National Theater Day
March 10, Sunday
National Theatre Day in Azerbaijan is celebrated on 10 March.
National Theatre in Azerbaijan was created in the 1870s. On March 10, 1873, Baku real school performed the comedy "Adventure-vizier-khan Lankaran" by Mirza Fatali Akhundov. With this performance which was also organized by Hasan bey Zardabi and Najaf bey Vazirov, the national theatre was founded in Azerbaijan.