XI International Folklore Festival ''FOLK FRIENDS TOGETHER''
Location: Targu Mures - Tarnaveni, Romania
Director: T.V.R.&WOFA
Application Deadline: 10 July, 2026
INVITATION
We invite you to join us in the beautiful Romanian cities of Tarnaveni and Targu Mures.
Festival Welcomes:
Folk ensembles (children, youth, and adult groups).
General Rules:
Performance lasting 5-15 minutes (recorded or live music).
Bring national flag.
Limit: 45 persons per group (including leaders, drivers, interpreters).
Groups arrange own transport. Bus from Cluj Napoca/Sibiu airport available at extra cost for groups from outside Europe.
ACCOMMODATION INFO
Accommodation in a hotel in Tarnaveni/Targu Mures, Romania.
Participation Fee:
195 EUR per person – 4 nights with half board (breakfast and dinner).
Accommodation Details:
Rooms for 2/3 persons.
Tourist tax and insurance: Not included. Groups must arrange their own medical insurance for the festival period.
Included by Organizers:
Guide-interpreter for each ensemble (speaking English).
Certificates, plaque, souvenirs.
Arrangement of medical care in an emergency during the festival.
PROGRAM INFO
Day 1
12:00 – Arrival at hotel
Daytime – Free time
Evening – Dinner and festival preparations
Day 2
Morning – Breakfast
Daytime – Rehearsals, potential promotional events, or proposed cultural program
Evening – Dinner and festival performances
Day 3
Morning – Breakfast
Daytime – Proposed cultural program (e.g., visit to Turda Salt Mine, Bran Castle)
Evening – Dinner and festival performances
Day 4
Morning – Breakfast
Daytime – Processions, performances, or proposed cultural program
Evening – Dinner and potential final performances
Day 5
Morning – Breakfast
12:00 – Departure
EXCURSION INFO
Optional Cultural Program (proposed, details to be confirmed):
Visit to Turda Salt Mine.
Visit to Bran Castle.
Promotional events and performances in Tarnaveni, Targu Mures, and nearby towns.
