More than 1,300 people applied to participate, including over 800 foreign citizens from 110 countries and over 500 representatives from Russia. A total of 300 participants will be selected.
The International Youth Forum “Eurasia Global” will be held in Orenburg from June 24 to 29. The forum is organized by the Government of the Orenburg Region, and co-organized by the Directorate of the World Youth Festival with the support of Rosmolodezh.
The main theme of the forum is “Unite to be co-authors of a multipolar world.” The goal of the event is to organize the work of International Friendship Clubs and comprehensively strengthen ties with foreign colleagues, as well as design services for the best experience of foreign guests in Russia.
A cultural program will be organized for the forum participants: sightseeing tours of Orenburg, a visit to the Orenburgsky Reserve with Przewalski’s wild horses, the Luna landscape park, the Orenburg refrigeration plant with ice cream tasting, and the production of Orenburg downy shawls. Participants will get acquainted with the culture of the Orenburg region in the Rostropovich Family House Museum, the Gagarin House Museum, the Orenburg Downy Shawl Gallery, and the Jasper Room in the Hermitage Eurasia cultural center.
The cultural program will include a concert “Evening of Orenburg Culture” with folk performances by artists, and a festival “Tastes of Orenburg” with culinary master classes.
The closing of the International Youth Forum “Eurasia Global” will take place on June 28 at Lenin Square.
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The World Youth Festival was held from March 1 to 7, 2024, in Sirius in accordance with the Decree of the President of Russia Vladimir Putin in order to develop international youth cooperation. 20 thousand young leaders from 190 countries took part in WYF-2024.
According to the instructions of the President of the Russian Federation, the WFY will be held in Russia on a regular basis – once every six years, and every 6 years 10 thousand young people from all over the world will gather at the World Youth Festival Forum, between these events, international thematic gatherings for two thousand participants from Russia and abroad will be held under the auspices of the WFY. The first gathering will be held in September 2025 in Nizhny Novgorod. Festival events of various formats will be held in Russia annually.
In accordance with the instructions of the President of the Russian Federation on the preservation and development of the festival heritage, the Directorate of the World Youth Festival continues its work aimed at strengthening international youth cooperation.
