# Kharkiv to be decorated for holidays: illumination will stay, no budget spending

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Опубликовано: 2026-11-14

Kharkiv will not abandon festive illumination for the Christmas holidays, despite problems in the energy system. This was announced by Mayor Ihor Terekhov on «Radio «Khartiya». According to him, photo zones will be set up in all areas of the city this year to avoid large crowds in the center, and new locations will appear. 

Streets will be decorated with light installations and garlands. The mayor assured that the illumination has a separate power supply not connected to the housing and utilities networks, just like street lighting. If needed, the decorations will be powered by generators. These are energy-saving technologies that require very little electricity. 

No city budget funds will be spent on making festive decorations — they were financed by anonymous patrons, as last year. Preparations have already begun: on the river near «Strilka» square, utility workers are installing a platform on the water for festive installations, and at the Horse Market, entrepreneurs have started unloading Christmas trees. 

Source: [KHARKIV Today](https://2day.kh.ua/ua/kharkow/yak-kharkiv-prykrashatymut-do-rizdvyanykh-svyat)