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 IOV folk festival Červený Kostelec
About the festival International Folklore Festival in Červený Kostelec is the most important cultural events in our region and one of the oldest and largest folklore festivals in the Czech Republic. Thanks to the excellent organization, quality of the programs and participation of foreign groups is ranked among the major festivals in Europe.| The reward […]
International Folklore Festival Westerlo
About our festival “Die Spelewei” Shortly after the foundation back in 1956, folk art group Die Spelewei vzw organized the first local harvest festival. This event was soon getting bigger and it became the Internationaal Folklorefestival of Westerlo. As such, it is one of the oldest folk dance festivals of Belgium. In front of the late-19th […]
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 Šumperk – Czech Rep.
Number of National groups: 5 Number of Intercontinental groups: 4 Number of International groups: 4 Minimum ages participants: 7 Maximum number of participants in a group: 45 Recorded music allowed: Yes Accomodation: Group Accommodation Traditional Folk Art: Yes Traditional Folk Music: Yes Traditional Folk Singing: Yes Present-day Dancing: No Workshops dance/music: No Traditional food preparing: […]
International Folklore Festival Liptálské Slavnosti – Czech Rep.
Folklorní spolek Lipta Liptál (until 2015 Folklorní sdružení Lipta Liptál, formerly Lipta Wallachian Song and Dance Group) is the oldest ensemble in Wallachia. Its history has been written since 1930. At that time, the academic painter Jan Kobzáň took part in its founding, whose book “O zbojních a pokladoch” became the inspiration mainly for the male […]
International Folklore Days Sárvár – Hungary
Number of National groups: 3 Number of International groups: 7 Minimum ages participants: 16 Maximum number of participants in a group: 40 Recorded music allowed: No Accomodation: Group Accommodation Traditional Folk Art: Yes Traditional Folk Music: Yes Traditional Folk Singing: Yes Present-day Dancing: Yes Workshops dance/music: No Traditional food preparing: No
Etnovyr – Lviv, Ukraine
Festival “Etnovyr” explodes with bright colors annually and is the main event of the celebrations of Ukraine Independence Day in Lviv. In the past 10 years over a hundred countries including dancers singers and musicians participated at the programs of Etnovyr. The best folk groups have already presented their rich traditional culture with music, dance, […]
Folk Cambra – Portugal
Number of National groups: 4 Number of Intercontinental groups: 3 Number of International groups: 3 Minimum ages participants: 14 Maximum number of participants in a group: 40 Recorded music allowed: Yes Accomodation: Group Accommodation Traditional Folk Art: No Traditional Folk Music: Yes Traditional Folk Singing: Yes Present-day Dancing: Yes Workshops dance/music: Yes Traditional food preparing: […]
Folk Azores – Portugal
Number of National groups: 16 Number of Intercontinental groups: 6 Minimum ages participants: 16 Maximum number of participants in a group: 35 Recorded music allowed: No Accomodation: Group Accommodation Traditional Folk Art: Yes Traditional Folk Music: Yes Traditional Folk Singing: Yes Present-day Dancing: Yes Workshops dance/music: Yes Traditional food preparing: No
