Official Closing Ceremony and Gala Concert of the Third Open Youth Arctic Delphic Games

From November 22 to 26, 2024, the Third Open Youth Arctic Delphic Games were held in the Komi Republic (Syktyvkar). Due to the open format, the Games brought together representatives not only of the Arctic territories, but also of many regions of the country, including all 4 new subjects of the Russian Federation, as well as the CIS, BRICS and SCO countries.

The competition and festival program included competitions in 10 folk, classical and modern nominations, in which young artists aged 10 to 25 took part. The Komi Republic hosted more than 600 participants, and the jury included about 40 prominent cultural figures.

The official closing ceremony and gala concert took place on November 25, 2024, at one of the leading event venues of the Komi Republic - the Luzales Arena Cultural and Sports Center, which successfully hosted the official ceremonies of the Games in previous years.

The official date and birthplace of the Games is considered to be 582 BC, Greece. Along with the Olympic Games, the Delphic (earlier name - Pythian) Games were banned more than 1600 years ago and were revived only at the beginning of the 20th century: from 1927 to 1930, the Delphic Festival was held in Greece, which became a complete analogue of the ancient Pythian Games. However, World War II forced the temporary suspension of the Higher Arts Forum. Work on the revival of the Delphic Games continued in the 70s of the 20th century in the Soviet Union and took place as part of the implementation of creative events of youth organizations. The accumulated experience became one of the prerequisites for the creation of the National Delphic Council of Russia (NDC of Russia) in 1999 and for the development of the modern format of the Delphic Games. The new era of the Delphic Games, which became a worldwide phenomenon, began only in 2000, when the First World Delphic Games of the modern era were held in Moscow by the National Delphic Council of Russia (NDC of Russia) with the participation of 27 countries. 938 people took part in 18 nominations, and the jury included representatives of 13 countries.

Syktyvkar November 25, 2024