PROGRAMME OF THE 30TH FESTIVAL OF THE CHILDREN OF MOUNTAINS

Detailed programme of the 30th International Festival of Children’s Folk Ensembles FESTIVAL OF THE CHILDREN OF MOUNTAINS.

23 July /Sunday/
FESTIVAL OPENING

2.00 pm   Festival Church Service – St Margaret Basilica
3.30 pm   the mayor of town and region authorities greeting the ensembles in the Old Market square, handing over the symbolic keys to the town
4.30 pm   FESTIVAL PARADE (parade route: Old Market square – Jagiellońska Street, pedestrian precinct – Kościuszki Street – Ogrodowa Street – Riflemen’s Park Amphitheatre)
5.00 pm   official festival opening and INAUGURAL CONCERT – Riflemen’s Park Amphitheatre

24–28 July /Monday-Friday/
NATIONAL DAYS

11.00 am   PREVIEW OF NATIONAL DAY ENSEMBLES – Old Market square, stage in front of the town hall
6.00 pm   MAIN CONCERT OF THE NATIONAL DAY ENSEMBLES – Riflemen’s Park Amphitheatre 

24 July /Monday/
DAY OF THE ECUADORIANS AND LACHS

YACHAY WASI / Quito, Ecuador
PIECUCHY / Nawojowa, Poland 

25 July /Tuesday/
DAY OF THE TURKS AND BESKIDY HIGHLANDERS

YENIMAHALLE MUNICIPALITY TUBIL / Ankara, Turkey
MAŁY KONIAKÓW / Koniaków, Poland 

26 July /Wednesday/
DAY OF THE INDONESIANS AND LACHS

SMP AL AZHAR 1 / Jakarta, Indonesia
MAŁE JANCZOWIOKI / Janczowa, Poland 

27 July /Thursday/
DAY OF THE KENYANS AND PODHALE HIGHLANDERS

JAMBO KIDS PRODUCTION / Nairobi, Kenya
MAŁY ZBÓJNICEK / Ząb, Poland 

28 July /Friday/
DAY OF THE INDIANS, TEXANS AND FOOTHILL DWELLERS

DYNAMICE CHILDREN ACADEMY / Ahmedabad, India
WAWEL / Houston, TX, USA
POGÓRZAŃSKIE DZIECI / Kąclowa, Poland
 

29 July /Saturday/
FESTIVAL CLOSING

5.00 pm   FINAL CONCERT – Riflemen’s Park Amphitheatre

ATTENDANT EVENTS & ACTIVITIES

30 June – 30 July 
exhibition of reverse glass paintings by Anna Madeja,
– SOKÓŁ Art Gallery

10–31 July
outdoor exhibition of photographs by Piotr Droździk
– Old Market Square, Riflemen’s Park

23–29 July /Sunday-Saturday/
folk arts and crafts fair
– Riflemen’s Park

24-28 July /Monday-Friday/ 2:00-3:30 pm and 4:00-5:30 pm
festival workshops
– Riflemen's Park, arbor

24 July /Monday/ 2:00-3:30 pm 
FABULOUS LANTERNS - create a magical atmosphere on your balcony or at home with beautifully decorated lanterns made from jars

24 July /Monday/ 4:00-5:30 pm
CONJURE UP A PLAIT - learn the art of plaiting and make little colourful tapestries from fabric scraps

25 July /Tuesday/ 2:00-3:30 pm 
THE FELTED. WOOL-PAINTED - learn the felting technique and create your own pictures with coloured wool

25 July /Tuesday/ 4:00-5:30 pm
CELLULAR BOUTIQUE - design and make your own cell phone case

26 July /Wednesday/ 2:00-3:30 pm 
LITTLE GREEN LUNGS - create original ornaments from reindeer lichen, which offers many fascinating properties

26 July /Wednesday/ 4:00-5:30 pm
SCARECROWS - make a dummy that will scare unwanted birds away from your garden or orchard

27 July /Thursday/ 2:00-3:30 pm 
WHAT’S THAT SHINING THING IN THE GRASS? - discover the fascinating world of insects and paint their portraits on river pebbles

27 July /Thursday/ 4:00-5:30 pm
EX LIBRIS, YOUR OWN BOOKPLATE - design your own and unique ex libris label and mark your books with it

28 July /Friday/ 2:00-3:30 pm 
MAGNETIC BIRCH - become an author of a painting composition on a birch disc with a magnet

28 July /Friday/ 4:00-5:30 pm
ALPHA-BETAS - plunge into the world of calligraphy, and create intricately decorated letters on cotton T-shirts

27–28 July /Thursday-Friday/ 
The 3rd Academic Conference CHILDREN’S FOLKLORE. POTENTIAL OF TRADITION - STAGE - EDUCATION,
– SOKÓŁ, Małopolska Culture Centre

OPEN-AIR STAGES OUTSIDE NOWY SĄCZ

24 July /Monday/
Krynica-Zdrój, Nitribitt Park, 7.00 pm
JAMBO KIDS PRODUCTION / Nairobi, Kenya
MAŁY ZBÓJNICEK / Ząb, Poland 

25 July /Tuesday/
Krynica-Zdrój, Nitribitt Park, 7.00 pm
DYNAMICE CHILDREN ACADEMY / Ahmadabad, India
WAWEL / Houston, TX, USA
POGÓRZAŃSKIE DZIECI / Kąclowa, Poland 

26 July /Wednesday/
Krynica-Zdrój, Nitribitt Park, 7.00 pm
YENIMAHALLE MUNICIPALITY TUBIL / Ankara, Turkey
MAŁY KONIAKÓW / Koniaków, Poland 

27 July /Thursday/
Krynica-Zdrój, Nitribitt Park, 7.00 pm
YACHAY WASI / Quito, Ecuador
PIECUCHY / Nawojowa, Poland 

28 July /Friday/
Krynica-Zdrój, Nitribitt Park, 7.00 pm
SMP AL AZHAR 1 / Jakarta, Indonesia
MAŁE JANCZOWIOKI / Janczowa, Poland
 
28 July /Friday/
Szczawnica, Stage at the cable car station, 7.00 pm
YENIMAHALLE MUNICIPALITY TUBIL / Ankara, Turkey
MAŁY KONIAKÓW / Koniaków, Poland 

28 July /Friday/
Limanowa, Stage in the Municipal Park, 7.00 pm
JAMBO KIDS PRODUCTION / Nairobi, Kenya
MAŁY ZBÓJNICEK / Ząb, Poland

TICKETS

5 PLN – opening and final concerts
2 PLN – main concerts on national days
15 PLN – pass for all concerts

On sale:
10-29 July - online at: biletysokol.pl and at the MCK SOKÓŁ box office between 10 a.m. and 9 p.m., Nowy Sącz, ul. Długosza 3
23 and 29 July - at the box office at Strzelecki Park Amphitheatre between 3 p.m. and 6 p.m.
24-28 July - at the box office at the Amphitheatre of Park Strzelecki between 4 p.m. and 7 p.m.

For after-hours presentations in the Market Square, concerts in the region and exhibitions - free entry
For festival workshops and the conference - free entry, pre-registration required

WRISTBANDS / COMPETITIONS WITH PRIZES

On the national days, from Monday to Friday (24-28 July), the main evening concerts will be concluded with COMPETITIONS WITH PRIZES funded by the sponsors of the 30th FESTIVAL OF THE CHILDREN OF MOUNTAINS! The wristbands for these days have vouchers that you can place in a glass bowl at the entrance to the Amphitheatre :-)

For each Festival day we have prepared a different colour of the wristbands:

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