Also includes a market of traditional crafts, related publications and recordings, and concerts.

The National Táncház Festival and Fair has been held for lovers of folk arts since 1982, organised by the Dance-House Guild.

This Festival and Fair was awarded "Excellent Folklore Festival" in 2010 by the Hungarian Festival Association.

Highlights:

Friday 7 p.m. - Fonó Budai Zeneház - Warm Up Táncház
Address: 1116 Budapest, Sztregova utca 3.
Ticket price: 1.000 HUF (only on the spot!)

Saturday-Sunday 10 a.m. – 10 p.m. - Papp László Budapest Sport Arena - Táncház Festival & Fair
Adult ticket: 1.890 HUF
Children (4-14 age) ticket: 890 HUF
Sunday's Gala ticket: 3.500 HUF

This is a great chance to get a taste of many kinds of traditional dances from all over the Carpathian Basin, including
• Children’s Ball
• Dance teaching and performances by guest dancers invited from villages all over the Carpathian Basin
• Evening Gala program and ball • Market of Folk Arts and Crafts • Handicraft workshops
• Traditional and revival dancers and musicians
• Concerts • CD-presentations • Publications • Folk pub with live music • Exhibitions
• Sunday Gala with Lajkó Félix
• Mezőség Ball

Budapest Aréna address:
1143 Budapest, Stefánia út 2

Detailed program:

April 2. Saturday, 10 a.m - 10 p.m

Dance-area
10.30 a.m – 6.30 p.m 'Our Dance Traditions' – Dance teaching, presentations and dance house

1.30 p.m – 2.00 p.m: 'All-Hungarians Dance'

10 a.m – 6.30 p.m Handicraft workshops
10 a.m – 9.00 p.m Folk Crafts Market

7.30 p.m Miklós Réthelyi, president of the Hungarian National commission of UNESCO, welcomes the audiance
7.35 p.m Gala of the Hungarian tradition preserving groups - Edited by Muharay Elemér Folk Art Association
8.25 p.m Ceremony of the OTP Bank 'Táncház-award'
8.30 p.m Gala programme of the Hungarian folk dance groups - Edited by Martin György Folk Dance Association

Martin György room (1st floor)
10 a.m – 6.30 p.m 'Tradition and science' – book presentations, reading-corner, book-fair
10.15 a.m – 4 p.m Dances and games for the little ones
5 p.m – 7 p.m Teenagers' dance house

Kodály Zoltán room (1st floor)
10 a.m – 6.30 p.m Exhibition of Zoltán Kallós' oeuvre
11 a.m – 6.30 p.m Folk music chamber concerts

11 a.m – 12.15 p.m 'Research and movement' – Roundtable discussion
2 p.m – 2.30 p.m Opening of the exhibition of Zoltán Kallós' oeuvre
3.30 p.m – 3.50 p.m Introducing of Béla Halmos program

Lajtha László room (2nd floor)
10 a.m – 6.30 p.m Bukovinian seclers and Moldavian csángos are in Hungary since 75 years – Exhibition
10.30 a.m – 6.30 p.m Folk music concerts

10.30 a.m – 11.45 a.m Four decades of folk music teaching – Roundtable discussion
12.30 p.m – 1.30 p.m 'Returned home' – Exhibition opening and show

Vásárhelyi László room (2nd floor)
10 a.m – 4 p.m Dance-house leading course 3. (private programme!)
4 p.m – 5 p.m Book presentation and lecture of Novák Ferenc
6 p.m – 7.30 p.m Film screening

Folk-Pub (Ground floor, under the arcades)
2 p.m – 6 p.m Folk-Pub

April 2. Saturday 8 p.m. - All Night Ball - Fáklya Club
Address: 1067 Budapest, Csengery utca 68.
Ticket price: 800 HUF (only on the spot!)

April 3. Sunday, 10 a.m–10 p.m

Dance-area
10.30 a.m – 5.30 p.m Children's Ball – Edited by 'Örökség' Children Folk Art Association -  at 4 p.m: 'Páva'-moments

10 a.m – 6.30 p.m Handicraft workshops
10 a.m – 9 p.m Folk Crafts Market

7 p.m – 8 p.m Lajkó Félix: FOLK – CD-release concert with Brasnyó Antal (viola), Szabó Csobán Gergő (double-bass), Porteleki László (violin), Fanfara Complexa Ensemble, Csizmadia Anna (singer) Tintér Gabriella (singer)
8 p.m – 9 p.m 'Mezőségi Ball' with the best singers, the ensemble of the Táncház Festival, and hundreds of dancers
9 p.m – 9.30 p.m Grand Ball

Martin György room (1st floor)
10 a.m – 6.30 p.m 'Tradition and science' – book presentations, reading-corner, book-fair
11 a.m – 6.30 p.m 'Gourmet' dance house

Kodály Zoltán room (1st floor)
10 a.m – 6.30 p.m Exhibition of Zoltán Kallós' oeuvre
12 a.m – 6 p.m 'Tágasságot nekünk is!' – concerts of music schools

Lajtha László room (2nd floor)
10 a.m – 6.30 p.m Bukovinian seclers and Moldavian csángos are in Hungary since 75 years – Exhibition
11 am – 6 p.m Play-Ground – Tale- and puppet-plays, interactive games, film-screening

Vásárhelyi László room (2nd floor)
10 a.m – 1 p.m Rehearsal (private programme!)
1.30 p.m – 2.30 p.m 'Családban marad' – folk dance generations
3 p.m – 4 p.m Presentation of young solo dancers

Folk-Pub (Ground floor, under the arcades)
2 p.m – 6 p.m Folk-Pub

Source: http://tanchaztalalkozo.hu/eng/