Tatarstan has been awarded awards at the international Event Tourism Competition
The festivals "NUR" and "Living Legends" from Kazan, the festival of historical reconstruction "Elbeden" from the Pestrechinsky district won prizes at the XIV international award in the field of event tourism Russian Event Awards.
Projects from the Republic of Tatarstan have won awards at the XIV International Award in the field of event tourism Russian Event Awards (REA). The final of the prestigious competition and the award ceremony took place at the end of November in Nizhny Novgorod.
A total of 473 applications were submitted for the award this year from 63 regions of Russia, Belarus and South Ossetia. 370 projects reached the final, among which works from Tatarstan turned out to be among the most successful.
Kazan and other cities of the republic distinguished themselves in several key nominations:
- The best business event
2nd place - global metalworking forum "TEMP" and business forum "TIME: Russia — India" (Kazan);
- The best event in the field of patriotic tourism
Grand Prix - All-Russian Festival of historical reconstruction "Elbeden" (Pestretsy village);
3rd place – "Night Bike Fest 2025" (Kazan);
- The best tourist event in the field of culture and art (small towns)
2nd place - beach market (Laishevo);
- The best tourist event in the field of culture and art (major cities)
1st place - the international festival of media art "NUR" (Kazan);
- The best historical tourist event
2nd place - the project "Kazan. A journey into the past", organized within the framework of the national project "Tourism and Hospitality" (Kazan);
- The best street pageant and carnival
1st place - theater festival "Living legends and tales" (Kazan, Kazan Kremlin);
- The best museum and exhibition complex for tour events
3rd place - museum-reserve "Ostrov-grad Sviyazhsk" (Sviyazhsk village);
- The best park is the city's tourism center
2nd place - Sabantuy Park (Nizhnekamsk).
The Russian Event Awards in 2025 is held in memory of its founder Gennady Shatalov. It is the main professional award in the event tourism industry, recognizing the best practices and projects that attract tourists to the regions.