30th festival of folk arts

30th Festival of Folk Arts
Venue: Budavári Palota Budapest

A real international crafts festival, the Festival of Folk arts will welcome its guests for the 30th time between the 18th and the 21st of August. Being true to the tradition, the venue remains the Buda Castle and its surroundings, however due to building works in the Castle there will be a few changes. This year’s focus is on playing and the country of honor is Uzbekistan, and there will be craftsmen from many other countries, predicting the reformation of the festival for the Jubilee.

Thirty years. The Pearl Jubilee of the Festival. The Festival that now officially has entertained several generations over the years around the date of 20. August in the Buda Castle. The Association of Hungarian Folk Artists have first organized the festival in 1986, where the best local artists were introduced. The Árpás Tóth Promanade used to serve as the venue of the festival, but after several years craftsmen have occupied the Buda Castle, and the Festival of Folk Arts became one of the summer’s main family events with its entertaining stage programs and kids playgrounds. 2016 is not only the year of celebration but also of changes: due to building works taking place in the Castle, fans of folk arts will celebrate at a slightly changed location (still around the Castle). However, as always, guests will be provided with maps to help orientation.

For many years now, the festival has welcomed craftsmen from various countries, which will be the case for the Jubilee as well, however with more countries represented than ever before. So we really can call it an international festival. This year’s special guest will be Uzbekistan, and artists from Turkey, Spain, China, Yakutia, Moldova, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan will dazzle visitors of the festival.

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