Podcast in English
Text size
Bulgarian National Radio © 2025 All Rights Reserved

A Bulgarian Parade was held in Chicago to mark the Day of Bulgarian Culture

Starting next academic year, there will be a Bulgarian lectorate at the University of Illinois

Photo: BGVOICE

A parade dedicated to May 24 - the Day of Bulgarian Letters, Education and Culture was held in Chicago for the fourth consecutive year, BGNES and BNT reported. The event was organized by the Elk Grove Village City Hall and the Consulate General of Bulgaria in Chicago. 

Immediately after the parade, the traditional Bulgarian festival, organized by the Bulgarian Arts and Cultural Exchange, took place.


The Bulgarian Consul General in Chicago, Svetoslav Stankov, announced that starting next academic year, a lectorate will be opened at the University of Illinois, where Bulgarian language will be studied

Bulgarian Sunday schools, cultural centers, dance clubs and ensembles, and all Bulgarian patriotic organizations in the Chicago area took part in the parade.



Read also:


Edited by Ivo Ivanov
English version by Rositsa Petkova
Photos: BGVOICE



Последвайте ни и в Google News Showcase, за да научите най-важното от деня!
Listen to the daily news from Bulgaria presented in "Bulgaria Today" podcast, available in Spotify.

More from category

Over 5,000 unemployed Bulgarians have started seasonal work in Europe since the beginning of 2025

Employment in the services sector is increasing, while demand for labor in sectors such as agriculture and industry is decreasing. Data from the National Statistical Institute reflect this trend, typical for the first quarter of the year. During the..

published on 6/16/25 4:00 PM

Sofia hosts Asian festival “United in diversity”

Southern Park 2 (behind the Earth and People museum) in Sofia is hosting the 5 th edition of the Asian festival dubbed “United in diversity”. The event – the result of the concerted efforts of the diplomatic missions of China, Indochina, the..

published on 6/14/25 7:15 AM

Balkan developments

Romgaz drops lawsuit against Greenpeace - Romania On June 11, just before the first hearing in a case that aimed to dissolve Greenpeace - Romania, Romgaz withdrew its lawsuit against the environmental activists, Greenpeace - Bulgaria..

published on 6/13/25 1:26 PM