The Balkan Calendar
listing Balkan festivals, workshops, tours and other events
in the U.S., Europe and around the World
(Updated 10/14/17)
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- JANUARY 2017 -
Epiphany Festival (Bulgaria - Kalofer), Jan. 6
The Golden Festival (USA - New York city), Jan. 13 - 14
Kukeri Festival (Bulgaria - Razlog), Jan. 14
Surva Kukeri Festival (Bulgaria - Pernik), Jan. 29 - 31
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- FEBRUARY 2017 -
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Verea Arts Contest (USA - Chicago), Feb. 18
Trakia Ensemble performance (Bulgaria - Sofia), Feb. 18
Kukerlandia Festival (Bulgaria - Yambol), Feb. 23 - 26
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- MARCH 2017 -
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Laguna Folkdance Festival (USA - Los Angeles area), Mar. 3 - 5
Goran Bregovic Performance (USA - Chicago), Mar. 5
"Pesponedelnik" Kukeri Festival (Bulgaria - Shiroka Luka), Mar. 5
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Albanian Dance Workshop (Germany - Darmstadt), Mar. 11 - 12
Folkdance Festival (Bulgaria - Haskovo), Mar. 18
Chicago Spring Festival (USA - Chicago), Mar. 24 - 26
- APRIL 2017 -
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Verea Festival (USA - Chicago), Apr. 21 - 23
Shiroka Luka Graduation Concert (Bulgaria - near Smolyan), Apr. 29
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Romani Dance Party (USA - New York), Apr. 29
- MAY 2017 -
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BalkanFolk Festival (Bulgaria - Veliko Tarnovo), May 11 - 21
Rose Festival (Bulgaria - Kazanluk region), May 13 - Jun. 4
Dance Tour (Turkey, Greece), May 16 - 26
Dance Performance (Bulgaria - Sofia), May 20
Nina K. Romania-Bulgaria Tour (Romania, Bulgaria), May 23 - Jun. 7
International Folklore Festival (Romania - Slobozia), May 25 - 28
Study Abroad (Bulgaria), May 28 - Jun. 9
60 Year Celebration (Bulgaria - Kalofer), May 31
Rose Valley Tour (Bulgaria), May 31 - Jun. 5
- JUNE 2017 -
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June Folkdance Camp (USA - Wisconsin), Jun. 1 - 4
Rose Festival Tour (Bulgaria - Kazanluk), Jun. 1 - 5
Pirin and Dobrudzha Ensembles Joint Perfomance (Bulgaria - Dobrich), Jun. 2
Serbian Festival (Canada - Vancouver), Jun. 2 - 4
Rose Festival Tour (Bulgaria), Jun. 2 - 5
Dance Festival (Bulgaria - Kranevo), Jun. 2 - 7
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Nestinarstvo Fire-walking Ritual (Bulgaria - Bulgari), Jun. 3
Folkdance Festival (Bulgaria - Pleven), Jun. 3
Koutev School 50 Year Celebration (Bulgaria - Kotel), Jun. 3
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Spassov Quintet (Bulgaria - Varna), Jun. 4
"Shope Song" Festival (Bulgaria - Lokorsko), Jun. 4
Trakia Ensemble performance (Bulgaria - Plovdiv), Jun. 5
Romania and Bulgaria Tour (Bulgaria, Romania), Jun. 5 - 16
Bulgarian language course (USA - Pittsburgh), Jun. 5 - Jul. 14
EuroFolk Festival (Bulgaria - Hissarya), Jun. 8 - 12
International Dance Festival (Bulgaria - Haskovo), Jun. 9 - 11
Zornitsa Ensemble Performance (Bulgaria - Sofia), Jun. 10
Folk Music and Dance Performance (Bulgaria - Dalbok Izvor), Jun. 10
Bulgarian Festival (USA - Philadelphia), Jun. 10
Folkdance Clubs Festival (Bulgaria - Pleven), Jun. 10
Zlatne Uste with Demiran Cerimovic (USA - New York), Jun. 10
Rila Festival (Bulgaria - Rila), Jun. 10 - 11
Folkdance Festival (Bulgaria - Varna), Jun. 16 - 17
Strandzha Folk Festival (Bulgaria - Tsarevo), Jun. 16 - 18
Rusalii Festival (Bulgaria - Petrich), Jun. 16 - 18
Youth Folklore Festival (Bulgaria - Primorsko), Jun. 16 - 30
Dance Clubs Festival (Bulgaria - Gorna Oryahovitsa), Jun. 17
Folklore Festival (Bulgaria - Nikolovo), Jun. 17 - 18
Dance Clubs Festival (Bulgaria - Pomorie), Jun. 17 - 18
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Mendocino Folklore Camp (USA - California), Jun. 17 - 24
Greek Dance Workshop (Belgium - Brussels), Jun. 18
Krushevo Guitar Workshop (FYROM - Krushevo), Jun. 20 - 22
"Braid" Folklore Festival (FYROM - Ohrid), Jun. 20 - 24
Gaida Concert (Bulgaria - Varna), Jun. 21
Bolyarska Shresta Wedding Party (Bulgaria - Lyaskovets), Jun. 21 - 23
Euro-Folk Festival (Bulgaria - Primorsko), Jun. 21 - 26
Folklore and Medicinal Herbs Festival (Bulgaria - Kiselchovo), Jun. 22 - 25
Wildflower Festival (Bulgaria - Smolyan area), Jun. 22 - 28
Youth Folklore Festival (Bulgaria - Ruse), Jun. 23 - 25
Symbol and Ritual Festival (Bulgaria - Kotel), Jun. 23 - 25
Folklore Festival (Bulgaria - Yagodovo), Jun. 24
Rusenski Carnival (Bulgaria - Ruse), Jun. 24
Folklore Festival (Bulgaria - Lovech), Jun. 24
Dance Clubs Festival (Bulgaria - Pleven), Jun. 24
Lavender Herbs and Oils Festival (Bulgaria - Karlovo), Jun. 24
Dance Club Festival (Bulgaria - Devin), Jun. 24 - 25
Petropavlov Folk Festival (Bulgaria - Lyaskovets), Jun. 24 - 25
Cherry Festival (Bulgaria - Kyustendil), Jun. 24 - 25
Folklore Festival (Bulgaria - Lozen), Jun. 24 - 25
Folklore Festival (Bulgaria - Vratsa), Jun. 24 - 25
BNR Folk Orchestra Performance (Bulgaria - Sofia), Jun. 25
Rick Steves Bulgaria Tour (Bulgaria), Jun. 25 - Jul. 6
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Ceremonial Festival (Bulgaria - Etropole), Jun. 27 - 28
Moisidis Dance Seminar (Greece - Papa Nero), Jun. 27 - Jul. 5
Young People's Folklore Festival (Bulgaria - Chavdar), Jun. 30 - Jul. 2
Rila Mountain Festival (Bulgaria - Borovets), Jun. 30 - Jul. 2
Haidut Gencho Folklore Party (Bulgaria - Hissarya), Jun. 30 - Jul. 2
Wine Festival (Bulgaria - Burgas), Jun. 30 - Jul. 2
- JULY 2017 -
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Folk Picnic (Bulgaria - Varshets), Jul. 1
Folkdance Festival (Bulgaria - Sandanski), Jul. 1 - 2
Koutev Ensemble Performance (Bulgaria - Sofia), Jul. 4
Romanian Dance Seminar (Romania - Timisoara), Jul. 4 - 14
Jazz Festival (Bulgaria - Veliko Tarnovo), Jul. 6 - 8
Strandzha and Trakia Ensembles Joint Performance (Bulgaria - Burgas), Jul. 7
Pautalia Folk Festival (Bulgaria - Kyustendil), Jul. 7 - 9
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Dance Festival (Bulgaria - Velingrad), Jul. 8 - 9
Balkan Music and Dance Workshop (France - La Lacelle), Jul. 8 - 12
Galichnik Wedding Tour (FYROM), Jul. 10 - 16
Village Harmony Camp (Bulgaria - Dobrinishte), Jul. 10 - 24
Galichnik Wedding (FYROM), Jul. 12
Door County Folk Festival (USA - Wisconsin), Jul. 12 - 16
Folklore Festival (FYROM - Ohrid), Jul. 13 - 17
Manevski Macedonian Folk Seminar (FYROM - Vevchani), Jul. 13 - 22
Ethnic Arts Festival (Bulgaria - Karandila), Jul. 14 - 15
Brass Bands Festival (Serbia - Guca), Jul. 14 - 16
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Kaba Gaida Festival (Bulgaria - Ravnogor), Jul. 15 - 16
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Serbian language course (Serbia - Valjevo), Jul. 15 - Aug. 4
Stockton Folk-dance Camp (USA - San Francisco area), Jul. 16 - 23
Dance and Culture Tour (Turkey, Greece), Jul. 16 - 23
Moisidis Giannina Project (Greece - Ioannina), Jul. 18 - 28
Bulgarian language course (Bulgaria - Sofia), Jul. 18 - Aug. 12
Serbian language course (Serbia - Podgorica), Jul. 18 - Aug. 12
Zagreb Folklore Festival (Croatia), Jul. 19 - 23
Macedonian Summer Camp (FYROM - Ohrid), Jul. 19 - 29
Zornitsa Workshop (Bulgaria - Bansko), Jul. 19 - 31
Roma Summer Workshops (Serbia - Valjevo), Jul. 19 - Aug. 2
Folklore Festival (Bulgaria - Chelopech), Jul. 20 - 23
Folklore Festival (Bulgaria - Veliko Tarnovo), Jul. 21 - 23
"Folk Postcard" Festival (FYROM - Ohrid), Jul. 21 - 25
Folklore Festival (Bulgaria - Gabrovo), Jul. 22
Tarakluka Festival (Bulgaria - Tarakluka), Jul. 22 - 23
Children's Folklore Festival (Bulgaria - Kmetovsi), Jul. 22 - 23
Folklore Festival (Bulgaria - Ribaritsa), Jul. 22 - 23
Tchan Folkdance Seminar (Bulgaria - Bankya), Jul. 22 - 29
Folklore Festival (Bulgaria - Kyustendil), Jul. 23 - 26
Balkan Dance Tour (FYROM - Ohrid), Jul. 23 - 29
Stockton Folk-dance Camp (USA - San Francisco area), Jul. 23-30
Rhodope Workshop (Bulgaria - Ravnogor), Jul. 23 - 31
Dora Stratou Summer Workshop (Greece - Athens), Jul. 24 - 28
Nedyalko Nedyalkov Kaval Workshop (Greece - Crete), Jul. 24 - 29
Macedonian Pearl Folk Seminar (FYROM - Berovo), Jul. 25 - Aug. 3
Folklore Festival (Bulgaria - Kyustendil), Jul. 27 - 30
Dorkovo Folklore Festival (Bulgaria), Jul. 28 - 30
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Lark Camp (USA - California), Jul. 28 - Aug. 5
Tzvetkov Dance Workshop (Bulgaria - Blagoevgrad), Jul. 28 - Aug. 7
Stanev Folk Tour (Bulgaria - several cities), Jul. 28 - Aug. 8
Tribute to Vassil Bebelekov (Bulgaria - Shiroka Luka), Jul. 29
Folklore Festival (Bulgaria - Peshtera), Jul. 29 - 30
Dance Festival (Greece - Athens), Jul. 29 - 30
Folklore Festival (Bulgaria - Vidin), Jul. 29 - 30
"Ilinden Days" Festival (FYROM - Bitola), Jul. 29 - Aug. 2
Kaba Gaida Workshop (Bulgaria - Rahovitza), Jul. 30 - Aug. 5
RomaFest Camp (Romania - Tirgu Mures), Jul. 30 - Aug. 5
Ivan Varimezov Gaida Workshop (Greece - Crete), Jul. 31 - Aug. 5
Tzvetanka Varimezova Singing Workshop (Greece - Crete), Jul. 31 - Aug. 5
Rhodope Summer Academy (Bulgaria - Shiroka Luka), Jul. 31 - Aug. 14
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Folklore Festival (Bulgaria - Tsaravets), Aug. 3 - 6
Folklore Festival (Bulgaria - Stara Zagora), Aug. 4 - 5
Gaida Festival (Bulgaria - Gela), Aug. 5 - 6
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Prespes Dance Seminar (Greece - Florina), Aug. 5 - 17
Folklorama Festival (Canada - Winnipeg), Aug. 6 - 19
Sziget Festival (Hungary - Budapest), Aug. 9 - 16
Virgin Mary Festival (Bulgaria - Dobrich), Aug. 12 - 13
Folklore Festival (Bulgaria - Sveti Vlas), Aug. 14 - 18
Folklore Festival (Bulgaria - Sveti Vlas), Aug. 17 - 27
Folklore Festival (Bulgaria - Belitsa), Aug. 18 - 19
"Festival of the National Costume" (Bulgaria - Zheravna), Aug. 18 - 20
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Folklore Festival (Bulgaria - Primorsko), Aug. 18 - 25
Salt Festival (Bulgaria - Bata), Aug. 19
Folklore Festival (Bulgaria - Gugutka), Aug. 19
Mainewoods Dance Camp (USA - Maine), Aug. 20 - 26
International Folklore Festival (Bulgaria - Burgas), Aug. 21 - 25
Dance and Culture Workshop (Greece - Ikaria), Aug. 23 - 31
Kabilé Performance (USA - Princeton), Aug. 25
Pirin-Folk Festival (Bulgaria - Sandanski), Aug. 25 - 27
Folklore Festival (Bulgaria - Tsarevets), Aug. 26
Kabilé Performance (USA - New York), Aug. 26
Apolonia Arts Festival (Bulgaria - Sozopol), Aug. 26 - Sep. 5
Kabilé Performance (USA - Vermont), Aug. 27
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Panhellenic Folklore Festival (Greece - Soufli), Sep. 1 - 3
Two-Part Singing Festival (Bulgaria - Nedelino), Sep. 1 - 3
Primosko Pearl Festival (Bulgaria - Primorsko), Sep. 1 - 4
Folklore Festival (Bulgaria - Balchik), Sep. 1 - 6
Folklore Festival (Bulgaria - Polski Trambesh), Sep. 2
Gaida Festival (Bulgaria - Koprivshtitsa), Sep. 2 - 3
Folklore Festival (Bulgaria - Borovo), Sep. 2 - 3
Folklore Festival (Bulgaria - Berkovitsa), Sep. 2 - 3
Kabilé Performance (USA - Vermont), Sep. 3
Kabilé Performance (USA - New York), Sep. 4
Kabilé Performance (USA - New York), Sep. 6
Crete Folk Festival (Greece - Hersonissos), Sep. 8 - 12
Balkanik Festival (Romania - Bucharest), Sep. 8 - 10
Kabilé Performance (USA - Virginia), Sep. 9
Bulgare Ensemble performance (Bulgaria - Burgas), Sep. 12
Transylvania Tour (Romania), Sep. 12 - 23
Kabilé Performance (USA - Pennsylvania), Sep. 13
Dance Clubs Festival (Bulgaria - Popovtsi), Sep. 16
Kabilé Performance (USA - Massachusetts), Sep. 16
Bulgarian Cuisine Tour (Bulgaria), Sep. 17 - 22
Kabilé Performance (USA - Illinois), Sep. 18
Folklore Festival (Bulgaria - Balchik), Sep. 21 - 24
International Festival of Brass Orchestras (Bulgaria - Veliko Tarnovo), Sep. 22
Kabilé Performance (USA - New York), Sep. 22
Rakia Festival (Bulgaria - Oreshak), Sep. 22 - 24
Rugs and Folklore Festival (Bulgaria - Shishkovtsi), Sep. 22 - 24
Plum and Rakia Festival (Bulgaria - Troyan), Sep. 22 - 24
Yogurt Festival (Bulgaria - Momchilovtsi), Sep. 22 - 25
Kabilé Performance (USA - Ohio), Sep. 23
Puppet Festival for Adults (Bulgaria - Stara Zagora), Sep. 24 - 29
Kabilé Performance (USA - Wisconsin), Sep. 27
Dance Groups Festival (Bulgaria - Stara Zagora), Sep. 30 - Oct. 1
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Greek Dance Workshop (Belgium - Brussels), Oct. 7 - 8
Folklore Festival (Bulgaria - Voditsa), Oct. 7 - 8
Bulgarian Treasures Tour (Bulgaria), Oct. 8 - 15
Children's Music Festival (Bulgaria - Kyustendil), Oct. 13 - 14
Pumpkin Festival (Bulgaria - Sevlievo), Oct. 14
Macedonian Festival (USA - Los Angeles area), Oct. 15
Kabilé Performance (USA - California), Oct. 20
Folk Festival (Bulgaria - Mikrevo), Oct. 20 - 22
Kabilé Performance (USA - California), Oct. 22
Kabilé Performance (USA - California), Oct. 24
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Belco Stanev Workshop (U.K. - Sheffield area), Nov. 10 - 12
Kutev, Pirin and Trakia Ensembles Performance (Bulgaria - Sofia), Nov. 13
Kutev, Pirin and Trakia Ensembles Performance (Bulgaria - Varna), Nov. 15
Kolo Festival (USA - San Francisco), Nov. 24 - 25
Folkdance Festival (Bulgaria - Pazardzhik), Nov. 25