Podcast in English
Text size
Bulgarian National Radio © 2025 All Rights Reserved

Folklore festival at the foot of Vitosha Mountain gathers performers from nine countries

Photo: courtesy of the organizers- archive

From today until July 20, the International Folklore Festival "Vitosha"  will be held at the foot of Vitosha Mountain. Performers from Bolivia, India, Italy, Albania, Mexico, Kazakhstan, Moldova, North Macedonia and Bulgaria will introduce the audience to the richness of their cultures and traditions.

Among the interesting accompanying events are the festive procession along Vitosha Boulevard, the planting of the festival's "Tree of Friendship", the traditional Bulgarian evening and the art and craft bazaars.

The International Folklore Festival "Vitosha" is part of the Calendar of Cultural Events of Sofia Municipality.




Последвайте ни и в Google News Showcase, за да научите най-важното от деня!
Listen to the daily news from Bulgaria presented in "Bulgaria Today" podcast, available in Spotify.

More from category

Rain warning issued for 23 regions

On Wednesday, minimum temperatures will range from 5°C to 10°C across the country, reaching 12°C to 17°C in southern Bulgaria and around 8°C in Sofia. It will be a cloudy day with rain, mainly in northern and western Bulgaria, and this will continue..

published on 11/18/25 7:05 PM
Valentin Mundrov with Annette Kroeber-Riel

Bulgaria's E-Government Minister meets with Google's Vice President of Government Affairs and Public Policy for Europe

At a meeting in Berlin with Google’s Vice President for Government Affairs and Public Policy for Europe Annette Kroeber-Riel, Minister of E-Government Valentin Mundrov stated that Bulgaria’s partnership with the tech giant is of strategic importance in..

published on 11/18/25 6:11 PM

Constitutional court rules that the National Assembly speaker has no right to decide unilaterally on a national referendum

The Speaker of the National Assembly has no right to rule unilaterally on a national referendum. This becomes clear from a decision of the Constitutional Court in relation to the refusal of former Parliament Speaker Natalia Kiselova to submit for..

published on 11/18/25 5:55 PM