Sorochyntsi Fair or Sorochynsky Fair (, translit. Natsiolnal'nyi Sorochyns'kyi yarmarok, , translit. Sorochinskaya yarmarka) is a large fair held in the village of Velyki Sorochyntsi near Poltava in the Myrhorod Raion (district) of Ukraine.
It was held five times a year during the Russian Empire, then went into a 40-year moratorium during Soviet rule. It has been held annually since its revival after Ukraine became independent in 1991, except 2020.
Following a Presidential Decree of August 18, 1999, the fair holds the status of Ukraine's national trade fair.
The fair is a large showcase for traditional handicrafts made by skilled craftsmen, including Reshetilivka embroidery, rugs, Opishnya ceramics, as well theatrical performers who re-enact scenes of village life from famous Ukrainian stories. The August 2007 fair was opened by Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko.
The historic Sorochyntsi Fair features in a number of Ukrainian and Russian works of literature and music, including "The Fair at Sorochyntsi", a short story by Nikolai Gogol, and The Fair at Sorochyntsi, an opera by Modest Mussorgsky.
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Sorochyntsi Fair
Yakim Davydenko. In Sorochintsy at the fair. Photo essay. Kharkiv, Prapor, 1978. Photos of Sorochyntsi Fair 2007 Photos of Sorochyntsi Fair 2010 Photos of Sorochyntsi Fair 2013