On April 20th, Burgas will host a large-scale torchlight procession dedicated to the 150th anniversary of the April Uprising. Over 260 students from 12 Burgas schools will participate in the event, organized by the Municipality of Burgas.

The procession will begin after 8:00 PM from the Compass on "Alexandrovska" street and will pass along the central pedestrian streets "Alexandrovska" and "Aleko Bogoridi" to reach the terrace in the Sea Garden. There, the participants will lay wreaths and flowers at the monuments of Bulgarian revolutionaries and revival figures.

Students from the following schools are participating in the initiative:

  • Primary School "Vasil Aprilov"
  • Foreign Language High School "Vasil Levski"
  • Professional High School of Construction, Architecture and Geodesy "G.S. Rakovski"
  • Secondary School "Bishop Konstantin Preslavski"
  • English Language High School "Geo Milev"
  • Professional High School of Construction, Architecture and Geodesy "Kolyu Ficheto"
  • Secondary School "Dimcho Debelyanov"
  • Secondary School "Dobri Chintulov"
  • Professional High School of Electrical Engineering and Electronics
  • Primary School "Alexander Georgiev-Kojakafaliyata"
  • Professional High School of Electrical Engineering "Konstantin Fotinov"

The torchlight procession aims to pay tribute to the heroes and to instill in young people a sense of patriotism and respect for national values. The Municipality of Burgas invites all citizens and guests of the city to join the event.