This year, encountering its great jubilee 50 years of existence, Ohrid Summer with firm steps and dignity is marking its way to its goal which is- accomplishing and realization of the most qualitative edition.
Ohrid Summer, with its many years tradition of performances with affluent artistic capacity and the privilege of originating from the ancient cultural history of the city, this year of 2010 when it will mark its jubilee, it will offer an exceptional artistic program; with events that are expected to cause great interest from the public, especially among the admirers of music, theatre and other kinds of art.
The great or golden jubilee represents a special challenge for the Festival and all those who participate in the organization, principally the Ministry of Culture of Republic of Macedonia and the other collaborators, in order to realize the most highly qualitative edition so far which will correspond to the rank and reputation of this Festival; together with this, to represent with dignity and to confirm once more the high cultural values of our country, Europe and the world. With sincere pleasure, we invite you to Ohrid this summer from July 12th to August 20th, so we can mutually enjoy in the wonderful magic called Ohrid Summer.
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In 1967 the Festival was restructured and ever since it has been hosting vocal and instrumental bands and solo singers presenting their authentic folk creations and traditional culture through horas, songs, rites, traditional clothes, local costumes, traditional musical instruments, and handicrafts. For more than twenty years "The Balkan Festival of Folk Songs and Dances" has been a member of the UNESCO Associations of CIOFF (The International Council of the Organizations of Folklore Festivals and Folklore Art), and IOFA (The International Organization for Folklore Art.
Traditionally, the Festival is held at the beginning of July. Although the name would suggest otherwise, there are many participants from outside the Balkans, including Asia and Africa.
In the frames of the Festival exhibitions that have always been oriented to the Festival are organised, too. In the past years, the Institute for folklore “Marko Cepenkov” – Skopje organised Symposium for the Balkan folklore.

The Film Festival in Ohrid that will be opened on 26th June, will offer, this year too, a rich palette of films from the French cinematography as well as film productions from the francophone creational sphere.