International Music & Dance Festival ISTANBUL FEST
Location: ISTANBUL, Turkey
Director: C.M. & WOFA
Application Deadline: 15 May, 2025
I N V I T A T I O N
With pleasure we INVITE you (Folk ensembles, Choral groups, Ballroom dance teams, art schools, Music theatre, modern dance teams, orchestras and majorette teams), (children and youth groups) to participate on XI INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL "ISTANBUL FEST" from 21 - 24 August
ISTANBUL The capital of Turkey, it is a major city in Turkey that straddles Europe and Asia across the Bosphorus Strait. Its Old City reflects cultural influences of the many empires that once ruled here. In the Sultanahmet district, the open-air, Roman-era Hippodrome was for centuries the site of chariot races, and Egyptian obelisks also remain. The iconic Byzantine Hagia Sophia features a soaring 6th-century dome and rare Christian mosaics
Festival Program
21.08.Day 1
14:00 Arrival to Istanbul. Accommodation in the selected
accommodation unit.
19:00 Dinner
Free time for the individual activities. Overnight.
22.08.Day 2
07:30 Breakfast
10:00 Briefing with the organizers and other participating ensembles.
Free time for the individual activities.
17:30 Dinner
19:00 Gathering of the groups. Defile.
19:30 Opening ceremony of the the festival. Performances of the groups.(The detailed program and the order of appearances will be submitted to the groups on their arrival)
Closing and award ceremony of the festival.
23.08.Day 3
07:30 Breakfast
10:00 Optional excursion, visit of Aya Sofya, Topkapi Palace, Blue
Mosque, and Grand Bazaar, city sightseeing. Optional boat ride.
19:00 Dinner
24.08.Day 4
07:30 Breakfast
11:00 Departure of the groups.
Price 119 euro and include:
3 HB *Accommodation in the hotel in base HB / breakfast and dinner /
Participation on the festival
Plaques, Souvenirs, diploma, photo, DVD.
Companion during the festival
Price includes:
Accommodation in the hotel in base HB / breakfast and dinner /
Participation on the festival
Plaques, Souvenirs, diploma, photo, DVD.
Companion during the festival
Price does not include:
Optional excursions, night outs, parties, sightseeing, bus parking fee (where
required), foreigner city tax (where required, for the participants above 14. Y.o.
excluded the group leaders and drivers)
Insurance for passengers. Other individual costs of the participants.
SUPPLEMENTS:
Supplement extension of stay: 35€ per day per person
Hotel Supplement for the double room 5€ per day/per person
Supplement for the single room 22€ Per day/Per person
NUMBER OF SEATS IS LIMITED..
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Reviews from the groups:
This festival has review of 11 groups and average estimation is VERY GOOD - 8,6/10