For the eleventh year in a row, Veliko Tarnovo will host one of the most exciting events for music lovers – the XI edition of the Dixie Jazz Fest. It is organized by the Dixie Jazz Fest Foundation with the financial support of the Municipality of Veliko Tarnovo. The friendly hosts will be the classical jazzmen of the Royal Dixie Band in Tarnovo. The event is free for all residents and guests of the city.
The one-year-old badger Dobri is the newest resident in Pavlikeni’s Zoo. He was given to the zoo by a hunter from the village of Kamen near Veliko Tarnovo, who raised him in his home. That’s why Dobri is tame and very friendly to all visitors – big and small. He likes to eat fruit, corn, eggs, small vertebrates, insects and more. The only zoo in the Veliko Tarnovo region has recently acquired a pair of birds – mandarin. They are one of the most beautiful and expensive decorative ducks. 
For two days Veliko Tarnovo will become the filming set of the newest Bulgarian film “Wildlings” („Диви и щастливи“). The main roles of the film will be played by Yana Marinova, Luiza Grigorova-Makariev, Alexander Sano, Daria Simeonova and Dimo Alexiev. Basil Eidenbenz, known from the British hit series “Victoria”, will also take part. The shoot of the film in Veliko Tarnovo will be done on 22 and 23 May in different locations of the city – the square in front of Tsarevets and the main street “Hristo Botev”. There will also be night pictures in the area around the Art Gallery “Boris Denev”.
