XIII International Festival ANTALYA PARADISE
Location: ANTALYA, Turkey
Director: H.T.Y & WOFA
Application Deadline: 31 May, 2025
INVITATION
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 XIII International Festival ANTALYA PARADISE from 02 - 07 October 2025 in Antalya,Turkey
The intention of our invitation and the Festival light motive is to present the cultural tradition of different countries and to provide an opportunity for the members of groups to get together, to establish friendships and culture presentation trough dance and music.The idea of the Festival is to bring the music closer to the people and to present the music on the streets and the squares.The festival is open for folk and choir ensembles, as well as orchestras and majorettes regardless of the members gender and age.
ANTALYA is a Turkish resort city with a yacht-filled Old Harbor and beaches flanked by large hotels. It's a gateway to Turkey's southern Mediterranean region, known as the Turquoise Coast for its blue waters. Remnants remain from Antalya's time as a major Roman port. These include Hadrian’s Gate, built to honor the Roman emperor’s visit in 130 A.D and 2nd-century Hidirlik Tower, with harbor views. Having entered the scene in 150 BC as Attalia, named after its founder, Attalos II, king of Pergamon, Antalya has ever attracted a wide array of travellers, including Paul the Apostle, and Ibn Battuta among others. Antalya had replaced Phaselis—beautiful ruins of which now lie to south of the city, between Kemer and Olympos—as the main harbour of the surrounding region during the reign of Seljuks, in early 1200s, but the lack of a large hinterland (or, rather, lack of good connections with its mountainous hinterland) meant for much of its history eversince that it was a provincial coastal town, albeit with a multicultural community of Muslims, Christians, and Jews. As the centre of a region with beautiful beaches, verdant mountains, and a mindblowing number of ancient ruins, the tourism investments started in 1970s, which changed the fate of the city considerably. However, as most of the visitors (make no mistake—they are in the range of millions annually) to the region are actually on "all-inclusive" vacation packages nowadays, they are immediately taken from the airport to the huge resorts lining the coastline of hundreds of kilometres, where they stay until the end of their holidays except perhaps a raid or two to the nearest and the most popular attractions, so Antalya itself, especially the old town (Kaleiçi), is more of an independent traveller destination, where you will meet the other travellers of a similar mind, and the local.
General rules :
- is a non-competitive sample of traditional and modern dances,orchestras, brass bands, modern dance, choir and vocal groups.
- Every Folklore, Choral group, modern dance, majorette Teams, orchestras has the right to participate. Children's ensembles , Youth ensembles Adult ensembles
- The number of participants is limited (only 3 groups from each country),
Each group should consist of most 70 members including dancers, managers, musicians and family number,
- Ensemble should have prepared програм 12-15 minutes each with orchestra or USB.
- For choral groups should prepare free program about 12 minutes 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 us short CV (5-6 sentences on English) and photos of the group,
- To have a flag of your country,
- Groups should have there own transport for arrival and departure,
Program Proposal
Day 1
13.00.Arrivalin Antalia, hotel accommodation and free time (beach time)
13.00 – 15.00 Lunch in hotel – all inclusive
15.00 - 19.00 Aqua Park in hotel or beach time
19.00 – 21.00 Dinner in hotel – all inclusiv
21.00 – 22.30 Meeting with director of the festival in hotel
Day 2
08.00 -10.00 Breakfast,
10.00 -17.00 Boat excursion in the blue waters with stop overs for swimming and lunch on the boat (optional)
13.00-15.00 Lunch in hotel (all inclusive)
19.00 - 21.00 Dinner in hotel – all inclusive
21.00 – 23.00 Presentation and socialization in hotel amphiteatre
Day 3
08.00 -10.00 Breakfast, (all inclusive)
11.00. Welcome reception with leader of the groups in municipality
13.00 - 15 .00 Lunch in hotel – all inclusive
15.00 - 18.00 Beach time or visiting Antalya (optional) or visiting Side (Antigue city)
19.00 – 21.00 Dinner in hotel – all inclusive
21.00 – 23.00 Welcome speech officials
Ceremony of opening of the festival
Defile and Festival evening
Day 4
08.00 – 10.00 Breakfast - all inclusive
11.00 – 17.00 Beach time or Visiting Efesus (very famous historical place )(optional)
13.00 – 15.00 Lunch in hotel – all inclusive
19.00 – 21.00 Dinner (all inclusive)
21.00 Party with all participants
Day 5
08.00 – 10.00 Breakfast
11.00 Departure of the participants
OPTIONAL – If you stay more days…
.Day 5
08.00 -10.00 Breakfast ( all inclusive)
10.30 – 14.00 Beach time
13.00 – 15.00 Lunch in hotel ( all inclusive)
19.00 – 20.00 Dinner in hotel ( all inclusive)
21.00. – 00.00 Beach party for goodbye
Day 6
08.00 – 09.00 Breakfast,
09.00 – 14.00 Departure
PARTICIPATION FEE:
- 154 euro for 4 ALL INCLUSIVE in 5* hotel (4 nights/ 5 days) in 5* hotel all inclusive including the drinks (in 3 and 4 bedroom) from 01 - 05 October in Hotel accommodation in 5* hotel with 3 meals per day open buffet and drinks (all inclusive services) in triple rooms and quadriple rooms.
- 192 euro for 5 ULTRA ALL INCLUSIVE in 5* hotel (5 nights/ 6 days) in 5* hotel all inclusive including the drinks (in 3 and 4 bedroom) from 01 -06 October in Hotel accommodation in 5* hotel with 3 meals per day open buffet and drinks (all inclusive services) in triple rooms and quadriple rooms.
Triple rooms have 1 french bed and 1 single bed and Quadruple rooms have 1 french bed, 1 single bed and 1 extra bed.
Double room price is 41 Euro per person per day.
Single room price is 75 Euro per person per day.
You can see video from the festival last year on:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mScOoyOYHOA
Festival organizers provide:
- for 25 dancers – one gratis,
- souvenir and gift for each group,
- Welcome cocktail with leaders of the groups
- Certificate for attendance,
- free bus parking
- advertising of the festival (press release, social media promotion,posters and flayers).
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.
You can prolonged your stay on the hotel and it will be 45 euro additional all inclusive service.
After the festival finish organizers will send you LINK of the festival from where you can take the photos. The copy right of all video materials and pictures are ownership of the Organization of the Festival.
The festival will organize the transport for the groups coming by plane by picking them up from Antalya airport, (30 euro per person round trip)
All detailed information will be supply after your confirmation for participations.
In 2022 on this Festival participated over 560 (children and youth ) participants from 11 countries of Europe.
NUMBER OF SEATS IS LIMITED ON 400 or 10 -11 GROUPS..
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NEWS ABOUT THE FESTIVAL Published on 03 November 2022
290 PARTICIPANTS EXPERIENCED GREAT MOMENTS DURING THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE INTERNATIONAL AUTUMN FESTIVAL IN ANTALYAThe
The fifth edition of the International Autumn Festival in Antalya welcomed 290 participants on the stage in the period October 27 - November 2, 2022.
Participants represented 7 groups from Ukraine, Kyrgyzstan, Iran and Turkey. The groups were able to visit and learn more about the natural and historical sights of Antalya during different excursions.
Beside the unforgettable moments, participants were awarded with diplomas and awards for honorable presentation by the Mayor of Manavgat and the organizers of the forum
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Reviews from the groups:
This festival has review of 11 groups and average estimation is EXELENTD- 8,9/10