Every third Sunday of September, Kazakhstan’s largest city, Almaty, marks City Day. This year, the celebrations took place on Sept. 21 and were spread across various tourist locations. A Kursiv.media correspondent visited one of the main festival venues on Sunday.
The usual hotspots for events of this kind are Panfilov Street and Arbat — the city’s main pedestrian streets — along with the square in front of the Kazakh-British Technical University on Tole Bi Street. This year, the festivities bridged tradition and technology, underscoring Kazakhstan’s chosen path toward innovation and digitalization.
One of the most popular attractions along the street...