Festival Of Folk Arts in Buda Castle Announces Guest Of Honour Country
- 2 Aug 2024 9:00 AM
- Hungary Matters
Türkiye will be the honorary guest at this year’s Festival of Folk Arts to be held in the Buda Castle as part of the August 20 national holiday events, the organisers have said.
Organised in the framework of the Hungarian-Turkish cultural year between Aug 17 and 20, the main theme of the largest folk arts event in Hungary will be Turkish influence and appearance in Hungarian folk art, they said in a statement.
The festival will feature more than 20 artists presenting Turkish ebru painting, calligraphy, weaving, felt and puppet making, coppersmithing, glassblowing as well as Turkish folk music and dance.
It will also feature craftsmen from Britain, China, Kazakhstan, Korea, Mongolia, Poland, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.
The festival’s programme includes craft demonstrations, workshops, concerts, fashion shows, dance performances as well as several events for children.
Detailed program of the Magyar Ízek Utcája / 'Flavours of Hungary Street' at Várkert Bazár:
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