Civic Alarm Clock Festival 2025: a celebration of rights, art, and community
On August 30, Sofia woke up once again to art, music, and powerful messages about our rights – the fifth edition of the Civic Alarm Clock festival brought together over 1000 citizens for a whole day dedicated to freedom, activism, and the creative energy of the community.
A cozy space under the thick shade of the trees in South Park came to live with workshops for children and adults, music and dance performances, challenges and games, as well as meetings with authors of socially engaged works and many opportunities for conversations about how to protect and exercise our civil rights.
It was particularly exciting that many parents with children actively participated in the program. Together, they drew, made posters, participated in interactive games, and discovered new, creative ways to think and talk about values such as freedom of speech, association, justice, and solidarity.
Throughout the day, festival guests had the opportunity to see the works that won awards in the last seven editions of the socially engaged art competition “Civic Alarm Clock” and to become part of the artistic installations and initiatives that clearly show how art can inspire change.
The festival proved once again that when we bring together art, community, and cause, something more than a cultural event happens – a celebration of civic energy happens.
Thank you to everyone who was with us!
With your support, Civic Alarm Clock continues to be the place where art meets rights and civic activism takes on new forms and voices.
During the festival, we managed to raise over 800 BGN, which will directly support the event next year! We thank everyone who recognized the meaning of this!
If you want us to continue finding new and inspiring ways to talk about rights through art, donate online to the causes of Civic Alarm Clock so that next year we can make an even more colorful festival where we can continue to celebrate our freedom! Donate online HERE!
The festival is organized by the Bulgarian Center for Not-for-Profit Law with the financial support of the America for Bulgaria Foundation.
The Civic Alarm Clock 2025 Art and Rights Festival is part of the Summer Program of the Calendar of Cultural Events of the Sofia Municipality for 2025.
The festival is part of a series of events promoting cross-sector partnerships and interaction with local communities, CSOs Summit, co-financed by the European Union under the BIRDS in BG project.
Partners in the implementation of the initiative are The Rivers of the City and The Collective. The media partner is Bulgarian National Radio.
The statements and opinions expressed during the festival belong solely to the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the America for Bulgaria Foundation.
The views and opinions expressed are solely those of the author(s) and partners implementing the BIRDS in BG project and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor the body providing them can be held responsible for them.