The Art of Folk Art!
Traditions that you experience, enjoy live today!
Szászhalombatta (It is about 30 kms. from Budapest)
The festival will be also held at Szigetszentmiklós and Tököl.
The Summerfest International Folklore Festival this year during August, 12-20. celebrates its 25th anniversary. The festival aims to raise awareness of the Hungarian National folklore treasure of richness. The invitation was out to 20 other nations from around and throughout the festival 800 dancers will present their own traditional dancing with traditional songs preserving their own cultural values.
With the performance of the Hungarian dances, the main goal is the foreign groups to have an opportunity to get know about the country and its dances. The show will take place at Forrás Folkensemble on the stage of the Culture Center at Százhalombatta.
Assemblies from around the World: United States of America, Bolivia, South Korea, Northern Cyprus, Estonia, France, Yakut, Kyrgyzstan, China, Laos, Mexico, Russia, Panama, Paraguay, Senegal, Tahiti, Taiwan, Tatarstan, Thailand, Turkey and naturally Hungary.
The dancers will be going on the stage while the announcer telling a few background about the country and its traditional dancers performances.
Special children program for 4-6 years old children. Also World Music Tent a program outside, in a tent around 20-25 minutes. The dancers teach dances for the audience with live music.
During the folklore festival “Folk Art Fair” all day long.
In the evening concerts, the audience can witness a real curiosity joy of music.
Beside other daily concerts in the program, the Essence’s concert have a special atmosphere, their music reflects, provides relaxation and liberates whilst taking on a trip in the world of folk, jazz and classical music.
Update Aggie Reiter
Rolling in Budapest 