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9th International Cultural and Dance Festival and competition in New Delhi - INDIA

Application Form Price: 260 € Date: 11 - 18 July, 2025
Location: NEW DELHI, India
Director: V.K & WOFA
Application Deadline: 15 May, 2025
Groups pay in advance a 10% guarantee fee, which is to be deducted at the final payment.

I N V I T A T I O N 

Festival City - Delhi
Welcome to Delhi, City of Djinns:

Delhi is the capital territory of India. Delhi is the largest commercial centre in northern India. The National Capital Territory of Delhi has its own Legislative Assembly, Lieutenant Governor, council of ministers and Chief Minister. The people of Delhi are referred to as Delhiites or Dilliwalas. The city is referenced in various idioms of the Northern Indo-Aryan languages.

Delhi's Culture at a Glance:
The Archaeological Survey of India recognizes 1200 heritage buildings and 175 monuments as national heritage sites. In the Old City, the Mughals and the Turkic rulers constructed several architecturally significant buildings, such as the Jama Masjid – India's largest mosque and the Red Fort. Three World Heritage Sites – the Red Fort, Qutab Minar and Humayun's Tomb – are located in Delhi. Other monuments include the India Gate, the Jantar Mantar – an 18th-century astronomical observatory – and the Purana Qila – a 16th-century fortress.

Festival highlights:

  • Direct flight to Delhi - Indira Gandhi International Airport- DEL
  • Welcome to all groups and to ages
  • Comfort hotel stays with utmost hygiene
  • 3 times meals with Delicious cuisines of INDIA
  • Convenient and friendly Program schedules
  • Certificates to all group members and a beautiful Trophy to the Group
  • Traditional Indian dress wear and photo session
  • Helps to explore as 10+ Monuments of Delhi in City Tour

Admission to the Festival:

Festival has two participation categories:
  1. Festival Participant (Mandatory/ Compulsory)
  2. Festival Competitor (Optional)

NOTE: ** The Festival Participants only can take part in the Festival Competition **

Terms & Conditions:

  • Category 1. Festival Participant (Mandatory)
Dance Styles: Festival is open to all dance and music groups of any style: Folk Dances, Theatres, Classical, Contemporary, Latin, Ball room, Street, Modern Social, Oriental, Fusion Dances, Choirs, Brass Bands, Orchestras & majorettes.
Age Category: 7 to 70+ years.
Group Members: 4+ to 40+ unlimited.
Music: Participants are allowed to perform on live or recorded music.
Travel: Flight Tickets round trip and the Travel Health insurance should be at the Group’s Expense.
Accommodation: Each group should choose the accommodation packages listed below in this section accordingly 3*/4* hotels will be provided.

Performance: The Groups should perform 4 different dance items with 10/ 15 minutes slots each 1 or 2 times a day at provided venues.

  • Category 2. Festival Competitor (Optional)
It is mandatory that only the Festival Participants can take part in the festival Competition too where they need to pay extra competition participation fee.
Group Members should be of minimum 10 members to no limit.
Performance: Competitor Groups should perform 5 min dance item
Competitor Participation fees: 100 Euro per Group

Participation fee:

  • 260 Euro per person
  • 375 Euro per person

Participation fee includes:

260 Euro Package:
3 Star Hotel Accommodation
Full Board: 3 Times Meals
7 days/6 nights’ Accommodation
Arrival on 11th July by 12:00 (Lunch will be the first meal)
Departure on 17th July by 10:00 - 12:00 (after breakfast)
New Delhi Airport Transfers
Delhi City Tour (Excluding Monuments fee)
 
375 Euro Package:
3 Star Hotel Accommodation
Full Board: 3 Times Meals
8 days/7 nights’ Accommodation
Arrival on 11th July by 12:00 (Lunch will be the first meal)
Departure on 18th July by 10:00 - 12:00 (after breakfast)
New Delhi Airport Transfers
Delhi City Tour (Excluding Monuments fee)
Agra -Tajmahal Tour(Excluding Monuments fee)
Mathura Tour (Excluding Monuments fee)
 
Upgrading from 3* to 4* Accommodation

10 Euro per person

Accommodation in double rooms is paid additionally:
3*** Hotel - 10 Euro Extra per person

4**** Hotel - 15 Euro Extra per person

Extra day is paid additionally:
3*** Hotel - 35 Euro Extra per person with food
4**** Hotel - 45 Euro Extra per person with food

Winners Cash prizes:

Groups Category: 500 Euro, 200 Euro, 100 Euro along with Trophies and Diplomas.

Jury:

• The Jury evaluates the participants in accordance with the regulations. The jury consists of 3 highly skilled professional, jury’s decision will be considered as the final verdict for the competition.
• At Jury’s decision competition holds surprise additional silver and bronze medals with the relevant diplomas in choreographies & costumes.

Additional tourism:

Agra & Mathura Tour: 1 day (one of seven wonders)
Haridwar & Rishikesh Tour: 2 days/ 1 night
Jaipur Tour: 3 days/ 2 nights
Gujarat Tour: 5 days/ 4 nights
Goa Tour: (By Train) 3 nights/ 4 days
Goa Tour: (By Flight) 3 nights/ 4 days
Himachal Tour: Shimla & Manali 3 nights/ 4 days
 
NOTE: Festival organization take the full responsibility of the group by providing the official invitation. Festival will receive the group on arrival from the Delhi - Indira Gandhi International Airport-DEL and will escort the groups to the Boarding sections of the DEL Intl Airport on departures from INDIA. Groups can not engage themselves with any other Tour operator while in India on Organizers invitation.
 
Any group willing to participate must submit an Application form.

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

 

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NEWS ABOUT THE FESTIVAL                                   Published on 27.10 2018

GROUPS FROM 8 COUNTRIES TOOK PART IN THE 4TH EDITION OF THE ETHNO FOLK FESTIVAL IN INDIA

200 international participants  from Russia, Portugal, Mexico, Lithuania, Indonesia, Poland, South Korea and 250 folklore performers from India took part in the IV International ethnic Folklore Festival (New Delhi), India.International Folklore Festival is characterized by the unique format of the event, variety of folklore and performing features of dances, from all corners of the Globe, openness to the new, combination of entertainment and high artistic level of participants’ performance, where the dance and cultures of the World UNITE  in the heart of India’s Capital New Delhi.  International Ethnic Folklore Festival started its first edition in 2015, in the heart of India’s Capital & Union territory New Delhi, City of Djinns. IEFF-INDIA is the member of CIOFF – INDIA Section, Official partner of UNESCO & European Association of Folklore Festivals.  The concept of the festival-contest meets the actual world trends of folklore culture popularization. Particularly it corresponds with the initiatives of UNESCO that has called the world community to active promotion of dialog between cultures and generations through folk art.  

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Reviews from the groups: 

This festival has review of 7 groups and average estimation is  GOOD- 7.6/10
Groups pay in advance a 10% guarantee fee, which is to be deducted at the final payment.

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