Tbilisi International Ballet Festival 2026

The International Ballet Festival, founded in 2017 and held at the Tbilisi Opera and Ballet Theatre, returns for its seventh edition from July 5 to 19, 2026. Under the artistic direction of 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. Attendees should note the dress code prohibits shorts, latecomers will only be admitted at the first interval, and children under 6 years old are allowed only at day performances.