The main venue of the International Cultural Festival - "The Heart of Folkloriada" - opened in the Bashkir capital The opening of the main concert venue of the International Cultural Festival – "The Heart of Folkloriada" took place in Ufa. The hosts of the concert were Alexander Oleshko and Gulmira Ismagilova. The Minister of Culture of the Russian Federation Olga Lyubimova sent her greeting to the participants and guests of the event: "Dear friends! I am glad to welcome the organizers, participants, and guests of the VI World Folkloriada. I am sure that thanks to the sincere hospitality of the residents and the comfortable infrastructure of the Republic of Bashkortostan, the events will be held at a high organizational level. I urge you to be attentive to each other, to be sensitive to yourself and to the health of others, as well as to follow all the established restrictions and requirements in conducting the folkloriada. Art always brings people together.

The festival will be our common contribution to interstate cultural cooperation. I wish you good health, bright discoveries and a good mood!"
The hosts also read out a welcoming speech from Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov: "I am grateful for the invitation to take part in the VI World Folkloriada on July 3-10, 2021. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation supports this large-scale event, which is a kind of Olympics of folklore creativity. The successful holding of the festival will contribute to the expansion of international cooperation, the preservation and promotion of traditional culture. I ask you to pass my best wishes to the participants of the folkloriada." Ufa residents enjoyed the performance of foreign performers from 17 countries for about five hours: Albania, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Benin, Bolivia, Cameroon, Chile, Greece, Hungary, India, Spain, Palestine, Peru, North Macedonia, Slovakia, the United States.
It is worth noting that the team from Hungary made a gift for the residents of the capital of the republic, performing the folk song "Karabay" in the Bashkir language.
The headliners of the evening were: People's Artist of Russia Nadezhda Babkina and the ensemble "Russian Song"; Moscow State Academic Dance Theater "Gzhel"; Chechen State Dance Ensemble "Vainakh"; State Academic Kuban Cossack Choir; master of throat singing, singer and composer Olena Uutai.