Investment Department - Municipality of Stara Zagora
Annual cultural events such as: Festival of Opera and Ballet Art, Festival of Lindens, International Festival of Puppet Theaters for Adults, International Film Festival "Golden Linden", which promotes The European cinema in Bulgaria and shows the latest and most interesting films from various European countries.
Stara Zagora hosts numerous sport events such as the UEFA European Under-17 Championship in 2015, the European Team Championship, the annual Samara Flag International Tournament, the annual Balkan Sports Games and many others. The city's sport facilities, including stadiums like "Verea", "Lokomotiv" and "Beroe", have been completely renovated. The town has modern tennis courts, a renovated swimming pool, new sport fields for football and basketball, street fitness facilities, a new municipal Sports Hall and a new Skate Park. The city has a well-developed bicycle infrastructure, with a total of 8 kilometers of bicycle lanes.
The park system of the city includes a total of 10 parks, in one of which is located the second largest Zoo in the country placed on 70 decares and home for more than 400 animals.
Visit the site of Stara Zagora Zoo:
www.zoo.starazagora.bg