Rozhen 2019 program

National folklore competition for singers, instrumentalists, folk dances, customs and verbal folklore
Museum exposition “The Spirit of the Rhodopes”
Traditional crafts
Ethno village
Children workshop “Rozhen”
Exhibition of pure-bred animals
Dairy and meat food from the farm
Dishes from old Bulgarian recipes and cheverme
Folk dances and nestinari
Horotheka in the Rhodopes
Gala performance “Rozhen is Bulgaria”
Gala performance “Rhodope Night”
19 July 2019 /Friday/
10:30 Hundreds of bagpipers in the Rhodopes
Opening of the Festival
11:00 – 19:00 Children workshop “Rozhen”
12:30 – 13:00 The big Rozhen horo
12:30 – 18:00 National folklore competition “Rozhen”
13:00 Opening of museum exposition “The Spirit of the Rhodopes”
13:30 – 16:30 Spectacle “Bagatur” – demonstrations of the fighting skills of the old Bulgarians
14:00 – 18:00 Culinary show “In search of the lost taste”
17:00 – 20:00 Horotheka in the Rhodopes
18:00 “Heritage in the future” in the spotlight: Photo of children and youngsters with folk costumes in front of the Rozhen flag
20: 00-24: 00 Gala performance “Rozhen is Bulgaria”
“Revival stories” by Ensemble “Chinary”.
Folklore recital featuring Slavka Kalcheva, Vanya Valkova, Nelina and Zhechka Slaninkova with orchestra “Gergyovden”.
Festive illuminations
21:30 Nestinari show
20 July 2019 /Saturday/
10:00 – 19:00 National folklore competition “Rozhen”
10:00 – 19:00 Children workshop “Rozhen”
11:00 – 14:00 Spectacle “Bagatur” – demonstrations of the fighting skills of the old Bulgarians
11:00 – 16:00 Culinary show “In search of the lost taste”
12:00 – 12:30 The big Rozhen horo
15:00 – 19:00 Competition for authentic female, male and children national costume
17:00 – 20:00 Horotheka in the Rhodopes
18:00 “Heritage in the future” in the spotlight: Photo of children and youngsters with folk costumes in front of the Rozhen flag
20:00 – 24:00 Rhodope Night
FA “Rodopa”, FA “100 Kaba Gaidi”, FA “101 Kabaka Gadhi”,
FG “Kaba Kabadaylii”, orchestra “Rozhen”, orchestra “PIM”, trio “Rhodopski izvor”, orchestra “Rhodopsko nastroenie”, Valia Balkanska, Petar Yanev, Zlatina Uzunova, Tincho Sevdalinov, Dimitar Keremedchiev, Yulia Kichukova, Kristina Engerova, Svetla Dukateva, Filip Sinapov, Nikolai Slaveev
21:30 Nestinari show
21 July 2019 /Sunday/
10:00 – 13:00 National folklore competition “Rozhen”
10:00 – 16:00 Children workshop “Rozhen”
11:00 – 14:00 Culinary show “In search of the lost taste”
11:00 – 14:00 Spectacle “Bagatur” – demonstrations of the fighting skills of the old Bulgarians
12:00 – 12:30 The big Rozhen horo
14:00 Announcement of the laureates from the National folklore competition “Rozhen”
12: 00-17: 00 “Horo in the Rhodope Mountains”
Folklore dances with orchestra “Rozhen”