Tbilisi Ballet Festival 2026 at Opera and Ballet Theatre

The International Ballet Festival, founded in Tbilisi in 2017, will hold its seventh edition from July 5 to 19, 2026, at the Tbilisi Opera and Ballet Theatre under artistic director Nina Ananiashvili. The festival showcases the State Ballet of Georgia alongside world-renowned ballet stars, Georgian dancers working internationally, and the legendary Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch company. Important event rules include a strict dress code prohibiting shorts, no late entry until the first interval, and children under 6 allowed only at day performances. Tickets range from 30 to 180 GEL.