This festival is in the organization of International Folklore Festivals Ohrid Macedonia (IFFOM)
Director: Milenko Andreski
Thessaloniki is Greece’s second-largest city. It is a busy port that boasts an attractive waterfront promenade, beautiful parks, and many museums. Home of Alexander the Great, and the heart of the ancient Hellenistic empire, the city is also the site of a rich Roman heritage and the finest collection of Byzantine churches in Greece.
Festival program:
Day 1: 17.07
14:00 Arriving in Thessaloniki in the selected accommodation unit. Free time for individual activities
19:00 Dinner
21:00 Meeting of the group leaders with the organizers
Overnight
Day 2: 18.07
07:30 Breakfast
10:00 Briefing with the organizers and the other participants
12:00 Free time for individual activities, preparing for the opening of the festival
17:30 Dinner
19:00 Gathering of the groups. Defile
19:30 Opening ceremony of the festival. Optional sightseeing tour of Thessaloniki, sea boat ride…
Day 3: 19.07
07:30 Breakfast
Free time on the beach, and free activities. Optional sightseeing tour of Thessaloniki, sea boat ride…
17:30 Dinner
19:00 Performances of the groups. Closing ceremony of the festival, plaque and diploma award, exchange of the presents between the groups and the organizers. End of the festival
Day 4: 20.07
07:30 Breakfast
10:00 Optional shopping tour to the commercial center “Kosmos”, sightseeing of Thessaloniki, tour to the White tower, Aristotle square, Byzantine castles, Agia Sophia…
19:00 Dinner
Optional night out to a local tavern with live music
Day 5: 21.07
07:30 Breakfast
10:00 Free time on the beach, optional boat ride, visiting of the Aquapark
19:00 Dinner
Day 6: 22.07
07:30 Breakfast
12:00 Departure of the groups. End of service
Price per person:
149 euros – HOTEL 4*
Price includes:
Accommodation in a hotel in base HB (Breakfast and dinner)
Participation in the festival
Plaques, souvenirs, diploma, photo, DVD
Companion during the festival
Price does not include:
Optional excursions, night outs, parties, sightseeing, bus parking fee (where required), foreigner city tax (where required, for the participants above 14 Y.o, excluded the group leader and drivers)
Insurance for passengers. Other individual costs of the participants
Supplements:
Supplement for the extension of stay: 30 euros per day per person, 4*
Hotel supplement for the double room: 5 euro per day/per person
Supplement for the single room: 17 euros per day/per person