Festival Overview
Participants
Folk dance groups, folk groups, majorettes, brass bands, orchestras, choirs
Application deadline: 15 JANUARY 2017
Festival Schedule
18.08.17 – Day 1:
Arriving at the accommodations, meeting with the organizers, guides, reviewing the next day’s programs, dinner, overnight
19.08.17 – Day 2:
Breakfast in the hotel, facultative programs- refreshing at the local swimming bath, performance, dinner, overnight
20.08.17 – Day 3:
Breakfast in the hotel, facultative programs: visiting the local zoo, afternoon performance on the main square of the city of Kecskemét as part of the official St Stephen’s Day, participation of all groups, dinner, closing ceremony, receiving the gifts and diplomas from the organizers and the city, fireworks, party
21.08.17 – Day 4:
Breakfast, departure
Participation fee includes
- Accommodation:
- 75 euro: Student Hostels (common bathroom)
- 109 euro: 3* Hotel (3-4 bedded rooms, supplement for a double room is 5€/person/day)
- 119 euro: 4* Hotel (double rooms, free entry to the wellness center)
- Meals: half board for the whole festival (2 meals / day)
- Free entry to the local swimming bath (http://www.kecskemetifurdo.hu/)
- Free entry to the local zoo (http://www.zookecskemet.hu/)
- Diplomas and gifts from the city
- Official invitation
- Groups of 25 persons: One group leader free of charge!
Additional programs for extra charge:
Trip to the Hungarian capital, Budapest; a 4 hours sightseeing tour with a professional tour guide in the group’s own language: Visit of the Castle Hill – Mathias Church and Fisherman’s Bastion – Citadelle – Basilic – Andrássy Street – Square of Hero’s.
Sightseeing cruise on the Danube. The air-conditioned boat is cruising from the Vigadó Square to the Margaret Bridge, then to Lágymányos Bridge, and back again to the Vigadó Square, guided by the two parts of the city “Buda” and “Pest” telling you the stories and curiosities. We offer you a welcome drink included in the ticket price.
Head-set guiding in 11 languages:
Hungarian, English (UK), German, Italian, Russian, Polish, French, Hebrew, Japanese, Chinese, Spanish
Additional days can be booked in Budapest or Kecskemét