XXX International Music & Dance Festival LAKE FEST

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8 June, 2025

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Ohrid, MACEDONIA

All Performing Arts

from 82 €

5 days

Director: Z.S.& WOFA

Deadline:

April 4, 2025

Participation Information

With pleasure, we INVITE you (folk groups, choral groups, orchestras, and majorette teams), especially children’s and youth groups, to participate in the XXX International Festival for Dance & Songs “LAKE FEST,” which will take place from June 4 to 8, 2025, in Ohrid.

The festival’s light motive is to present the cultural traditions of different countries and provide an opportunity for members of groups to come together, establish friendships, and showcase their culture through dance and music.

General Rules:

  • This is a non-competitive festival featuring traditional and modern dances, choral performances, and majorette teams.
  • Folklore, choral groups, and majorette teams are welcome to participate. Children’s ensembles, youth ensembles, and adult ensembles may also join. Groups from other art styles are encouraged to apply.
  • The number of participants is limited (only three groups from each country).
  • Each group should consist of a maximum of 70 members, including dancers, managers, musicians, and family members.
  • Groups must prepare at least two dances, 10-15 minutes each, with orchestra or UasB. Performances will be held in the evening hours, allowing for daytime sightseeing.
  • Groups should send a short CV and 2-3 photos.
  • Each group should bring a flag of their country.
  • Groups are responsible for their own transport for arrival and departure.

Accommodation Information

Participation fee with acommodation is:

  • To ensure a comfortable and enjoyable stay in the festival , WOFA offers several accommodation options.
  • Choose from our top-tier city-center hotels or lakeside properties, each offering different board options to fit your needs. 

Suggested Accommodation:

1. Hotel Delago & District Villa (MAIN SUGGESTION FOR BEST ACCOMMODATION IN STRICT CENTER) – LIMITED AVABILITY

  • Located just 100 meters from Ohrid’s main square, Hotel Delago & District Villa offers 4-star comfort with double rooms and top-quality breakfast & dinner options.
  • Availability is limited!
  • Double rooms accommodation! 
  •  *rooms will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.

 More about Hotel Delago & District Villa

Pricing Options: 

BB – Bed and Breakfast

  • 3 Nights/4 Days (BB): 94€ per person
  • 4 Nights/5 Days (BB): 124€ per person
  • 5 Nights/6 Days (BB): 149€ per person

– additional day is 30 euros;

HB – Breakfast and Dinner

  • 3 Nights/4 Days (HB): 106€ per person
  • 4 Nights/5 Days (HB): 139€ per person
  • 5 Nights/6 Days (HB): 169€ per person

– additional day is 40 euros;

-Bus parking 20 Euro per day

  1. Hotel Lagadin Ohrid – LIMITED AVABILITY!

– Hotel Lagadin* is a cozy, family-run hotel on the shore of Lake Ohrid, just 6 km from the city center. Renovated in 2020, it offers 23 comfortable rooms, most with stunning lake and mountain views. Guests enjoy a private beach, a spacious yard with a playground, and a peaceful natural setting. With warm hospitality and a charming Macedonian design, it’s the perfect retreat for relaxation.

– Link to the accommodation: Hotel Lagadin

Pricing Options: 

BB – Bed and Breakfast

  • 3 Nights/4 Days (BB): 94€ per person
  • 4 Nights/5 Days (BB): 124€ per person
  • 5 Nights/6 Days (BB): 149€ per person

 – additional day is 30 euros;

HB – Breakfast and Dinner

  • 3 Nights/4 Days (HB): 114€ per person
  • 4 Nights/5 Days (HB): 149€ per person
  • 5 Nights/6 Days (HB): 184€ per person

– additional day 40 euros;

  1. Hotel Desaret & International
  • An exclusive 3-star lakeside hotel with an outdoor swimming pool. Hotel Desaret features open buffet meals and is partially renovated for added comfort. It is 14.2 kilometers from the main square of the city.

 More about Hotel Desaret

HB – Breakfast and Dinner

  • 3 Nights/ 4 days (HB): 119 € per person (Half Board – 2 meals/day)
  • 4 Nights/ 5 days (HB): 144 € per person
  • 5 Nights/ 6 days (HB): 179 € per person

– additional day HB is 36 euros per person;

FB – Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

  • 3 Nights (FB): 128 € per person (Full Board – 3 meals/day)
  • 4 Nights (FB): 159 € per person
  • 5 Nights (FB): 194 € per person

 – additional day FB is 41 euros per person;

– additional double room is 8 euros per person per day;

  1. Hotel Mizo – Click here to see Hotel Mizo

BB – Bed and Breakfast

  • 3 Nights/ 4 days (BB): 104 € per person
  • 4 Nights/ 5 days (BB): 136 € per person
  • 5 Nights/ 6 days (BB): 169 € per person

– additional day is 33 euros per person;

HB – Breakfast and Dinner

  • 3 Nights/ 4 days (HB): 119 € per person
  • 4 Nights/ 5 days (HB): 144 € per person
  • 5 Nights/ 6 days (HB): 179 € per person

– additional day is 36 euros per person;

  1. Hotel De Luks Apartments

– Pricing Options:

  • 3 Nights (HB): 82€ per person (Half Board – 2 meals/day)
  • 4 Nights (HB): 109€ per person
  • 3 Nights (FB): 99€ per person (Full Board – 3 meals/day)
  • 4 Nights (FB): 129€ per person

Additional Central 3 & 4-Star Hotels

  • If you are interested for any other option, make sure to contact us and we will make sure to arrange it for you;
  • For a wider selection, these centrally located hotels offer various room configurations (double, triple, and quadruple). Price information is available upon completion of the application form. 

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  • For any extra double room, the group should pay an extra 10 euro/person/day and for a single room an additional 20 euros per day

                                                  

Festival organizers provide:

–         for 25 dancers – one gratis ( 24+1 and 48+2)

–         souvenir and gift for each group,

–         Certificate for attendance,

–         drinks during the performance,

–         tourist guides for sightseeing of the town,

– advertising of the festival (press release,social media promotion, posters and flayers).

INSURANCE:
Personal responsibility and health insurance are within the other obligations of the groups. First Aid and Medical Hospital will be available, medical services must be covered by the group
.

On your request,  You can continue your stay in Ohrid. Price will be 29 Euro per day per person HB and 33 for FB – price is special for the participants in festivals that we can provide.

Tourist tax and insurance is 1 Euro per person and it is paid additional.

    After the festival finish organizers will send you link where you can take phots and viseod from the festival.

The festival will organize the transport for the groups coming by plane by picking them up from Ohrid airport, during the festival days and back to the same Ohrid airport. You can also arrive through Skopje, Tirana or Thessaloniki Airport which are only 200 km from Ohrid. The cost of the transportation will be covered by the group and will be additionally agreed according to their number. We will also assist you in obtaining visa for Macedonia if necessary. Also, you can arrive in Ohrid airport and we will organize  transport to hotel free of charge.

By applying you confirm that you accept all festival conditionsAll detailed information  will be supply after your confirmation for participations.

Program Information

  • Day 1:
    13:00: Arrival in Ohrid, hotel accommodation
    19:00 – 20:00: Dinner at the hotel
    20:00: Meeting with group leaders
  • Day 2:
    09:00 – 11:00: Breakfast
    11:00 – 14:00: Ohrid sightseeing
    18:00 – 19:00: Dinner at the hotel
    19:15: Ensembles parade in the old town
    19:30: Festival evening
  • Day 3:
    09:00 – 10:00: Breakfast
    11:00 – 14:30: Boat cruise and visit to St. Naum Monastery
    16:00 – 18:00: Shopping
    18:00 – 20:00: Dinner at the hotel
    21:00 – 00:00: Social events, exchange presents, disco party
  • Day 4:
    09:00 – 10:00: Breakfast
    10:30 – 14:00: Visit to Struga City
    19:00 – 20:00: Dinner at the hotel
    21:00 – 00:00: Macedonian evening or workshop learning different dances
  • Day 5:
    09:00: Breakfast
    10:00 – 14:00: Departure to Skopje with guides, visiting monuments
    14:00: Departure from Skopje

Excursions Information

Participants will have the opportunity to explore Ohrid’s rich cultural heritage and breathtaking scenery:

  • Day 2:
    Sightseeing includes St. Sofia Church, Samoil Fortress, Antique Theatre, Plaosnik, St. Kaneo Church, and the Bridge of Wishes.

 

  • Day 3:
    A boat cruise on Ohrid Lake, visiting the Museum on Water and the famous St. Naum Monastery (price: 14 euros per person).

 

  • Day 4:
    Visit to Struga City, including the house of Miladinovci Brothers, the Crni Drim River, and Kalishta Caves Church.

Participants will also have shopping time in the city and social events such as a disco party and cultural workshops.

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