Program of the 25. FESTIVAL OF THE CHILDREN OF MOUNTAINS

23rd July /SUNDAY/ FESTIVAL OPENING

9.00 am         festival holy mass - St Margaret Basilica
10.30 am         ensemble leaders’ meeting with town and region authorities - Town Hall
  7.30 pm         festival parade: Barska St. - Old Market Square
  8.00 pm         festival opening and the INAUGURAL CONCERT - Old Market Square, stage in front of the Town Hall
10.00 pm         fireworks display - Town Hall

24th – 29th July /MONDAY - SATURDAY/ NATIONAL DAYS

11.00 am         PREVIEW OF THE NATIONAL DAY ENSEMBLES - stage in front of the Town Hall
  7.00 pm        MAIN CONCERT OF THE ENSEMBLES - multi-purpose hall, 34 Nadbrzeżna Street

24th July /MONDAY/ DAY OF THE YAKUTS AND LACHS
KYTALYK / Maya, Yakutia/Russia
PIECUCHY / Nawojowa, Poland

25th July /TUESDAY/ DAY OF THE HUNGARIANS AND SILESIA HIGHLANDERS
FORGATÓS TÁNCEGYÜTTES / Makó, Hungary
MAŁE OLDRZYCHOWICE / Oldrzychowice, Zaolzie/Czech Republic

26th July /WEDNESDAY/ DAY OF THE TURKS AND ORAVA HIGHLANDERS
HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY CHILDREN AND YOUTH FOLK DANCE GROUP / Ankara, Turkey
ORAWSKIE DZIECI / Lipnica Wielka, Poland

27th July /THURSDAY/ DAY OF THE INDONESIANS AND KRAKOWIAKS
SMP NEGERI 115 / Jakarta, Indonesia
MALI ŁONIOWIACY / Łoniowa, Poland

28th July /FRIDAY/ DAY OF THE MEXICANS AND PODHALE HIGHLANDERS 
BALLET FOLKLORICO INFANTIL COAHUILA / Saltillo, Mexico
MALI WIYRCHOWIANIE / Bukowina Tatrzańska, Poland

29th July /SATURDAY/ DAY OF THE INDIANS, MACEDONIANS AND SZCZYRZYC LACHS 
NUPUR SAJ SCHOOL OF PERFORMING ARTS / Navsari, India
MALI SZCZYRZYCANIE / Szczyrzyc, Poland
BOJMIJA / Gevgelija, Macedonia

30th July /SUNDAY/ FESTIVAL CLOSING

9.00 am         festival holy mass - St Margaret Basilica
10.00 am         farewell to the town - Old Market Square
  7.00 pm         FINAL CONCERT - multi-purpose hall

ATTENDANT EVENTS

April - May
Plastic Arts Competition
My FESTIVAL OF THE CHILDREN OF MOUNTAINS

June
post-competition exhibition
SOKÓŁ Gallery, 3 Długosza St. 

7th July - 6th August
exhibition TRADITIONAL CHILDREN'S TOYS AND GAMES, from collections of Regional Cultural Center in Bielsko - Biała
SOKÓŁ Gallery, 3 Długosza St.
Vernissage: 7th July 7, 11.00 am

24th - 30th July, 6.00 pm to 9.00 pm
folk art and handicraft fair - square in front ot the multi-purpose hall

27th - 29th July, 12.00 pm to 2.00 pm
ethnodesign workshops LoveLudowe!
MCK SOKÓŁ, 3 Długosza St. 

THE DAY AT THE POLISH FRIENDS - visits of foreign groups in the home towns of Polish ensembles

Concerts in region

24th July /Monday/, 7.00 pm - Krynica-Zdrój, Promenade
25th July /Tuesday/, 7.00 pm - Krynica-Zdrój, Promenade
26th July /Wednesday/, 7.00 pm - Krynica-Zdrój, Promenade
27th July /Thursday/, 6.00 pm - Krościenko, Amphitheatre
28th July /Friday/, 5.00 pm - Biecz, Old Market Square Stage
28th July /Friday/, 7.00 pm - Krynica-Zdrój, Promenade
29th July /Saturday/, 5.30 pm - Limanowa, Open-air stage
29th July /Saturday/, 6.00 pm - Muszyna, Amphitheatre
29th July /Saturday/, 7.00 pm - Gródek n/Dunajcem, Open-air stage