The 8th International Festival "Art Unites the World" and the 1st International Contest "Return to the Source: Preserving Domestic Folk Culture" will run in Sochi from the 1st to 7th November.

      The contest festival Art Unites the World traditionally brings together ensembles and soloists from secondary and higher educational music institutions, as well as performers and on-stage performance groups of all ages and various genres.

      The festival organizers intend to release the collection of authentic folklore  materials based on the results of the contest.