The colours of autumn

It is the third consecutive year when Narva acquires the title of autumn capital of Estonia. On 23 September the City Secretary of Tallinn handed over the wooden staff symbolizing the possession of the official capital title to the Mayor of Narva.

The day was packed with festivities taking place in different districts of the city. Schoolchildren enjoyed a free day at school and had a possibility to participate in as many activities as they could.

The pedestrianized Pushkin Street had been turned into a temporary workshop street, where everyone could try their hand at creating something original: a beautiful bracelet, or a picture of a friend. The highlight was the opening of the 3D street painting - something that no other city in Estonia has ever seen-which created an illusion of you walking over a cliffy waterfall on a broken wooden bridge.

The stage in the Castle had no rest as the dancers, musicians and singers changed non-stop, making the 8-hour performance a real spectacle! Towards the end of the evening the guest-stars, DJ Slon &Katya, really fired the public up with their catchy tunes and steady beats.The public, who were mostly children from the age of 9 to 15, had a time of their lives, ever demanding more.

The next day was spent in discussions of the role of youth in European culture, where the members of Narva Youth Parliament met their counterparts from partner-cities of St. Petersburg, Kingisepp, Ivan-gorod and Tallinn. Parallel with discussions 15 teams were exploring Narva in a "city-raid" contest. The weekend was a very good start to what was going to be an eventful season. In October Narva is hosting an international chess tournament "Stars of the Baltic Sea 2011", where the grandmaster Jaan Ehlvest is an invited star. The gala concert in November will gather many internationally recognized names: band "Apelsin", Gerli Padar, and Uku Suviste,to mention just a few; Narva Symphony Orchestra will perform in collaboration with the local band "Av-eNue". Many traditional events, such as "Fitness Model" and reenactment of Narva Battle will take an unusual twist to make them even more attractive to the public.

The variety of the events planned for the autumn 2011 in Narva reflects perfectly the multitude of colours with which the season is adorned.