Festival of Bulgarian Folk Ensembles Abroad opens in Burgas

From September 18 to 20, the “Great Bulgarian Wave” will sweep into Burgas. That is the announcement for the 2^nd Festival of Bulgarian Folk Ensembles Abroad. And the wave is indeed a big one, with more than 300 participants from 10 countries and 21 folk ensembles coming to Bulgaria.

Held under the motto “Burgas Brings Us Together” the three-day festival opens on September 18 and will feature three concerts at the city’s Summer Theatre, a parade, and a grand Bulgarian horo on September 19.

Over the three festival days, Bulgarian dancers, singers and musicians from Austria, Germany, Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom, France, Norway, Moldova, Switzerland and Cyprus will showcase the richness of Bulgarian folklore and traditions preserved by Bulgarians living abroad.

The official opening will take place on Friday at 7:30 p.m. at the Summer Theatre Burgas. On September 20, a colorful parade will begin at 5:30 p.m. in front of Burgas Municipality and continue toward the Sea Garden. The festival will conclude with a gala concert featuring all participating ensembles, as well as an awards ceremony honoring outstanding groups and performers. The event will take place on the Summer Theatre stage on Sunday at 7:30 p.m.

The second edition of the festival is organized by the Association of Bulgarian Folklore Ensembles Abroad and the popular literary project “Mailbox for Stories”, with the support of Burgas Municipality and the Executive Agency for Bulgarians Abroad.

Edited by Gergana Mancheva

Translated by Kostadin Atanasov