What to do in Sofia: 9–15 November
Make room for theatre, prints, live music and a trip around the New World in a wine glass.
11 Nov – 15 Nov 2026 · See individual events · Various venues in Sofia
Have you lit the scented candles yet
and gathered a whole collection of colourful fallen leaves? We certainly have. Autumn’s unpredictable weather keeps reminding us that every day can be different, that there’s beauty in the little things and that we don’t always need to rush straight into the next task. And somehow, it’s Monday again. Whatever the week has in store, we’re making room for new music, theatre, exhibitions and a few special outings. Here are the events we’d put in the diary.
Nova Generatsia
11 November, Malkata Tekila
Nova Generatsia are heading to Malkata Tekila’s new Sofia home at 1 Angel Kanchev Street.
The band’s signature new wave and post-punk sound comes to life on stage,
with visuals adding another layer to the atmosphere and DJ support from N:Mode. The ticketing page now lists doors at 19:00 and the show at 20:00. Get tickets here.
Taste The New World
14 November, 2020 Event Space
On 14 November, CASAVINO opens the door to the bold, wide-ranging world of New World wine. Taste The New World brings together more than 130 wines from Australia, New Zealand, Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, the USA and South Africa, from new labels still unfamiliar in Bulgaria to flagship bottles from celebrated producers.
Three ceremonial openings of iconic bottles are a particular highlight:
Chile’s Clos Apalta 2021 at 15:00, Australia’s Yalumba The Caley at 16:00 and Argentina’s Nicolas Catena Zapata at 17:00. Your ticket also doubles as a voucher for the CASAVINO pop-up shop inside the venue. So you can taste your way to a new favourite, then take home a bottle to the value of your ticket. Tickets are available here.
Print Nest at the bar
14 November, Phine
Print Nest are leaving the nest and landing at Phine. The independent studio, which experiments with and develops the art of printmaking, has something special in the works. Artists Zoran Mishe, Ivan Mateev, Goran Trichkovski, Vasil Angelov and Pavel Tselkovski will fill Phine with prints, images and ideas committed to paper. It’s a lovely chance to see their work up close,
discover your next favourite print and spend an evening with the artists over good drinks.
The opening is on 14 November at 17:00. Founded in 2012 by four graduates of Sofia’s National Academy of Art, Print Nest has grown into a meeting place for artists who love printmaking and turning imagined worlds into something you can hold.
Napoletano
15 November, Théatro Otsam Kanala
Napoletano is a funny, moving encounter between two men who, for different reasons, have been forced to live on the streets. After a chance meeting brings them together, they decide to help the one who still has a shot at happiness. The play is
a story about the beauty of freedom, and how little it means
without someone to share it with. Written by Yana Borisova and directed by Dimitar Kotsev-Shosho, it stars Julian Vergov and Petar Antonov. Find tickets here.
SoFest Autumn 2026
11–15 November, City Stage
The festival’s autumn edition brings a packed run of live music, plus a special Ivan and Andrey NEofishal show. The wonderfully unconventional Ivo Dimchev opens proceedings with his first concert since appearing in the official showcase programme at WOMEX 2026 in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, one of the key international gatherings for world music.
Next up are British band Jazz Dynamos
and Bulgaria’s Lady & Gents. Militsa Gladnishka and the Mihail Yosifov Sextet then throw opera into the jazz mix, before Toma, Zheni Lecheva and Ivan Lechev with a band bring things to a close in one evening.
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