Ohrid Summer Festival has hosted performers from more than 60 countries throughout the years.
Macedonia’s biggest music and theatre event
One more reason to love Ohrid during the summer is Macedonia’s biggest music and theatre event: Ohrid Summer Festival. This festival marked its 50 years jubilee in 2010. It is traditionally held from 12th June until 20th August and it features a rich artistic programme.
Ohrid, being the spiritual capital of Macedonia, provides a magical atmosphere to the whole event. This event offers a programme that will suit anyone’s taste. The concerts, the plays, the poetry readings and ballet performances create a huge interest among the public.
A part of the European Festival Association
Ohrid Summer Festival has hosted performers, musicians and theatre groups from more than 60 countries and many well-known artists have participated throughout the years. Furthermore, many theatre companies from around the world have been a part of this festival.
The magical places which are selected to host the events add to the atmosphere of the Ohrid Summer Festival: the garden of the Cathedral Church of St. Sophia’s, the Samuil Fortress, as well as the antique theatre. Since 1994, Ohrid Summer Festival has been a part of the European Festival Association. This festival is a great pride for Macedonia and provides a big cultural benefit for the country as well as its visitors.
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