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 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  2023

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 109 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