Tbilisoba

Tbilisi's city festival: two free days of food, wine, music and crafts across the Old Town.

WhenFirst weekend of October (recent pattern), announced by Tbilisi City Hall in September

20263–4 Oct 2026

20272–3 Oct 2027 · expected

WhereTbilisi

Public holidayNo

Old Tbilisi (Kala)Photo: Alexxx1979, CC BY-SA 4.0

Tbilisoba has been held since 1979 as a celebration of the city and of the harvest. Regional stalls sell wine, cheese, churchkhela and mtsvadi, folk ensembles and bands play on several stages, and craft markets line the old streets. In 2026 it ran on 3 and 4 October over five zones, including Rike Park, Europe Square, Gudiashvili Square, Orbeliani Square and Leghvtakhevi.

Older sources still say the last weekend of October, but every edition since 2022 has been held at the turn of September and October. The 2027 date is expected to be the first weekend of October, pending the City Hall announcement.

Tips from your host

Wait for the City Hall announcement in September before booking around the dates.
Go on Saturday afternoon for the busiest atmosphere and Sunday morning for calmer stalls.
See our full Tbilisoba guide for venues and tips.

Where to see it

Photo: Alexxx1979, CC BY-SA 4.0

Cities & TownsOld Tbilisi (Kala)

The historic core below Narikala: cobbled lanes, carved wooden balconies, churches, a mosque, a synagogue and the sulphur baths.

Photo: Alexey Komarov, CC BY-SA 4.0

Cities & TownsRike Park and Narikala Cable Car

Riverside park on the left bank opposite the Old Town, with fountains, play areas, a giant chessboard and the cable car up to Narikala.

Lakes, Waterfalls & BeachesLeghvtakhevi Waterfall

A 22-metre waterfall at the end of a short gorge walk behind the sulphur baths, right in the middle of the city.

Last checked Oct 2026 by the Maspindzeli team. Mountain conditions change: ask us before you go.

Tours around Tbilisoba

Abanotubani Sulphur BathsPhoto: Marcin Konsek, CC BY-SA 4.0

3 days

Classic & CultureFood & Gastronomy

Tbilisi City Break

A long weekend in the Georgian capital with a local guide: the Old Town and Narikala, a private sulphur bath, Sololaki's painted hallways, Fabrika, the funicular to Mtatsminda, a supper of Georgian wine and food, and a morning in ancient Mtskheta.

Easy · CL-03Bfrom $600 pp

Old Tbilisi (Kala)Photo: Alexxx1979, CC BY-SA 4.0

6 days

Wine ToursFood & Gastronomy

Rtveli Grape Harvest

Spend the Georgian vintage with a Kakhetian family: cut the bunches by hand, tread them in a wooden satsnakheli, pour the juice into qvevri and toast the new wine at a harvest feast.

Easy · WN-06from $1,030 pp

More in October and after

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9 Oct 2027 (expected)Gurjaani Wine Festival

Kakheti's biggest one-day wine festival, with hundreds of wineries pouring in a park in Gurjaani after the harvest.

2027 date expectedWineKakheti

31 Oct – 1 Nov 2026Phazisoba (Poti City Day)

Poti's city festival, named after Phasis, the ancient Greek trading town that stood at the mouth of the Rioni.

2027 date expectedCitySamegrelo & Svaneti

Season: late September to late October, later than KakhetiRtveli in Imereti and Racha

Western Georgia's grape harvest, from Imereti's Tsitska and Tsolikouri to the late-picked Khvanchkara grapes of Racha.

2027 date expectedWineRacha-Lechkhumi