Sights in Region North-Central

The first edition of the Festival of ice sculptures in Ruse ("RUSE ICE FEST") was held in 2014. The organizers' ambition is it to become an annual event and every edition to grow in popularity.Among the participants are sculptors from different countries. They have one huge block of ice (1x1.5...

Festival of paper lanterns in Gabrovo is held annually in the first or second Saturday of September. Its first edition was in 2011 and his founders are Antoslav Iliev and  Ventsi Angelov.The festival is not a competition. Its idea is to break the monotony in the city life in one beautiful and ...

The first edition of the International Festival of sand sculptures in Rousse (Ruse Sandfest) started on 9 June 2015. The festival is organized by the Municipality of Ruse and the foundation "Ruse - the city of free spirit". The idea is it to become annual. In the festival are involved well-known ...

The first edition of the Festival of Ancient Rome "Eagle on the Danube" in Svishtov was in late June 2008. The idea of ​​the festival is to reproduce the military life and battles between imperial Rome and enemy tribes. Since then the festival has become annual and collects many participants and vis...

From 2012 in the village of Pavel (Polski Trumbesh municipality) is conducted a Festival of tomatoes, peppers and the traditional Bulgartian foods, called "Pavel Fest". Some call it the feast of the pepper, but it seems the organizers have decided to extend its scope :). The initiators and...

Every year, during the second half of March, the town of Ruse hosts the International Festival "March Music Days" . The festival was founded in 1961 and is one of the oldest international music forums in Bulgaria.The Festival attracts many Bulgarian and foreign musicians from different parts of the...

The public holiday of town of Silistra is on the date of the religious holiday Krastovden (September 14) but during the entire month of September the town hosts various traditional festivities including musical concerts,  swimming across Danube river, sport events, beer fest and others....

The International Puppet Theatre Festival Yan Bibian and the International Theatre Laboratory Yan Bibian are held annually in late of May in Silistra. During the festival program groups from different countries performed for the kids. The theatrical laboratory is for the artists and cultural who...

The Bread festival in village of Garvan is held in the summer  - usually beginning of July but the day depends on the day when harvest begin. The fest includes a competition and exhibition of works by old recipes (from the grandmother books) and a demonstration of flour grind. There are also pl...

Kukeri is a traditional pagan Bulgarian ritual. The idea is masked men to scare away evil spirits with dances and loud sounds of bells. The costumes of men cover most of the body and include decorated wooden masks of animals (sometimes double-faced) and large bells attached to the belt.The festival...