Entertainment

Entertainment in Georgia - where to go for experiences beyond ancient churches and mountains: Black Sea beaches, cable cars and parks, botanical gardens, museums, and casinos. In this section we gather places to relax and have fun across the country’s cities - with a focus on what matters in practice: where it is, how much admission costs, and when it’s open.

We keep building the section out, city by city. Prices and opening hours are listed per place, so a night out or a day trip is easy to plan ahead.

Coming up

On now September 3-13, 2026 Tsinandali Festival Tsinandali, Kakheti
September 27-28, 2026 Alaverdoba Alaverdi Monastery
September 28, 2026 Dushetoba Dusheti

Full events calendar

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Tbilisi

Casinos in Tbilisi: where they are and the rules

Casinos

Updated · August 29, 2026

Casinos in Tbilisi: real addresses at Shangri La, Iveria, Ambassadori and Jewel, how to get there, plus the age rules. A calm guide, not an advert.

The Fabrika courtyard in Tbilisi at night, with string lights and people

Fabrika Tbilisi: Old Factory Turned Bars & Cafe Courtyard

Nightlife

Updated · September 2, 2026

Fabrika in Tbilisi - a former Soviet factory now a courtyard of bars, cafes and workshops. Free to enter, quiet coffee by day, liveliest yard at night.

Rike Park in Tbilisi: Bridge of Peace, cable car, fountains

Places

Updated · June 14, 2026

Rike Park on the Kura in Tbilisi: the Bridge of Peace, the cable car up to Narikala, a musical fountain and modern architecture. What to see there.

Turtle Lake Tbilisi: 1 GEL Cable Car, Free Lakeside Day

Places

Updated · August 29, 2026

Turtle Lake above Tbilisi: ride the cable car up for about 1 GEL, then walk the shore, grab a cafe and rent a pedal boat. Hours and how to get there.

Batumi

Black Sea Jazz Festival Batumi: dates, tickets, line-up

What’s on

Verified · July 24, 2026

Georgia's flagship jazz festival runs three summer nights on Batumi's tennis courts: how dates and tickets work, and what past line-ups looked like.

Teatro Batumi Nightclub: Entry 80-150 GEL, Open to 06:00

Nightlife

Updated · September 2, 2026

Batumi's main nightclub: entry 80-150 GEL in pre-sale, 200 GEL at the door, tables on a non-refundable deposit. Open daily 22:00-06:00, dress code, age.

6 May Park in Batumi: Nurigeli Lake, aquarium, boats

Places

Updated · August 21, 2026

6 May Park in central Batumi: Nurigeli Lake with boats, an aquarium and dolphinarium, green avenues. What to do with the family and where it is.

Casinos in Batumi: how the gambling resort works

Casinos

Updated · September 2, 2026

Casinos in Batumi: named venues, real minimum bets at Casino Peace, and the age rules (foreigners 18, Georgian citizens 25). A calm guide, not an advert.

Elsewhere

Argo Batumi cable car 2026: 39 GEL tickets, hours

Places

Updated · August 14, 2026

Argo cable car Batumi: adult round-trip 39 GEL, kids 5-12 pay 9 GEL, under 5 free. Hours 10:00-00:00, 1 Bako St. From argo-batumi.ge, Aug 2026.

Batumi Aquarium 2026: 5 GEL ticket, hours, worth it?

Places

Verified · August 21, 2026

Batumi Aquarium: 5 GEL ticket, hours 10:00-17:30 (KA lists 18:00). Separate from dolphin show. From dolphinarium.ge, 21 Aug 2026.

Decorative fountain shaped like giant clay qvevri jars in a garden at a Kakheti winery

Kakheti Wine Tours from Tbilisi: Prices Compared

Verified · August 8, 2026

Kakheti wine tours from Tbilisi: real prices from two operators, private vs small group, what a day includes, and the self-drive alternative.

Georgia Events Calendar: Festivals Month by Month

What’s on

Verified · July 31, 2026

What happens in Georgia and when: fixed public holidays, ticketed summer festivals, the rtveli harvest and city days - and where the real dates appear.

Art-Gene Festival Tbilisi: dates, tickets, what to expect

What’s on

Verified · July 27, 2026

Art-Gene is Georgia's folk festival: evenings at Tbilisi's Ethnography Museum. The 2026 dates, ticket prices, who plays and how to get up the hill.

A casino roulette wheel with chips on green felt

Casinos in Georgia: where, legality and entry rules

Casinos

Updated · August 29, 2026

Casinos in Georgia: is it legal, where they actually are (Batumi, Tbilisi), age rules (foreigners 18, citizens 25), online play and responsible gambling.

Batumi beaches & nearby: Mahinjauri, Gonio, Kvariati, Sarpi

Places

Updated · July 13, 2026

Beaches in Batumi and the Adjara coast: the city beach, quiet villages and wild coves from Mahinjauri to Sarpi, and how to reach them.

Batumi Botanical Garden: what to see and how to visit

Places

Updated · September 2, 2026

Batumi Botanical Garden on Green Cape: nine zones of world flora and sea views, one of the region's largest. Price, hours, how to get there.

Batumi Dolphinarium 2026: 30-35 GEL, Shows 16:00 and 19:00

Places

Updated · August 21, 2026

Batumi Dolphinarium runs daily except Monday: 16:00 costs 30 GEL, 19:00 costs 35 GEL, swimming with dolphins from 200 GEL. Buses 1, 7 and 10 stop outside.

Mtatsminda Park in Tbilisi: funicular, rides, views

Active leisure

Updated · September 2, 2026

The amusement park on Mount Mtatsminda above Tbilisi: the historic funicular, the new Rustaveli cable car, rides and the best panorama of the city.

Tbilisi markets: the Dry Bridge & Dezerter Bazaar

Places

Updated · June 14, 2026

Markets in Tbilisi: the flea market at the Dry Bridge (antiques, Soviet items, cameras) and the Dezerter Bazaar for food. What to look for and where.