Three days of music and dances at Plovdiv Folklore Festival

From May 15 to 17, "Lauta" Park in the second largest city in Bulgaria - Plovdiv, welcomes one of the largest folklore festivals in Bulgaria. "Plovdiv Folklore Festival" returns with three days of music, dances and traditions. Over 4,500 performers from all over the country will present the wealth and beauty of Bulgarian folklore, the Plovdiv Municipality announced.

The program of the event with free admission this year will include Zdravko Mandadzhiev, Iva Kostadinova and Velislava Kostadinova, the "Trakia" ensemble, Pepi Hristozova, Svetla Dukateva and hundreds of other groups, dance clubs, bagpipe ensembles, schools and community centers.

The traditional large open-air dance events will once again gather thousands of masters and lovers of folk dances until late in the evening. On Friday, the program starts at 5:00 PM, and on Saturday and Sunday - at 10:00 AM. There is also a farmers' market, a craft alley, demonstrations and workshops, and a folk instrument school.

Editor: Miglena Ivanova