March 25 marks 108 years since the Belarusian Democratic Republic (BNR) declared independence. To unite Belarusians around the world and honor our shared heritage, events, meetings, rallies, and cultural initiatives will take place in various countries, dedicated to the history of the BNR and the ongoing struggle for a free Belarus.
This year, events will take place across different cities and continents.
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This year, events will take place in various cities and across different continents. Here is the list of activities:
March 21:
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🇨🇦 Toronto:
— 13:15, Jane St & Bloor St W – Freedom Day March
— 15:00, Belarusian Center (524 St Clarens Avenue) – Solemn Event
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🇺🇸 Chicago — 15:00, Kitchen House café (341 E. Dundee Rd, Wheeling)
Freedom Day Celebration
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🇺🇸 Blacksburg — 12:00, Kings Mountain State Park
Calling for Freedom in Carolina
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🇵🇱 Gdańsk
— 14:00, ul. Dąbrowskiego 2 – Unveiling of the Cross in honor of fighters for a free and independent Belarus. Details
— 17:00, Oblate Center of Education and Culture (ul. Elżbietańska 9/10) – Poetry and Music Evening. Details -
🇵🇱 Bydgoszcz — 16:00, Muzeum Kanału Bydgoskiego (ul. Staroszkolna 10)
Discussion-Exhibition
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🇳🇱 The Hague — 14:00, Stationsweg 10b
Quiz: “What do you know about the BNR?”
March 22:
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🇧🇪 Brussels — 14:00, Rue de la Science 23
Freedom Day Celebration
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🇫🇷 Paris — 17:00, Comptoir Moderne (26 rue de la Croix Nivert)
Quiz: “What do you know about the BNR?”
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🇺🇸 Miami — 13:00, T.Y. Park
Freedom Day Celebration
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🇺🇸 Los Angeles — 12:00, Griffith Park
Freedom Day Celebration
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🇺🇸 Tampa — 13:00, John Chesnut Sr. Park, Shelter 11
Outdoor Meeting with Siarhiej Cichanoŭski
March 23:
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🇺🇸 California (Walnut Creek) — 12:00, Sugarloaf Open Space (Park)
Freedom Day Rally
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🇱🇹 Vilnius — 19:00, Belarusian Castle (Naujoji Riovonių 10)
“Show Biełaruščyny” (Belarusian Culture Show)
March 24:
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🇱🇹 Vilnius — 19:00, Krama + creative space KROPKA (Savičiaus g. 6)
Quiz: “What do you know about the BNR?”
March 25:
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🇱🇹 Vilnius
— 09:30, Belarusian Alley (Gedimino pr. 64) – Ribbon Action - — 10:00, Parking at A. Tumėno g. 4 – Car/Moto Rally
- — 11:30, Rasų g. 13 – Excursion to Rasos Cemetery
- — 18:00, Lukiškės Square – Rally and March
- — 20:00, Bokšto g. 4 – Festive Service
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🇵🇱 Białystok
— 10:00, Church of St. John the Theologian – Divine Liturgy - — 12:00, Belarusian Hub “New Land” – Celebration Lecture
- — 14:00, Belarusian Hub “New Land” – Quiz
- — 16:00, Kościuszko Market Square – Rally-Concert
- — 16:00, Belarusian Hub “New Land” – Kalyna Ukrainian Choir
- — 18:00, Podleśna 2 – Classical Concert “Long Live Belarus!”
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— 18:00, Square near Jerzy Popiełuszko Monument – Solidarity with Andrzej Poczobut
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🇵🇱 Kraków (ul. Mikołajska 4/6)
— 14:00 – Book Presentation - — 18:00 – Freedom Day March and Rally (Plac Wielkiej Armii Napoleona)
- — 19:00 – Film Screening
- — 19:40 – Historical Game
- —20:20 – Freedom Day Quiz
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🇵🇱 Wrocław
— 17:00, Plac Wolności – Freedom Day Action— 18:00, Rynek-Ratusz 27 – City Events
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🇵🇱 Szczecin — 18:00, Plac Solidarności
Belarusian Community Action
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🇸🇪 Stockholm — 17:00, Artten Gallery
“Roses of Ties: A Manual for Getting Imprisoned in Belarus”
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🇪🇪 Tallinn — 18:00, Vabaduse Square
Freedom Day Run
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🇵🇱 Toruń — 19:00, Nicolaus Copernicus Monument
Rally
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🇵🇱 Gdańsk — from 17:30, ECS (pl. Solidarności 1)
Celebration, Discussion, and Volny Chor Concert
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🇵🇱 Warsaw — 18:00, Museum of Free Belarus (Foksal 11)
Lecture
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🇱🇹 Kaunas — 18:30, Petrašiūnai Cemetery (Grave of Klaudiusz Duż-Duszewski)
Freedom Day in Kaunas
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🇱🇹 Klaipėda — 18:00, Tiltų g. 2
Freedom Day Celebration
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🇨🇿 Prague — 13:00, Olšany Cemetery
Commemoration Service
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🇮🇹 Padua — 17:30, Sala Fernando Barison
Public Meeting
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🇬🇪 Batumi — 19:30, “aKsiarodak” Space
Freedom Day Celebration
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🇸🇪 Gothenburg — 18:00, Raoul Wallenbergs plats
Freedom Day Celebration
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🇫🇷 Saint-Paul-de-Vence — SPACE Gallery
Exhibition
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🇺🇸 Philadelphia — 14:00, Philadelphia City Hall
Freedom Day Celebration
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🇺🇸 Minnesota — 19:30, 2855 Park Ave, Ste 200
Belarusian Cultural Center Opening with Zianon Paźniak
March 28:
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🇵🇱 Warsaw — 16:00, Plac Trzech Krzyży
Freedom Day in Warsaw
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🇵🇱 Białystok — 11:00, ul. Warszawska 40
City Quest
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🇬🇧 London — 14:00, Marian House (Holden Ave, N12 8HY)
Freedom Day Commemoration
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🇵🇱 Bydgoszcz — 16:00, Most Jerzego Sulimy-Kamińskiego
Freedom Day Commemoration
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🇵🇱 Poznań (Barak Kultury & Adam Mickiewicz Square)
Concert-Lecture (14:00) and Rally (17:00)
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🇦🇹 Vienna — 20:00, Operngasse 18
Freedom Day Celebration
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🇮🇹 Florence — 12:30, Via G. Garibaldi 79, Sesto Fiorentino
“Coffee with a Historian”
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🇺🇸 Philadelphia — 16:00, Sweeney’s Station Saloon
Freedom Day in Philadelphia
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🇺🇸 Charlotte — Colonel J. Francis Beatty Park
Freedom Day Celebration
March 29:
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🇨🇦 Ottawa — 15:00, Nepean Creative Art Centre
Freedom Day Celebration
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🇵🇱 Lublin — 18:00, ulica Świętokrzyska 19a
Freedom Day Celebration
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🇺🇸 Brooklyn — 10:00, St. Cyril of Turau Cathedral
Freedom Day in New York
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🇺🇸 San Francisco — 12:00, Sugarloaf Open Space
Freedom Day Celebration
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🇺🇸 Seattle — 12:00, Bellevue Downtown Park
Freedom Day Celebration
March 30:
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🇱🇹 Vilnius — 09:00, Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania
Flag Raising Ceremony
March 31:
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🇵🇱 Białystok — 18:00, Książnica Podlaska
Theater Performance
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Join together with your friends and family – and please keep safety in mind.
The list of events will be updated. If you are planning rallies or events, please inform Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya’s Office using any convenient method so that more Belarusians can join.
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya: “Freedom Day symbolizes our statehood and our faith in our country. It is a day that reminds us that independence begins with responsibility, unity, and respect for our language, culture, and traditions. March 25 is an opportunity to come together, support one another, and remind the world that Belarus exists and will endure”.
