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🎨 Art
Matenadaran — Mesrop Mashtots Institute of Ancient Manuscripts
Open Saturday; world-famous collection of medieval Armenian manuscripts.
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What to do in Yerevan this weekend
26–27 September · both days planned, with times, prices and tickets
Researched live by an agent that reads what is actually on. Updated 2026-09-21.
Saturday
Saturday 26 September
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🧺 Market
Vernissage open-air market
Weekend antiques & souvenir market near Republic Square.
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🍴 Food
Dolmama Restaurant
Celebrated modern Armenian cuisine, 10 Pushkin Street; book ahead for weekends.
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19:00
🎵 Concert
4th International Vahan Stamboltsyan Organ Music Festival — Opening Concert
Ticketed event, from 3,000 AMD.
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📍 Erebuni Fortress — Where the city began in 782 BC. Yes, Yerevan is older than Rome.
🍴 Yerevan Brandy Company tour — Cellars with barrels older than your grandparents, and a tasting at the end.
Sunday
Sunday 27 September
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🌿 Outdoors
Cascade Complex (Cafesjian Center for the Arts)
Monumental stairs and gardens with a view of Mount Ararat.
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🎨 Art
Tsitsernakaberd — Armenian Genocide Memorial and Museum
Open Sunday.
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🍴 Food
Lavash Restaurant
Colourful Armenian cuisine, 21 Tumanyan Street; reserve ahead.
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18:00
🎭 Show
Armenian National Opera and Ballet Theatre — evening performance
Confirmed evening performance on Sunday 27 Sep; check the programme for the title.
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🍴 GUM market — Dried fruit, sujukh and pickled everything. The tastings are free and generous.
🎭 Republic Square singing fountains — Evening fountains set to music in a square built of pink tuff.
A day out of town this weekend
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Full day
🚌 Day trip
Lake Sevan and Dilijan day trip
A high mountain lake with a monastery on its peninsula, then the forest town of Dilijan.
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