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עבריתTbilisi Closes Europe Square and Metekhi Bridge from 3 to 6 October for Tbilisoba
Tbilisi City Hall has closed several streets in the Old Town for the Tbilisoba festival. Europe Square and Metekhi Bridge are shut to traffic from 01:00 on 3 October until 08:00 on 6 October.
Before: traffic in the Old Town ran as usual. Now: Europe Square, Metekhi Bridge, Abano Street and Kosta Khetagurov Street are closed or restricted between 2 and 8 October 2026, and city buses are rerouted.
Tbilisi City Hall has restricted traffic on several streets around the Tbilisoba venues. The restrictions were announced on 1 October and run in stages from 2 October to 8 October 2026, as Interpressnews and Metronome report. The festival itself takes place on 3 and 4 October in Rike Park, on Europe Square and in the Old Town.
Where and when
| Area | From | Until | What applies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Europe Square, Metekhi Bridge, Metekhi Rise, Wine Rise, tunnel exit ramp | 3 October, 01:00 | 6 October, 08:00 | Fully closed to vehicles |
| Metekhi Bridge, direction from Vakhtang Gorgasali Street to Europe Square | in force now | 3 October, 01:00 | One direction closed, Europe Square partly restricted |
| Abano Street, from Gorgasali Street to Ioseb Grishashvili Street and to Abano I Lane | 2 October, 12:00 | 6 October, 01:00 | Closed, detour via Firdousi and Mirza Fatali Akhundov streets |
| Kosta Khetagurov Street, from the Wissol petrol station to Guram Sagaradze Street | 2 October, 12:00 | 5 October, 06:00 | Closed; Shota Gamtsemlidze Street towards Khetagurov is closed too, detour via Nino Chkheidze Street |
| Giorgi Atoneli Street up to Italia Street and Vakhtang Orbeliani Lane, next to the Presidential Palace | in force now | 8 October, 23:30 | Fully closed; the Dry Bridge is reached from the right bank only via Italia and Soliko Virsaladze streets |
How to get around
To cross the Mtkvari near the Old Town, use the Baratashvili Bridge or the 300 Aragveli Bridge. Cars coming along Gorgasali Street pass straight on without turning onto Metekhi Bridge. City buses that used to go via Europe Square to Baratashvili Street now run along Kote Abkhazi Street, and buses that used Kosta Khetagurov Street are rerouted along the left bank embankment to the Baratashvili Bridge.
The easiest way to reach the venues is the Tbilisi metro: Avlabari station for Rike Park and Europe Square, Liberty Square for the Old Town. If you order a taxi, set the pick-up point outside the closed zone, for example on Baratashvili Street or near Avlabari metro.
The restrictions are set by Tbilisi City Hall for Tbilisoba 2026. They stay in force until 08:00 on 6 October for the bridge and the square, and until 23:30 on 8 October near the Presidential Palace.