The 18th International Folk Dance Festival begins
The 18th International Folk Dance Festival, organized by Denizli Metropolitan Municipality, will begin on Sunday, July 21, 2024, with the slogan "There is Dance in the City." The festival will host 392 dancers from 12 countries and will continue until July 27.
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392 dancers from 12 countries will add colour to the festival
The 18th International Folk Dance Festival, organized by Denizli Metropolitan Municipality, will start on Sunday, July 21, 2024. The festival will begin with a parade in front of the Denizli Governor's Office at 17:00 on Sunday, July 21, and will feature 392 dancers from 12 countries. Following the parade, which will include dance performances along the route, groups will take the stage at Delikliçınar Square at 21:00. Throughout the week, the festival excitement will be experienced in İncilipınar Park, Adalet Park, Yenişehir Zaferiye Abalıoğlu Primary School, KYK Amphitheater, and the districts of Acıpayam, Serinhisar, Sarayköy, Buldan, Bozkurt, and Çardak. The festival's gala program, to be presented to the delight of Denizli residents, will be held on Saturday, July 27, at 21:00, at the Metropolitan Municipality Nihat Zeybekci Congress and Cultural Center.
Groups participating in the festival
The groups participating in the festival program that will add colour to Denizli until July 27 are as follows: "TRNC, Croatia, Albania, Poland, Russia, Kosovo, Georgia, North Ossetia, Dagestan, North Macedonia, Colombia, the North Uşaklar (Ankara), and the host Denizli Metropolitan Municipality Conservatory Folk Dance Ensemble, Denizli Metropolitan Belediyespor Club Folk Dance Ensemble, and 15 Temmuz Şehitler Anatolian High School Sports Club."
Squares are meeting with culture and art
Denizli Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Bülent Nuri Çavuşoğlu expressed that the 18th International Folk Dance Festival will bring a unique beauty to the city. He mentioned that the festival excitement will be carried to the city centre, as well as to 8 districts with the slogan "There's Dance in the City." Mayor Çavuşoğlu said, "We continue to bring culture and art into the squares, boulevards, streets, and alleys of this beautiful city. We strive for a Denizli where people smile and love and solidarity prevail. I invite all our citizens to join us in experiencing the festival's excitement together. "
Festival Program
The festival program that Denizli Metropolitan Municipality will offer for free for one week is as follows:
Sunday, July 21, 2024
17:00 Parade in front of the Governor's Office
21:00 Delikliçınar Square
Monday, July 22, 2024
20:30 Acıpayam Cumhuriyet Square
20:30 Tavas Bağlar Picnic Area
21:30 Serinhisar Çamlık Family Park
21:30 Kale Efeler Park
Tuesday, July 23, 2024
21:00 İncilipınar Park
21:00 Akvadi
21:30 KYK (Amphitheater)
21:30 In front of Sevindik Üçkahveler
Wednesday, July 24, 2024
20:30 Sarayköy Municipality
20:30 Irlıganlı Festival Area
21:30 Buldan Alanyazı Square
21:30 Karahayıt Festival Area
Thursday, July 25, 2024
20:30 Babadağlılar TOKİ
21:00 Yenişehir Zaferiye Abalıoğlu Primary School
21:30 Adalet Park
21:30 Esentepe Covered Marketplace
Friday, July 26, 2024
20:30 Bozkurt Market Square
21:00 Çardak Cumhuriyet Square
21:00 In front of Bağbaşı old municipality building
21:00 Zeytinköy Chamber of Commerce Primary School
Saturday, July 27, 2024
21:00 Gala Program, Denizli Metropolitan Municipality Nihat Zeybekci Congress and Culture Center, Özay Gönlüm Hall