International Folklore Festival of Bergamo (Ducato di Piazza Pontida)
The International Folklore Festival of Bergamo The International Folklore Festival will take place in Bergamo in the last week of August, at the same time as the Sant’Alessandro celebration, Patron Saint day. The Festival – organized by the historic association of Bergamo called Ducato di Piazza Pontida – will last for about one week, and […]
International Folklore Festival “Città dei Trulli” – Italy
The ‘Città dei Trulli’ Folk-Lore Company. History, Culture and Folk-Lore since 1928 The artistic and cultural program of the ”Città dei Trulli” (Alberobello), with its songs and dances, continues what was undertaken by its founder and defender. She was Mrs Isabella Sgobba who, already in the far-off 1928, with a group of friends (mainly peasants), […]
International Folklore Festival of Bergamo, Italy
The International Folklore Festival of Bergamo The International Folklore Festival will take place in Bergamo in the last week of August, at the same time of Sant’Alessandro celebration, Patron Saint day. Festival – organized by the historic association of Bergamo called Ducato di Piazza Pontida – will last of about one week and it make […]
International Folk Fest Sestu
Number of National groups: 3 Number of International groups: 15 Minimum ages participants: 15 Maximum number of participants in a group: 30 Recorded music allowed: No Accomodation: Host-Families Traditional Folk Art: Yes Traditional Folk Music: Yes Traditional Folk Singing: No Present-day Dancing: No Workshops dance/music: Yes Traditional food preparing: No
Folk Group A’ Spiga Rossa
Folk Group A BRIEF HISTORY: The Folkloric association was born in Petina (SA) back in the 1970 with the name “Innesto”, then called “’A Spiga Rossa”, because of the traditional use of cornhusking. Our dances reprise everyday life scenes, they talk about unrequited love and describe convivial moments. Other dances reprise ancient uses, like the […]
65th International Folklore Festival (CARNIVAL OF CASTROVILLARI) – Italy
Brief description: Festival CARNIVAL OF CASTROVILLARI The origins of the Carnival of Castrovillari date back to 1635 when the theatrical farce of the Organtino was staged in front of the city’s university on the occasion of the Carnassial rites. The first event designed by Pro Loco is dated 1959, when, thanks to the intuition of […]
Festival International de Folklore de MARINARO – Termoli Italy
A Shcaffètte was born in Termoli in 1977 to collect, pass on and not forget the history of the city of Termoli and its people, discover on our website who we are and what we have done in recent years. The International Folklore Festival is now in its 37th edition, interrupted only by force majeure […]
Ducato Di Piazza Pontida, International Folk Festival Bergamo
The International Folklore Festival of Bergamo The International Folklore Festival will take place in Bergamo in the last week of August, at the same time of Sant’Alessandro celebration, Patron Saint day. Festival – organized by the historic association of Bergamo called Ducato di Piazza Pontida – will last of about one week and it make […]
18° Raduno Folkloristico Internazionale o International Folk di Galliate (NO)
Short Description: Saturday, July 1, 2023 will be celebrated the 52nd anniversary of the group and the 35th of the Gatherings. The Festival will take place from Wednesday, July 05 to Sunday, July 9 with the participation of groups from 3 Continents: New Zealand (Maori Group), Argentina (South American Dance Ballet), Scotland (Scottish Bagpipes), Greece […]
IOV Italy partner of the “Scasada del Zenerù” in Ardesio (Italy)
Every year, on January 31, in Ardesio, in the upper Seriana Valley, in Northern Italy, winter is “chased away” with the “Scasada del Zenerù”, an important and well-established tradition of the town, a much-attended and awaited ritual. A symbolic date on January 31, an appointment considered in antiquity to be the hinge between winter and […]
