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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 CAPADOKIA FESTIVAL from 11 - 15 July 2025

Cappadocia, a semi-arid region in central Turkey, is known for its distinctive “fairy chimneys,” tall, cone-shaped rock formations clustered in Monks Valley, Göreme and elsewhere. Other notables sites include Bronze Age homes carved into valley walls by troglodytes (cave dwellers) and later used as refuges by early Christians. The 100m-deep Ihlara Canyonhouses numerous rock-face churches.Some caves are now hotels in towns such as Ürgüp and Ortahisar. Other historical attractions include the Göreme Open Air Museum, a monastic center with stone-cut Byzantine churches ornamented with frescoes, and the multileveled Derinkuyu and Kaymakli underground cities. The craggy Üçhisar Castle, atop the highest land formation in the region, offers views from the summit, while hot-air balloons (operated by several local companies) survey the area from the sky. Rugged, multicolored canyons such as Rose Valley are favored for hiking. A major wine producer, Cappadocia is also home to many vineyards.

FESTIVAL PROGRAMME 

Day 1

10.00 – 12.00 Welcome

13.30 – 15.30 TRIP ( Avanos Çömlek evi - pottery workshop)

16.00 – 16.30 VISIT (Goreme Municipilaty Mayor )

17.00 – 18.00 Dance and Music Rehearsal ( Preparing for performance)

18.00 – 19.00 Dinner

19.15 – 19.45 Parade (with tredational costums)

20.00 – 21.30 Performance ( 8 minutes )

21.30 – 22.00 Free Time (In Goreme)

22.00 Back to Dormitory

 Day 2

08.00 – 09.00 Breakfast

09.00 – 10.00 Free Time

11.00 – 13.30 TRIP (Zelve ,Paşabağ,)

14.00 – 16.00 TRIP (Çavuşin,Avanos )

16.00 – 17.30 Free Time

18.30 – 19.00 Dinner

20.00 – 21.30 Performance ( 8 minutes )

21.30 – 22.00 Free Time

22.30 Back to Dormitry

Day 3

08.00 – 09.00 Breakfast

10.00 – 13.00 Free Time (Forum Shopping Center)

14.00 – 18.00 TRIP ( Uç Hisar Castle , Panaromic Wiev Cappadocia)

18.30 – 19.00 Dinner

20.00 – 21.30 Performance ( 8 minutes )

21.30 – 22.00 Free Time

22.30 Back to Dormitry

Day 4 

08.00 – 09.00 Breakfast

09.00 – 12.00 TRIP Ürgüp (Üç güzeller,Turasan Wine Fabric)

12.30 – 17.00 Free Time

18.30 – 19.00 Dinner

20.00 – 21.30 Performance ( 8 minutes )

21.30 – 22.00 Free Time

22.30 Back to Dormitry

Day 5 

08.00 – 09.00 Breakfast

10.00 Departure Time for Groups 

  CONDITIONS

- Participants have to come Cappadocia on 11 July  (check in time is11.00 ‘ o clock) and leaving time is 15 July   , starting from 11.00 a.m .

- There is no limit for participiant number.

-  Participants can use USB or live music .

- Participants will show their performance in place which is in accordance with the festival committee’s decision.

- While festival,participants will prepare their performance , 3,6 min  at most 10 minutes longer.Groups have performances every day.Choir groups also have performans every day.They will prepare their performance 10 , 15 and maximum 20 minutes.

- Performance will showed in open area.Performances will showed in areas which are 10 * 12 meter.( Concrete Floor)

- .Festival committee will give a guide to all groups while festival.Festival language is English.

-  There will be historical and touristy trips for participiants in free times.

- While festival, every groups security will be ensured by festival committee.

- To bring flag of their country

- Participant groups need to send 5 different pictures , 1 video (which includes their performances) about their groups .

PARTICIPATION FEE:

- 180 euro per person for 4 HB in 4* hotel (4 nights with breakfast and dinner in  3 bads, double rooms is 49 euro and single room is 90 euro

Festival organizers provide:

• for 25 dancers – one gratis,
• souvenir and gift for each group,
• Welcome cocktail with leaders of the groups
• Certificate for attendance,
• drinks during the performance,
• free bus parking
• advertising of the festival (press release, social media promotion,posters and flayers).
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• 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.
• After Groups arrived in Hotel will be given detailed program of the festival and each group will have guide during festival.

After the festival finish organizers will send you link of the fetsival where you can take the photos and videos from the festival.. 

All detailed information  will be supply after your confirmation for participations.
In 2019 on this Festival participated over 560  (children,youth and adults ) participants from 11  countries of  Europe.

 NUMBER OF SEATS IS LIMITED ON 400 or 10 -11 GROUPS...

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NEWS ABOUT FESTIVAL                                               Published on 16 July 2019

"Cappadocia festival finished with great festival mood"

From 12-16 July 2019 in Cappadokia succesfulu was held International music and folk - dance festival where participated over 500 participants from Poland, Bulgaria,Greece, Georgia,Turkey..

Festival evenings were held at the eveninga and during the day they have oportunety to visit Goreme and Neveshir - cities in Cappadokia with historic and cultural heritage..also they have oportunety to fly by baloon as a special excursions for the groups//

Festival was held in cooperation with municipality of the cities in Cappadokia..Leaders of the groups had welcome reception with the major of the city where they receive presents from municipality..All groups were satisfied of the accommodation and festival organization in Capadokia and as they said we will come back next year..

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Reviews from the groups: 

This festival has review of 6 groups and average estimation is VERY GOOD - 8,4/10