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Annual Calendar of Events in Bansko

  • 1st January – “May it be Healthy and Happy” – Folklore concert and Mummers carnival
  • 6th January – St. Jordan’s Day – Great Blessing of Holy Water which takes place in natural water sources
  • 14th February - Feast Day of the Bansko Sausages and Red Wine – on the main square
  • 27th February – Celebration of the amateur artists, entertaining evening
  • 3rd March - National Liberation Holiday – Traditional horseracing
  • 11th March - Todoroff Day
  • April - International Dog Show on CACIB level
  • 17th – 25th May - Festival of Bansko Traditions
  • 18th May - Celebrating the International Day of Museums, a night of museums
  • 23rd – 24th May -Between Three Mountains”, Folkloristic Festival with authentic local groups
  • 24th May - Concert dedicated to the Day of Slavic Alphabet and Bulgarian Education and Culture
  • 19th June – Celebration of St. Paisii Hilendarski
  • 1st – 7th July - Summer Theatre Festival, Contemporary Bulgarian Theatre
  • 19th – 20th July - Antique Car Parade and Exhibition
  • 20th July – Ilinden
  • 23rd July – 67th anniversary of the murder of Nikola Vaptsarov, 56 years museum Vaptsarov
  • 24th – 27th July - Days of Pirin, Various Outdoor Venues in the Pirin National Park
  • 1st August – Ceremony to celebrate the 106th anniversary of the Ilinden-Uprising
  • August – Home Meeting, assembly of the people of the village Kremen
  • August – Assembly of the people of the town Dobrinishte, dedicated to the Ilinden-Uprising
  • 8th – 13th August - Bansko International Jazz Festival
  • 9th – 10th August – National Paintball Championship, Bansko Cup
  • 29th-30th August - International Dog Show on CACIB level
  • September – 132nd anniversary of the Kresna-Razlog-Uprising
  • October - Celebrating 116 years of library work in Bansko, permanent photo documentary "Library Work in Bansko”. Solemn celebration and concert of the ensemble for authentic folklore
  • 5th October - Day of the Town Bansko, 98th Anniversary of the liberation of Bansko
  • 1st November - Celebrating the Day of the Bulgarian National Leaders
  • 25th – 30th NovemberInternational Festival of Mountain Films
  • 7th December – Marking the 100th birthday of Nikola Vaptsarov
  • December - Start of the Winter Tourist Season
  • December – Christmas and New Year Holidays, exhibition of “Survachki” and artistic New Year cards.
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