Editing Samara (section)

===Public events===

International festivals, scientific congresses and other social events are held on the territory of Samara. Among them are:

[[File:Grusha fest-6.jpg|thumb|[[Grushinsky festival]]]]
* [[Grushinsky festival]] ({{langx|ru|Грушинский фестиваль}}) is an annual Russian [[Bard (Soviet Union)|bard song]] festival that was established in 1968. It takes place near the city of [[Samara, Russia|Samara]], on the Mastryukovo lakes. The festival takes its name from Valeri Grushin, a singer-songwriter who died during a backcountry camping trip trying to save his drowning friends.
* Rock over Volga ({{langx|ru|Рок над Волгой}}) – an international rock festival, held annually from 2009 to 2013 and timed to [[Russia Day]] in Samara. The line-up included bands such as the [[Ken Hensley]], [[Aquarium (band)|Aquarium]], [[Skunk Anansie]], and [[Rammstein]].
* Metafest ({{langx|ru|Метафест}}) – the annual multi-format music festival in the open air, held on the territory of Mastryukovo lakes since 2007. The line-up included bands such as the [[Ivan Nikolayevich Smirnov|Ivan Smirnov]], [[Olga Arefieva]], [[Z-Star]] and [[Theodor Bastard]].