Delegations of Cossack communities, societies, and associations, masters of decorative and applied arts, folk choirs, ensembles, creative and folklore groups participate in the festival. The festival opens at 13:00 with a Cossack culture marathon "Cossack Song - Without End or Edge!" on the square near the main entrance to the Philharmonic and continues until 17:00. Collectives from the Penza region and other regions, whose repertoire includes works of various genres of Cossack folk art, will take part in the marathon. From 13:00 on Yubileynaya Square, there will be a fair of decorative and applied arts, the exposition "Cossack Kuren", an exhibition of weapons and souvenirs from the Penza Cossack Culture Center, a shooting range, horse riding, demonstration performances by military-patriotic clubs and the Penza branch of the saber cutting federation "Kazarla". At 17:00 in the Great Hall of the Philharmonic, the festival's gala concert will take place with the participation of the song and dance ensemble "Cossack Zastava" of the SAIE PO "Penzakontsert" (directed by Oksana Yezhova) and guests from other regions.