The Folklore Association “Igraorec” - Skopje invites you to take a part on the International Festivals  that will take place in Paralia, Katerini famous holiday place on the Aegean coast of Greece on the following date 23.06.2024 - 28.06.2024 Folklore groups, Modern dance groups and Majorette Teams, Instrumental groups and Choirs can participate in the festival.   CONDITIONS OF THE FESTIVAL   Accommodation   Accommodation of all Ensemble members is in apartments in Paralia or Olympic Beach, with breakfast and dinner. Accommodation is organized by the organizer of this festival together with the Greek partner from Paralia. The rooms are with 3 and 4 beds with private bathrooms. The organizer provides two 2 beds  rooms that can be used for leaders and drivers. More double rooms at the request of the group depends on the structure of the hotel/apartment room and an extra charge for accommodation per person is possible. Depending on the type of accommodation and number of nights, the price is as follows: Accommodation in apartments (towels and basic hygiene products are included in the price):                         165 euros per person for 5 nights on a half-board basis (breakfast and dinner)             138 euros per person for 4 nights on a half-board basis (breakfast and dinner) Hotel accommodation - for the price, please contact the organizer For every 25 members (including drivers) the organizer approves gratis accommodation for 1 member. Important: Touristic tax per person per day is not included in above prices and should be paid together with the accommodation cost. We will inform you additionally about the value of this cost (in 2023 was 0,5 EUR per person per day) The total sum must be paid on the day of arrival on the festival, in cash. Remark: air-condition can be used with additional surcharge (we will inform you for the price in due time, the cost in 2023 was 5 EUR per room (not per person !) per day).     Application fee All applications should be confirmed with application fee of 500 EUR required for a booking of the accommodation. This fee is part of the accommodation costs and must be made payable in full to the organizer account. The account number will be provided additionally after registration of the participants. Any banking costs that arise must be paid by the applicant. If a group cancels its appearance of its own accord, it will have no right to a refund (unless for justified reasons, such as a ban or travel restriction due to a pandemic, then the payment can be used next year).   Registration Deadline for registration to participate in the festival is 15.03.2024. Until this deadline all Groups that apply to the festival should send application form and pay the application fee to the account of the organizer(will be provided after receiving the application form). Until 15.04.2024 all groups should send final list of participants, 2 pictures suitable for reproduction in flyer/brochure and short biography of the group. Travel expenses Folklore groups should have there own transport for arrival and departure to the festival. In case some group arrive by plane, we can organize the bus transfer from and to the airport of Thessaloniki or Athens. Cost for this bus transfer should be paid by the group.   Performance The groups have to prepare the performing program of 10 min per performance. The play-back (CD or USB) is allowed. Attached is preliminary program of the festival. The final Program of the festival will be send additionally.   Contact addresses  of organisers: For the all questions and sending the application form, please contact us to the following email addresses: info@igraorec.mk or folklore_mkd@t.mk . CHECK THE PROGRAM FILL THE APPLICATION FORM (online) GET THE APPLICATION FORM (pdf)

The Folklore Association “Igraorec” - Skopje invites you to take a part on the International Festivals  that will take place in Paralia, Katerini famous holiday place on the Aegean coast of Greece on the following date 28.06.2024 - 03.07.2024. Folklore groups, Modern dance groups and Majorette Teams, Instrumental groups and Choirs can participate in the festival.   CONDITIONS OF THE FESTIVAL   Accommodation   Accommodation of all Ensemble members is in apartments in Paralia or Olympic Beach, with breakfast and dinner. Accommodation is organized by the organizer of this festival together with the Greek partner from Paralia. The rooms are with 3 and 4 beds with private bathrooms. The organizer provides two 2 beds  rooms that can be used for leaders and drivers. More double rooms at the request of the group depends on the structure of the hotel/apartment room and an extra charge for accommodation per person is possible. Depending on the type of accommodation and number of nights, the price is as follows: Accommodation in apartments (towels and basic hygiene products are included in the price):                         165 euros per person for 5 nights on a half-board basis (breakfast and dinner)             138 euros per person for 4 nights on a half-board basis (breakfast and dinner) Hotel accommodation - for the price, please contact the organizer For every 25 members (including drivers) the organizer approves gratis accommodation for 1 member. Important: Touristic tax per person per day is not included in above prices and should be paid together with the accommodation cost. We will inform you additionally about the value of this cost (in 2023 was 0,5 EUR per person per day) The total sum must be paid on the day of arrival on the festival, in cash. Remark: air-condition can be used with additional surcharge (we will inform you for the price in due time, the cost in 2023 was 5 EUR per room (not per person !) per day).   Application fee All applications should be confirmed with application fee of 500 EUR required for a booking of the accommodation. This fee is part of the accommodation costs and must be made payable in full to the organizer account. The account number will be provided additionally after registration of the participants. Any banking costs that arise must be paid by the applicant. If a group cancels its appearance of its own accord, it will have no right to a refund (unless for justified reasons, such as a ban or travel restriction due to a pandemic, then the payment can be used next year).   Registration Deadline for registration to participate in the festival is 15.03.2024. Until this deadline all Groups that apply to the festival should send application form and pay the application fee to the account of the organizer(will be provided after receiving the application form). Until 15.04.2024 all groups should send final list of participants, 2 pictures suitable for reproduction in flyer/brochure and short biography of the group. Travel expenses Folklore groups should have there own transport for arrival and departure to the festival. In case some group arrive by plane, we can organize the bus transfer from and to the airport of Thessaloniki or Athens. Cost for this bus transfer should be paid by the group. Performance The groups have to prepare the performing program of 10 min per performance. The play-back (CD or USB) is allowed. Attached is preliminary program of the festival. The final Program of the festival will be send additionally.   Contact addresses  of organisers: For the all questions and sending the application form, please contact us to the following email addresses: info@igraorec.mk or folklore_mkd@t.mk . CHECK THE PROGRAM FILL THE APPLICATION FORM (online) GET THE APPLICATION FORM (pdf)