Участници 2026
AUTHENTIC SECTION
Category A - Dance Original Folklore
1st place – Sakar Folklore at the National Theatre "Sun 1928" – village of Branitsa, Haskovo region with conductor Nedyalka Geneva
2nd place – Representative Dance Ensemble "Old Dobrudzhans" at the National Theatre "Prosveta – 1900" – village of Sokolovo, Dobrich region with conductor Asenka Kuleva
3rd place – Amateur Group for Authentic Folklore "Erkech Heritage" – village of Kozichino, Haskovo region Burgas with the head Zlatka Stoyanova
Category B - Ritual Folklore
1st place - Ritual group "Living traditions" at the National Cultural Center "Dobrudzha - 2025" - the city of Dobrich with the head Stefan Kalev
2nd place - Group for the presentation of customs at the National Cultural Center "Razvitie - 1904" - the city of Targovishte with the head Ruska Dimitrova
3rd place - Group for authentic folklore and customs at the National Cultural Center "P. R. Slaveykov - 1927" - the village of San Stefano, Burgas region with the head Gergana Peneva
Category B - GAP - up to 18 years old
1st place - Children's and youth formation for authentic folklore at the National Cultural Center "Zora - 1912" - the village of Chernevo, region Varna with the leader Galina Dimitrova
II place – Not awarded
III place – Not awarded
Category B - GAP - over 18
I place - Representative female folk choir "Dobrudzhanski glasove" at the "Prosveta – 1900" National Choir - village Sokolovo, Dobrich region with the leader Stamatka Kirilova
II place - Folklore group "Latinka" at the "Vazrazhdane – 1928" National Choir - village Voynika, Yambol region with the leader Slavka Yordanova
III place – Women's folk group for authentic folklore at the "Zora – 1912" National Choir - village Chernevo, Varna region with the leader Galina Dimitrova
Category D - Costumes
I place – Women's costume from the "Slantse 1928" National Choir - village Branitsa, Haskovo
II place – Maria Petrova – Varna
III place – Women's and men's costumes – Kozichino village, Burgas region
SECTION PROCESSED
Category A - Dance groups and ensembles - First class
I place – Children's dance group "Zornitsa" at the "Otets Paisii - 1934" National School – Varna with conductor Daniela Koleva
II place – Children's dance group "Sharena Gaida" – Varna with conductors Dimo and Dilyana Aleksandrovi
III place – Children's dance group "Zornitsa" at the "Zora - 1912" National School – Chernevo village, Varna region with conductor Teodor Dimov
Category A - Dance groups and ensembles - Second class
1st place – Children's and youth dance ensemble "Nastroenie" at the National Theatre "Nastroenie 2017" – Stara Zagora with Simeon Stefanov and Hristo Valchev
2nd place – Children's dance ensemble "Petlitsa" at the National Theatre "Vasil Levski - 1926" – Sofia with Ralitsa Ivanova and Ilko Zhelyazkov
2nd place – Children's dance school at the Folklore Ensemble "Trakia" – Plovdiv with Petya Donevska and Tsvetoslav Kostov
3rd place – Children's dance ensemble "Sharena Gaida" – Varna with Dimo and Dilyana Aleksandrovi
Category A - Dance ensembles and ensembles - Third grade
1st place – Folklore Dance Theater "Rodina" at the National Theatre "Otets Paisii - 1934" – Varna with director Daniela Koleva
2nd place – Folklore Dance Ensemble "Bagrenitsa" – Shumen with directors Rumen Rumenov and Kaloyan Stoyanov
3rd place – Representative group at Folklore Dance Club "Enyovche" – Varna with directors Encho Boev and Galina Petrova
Category B – Chamber Dances - up to 18 years old
1st place – Children's Dance Ensemble "Zornitsa" at National Theatre "Otets Paisii - 1934" – Varna with director Daniela Koleva
2nd place – Not awarded
3rd place – Not awarded
Category B – Chamber Dances - over 18 years old
1st place – Folklore Dance Theatre "Rodina" at National Theatre "Otets Paisii - 1934" – Varna with conductor Daniela Koleva
2nd place – Not awarded
3rd place – Dance Club "Tsvetnitsa" at the "Razvitie 1902" National School – Merdanya village, Veliko Tarnovo region with conductor Krasimira Koleva
Category B - Choirs - up to 18 years old
1st place – Folklore formation "Zharava" at the "Mladost - 1983" National School – Plovdiv with conductors Tanya and Krisi Angelovi
2nd place – Singing group "Shareno gerdanche" from the "Osmi mart" Kindergarten – Targovishte with conductor Albena Dimcheva
3rd place – Not awarded
Category B - Choirs - over 18 years old
1st place – Choir "Pletenitsa" – Veliko Tarnovo with conductor Natalia Bilcheva
2nd place – Female folk choir "Vabelchanki" at the "Razvitie - 1904" National Choir – Targovishte with conductor Katya Angelova
3rd place – Group for processed folklore "Zvezditsa" at the "Zvezda - 1918" National Choir – Hadzhidimitrovo village, Stara Zagora region with conductor Albena Arnaudova
FOLK SINGING SECTION
Category A – Individual Performances – Professionals – First Class
1st place – Plamena Dimitrova from the National School of Arts "Dobri Hristov" – Varna with conductor Zhenya Raycheva – Yaneva
2nd place - Sofia Manolova from the National School of Arts "Dobri Hristov" – Varna with conductor Zhenya Raycheva – Yaneva
3rd place - Georgiya Milkova from the National School of Arts "Dobri Hristov" – Varna with conductor Zhenya Raycheva – Yaneva
Category A – Individual Performances – Professionals – Second Class
1st place - Darina - Natalia Zhivkova Yaneva from the "Dobri Hristov" National School of Performing Arts - Varna with the head coach Zhenya Raycheva
1st place - Kristian Nikolov from the "Konstantin Preslavski" Secondary School for Humanities and Arts - Varna with the head coach Petya Dragneva
2nd place - Silvia Georgieva from the "Konstantin Preslavski" Secondary School for Humanities and Arts - Varna with the head coach Petya Dragneva
3rd place - Borislava Milkova from the "Dobri Hristov" National School of Performing Arts - Varna with the head coach Zhenya Raycheva - Yaneva
Category A - Individual performances - Professionals - Third year
1st place - Not awarded
2nd place - Not awarded
3rd place - Not awarded
Category B - Individual performances - Amateurs - First year
1st place – Ralitsa Nikolova from the Folk Singing School "Kanatitsa" – Varna with conductor Hristina Valcheva
2nd place – Teodora Todorova – Varna with conductor Petya Dragneva
3rd place – Georgi Nedelchev from the Folk Singing School "Prosveta – 1906" – Profesor Ishirkovo village, Silistra region with conductor Nedka Simeonova
Category B – Individual performances - Amateurs – Second year
1st place - Zornitsa Vasileva – Varna with conductor Prof. Dr. Svetla Kaludova – Stanilova
2nd place - Gabriela Kostadinova from the Folk Singing School "Kanatitsa" – Varna with conductor Hristina Valcheva
3rd place - Daria Kaneva from the Vocal Group "Zarana" – Stara Zagora with conductor Larisa Ivanova
Category B – Individual performances - Amateurs – Third year
1st place - Stoyan Tsonev from the "Otets Paisii 1897" National Choir - Spasovo village, Dobrich region with Miglena Bozhidarova
2nd place - Denitsa Bankova from the "Vazrazhdane 1908" National Choir - Bulgarsko Slivovo village, Veliko Tarnovo region with Petya Dragneva
3rd place - Dobra Mincheva from the "Zahari Stoyanov - 1940" National Choir - Ovcharovo village, Dobrich region with Svetla Petkova
Category B - Chamber Ensembles - up to 18 years old
1st place - Vocal Group "Zarana" at the "Broyenichka" Youth Youth Center - Stara Zagora with Larisa Ivanova
2nd place - Children's Folklore Group at the "Prosveta - 1906" National Choir - Professor Ishirkovo village, Veliko Tarnovo region Silistra with conductor Yana Ruseva
3rd place - Duet Jean and Riana Zhelevi from the Vocal School "Septima" - Balchik, Dobrich region with conductor Marina Morozova
Category B - Chamber formations - over 18 years old
1st place - Duet "Stamenovi" - Targovishte with conductor Svetla Stamenova
2nd place - Vocal group "Siyanie" at the National School "Otets Paisii 1905" - Polski Trambesh, Veliko Tarnovo region with conductor Petar Petrov
3rd place - Duet "Zharava" from the National School "Vasil Levski - 1959" - Balchik, Dobrich region Dobrich with Magdalena Hristova
CLUBS SECTION
1st place – Dance Association "Zhaltitsa" – Ruse with Aneta Ivanova
2nd place – Folklore Club "Istar 55+" – Silistra with Aleksandar Karakolev
3rd place – Folklore Collective "Pletenitsa" – Veliko Tarnovo with Nikolay Korchev, Vanya Gavrailova and Diana Dencheva
INTERNATIONAL SECTION
Category A: Choirs – under 18 years old
1st place – not awarded
2nd place – not awarded
3rd place – not awarded
Category A: Choirs – over 18 years old
1st place – Folk Song Collective "Solomyina Pesnya" – Lisovichi village, Kiev region, Ukraine with Valentina Yarovenko
2nd place – not awarded
3rd place – not awarded awards
Category B: Dance groups and ensembles - third age group
1st place – Ensemble "Kununa Timishului" - city of Giroda, Timisoara region, Romania with Mr. Nicolai and Brandusa Stanescu
2nd place – Ensemble "Datina" - city of Giroda, Timisoara region, Romania with Mr. Desdemona Toma Rusoi
3rd place – Ensemble "Flori din Campie" – city of Giroda, Timisoara region Timisoara, Romania with the head coach Veronika Kreten
Category D: Clubs
1st place – not awarded
2nd place – not awarded
3rd place – not awarded
SPECIAL AWARDS OF THE JURY
"Most Artistic Child" – Kamelia Kaneva from the Vocal Group "Zarana" – Stara Zagora with the head coach Larisa Ivanova /Rotary plaque/
"Most Artistic Children's Collective" – Orisia State Musical Theatre – Kavarna, Dobrich Region with the head coach Stella Yordanova /sweets/
"Smallest Participant of the Festival" – Georgi Ginev – National School "Razvitie – 1904" – Targovishte – 2024 /bear/
The award is provided by the Organizer
"The oldest participant of the festival" - Dimka Ivanova - "P. R. Slaveykov - 1927" - village of San Stefano, Burgas region - 1940 /basket with products/
The award is provided by the Organizer
"The most numerous team" - FC "Pletenitsa" - Veliko Tarnovo with owners Nikolay Korchev and Natalia Bilcheva
Pizzeria - restaurant "Veroni" with owner Toshko Marinov
"The most cheerful and attractive team" - Municipal children's ensemble at the "Samoobrazovanie - 1919" - Primorsko, Burgas region with owner Maria Varbanova /Rotary basket/
"The best vocal teacher" - Hristina Valcheva
The award is provided by
Pharmacy "Forum" with manager Lyubomir Ruschev
"Best choreographer" - Ralitsa Ivanova and Ilko Zhelyazkov - Children's dance group "Petlitsa" at the "Vasil Levski - 1926" National Theatre - Sofia
Voucher for a holiday, provided by the "Samara" hotel
Voucher for a holiday, provided by the "Lotos" hotel
"For the preservation of authentic folklore" - Dance group "Shikovtsi" at the "Probuda - 1940" National Theatre - Kalipetrovo village, Silistra region with Mr. Chudomir Varbanov
The award is provided by the Historical Museum - Balchik with Director Radostina Encheva
"Most personal girl" - Monika Slavcheva - DTA "Sharena Gaida" - Varna
"Most personal boy" - Georgi Balchev - FTT "Rodina" at the "Otets Paisii - 1934" National Theatre – Varna
"Mayor's Award" - Dance Club "Zadyavka" – Shumen with director Zhechko Kolev
"For professional development" – Simona Stoyanova director of the "Grebentsi" DFTF at the "St. St. Cyril and Methodius" Primary School – Silistra
"For development" – Dzem Mehmedov from the "Slaveya" Creative School at the "Vasil Levski - 1927" Primary School – Varna with director Tatyana Zhelyazkova
/Voucher – Apriori store/
"For overall performance" – "Georgi Partsalev - 1901" Primary School – "Divna" High School and "Sborenka" Secondary School – Levski, region Pleven
"For Persistence" – Zhechko Kolev
Voucher for a vacation, provided by the Helios Hotel
Chairman: Prof. Dr. Daniela Dzheneva /................................./
Members: 1. Prof. Dr. Anton Andonov /................................./
2. Dr. Danislav Kehayov /................................./
3. Prof. Dr. Nikolay Nikov /................................./
4. Prof. Dr. Galya Petrova - Kirkova /……………………….../