From May 1 to 7, 2025, the International Festival of Professional Theaters "Nowruz" will be held in the city of Dushanbe, featuring theater troupes from Armenia, Azerbaijan, the Russian Federation, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Iran, and Tajikistan.

To promote cultural ties, exchange experiences, enhance professional skills, familiarize with each other's creative achievements, and create favorable conditions for the development of theatrical art, the International Festival of Professional Theaters "Nowruz" will be held in Dushanbe from May 1 to 7, 2025. The festival will feature theater groups from Armenia, Azerbaijan, the Russian Federation, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Iran, and Tajikistan.

The festival's opening ceremony is scheduled for May 2, 2025, at 5:30 PM, and the closing ceremony will take place on May 6, 2025, at 5:30 PM at the State Academic Opera and Ballet Theater named after Sadriddin Ayni.

Participating theaters will present their performances in the halls of the State Academic Opera and Ballet Theater named after Sadriddin Ayni, the State Academic Drama Theater named after Abulqosim Lahuti, and the State Youth Theater named after Mahmudjon Vahidov.