The International Festival of dance and song “Magical Istanbul” is a non-competitive sample of traditional and modern dances and music performed by folkloric groups. At the festival may participate children and youth folklore dance groups, vocal groups, majorette groups, instrumental groups, as well as groups and performers from other art styles. The age of the participants is not limited.

During the Festival each group will have one performance in the Istanbul city area. Groups should bring a flag and a sign with the name of the group for the Defile which will be organized only if government measures allow. Program activities and performances will be held in the evening hours so every day is free for participants to explore the magical city or visit some of the tourist attractions.

The groups should pay the travel expenses by themselves to Istanbul and back.

The groups coming by bus can use their own transport all the time during the festival and the small journeys around the city. Any expense caused by the usage of the bus (accident, robbing, breakdown, etc) should be covered by the vehicle’s insurance. Each member must have a travel insurance policy.

The Parking for the buses is paid for by the group at the rate set on the parking place.

The festival organizers will organize the transport for the groups coming by plane by picking them up from Istanbul airport, during the festival days, and back to the same Istanbul airport. The cost of the transportation will be covered by the group and will be additionally agreed upon according to their number.

Festival Program
Detailed Festival Program will be given to you 1 month before the start of the festival.

1st day 
14:30 Arrival and Check-in in Hotel
20:30 Short description of the festival program by the Organizational Team

2nd day
08:00 Breakfast in the Hotel
09:00 Free Day (get the List of Excursions from your Folklore Buddy and explore Istanbul like never before!)

3rd day
10:00 Free time (Apply for one of the festival excursions and make wonderful memories)
18:30 Defile if Government restrictions allow
19:00 Concert and awarding of Diploma

4th day
10:00 Check–out after breakfast
11:00 Departure to Festival in Antalya

Each group must send us their dancing music by email, 10 days before the festival starts.
The Organizer reserves the right to change the program, and the participants will be informed on time.
The copyright of all video materials and pictures is the ownership of the Organization of the Festival.

The application deadline is 29.08.2024.