Traditionally the cultural events at the beginning of July are dedicated to the anniversary of birth of Patriarch of Bulgarian Literature Ivan Vazov. Students and teachers from “Ivan Vazov” Secondary school have met with writers and editors. On July 9th they took part in the children's morning "I am a Bulgarian", in the ceremony of awarding the laureates from V National competition “Vazov’s Bulgaria” and the winner of the Children's Literature Prize - Isabel. In the holiday calendar they joined the initiative "I give you a verse".

The guests of the House Museum "Ivan Vazov" received a unique gift-poem by the Patriarch of Bulgarian Literature with hand-made decoration. The culmination of the celebrations ended with a ceremony for awarding this year's winner of the Vazov Prize - writer Milen Ruskov and offering wreaths to the monument of Ivan Vazov.

From 28th to 31^st of May 2019 teachers from 5 countries attended the Erasmus + program at the “Ivan Vazov” Secondary school in Sopot. The visit is business and is the final stage of work on the international project "Healthy life is a happy life". Within two years, teachers and students from 6 schools in Turkey, Poland, Romania, Spain, Italy and Bulgaria learned and shared good practices related to healthy lifestyles and environmental protection.

On the first day the guests were welcomed at "Ivan Vazov" Secondary school in an old Bulgarian tradition with bread and salt. They looked at the school, attended classes, joined the choreography class at the seventh grade, and studied the footsteps of the traditional Bulgarian dance “Pravo horo”. Project Manager Gulшен Toppu held the final working session with the coordinators. The hosts showed the tourist sights in Sopot and Karlovo.
The second day was subordinated to the healthy lifestyle - a walk through the Central Balkan to the “Dobrila” hut.
On the third day guests made a trip to the capital of culture - Plovdiv. They visited the neighborhood of "Trapani" Dzhumaya Square, religious temples, architectural historical reserve Old Plovdiv, the Ancient Theater, Tsar Simeon Garden.

The visit to Bulgaria of our partners brought them the smiles of our children, the beautiful nature, our foretold songs and dances and the aroma of the blossoming rose gardens