Many events will be held in Gomel as in the cultural capital of Belarus and the CIS in 2011. In September-December: VI International Festival of Choreographic Art "Sozhskі Karagod", an international tournament in ballroom dancing, "Golden Lynx", a festival of spiritual and educational program "Family-Unity-Fatherland", Biennale of Contemporary Art of the CIS countries, an international children's contest "Music hope ", as well as the Days of Culture of the Commonwealth.

The concert program in June and December suggests soloists of the National Academic Bolshoi Opera and Ballet and orchestra with soloists of the Bolshoi Theater of Russia, National Academic Orchestra. I. Zhinovich and the State Symphony Orchestra of Belarus, the Belarusian team performance deserved gosansamblya dance of the Presidential Orchestra of Belarus, the soloist of the Vienna State Opera Veronica Groys, Opera soloist Anna Tsaritsyn Devyatkino (Russia), etc.

In addition, a concert of the ensemble of soloists "Classic Avant-garde" of the Belarusian gosfilarmonia. In Gomel will be represented, and multiple exposures, including the exhibition of artists of the Wanderers "Peredvizhniki 21st Century" (St. Petersburg), exhibition of decorative arts of the XX century II half of the museum-reserve "Tsarina" (Moscow) and the Union of Russian Artists exhibition of museum collections Kobrin Military History Museum. Suvorov and Volkovysk Military History Museum of P. Bagration. The theatrical art and cinema productions will be presented to the National Theatre of M. Bitter and the National Academic Theater. Yanka Kupala, the best children's film festival's best films and cartoons of the CIS, Week of Belarusian Cinema, Children's Film Festival "Golden Leaf Fall 'Film Days in France. Individual event in the cultural life of Gomel will be a calendar-ritual feast "Midsummer" and "Saint of Belarus." There will be an openning of youth festival "Eco-Forum", an international tournament of ice hockey "Polesie Cup", an outdoor festival of students' art-session ", the festival of social video-clips" Rainbow ", etc.