International Folklore Festival in Thessaloniki
17-22 July 2020

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