Vevchani Carnival starts with live performances
Skopje, 12 January 2026 (MIA) – Vevchani Carnival 2026, one of the oldest and most vibrant events in the Balkans, opens Monday in the town of Vevchani with musical performances by the hip hop duo Puka Kozmetika, the band fronted by…
Vevchani all set for annual carnival
Skopje, 9 January 2026 (MIA) – This year’s Vevchani Carnival, one of the oldest and most vibrant events in the Balkans, will take place on Jan. 12-13 with the main carnival taking place on Jan. 13 in downtown Vechani, organizers announced…
Donald Trump awarded 2025 Cvetin Peace Prize
Skopje, 31 December 2025 (MIA) — On the last day of 2025, US President Donald Trump has been awarded the Cvetin Peace Prize for his continuing efforts to bring peace to Ukraine, the Middle East and the world, the Cvetin Peace…
Experienced librarian releases book on Skopje residents’ reading habits
Skopje, 30 December 2025 (MIA) — Titled “Hegel is Dead,” Gordana Stojanovska’s new book of essays based on her research at Skopje’s Miladinov Brothers City Library has been published by Makedonska Rech, the publisher said in a press release. According…
City of Skopje awards firefighter, police officer, blood donor of the year
Skopje, 29 December 2025 (MIA) — Skopje Mayor Orce Gjorgjievski met Monday with the city’s firefighter of the year, police officer of the year and blood donor of the year and awarded them the City of Skopje’s annual awards recognizing…
First Turkish theater play published in Macedonian for the first time
Skopje, 26 December 2025 (MIA) — The first Turkish theater play, İbrahim Şinasi’s “The Poet’s Marriage,” has been translated into Macedonian for the first time, the publisher Matica Makedonska said in a press release. Melahat Alievska translated the one-act comedy, which…
Angel Korunovski’s art placed on display in ‘Faces’ exhibition
Skopje, 24 December 2025 (MIA) — Academic sculptor Angel Korunovski’s sculptures will be on display in his “Faces” exhibition at Skopje’s Mala Stanica, which opens Wednesday evening. According to the National Gallery in a press release, the sculpture show “gives visual…
Contemporary Macedonian and Chinese poetry anthology published in China
Skopje, 18 December 2025 (MIA) — The Chinese publishing house Huāchéng from Guangzhou has published a trilingual anthology of Macedonian and Chinese poetry featuring poems by Andrej Al-Asadi, Zoran Anchevski, Ivan Dzheparovski, Katica Kjulavkova, Vladimir Martinovski, Natasha Sardzhoska and Vlada…
French Institute mounts Rafael Ristovski’s Parisian ‘Urbanature’
Skopje, 17 December 2025 (MIA) — Macedonian artist Rafael Ristovski’s “Urbanature” exhibition of digitally altered Parisian street photos will open at the French Institute in Skopje at 6 pm. According to organizers, Ristovski took the photos during his stay at…
Ilija Stefanovski’s pebble art exhibition opens at Jadro
Skopje, 15 December 2025 (MIA) — Ilija Stefanovski’s first solo pebble art exhibition, titled „Камедонија“ (“Pebbledonia”), will open at Jadro Cultural Center and will run thorugh Dec. 19. It features works created with pebbles that Stefanovski, a pensioner from Skopje,…
‘The Tale of Silyan’ wins top prize at 2025 IDA awards
Skopje, 11 December 2025 (MIA) — Tamara Kotevska’s documentary “The Tale of Silyan” (2025), this year’s Macedonian candidate for the Academy Awards, has made the list of 2025 Documentary Motion Picture nominees for the 37th Annual Producers Guild Awards organized…
‘The Tale of Silyan’ wins top prize at 2025 IDA awards
Skopje, 7 December 2025 (MIA) — Tamara Kotevska’s documentary “The Tale of Silyan” (2025), this year’s Macedonian candidate for the Academy Awards, has won the Best Feature Documentary and Best Cinematography awards at the 41st Annual International Documentary Association Awards…
