MACEDONIA BALKAN FESTIVAL OF FOLK-SONGS AND DANCE

THE BALKAN FESTIVAL OF FOLK-SONGS AND DANCE

The Balkan Festival of Folk songs and Dances is held every year in Ohrid from the 3rd to the 8th of July. The festival has presented numerous original songs and dances from folk cultures for more than 30 years. About 1,200 ensembles with 42,000 members have so far taken part in the festival.
The quality of the performances and the popularity of the Balkan Festival increases each year. Ensembles from all the Balkan countries and also a large number of European and non-European countries have participated in it. All performances which are given on the Ohrid summer stage should be of original works of folklore, and by authentic amateur folklore ensembles, original and authentic folk dance, and folk music.
The Balkan Festival has been a member of CIOFF and other cultural educational associations of UNESCO for more than twenty years.

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