Odesa City Day (September 2, 2022 - September 3, 2022) Odesa

Odesa celebrates City Day on September 2

The history of the city is well known only since 1415 as the city of Khadzhibey, although people began to settle on the territory of present-day Odessa in ancient times. For the first time, the name of the city Odesa is found on January 10, 1795.

There are several versions of the origin of the name "Odesa": the first is that this city was named after the ancient Greek colony "Odesos", which was located in the Northern Black Sea; second, that the word "Odessa" is a read French expression "assez d'eau" or "enough water", which was born as a result of royal debates about the lack of fresh water near the site chosen for the construction of the city by the will of Empress Catherine II.

At the beginning of the 19th century, the city began to develop rapidly in connection with the export of grain, and soon Odesa became one of the most important foreign trade centers of the country.

Directly on the Day of the City, the traditional laying of flowers by Honorary Citizens of the City to the monuments will take place: I.M. Deribasu, H.G. Marazli, Ataman Golovat, M.S. Vorontsov, the Founders of Odessa, Duke de Richelieu.

10:00 a.m. - solemn ceremony of raising the city flag on Duma Square.
From 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Primorskyi Boulevard - an exhibition of Odessa installations.
From 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on Primorsky Boulevard - Festival of decorative and applied arts - exhibitions of works and master classes by the winners of the city competition "Star Youth of Odessa".
11:30 a.m. - unveiling of Mombasa plaques at the Monument of Sister Cities and Partner Cities of Odesa.
12:00 – ceremonial unveiling of new names on Odessa's Alley of Stars.
19:00 on the Potemkin Stairs - gala concert and festive fireworks.

The Day of his native city has always been and remains dearest to the heart of an Odessa citizen.