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Karpoš Culture Summer Continues With Balkan Jam Band Concert
The free open-air program brings music and culture closer to residents outside the city center, with more events planned through the season.…
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Actor Petre Arsovski Named Great Star of Macedonian Film 2026
The Macedonian Film Workers' Association honored the actor for his long-standing contribution to domestic cinema.…
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Skopje Marks 116th Anniversary of Mother Teresa's Birth
The commemoration at the Museum of Contemporary Art included remarks from Kosovo PM Albin Kurti, with cultural events continuing for ten days.…
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International Dog Day Marks Humanity's Oldest Animal Friendship
August 26 celebrates humans' first domesticated animal, with Macedonian shelters using the day to spotlight dogs still waiting for homes.…
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Did You Know? The Bigorski Monastery Iconostasis Has No Equal Anywhere in the World
Carved from walnut wood over six years in the 1830s, this masterpiece deep in the Radika canyon survives at a monastery whose miraculous icon outlaste…
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Did You Know? The Millennium Cross on Vodno Is the World's Fifth Largest
Standing 66 meters tall above Skopje, this steel cross built in 2002 has an elevator running through it and its own cable car — here's the story behin…
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Did You Know? Heraclea Lyncestis Hides 1,300 Square Meters of Ancient Mosaics
Founded by Philip II of Macedon in the 4th century BC, this ancient city near Bitola later became a key stop on the Via Egnatia — and still hosts live…
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Western Balkans Youth Orchestra Delivers a Masterful Concert at Ohrid Summer
75 young musicians from across the region performed under conductor Desar Sulejmani, part of a project using music to build regional cooperation among…
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Prilep Hosts "Silno Svetnal Den" Spectacle for 35 Years of Independence
The touring musical-theatrical show marking 35 years of Macedonian independence brings over 100 performers to Prilep today, continuing toward a Septem…
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Veles Becomes the Balkans' Comic Capital: 8th International Colony Brings Together Female Artists From Five Countries
From August 20 to 23, the town on the Vardar hosts an international comic colony for the eighth year running — this time an all-female lineup from fiv…
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Did You Know? The Vevčani Carnival Is Over 1,400 Years Old — Maybe Older
Every January 13, a small village near Struga turns into an open-air theater with no stage and no audience in the usual sense — everyone is both actor…
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Kokino — the Bronze Age Observatory NASA Ranked Among the World's Oldest
A rocky hilltop near Kumanovo doesn't look like much at first glance. But nearly 4,000 years ago, Bronze Age astronomers used it to track the sun and …
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Mother Teresa — the Nobel Laureate Born on a Skopje Street Now Called Macedonia Square
One of the most recognized humanitarians in modern history was born Agnes Gonxhe Bojaxhiu in Skopje in 1910. Here's what her early life in the city ac…
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Nearly 90 Libraries Applied to "Matica Makedonska" Book Drive — School in Negotino Wins 35 New Titles
Following strong interest in the "Where Are Macedonia's Books Missing?" call, publisher Matica Makedonska is donating 35 books to the school library o…
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Celebrations Begin for North Macedonia's 35th Independence Anniversary — A Month of Events Across 11 Cities
The official programme marking 35 years of North Macedonia's independence began on 8 August and will run for a month, with decentralised events across…
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"Made by Hands" United Young Creators with the Community
The event organized by Rotary Club Skopje IKS brought together young craftspeople, designers, artists, and creatives in Laboratorium — celebrating han…
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