Once again, the famous Grushinskaya guitar will appear near the festival mountain, and tens of thousands of participants will take part in the celebration of the unity of man, nature and song. If you want to spend a few days in harmony with yourself and with the whole world, come to the Volga in early July.
In 2012, the Grushinsky festival will take place from July 5 to July 8. The place of the holiday is Fedorovskie Meadows in the Samara Region, not far from Togliatti and the picturesque green bank of the Volga River. This is already the 39th festival. The bard song festival is held annually on the very first weekend of July. For the first time, the Grushinsky festival began to be celebrated in 1968.
The holiday got its name in honor of Valery Grushin, who in the summer of 1967 saved drowning children on the Uda River in Siberia at the cost of his life. His friends decided to hold a festival annually in memory of the deceased, this idea was supported by many classmates of Valery Grushin and other lovers of outdoor recreation and songs with a guitar. The very first collection took place in Zhiguli in the Stone Bowl on September 29, 1968.
The second Grushinsky festival was held in July, since then the time of the festival has not changed. The number of visitors grew every year, the holiday gained the greatest popularity in the late 1970s (about 100 thousand people participated) and in the late 1990s (about 210 thousand visitors). Bardic gatherings were interrupted in the 1980s, and the official authorities canceled them. The festival was revived again in 1986.
This holiday is attended not only from Russia, but also foreigners. This festival was created for lovers of author's music. Throughout the festival, there are several stages, where contests are held. Concerts are held not only during the day but also at night. At night, the participants light festival bonfires, around which old and new acquaintances and friends are grouped.
A whole city of many tents quickly emerges at the venue of the festival, in which the participants will live during the festival. Each visitor will have enough space for his own tent, with this the organizers of the rally have no problems. Participants do not have to take camping equipment with them, everything they need is rented or sold. There are off-site shops and cafes on the territory. Fresh artesian water is brought in every day.
The festival will host not only bard competitions, but also sports games and competitions: volleyball, football, orienteering and much more. There is a special playground for children. You can get to the festival by your own car, for this there is a guarded parking lot, and by public transport.
