, “First Steps,” at the Egnate Noneshvili Monument;

16:00 – 17:00 – Protest auditorium – discussion on the significance of May 26th and book raffle

In front of the First Gymnasium;

17:00 – Observers – discussion on election rigging

In front of the National Gallery;

20:00 – Interactive session of student movements – the path traveled and future plans

In front of the First Gymnasium;

Exhibitions:

From 15:00 – “European Union for Cultural Heritage” (Cultural Heritage Platform, National Foundation)

In front of the Gallery;

Exhibition: “Our Heritage in Countless Colors” (Public Assembly’s Cultural Heritage Group)

Support corner for Mzia Amaglobeli and a talk on the importance of media freedom (Media Advocacy Coalition – “For Media Independence”);

Exhibition on initiatives from the time of the First Republic (Kizikhetians)

“Color Georgia” – art by generations, artists, and emigrants

Interactive exhibition with photos of heroes and stories of their struggles (“In Service to the Country”)

“Facing the Threat of Russia” (Federalists’ Exhibition)

Exhibition: Count Schulenburg and the First Republic of Georgia (Strategia Aghmashenebeli)

At Rustaveli 21

From 17:00 – Student movements’ open exhibition

Between Kashveti and the First Gymnasium

Educational and Entertainment Program for Children and Adults:

From 15:00, near the First Gymnasium – children’s educational stand about heritage and a crafts exhibition (Heritage Platform, Association of Folk Crafts)

Book exhibition-sale, various activities for children (Georgian Book Association, publishers)

Crafts and food (entrepreneurs’ exhibition)

Educational-entertainment exhibition-presentation (Safekhno)

Other Activities:

15:00 – “The Floor” will collect letters and gifts for prisoners near Kashveti

15:00 – 16:00 – Cinema music on an electric violin

Between the Blue Gallery and the Gymnasium

15:00 – 18:00 – Freedom Square will deliver a report to the people. Signatures for the Act of Independence will be collected

In front of Café Museum

17:10 – Reading and signing of the Declaration (Ancestors and Sovlab)

Near the Palace of Youth

18:00 – 18:30 – Artistic manifestos and musical-literary flashmob (Culture for Democracy, Georgia’s PEN Center, Publishers Association, Georgian Musicians’ Union)

In front of Parliament

Concluding Event:

18:30 – Screening of the documentary “To Save Independence”

19:00 – Video greetings from foreign friends

19:30 – Speech by Georgia’s fifth President, Salome Zurabishvili.

The events and marches are organized by the “Resistance Platform,” as well as by civic organizations and various public and political groups.

On May 26th, Georgia’s Independence Day, we will celebrate in a special way – on Rustaveli, we will revive our national memory and show how many of us Georgians are united by what we are bound to lose if we don’t change the regime.

At 19:00, we will all gather in front of Parliament – everyone who wants to believe that our struggle has results and that every day brings us one day closer to victory!

We will gather together for independence! – reads the information shared by the organizers on social media.