Majorettes & Orchestra Festival "Paralia March & Melody Festival"
Location: Paralia - Katerini, Greece
Director: S.S & WOFA
Application Deadline: 5 January, 2025
INVITATION
With pleasure we INVITE majorette teams & orchestras (children, youth and adult groups ) to participate on Majorettes & Orchestra Festival "Paralia March & Melody Festival" 09 - 14 July, Paralia, Katerini,Greece 2025
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 orchestras and majorettes regardless of the members gender and age.Paralia is famous holiday place on the Aegean coast of Greece with many sends beach .Festival program will be held on the main square in Paralia and Olimpic beach.
General rules :
- is a non-competitive sample performed by groups.
- The number of participants are limited (only 3 groups from each country),
- Each group should consist of most 85 members
- 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 and photos of the group,
- To take a flag of the country,
- Groups should have there own transport for arrival and departure,
Program Proposal
Day 1
13.00.Arrivalin Paralia, hotel accommodation and free time (beach time)
18.00 – 19.00 Dinner in hotel
21.00 Welcome reception with leaders of the groups
Day 2
07.00 - 08.30 Breakfast,
11.00 – 17.00 Beach time or visiting Thessalonica or Katerini (optional)
18.00 - 19.00 Dinner in hotel
21.00 Party with all participants in ALOHA Beach
Day 3
08.00 -09.00 Breakfast,
09.00 -16.00 Boat excursion in the blue waters of Thermaikos Gulf, (20 euro per person (BOAT program: 9:00 Start from the port of Paralia.10:30 We will make a 30min. stop on the opened sea in the high of the beach of PLAKA. Here you can swim in the crystal clear water. 11:00 We are taking you with the small boat to the VARIKO beach, where the captain will prepare a lunch for you around 12:45 (Grilled fish, greek salad and to drink juice or wine and ouzo).The rest of the time at the Variko beach you can spend with taking a walk, swimming, collecting shells. 14:00 leaving the Variko beachparalia 15:00 making a stop on the opened sea with a possibility to swim. 15:30 Return to the port of Paralia)),,
18.00 – 19.00 Dinner in hotel
19.30 – 23.00 Festival evening on the square in Paralia
Day 4
09.00 – 10.00 Breakfast ,
11.00 – 17.00 Beach time or Visiting Meteori (very famous historical place in Greece)
21.00 Free time (shoping in Paralia)
Day 5
08.00 – 10.00 Breakfast
10.30 Departure of the participants
OPTIONAL – If you stay more days…
Day 5
09.00 -10.00 Breakfast,
10.30 – 14.00 Visiting Katerini or free time on the beach
19.00 – 20.00 Dinner in hotel
21.00 19.30 – 23.00 Second festival evening on the square of Olympic beach
Day 6
08.00 – 10.00 Breakfast,
10.30 Departure
Participation fee is:
- 129 euro for 3 HB per person (4 days/ 3 nights with 2 meals per day).
- 149 euro for 4 HB per person (5 days/ 4 nights with 2 meals per day).
- 174 euro for 5 HB per person (6 days/ 5 nights with 2 meals per day).
It covers accommodation ijn Hotels & Apartments with 2 meals per day in full capasity and multiple rooms with own toilet) located in Paralia or Olimpic beach on the beach like Yakhintos,Katerina, Xenia Zeus, Ifigenia, Despina, London,,Phenix....in full capacity of the seats..for drivers and leaders will be two double rooms..for additional double rooms it is 12 euro/person/day
Hotel apartments like Rainbow resort, Passion,Kronos,Xenia Zeus, Ifigenia, Despina,Bambus..
Some moments of the festivalS in Paralia you can see on folowing link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgjuWQntng8
Festival organizers provide:
- for 24 dancers – one gratis,(24+1,48+2)
- souvenir and gift for each group,
- Certificate for attendance,
- Welcome reception for the leaders (with drinks),
- free parking,
- advertising of the festival (press release, social media promotion, posters)
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.
On your request, You can continue your stay in Paralia. Price will be 39 Euro per day per person HB – price is special for the participants in festivals that we can provide.Tourist tax is 1,5 euro per person/day and it is additional payment.
After Groups arrived in Hotel will be given detailed program of the festival .After the festival finish organizers will send you link of photos and videos where you can take it .
The festival will organize the transport for the groups coming by plane by picking them up from Thessaloniki Airport which are only 75 km from Paralia. The cost of the transportation will be covered by the group and will be additionally agreed according to their number
All detailed information will be supply after your confirmation for participations.
In 2017 on the festival were participated 11 groups from 9 EU country with 424 participants.
In 2018 on the festival were participated 13 groups from 11 EU country with 433 participants.
n 2019 on the festival were participated 14 groups from 10 EU country with 496 participants.
NUMBER OF SEATS IS LMITED ON 400 PARTICIPANTS OR 10-12 GROUPS..
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NEWS FOR THE FESTIVAL Published: 13 July 2023
"FESTIVALS IN PARALIA GATHERING 650 PARTICIPANTS FROM EUROPE"
WOFA FESTIVAL in Paralaia,Katerini,Greece, finished with great succes..
From 09 - 13 July 2019 was held XI International music & Folk - dance festival "Paralia Summer Festival",in Paralia,Greece..
On the festival participated 15 ensembles with over 650 participants from Estonia,Ukraine,Moldova,Romania,Hungary,Croatia, Bulgaria,Poland..
On 09 July was held Welcome reception with leaders of the groups where director of the festival Mr Sreten Strezovski wish them welcome on the festival and explain program for the festival..
On 10 July was held beach party with all participants on famoues Aloha beach bar where all ensembles have their presentation..
On 11 July was held festival evening in Olimpic beach and second festival evening was held on 12 July in Paralia squere where director give them sertificates and presents from the festival..
Organizer of the festivals were WOFA - World Festival Association with cooperation with local municipality..
Some moments of the festival on the link:
THE NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS IS LIMITED!