This year the Armenian Apostolic Church celebrated Vardavar on the 7^th of July. In honor of the holiday, in the amphitheater at the artificial lake, a gorgeous concert, dedicated to the holiday Vardavar, was held, in which dance ensembles from different regions and from the "Hayartun" Cultural Center of the Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church in Georgia took part. Before the beginning of the concert, at the Church of St. Gregory the Illuminator in Akhaltsikhe, a festive liturgy was held in honor of the holiday, after which young people organized the traditional pouring of water on each other in the yard of the Church.

Prior to the start of the concert the Armenian Youth Educational-Cultural Center in Akhaltsikhe greeted with bread and salt the Primate of the Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church in Georgia, His Grace Bishop Vazgen Mirzakhanyan. The Head of the Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church in Georgia, Bishop Vazgen Mirzakhanyan in his speech congratulated everyone on the occasion of Vardavar and expressed gratitude to the newly established Parish Council for the organization of the concert, as well as to the Armenian Youth Educational-Cultural Center in Akhaltsikhe, all dance ensembles, who had arrived in Akhaltsikhe, and the local authorities for their support to the Parish Council in the organization of the concert.

Akhaltsikhe Deputy Mayor Ashot Minasyan, the Chairman of the Parish Council Gevorg Hakobyan, the Coordinator of the “Hayartun” Cultural Center of the Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church in Georgia Levon Chidilyan, Adviser to the Head of the Armenian Diocese in Georgia, the Head of the Legal Department of the Diocese, Levon Isakhanyan, akhaltskha.net Chief editor and the Head of Education Department at the Armenian Youth Educational-Cultural Center in Akhaltsikhe, Eduard Ayvazyan, priests of the Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church in Georgia, the members of the Board of Trustees and the intellectuals attended the festive concert program.

Song and dance ensemble “Gohanamk” of the Armenian Youth Educational-Cultural Center in Akhaltsikhe opened the concert with already loved by the residents of Akhaltsikhe songs and dances, after that dance ensembles and solo performers from the regional villages got up on the stage.

The famous choir “Meskhet” from Akhaltsikhe performed Georgian national songs at the concert.

The people, who had gathered in the amphitheater, loved the dance performances of the ensemble “Vachian” from Vachian village in Akhaltsikhe region, as well as the patriotic songs, which greatly inspired the audience.

The concert lasted for more than three hours; the performances of the “Hayartun” Center from Tbilisi finished the concert and gave luster to it. The dance ensemble “Jeyran” of the “Hayartun” Center (Choreographer Svetlana Yeritsyan) attracted the attention with the level of preparation and Armenian spirit of the performances, which delighted the audience in Akhaltsikhe. Singers from the “Hayartun” Center Nina Karapetyan-Gevorkova, Hovhannes Shakhnazaryan, Ani Gushchyan, Emma Poghosova and Anna Poghosova - were especially warmly accepted by the audience. The holiday left indelible impressions.