ðə tʃˈɪldɹənz kˈɑːntɛst dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə fˈɛstɪvəl ɪn vˈaɪtbsk wʌz fˈɜːst hˈɛld ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd θɹˈiː, ɐn ɛkspˈænʃən ʌvðə kˈʌltʃɚɹəl ænd ɑːɹtˈɪstɪk daɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌvðɪ ᵻvˈɛnt.
The children's contest during the festival in Vitebsk was first held in 2003, an expansion of the cultural and artistic diversity of the event.