Visitors can enjoy craft shows, folk puppet theater, children’s dance lessons and concerts, book sales, and the Fabatka Porta folk playground.
At the Festival of Folk Arts, folk crafts also feature prominently in the Hungarian Heritage House’s program lineup, as a full-day folk playhouse awaits those who visit our courtyard. At the craft tables, under the guidance of the institution’s excellent instructors and with the participation and assistance of the current students, visitors can create exciting crafts from 10 am to 7 pm. You can make wreaths with woven reeds, felted earrings, necklaces, and bracelets; woven bracelets; small pouches woven on a cord loom; and pinwheels and funnels made from willow twigs.
In addition, on all four days from 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm and then from 5:00 pm to 5:30 pm, the richness of traditional folk costumes will be on full display, as we can watch wonderful costume shows and marvel at the diversity of our folk culture.
The program offers a variety of activities, including storytime concerts for kids, a folk puppet shows, a children’s dance workshops, folk music concerts, singing lessons, and instrument shows.
Detailed daily itineraries
A folk playhouse led by Kata Virág Harthné during which dragonflies can be made from rushes and straw
Fabatka Porta Folk Playground
Guliba Theater Company: „Fruit Bearing” - storytime concert for families
“What Will You Wear for St. Stephen’s Day?” – traditional costume show titled “Summer Attire at Galga” with Gergő Tóth
Folk playhouse where you can create wreaths using five-and seven strand braiding techniques led by Virág Csiki
László Gulyás, street musician: „The Tale of Bread” - puppet show
Dance of the Little Ones - lap games, dance lessons for young and older kids with Anna Körtvélyesi, music played by Botond Bese and Péter Lipták
“Not Everything Is Black and White” – a folk costume show titled “Men’s Costumes of the Galga Region” with Gergő Tóth
The Pengetős Trió’s folk music concert with a singing lessons and an instrument show
About the event
Date
40th Festival of Folk Arts Organized by the Association of Folk Artists, Day 1
40th Festival of Folk Arts Organized by the Association of Folk Artists, Day 2
40th Festival of Folk Arts Organized by the Association of Folk Artists, Day 3
40th Festival of Folk Arts Organized by the Association of Folk Artists, Day 4