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XXX International Festival for dance and songs OHRID SUMMER FEST

Application Form Price: 85 € - 5% Date: 18 - 22 July, 2024
Location: Ohrid, Macedonia
Director: S.Z.& WOFA
Application Deadline: 1 April, 2024
Groups pay in advance a 10% guarantee fee, which is to be deducted at the final payment.

    INVITATION

With pleasure we INVITE YOU (hildren’s, youth and adults folklore groups, modern dance groups, vocal groups, majorette teams, instrumental groups),(Children,youth,adult groups) to participate on XXX International festival of dance and songs "OHRID SUMMER FEST" 18-22 July 2024

The Festival light motive is to present the cultural tradition of different countries and regions, and to provide an opportunity for the members of groups to get together and create friendships and culture presentation trough dance and music.

  Ohrid in this period is the best tourist resort in Macedonia. It is the famous tourist place in the region with a lot of hotels, apartments, a lot of traditional restaurants and café, shops, entertainment. Ohrid during the summer period lives 24 hours.

    Ohrid lake coast is 35km with beautifully sands beach, tourist attractions and entertainment. Temperature of the water in the lake is 25C degree and it is suitable for swimming, diving, yachting ….. 

For more information visit www.ohridinfo.mk

Festival program will be held on the main square in Ohrid.

 General rules :

-          Festival is non competitive and every group has right to participate

-           On the festival may participate children’s, youth and adults folklore groups, modern dance groups, vocal groups, majorette teams, instrumental groups. Age of the participants are not limited.

-          The number of participants are limited (only 3 groups from each country),

-          Each group should consist of most 60 members including dancers, managers and musicians,

-          Ensembles should have prepared at least 2  dances, 10-15 minutes each with orchestra or USB.

- For the Choral  groups 15 – 20 minutes free program. The performances will be in the evening hours so you can plan the day ahead and use it for visiting the historical part of the city and  excursions.

-          To send short CV and 2 – 3 photos from the group by mail,

-          To bring a flag of the country,

-          Folklore groups should have there own transport for arrival and departure.

                                             Program

Day 1

    13.00 Arrival in Ohrid and hotel accommodation, free activities (swimming in Ohrid Lake )

14.00 – 15.00 Lunch in hotel (optional if you have full board)

19.00 – 21.00 Dinner in hotel

 21.00  Welcome reception and meeting with leaders of the groups 

Day 2

09.00 -10.00 Breakfast,

 10.30 -14.00 Ohrid sightseeing – visiting cultural monuments (St. Sofia church, Samoil fortress - 2 euro enters , Antique theatre, Plaosnik,(2 euro enters)  St. Kaneo church, Bridge of wishes, exibition Old Ohrid and degustation for rakia and vine -  1 euro per person.)

     14.00-15.00 Lunch in hotel (if you choose option with 3 meals per day)

    18.30 – 19.30 Dinner in hotel

     20.00. Ensembles parade (old town)

    21.00. Official opening of the festival

             - Open air performance (festival evening)

             - Dancing together 

     Day 3  

08.00-10.00 Breakfast

   10.30 – 14.00  Visiting Stara carsia, oldest tree called – Cinar, Biljanini springs, Ohrid pearl , old paper manufactory …… shopping ,

   14.00-15.00 Lunch in hotel (if you choose option with 3 meals per day)

19.00 – 21.00 Dinner in hotel

  20.00 Workshop (learning different dances),socialization

 Day 4

   08.00 - 10.00. Breakfast in hotel and free activities,

    10.30 – 15.30 Cruising with boat on Ohrid Lake and visit most famous tourist resort  St.Naum - culture  place and swimming in one of the best sands beach located on the Ohrid coast,– (price 12 euros per person, launch packet on the boat),

20.00 – 21.00 Dinner in hotel

     21.00.- 00.00 Party with all participants,

Day 5

09.00-10.00 Breakfast

11.00 Departure of the participants.

OPTIONAL – If you stay more days…

Day 5 

09.00 -10.00 Breakfast,

10.30 – 14.00  Visiting Struga city (house of Miladinovci brothers, river Crni Drim, Kalsita cave church ……),

   14.00-15.00 Lunch in hotel (if you choose option with 3 meals per day)

   19.00 – 20.00 Dinner in hotel

     21.00.  Festival evening in Struga city (optional)

Day 6

09.00 -10.00 Breakfast,

10.30 – 14.00 Free activities or visiting POGRADEC city in Albania or  (sunbathing and swimming in Ohrid Lake, walking in the city square… ) or visiting Vevcani (ethno village),

   14.00-15.00 Lunch in hotel (if you choose option with 3 meals per day)

   20.00 – 21.00 Dinner in hotel

     21.00.- 00.00 Free time in the city

Day 7   

08.00 – 09.00 Breakfast,

09.00 – 14.00 Departure to Skopje city ( visiting monuments of Alexander of Macedon, museum, Macedonian GATE, Stone bridge…)

14.00 Departure from Skopje city

Participation fee:

-         -   Participation fee :

 - 85 euro for 4 days ( 3 nights with 2 meals per day - breakfast, dinner)

-  116 euro for 5 days, (4 nights with 2 meals per day - breakfast ,dinner)

-  96 euro for 4 days (3 nights with 3 meals per day (Full Board).

- 136 euro for 5 days, (4 nights with 3 meals per day, breakfast, lunch and dinner) …

  • It covers hotel accommodation with 3 meals per day in 3*** hotels which are located in center of the city, in double (for drivers and leaders), triple and quadriple rooms … 

    Hotel Prestol (hotel on the Lake)

  • Hotel Montenegrin - hotel in the center of the city www.montenegrininn.com 

  • Hotel De Luks Apartmant -  in the center of the city…

            Hotel Plaza - www.galebiplaza.com.mk - hotel on the lake

  • Hotel Desaret is 3* hotel on the lake with outdoor swimming pool and only our organization has right of this hotel (hotel is renoveted) Meals are open buffet and price is: 

    - 91 euro for 4 days  (3 nights with 2 meals per day (Half Board)

    - 119 euro for 5 days (4 nights with 2 meals per day (Half  Board).

    - 104 euro for 4 days (3 nights with 3 meals per day (Full Board)

    - 139 euro for 5 days (4 nights with 3 meals per day (Full Board).

    https://desaret-hotel.hellomacedonia.com/en/  

Accommodation in 4* hotels like: Hotel International, Hotel Mizo,Hotel Prestige,

- 110 euro per person for 4 days (3 nights with 2 meals per day )

-          -156  euro per person for 5 days (4 nights with 2 meals per day)

Festival organizers provide: 

- for 25 dancers – one gratis,

- souvenir and gift for each group,

- Welcome cocktail

- certificates for attendance on the festival,

- drinks during the performance,

- quide for festival

- free bus parking

- advertising of the festival (social media promotion, news letters,  posters).

 How it was on the festival past years you can see on following link:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFo9Rx6z_4U

 NOTE: Tourist tax and insurance is 1 euro per day per person and it is paid additional..

INSURANCE:
Personal responsibility and health insurance are within the other obligations of the groups. First Aid and Medical Hospital will be available, medical services must be covered by the group.

On your request,  You can continue your stay in Ohrid. Price will be 35 Euro per day per person FB and 31 euro for HB - price is special for the participants in festivals that we can provide. For additional days we will prepare special program for you. 

   The festival will organize the transport for the groups coming by plane by picking them up from Ohrid airport, during the festival days and back to the same Ohrid airport. The cost of the transportation will be covered by the group and will be additionally agreed according to their number. You can also arrive through Skopje, Tirana or Thessaloniki Airport which are only 200 km from Ohrid. We will also assist you in obtaining visa for Macedonia if necessary. You can arrive at airport in Ohrid and we will arrange transfer to the hotel free of charge.

After Groups arrived in Hotel will be given detailed program of the festival.

In 2017 on this festival participated over 362 participants from 7 countries from Europe.

In 2018 on this festival participated over 398 participants from 8 countries from Europe.

In 2019 on this festival participated over 402 participants from 10 countries from Europe

 In 2022 on this festival participated over 470 participants from 11 countries from Europe

 NUMBER OF SEATS IS LIMITED ON 400 PARTICIPANTS OR 10-12 GROUPS!  

 
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    NEWS ABOUT THE FESTIVAL                                       

 

OHRID FESTIVAL DAYS continue..

From 20 - 24 July in Ohrid was held XII International music and Folk - Dance festival ÖHRID SUMMER FESTIVAL"..

On the festival participate over 400 participants from Romania, Bulgaria, Armenia, Lithuania,Serbia,Croatia...Festival has two festival evenings on 22 and 23 July where all groups singing and dance in front the tourist and local citizens in Ohrid city on the main stage ..join party was held in hotel Desaret on the beach with all participants on 23 july..

Director of the festival Mr Zoran Strezovski wish them well stay in Ohrid and nice festival presentation to all groups..

Groups show their satisfaction of the hotel accommodation in hotel Desaret and well organization of the festival..Festival was organize by WOFA and Youth Culture Center in Ohrid...During tha day they have visited beatiful city of Ohrid and boat trip to St Naum..also they have swimming in warm water of Ohrid Lake..

 NEWS ABOUT THE FESTIVAL                        Published on 20 July 2019

 EIGHT ENSEMBLES FROM 6 COUNTRIES TOOK PART IN THE FESTIVAL "OHRID SUMMER FESTIVAL" 

From the 19th until the 23th of July in Ohrid the XI International festival "Ohrid Summer festival took place. The festival was attended by 8 ensembles with more than 300 participants from Romania, Poland, Ukraine, Bulgaria, Croatia,Turkey, the director Zoran Strezovski informed.Traditionally he greeted the contestants with "Welcome" and wished them a worthy performance in the festival.The festival nights took place on the main square in Ohrid in front of a big audience - locals and foreign tourists.

"At the final a party was organized for all the groups, on which the participants exchanged gifts and danced until midnight. On their free days the participants had the chance to enjoy the beauty of Ohrid and the Ohrid lake. " Zoran Strezovski told us.

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Reviews from the groups: 

This festival has review of 12 groups and average estimation is VERY GOOD - 8,6/10      

Groups pay in advance a 10% guarantee fee, which is to be deducted at the final payment.

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