For Independence Day and National Flag Day in Kyiv, free guided tours will be held where participants will learn even more historical facts about the formation of independent Ukraine.
According to the Kyiv Tourism and Promotion Department (Kyiv City State Administration), on the occasion of Independence Day and National Flag Day, twelve free tours will take place in the city, organized together with the Kyiv Center for Tourism Development.
Visitors will get acquainted with the figures who shaped the idea of Ukrainian independence, learn about state formations of past centuries, discover the secrets of ancient Kyiv, and trace the path of Ukraine’s formation as a free state through significant events and historical sites.
Select a tour and register using the links.
Tour "Independence in Personalities", where visitors will learn about the figures who shaped the idea of independent Ukraine – from Prince Yaroslav the Wise to Lesya Ukrainka, Mykola Lysenko, Heorhiy Narbut, and other cultural figures. They will also discover little-known stories of Yaroslaviv Val Street, connected not only with Ukraine but also with the struggle for freedom of other nations.
Date and time: August 21, Thursday, 15:00
Registration: https://forms.gle/tyqhfhaZh3PZ9g6X9
Date and time: August 22, Friday, 15:00
Registration: https://forms.gle/dNHEoFg3sA4BQyfx9
Date and time: August 23, Saturday, 12:00
Registration: https://forms.gle/qLAyh6G5nhZX9HDW8
Date and time: August 24, Sunday, 12:00
Registration: https://forms.gle/GVwCkfrjp8oP8Jpf8
Tour "Along the Paths of Ukrainian Law", where young people will hear how students wrote legal acts, learn about the greatest success of the Central Rada on the international stage, and how the translator of the Bible developed church reform.
Date and time: August 21, Thursday, 18:00
Registration: https://forms.gle/ZpbjyogfZi2PcKPC6
Tour "Secrets of the City of Volodymyr", where you can learn about the development of Kyiv and the construction of fortifications by Prince Volodymyr, as well as the building of the first stone church of the Kyivan state – the Church of the Tithes.
Date and time: August 22, Friday, 18:00
Registration: https://forms.gle/eyketpBvZTk94pio7
Tour "The Path to Ukraine’s Independence", where you can learn about the history of Ukraine’s formation as a free state, the places associated with these historical events, and the biographies of the figures who played a key role in its establishment and struggle for Independence.
Date and time: August 22, Friday, 11:00 (adapted for people with hearing impairments)
Registration: https://forms.gle/gyyY9GE9H9RCvhfj7
Date and time: August 23, Saturday, 11:00
Registration: https://forms.gle/4YDmD9fVge77G45q7
Date and time: August 24, Sunday, 11:00
Registration: https://forms.gle/J655CjV4zp3riVMe9
Tour "The Path of Ukrainian Statehood", where you will hear about the struggle for Ukrainian statehood in the Hetmanate era, learn about the state entities of Ukraine founded centuries ago, and become acquainted with the history of the proclamation of Ukraine’s Independence and the struggle for its future in modern history.
Date and time: August 22, Friday, 17:00
Registration: https://forms.gle/vKizYctAS375vDgu6
Date and time: August 23, Saturday, 11:00
Registration: https://forms.gle/UhtJ1Jiv6F8U2w2SA
Date and time: August 24, Sunday, 11:00
Registration: https://forms.gle/uZFL9RpfAA5GUkGeA
The tours are designed under martial law conditions, so in the event of an air raid alert, all participants will be able to proceed to nearby shelters.
Registration for the tours is mandatory, and the number of places is limited. Meeting locations are indicated in the registration forms. Participants will receive confirmation of registration via email and a phone call.
Photo: stasyadv (Instagram).
