Hollókő Easter Festival, 7 – 10 April

  • 5 Apr 2023 5:27 AM
Hollókő Easter Festival, 7 – 10 April
The four days' Easter Festival in Hollókő is the feast of the traditions and the zest of life. This year's motto: "Where No Women Goes Home Dry"

A place what everybody have to see! Folklor programs, Palóc gastronomy, traditions, the inevitable waterpouring, concerts, family and children programs make unforgottable moments for the visitors. The permanent programs of the charming village, the peasant houses and the rocky-road of the village take back to time between 7-10th of April 2023.

From the organisers:
Saturday will be organised in the spirit of gastronomy, as the Easter ham will be prepared also on this day. Our event is also planning to serve as a venue for famous gastronomic events of the Palóc land making our event more colourful and providing an opportunity for them to present their delicacies to a wider audience and to promote their summer events.

On Saturday, after the resurrection mass the Szalonna & Band concert will entertain the guests.

On Easter Sunday and Easter Monday the program are starting with the morning Easter mass and on Sunday with the procession and it continues within the entire area of the Old Village. Here locals dressed in traditional folk costumes with folk dancers will fill up the streets of the village. They will spray passing by visitors with water and will present their Easter traditions.

Palóc and local folk dancers and various concerts (Parno Graszt, Dűvő, Kerekes Band) will be presented on the open-air stage making the event even more colourful.

During these days the Hollókő Easter Festival and the Old village of Hollókő can be visited only with the official tickets of the Festival. The festival ticket includes also the entries of the Paloc Playhouse, Old School, Village Museum, The former weaving house (Guzsalyas), Handicraft printer, Paloc Doll Museum.

Detailed program and tickets: husvetifesztival.com

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