In the period 16th - 26th of June the XII Edition of the International Folklore Festival "Euro Folk - Black sea 2016" will be held in "Green Park" Resort in Kiten, Municipality of Primorsko. More than 60 groups (dance groups, ensembles and individual performers) and about 1000 participants from Bulgaria and abroad will get on stage of the festival. Bulgarian groups will present all the ethnographic regions of Bulgaria and the guests from Greek and Macedonia will demonstrate their authentic and processed folklore.
The festival has a competitive nature and is authorized qualifying round from the system of the World Association of Folklore Festivals - WAFF. The Jury will assess the performances in 9 categories in two age groups under the evaluation system of WAFF. The winner in each category will receive First prize "Orpheus" and diploma. The grand prize of the festival is Grand Prix "Orpheus" and diploma.
All the winners are going to receive Honorable sign and certificates for laureates of "Euro folk". At the discretion of the jury and the producers Euro Folk Academy, the best performers and artistic directors shall be honored with a Diploma for obtaining the title of "Maestro" or "Maestro academician."
International folklore festival is part of Musical Feasts "Eurofolk" - The world is television.
Concerts will be live broadcasted on Global Internet TV - EuroFolk TV. Studio audio and video recordings will be made during the festival and the best of them will be transmitted on 40 Bulgarian cabel televisions, on 4 satellite televisions covering the whole Europe as well as in the 6 weekly shows on Internet TV Eurofolk TV on the address:tv.eurofolk.com.
The official opening ceremony of the XII International Folklore Festival "Euro Folk - Black sea 2016" is on 18th of June at 19:30 on the "Green park" stage, where the performances of the groups will begin at 16:30. Concerts on 20th, 24th and 25th of June will start at 16:00h. The official closing ceremony will be on 25th of June at 21:40. Organizers and partners of the festival provide for the participants free time for visit of tourist destinations like Fairy Castle in Ravadinovo and Sozopol and Nessebar historical sites. Groups and guests will have the opportunity to enjoy a boat trip on Ropotamo river and another activities.