One of the brightest events of the first month of summer in Turkmenistan promises to be the International Dance and Folklore Festival Awaza-2023, which will be held on the shores of the Caspian Sea on June 13-16. Creative teams from Iran, Belarus, India, Kazakhstan, China, Russia, Romania, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and other countries confirmed their participation in it.

The concert "Day of Childhood", prepared by students and teachers of the Turkmen National Conservatory named after Maya Kuliyeva, will be held in Ashgabat on May 31. The evening is dedicated to International Children's Day, which is celebrated annually around the world on June 1.

Students of the Maya Kulieva Turkmen National Conservatory became prize- winners of the XII International Conference-competition held by the N. A. Rimsky-Korsakov St. Petersburg State Conservatory.

UNESCO announced on Wednesday the inclusion of 64 documentary collections in its "Memory of the World" Registry, bringing the total number of listed collections to 494. The register also includes a collection of manuscripts by Magtymguly Pyragy, presented by Turkmenistan.

Executive Secretary of the National Commission of Turkmenistan for UNESCO Chinar Rustemova announced some plans for Turkmenistan to nominate new nominations to the UNESCO lists, speaking at the Turkmen National Institute of World Languages named after D. Azadi.

The Consulate General of Turkmenistan in Russia (Astrakhan) organized a festive event dedicated to the 300th anniversary of the birth of the great Turkmen poet and philosopher Magtymguly Pyragy. This is reported on the website of the Consulate General.

Tashkent these days has turned into a large creative platform - from May 22 to May 28, the International Festival of Theater Arts "Eurasia" is held here. Groups from Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Turkey and Uzbekistan will present their productions to the Uzbek public.

The next auction of the Austria Auction Company "Exquisite Antique Oriental Carpets-XXXIII" will be held on June 10 in Vienna. The auction features 165 carpet lots, including ancient Turkmen, Caucasian, Anatolian, Persian, Chinese carpets and much more.

A unique Gala concert of the Youth Symphony Orchestra of Turkmenistan will be held on May 27 in Ashgabat. The musical event, which will also be attended by a large children's choir, is dedicated to the Children's Protection Day and will be held in the Mukam Palace in the capital with the support of the Ministry of Culture of Turkmenistan.

A traditional concert in retro style will be given by graduates of different years of the vocal department of the Turkmen State Musical College named after Danatar Ovezov. Turkmen pop stars of the 80s - Maya Omadova, Elena Oreshkina, Tore Shabasanov, Nina Yartseva, Alexander Erkhan, Khasar Atamuradov will perform at the music venue.