Culinary Art Fair "Ethno Kitchen on Wheels" and Festival "Blue Summer"
09-12 September 2022
Open spaces in Ribnitsa Park

A big circus performance, musical, theaters, dances, art studios, games of the peoples and many surprises for children and the whole family await the guests of the culinary ethnic fair and festival "Blue Summer" in Plovdiv, organized by the "Together" foundation.

The seventh Culinary Art Fair "Ethno Kitchen on Wheels" in Plovdiv and the Children and Family Festival "Blue Summer" are again dedicated to the little ones and this year will be held from September 9 to 12 under the motto "Peaceful World".

Performances for children and the family in nature will be held in different areas of the city. The children's festival begins with an outdoor musical in Park "2019". The "Street Musical" production of the "Chameleon" theater will introduce the youngest audience to the music of the King of Pop Michael Jackson and the great singer of "Queen" Freddie Mercury. The street performance will be available to all children, their parents and relatives on September 9, from 5:30 p.m. in the "2019" park in the Trakia district.

The "Blue Summer" festival is being held for the second year as a side event of the Culinary Art Fair "Ethno Kitchen on Wheels" - a project of the "Together" Foundation, which in 2022 is also dedicated to children.

The culinary fair and the biggest performances of the festival will be available at the main location - Ribnitsa Park, Severen district.

On September 10 and 11, the stage and open spaces in the park (next to the Stroitel hall) will be fully available to visitors and for the entertainment of children, parents, grandparents. The idea is that during the festival days, the little ones can watch musicals, concerts, theater, dance and circus performances up close. Visitors can bring folding chairs or a picnic blanket to fully enjoy the setting and munch on the delicious home-cooked meals of the various ethnic cuisines. And on September 12, Petya Nedeva's production "Funny" will be a guest for the youngest children from the "Mother's Care" DG in the Old Town.

The foundation's team continues the tradition of helping and giving a stage to talented children from the city and the region, who will present various arts. All children who like to draw will be able to participate in an open-air "Peaceful World" (on September 10), which will again be led by teachers and graduates from the "Tsanko Lavrenov" National Art High School. Within the framework of the fair and festival, dance and art workshops, fun and competitive games of the peoples will be held again.

Delicious surprises for the whole family will be prepared, as every year at the ethnic fair, by the different communities. The menu will be presented just before opening day. "AGI" sweets will also be part of the culinary delights, and the big prizes for the children are from Chipolino.

The Culinary Art Fair "Ethno Kitchen on Wheels", within which the Children and Family Festival "Blue Summer" is held, are part of the Cultural Calendar of Plovdiv and are implemented with the financial support of the Municipality of Plovdiv.

All Plovdiv residents and guests of the city can follow the full program for the fair and festival on the official Facebook pages of the "Together" Foundation and the "Ethno Kitchen on Wheels" Culinary Art Fair.

PROGRAM

at the seventh edition of the Culinary Art Fair "Ethno Kitchen on Wheels" and the second festival for children and the family "Blue Summer"

Friday: 09/09/22, "2019" Park, 5:30 p.m.

"Street Musical" Chameleon Theater

Saturday: 10.09.22, Park "Ribnitsa", 3.30 - 7.30 p.m.

16:00 Official opening of the Culinary Art Fair "Ethno kitchen on wheels" (for children.) Presentation of Armenian, Russian, Italian and Balkan traditional cuisine

16:15 - 17:10 - Dance performance "Dances of the Nations" Ballet Dance Center "Gracia" Part I, II and III

16:00 – 18:30 Children's plein air "Peaceful World"

16:00 – 18:30 Armenian Community Art Workshop

5:10 p.m. Theatrical performance "Leche Buboleche" Theater "Chameleon"

6:10 p.m. Concert of talented children with the participation of "Magia Mini" at the Art Voice Center, Plamen Koichev - drums, Momchil Kehaiov - guitar, etc.

6:40 p.m. Dance performance of Armenian folk dances with the participation of children from the "Parekordzagan" OAB

19:00 – 19:30 Outdoor exhibition, raffle and fun surprises

Sunday: 11.09.22, Park "Ribnitsa", 10.00 - 18.00

10:00 a.m. Opening of the Culinary Art Fair "Ethno Kitchen on Wheels" for children)

Introducing the traditional snacks of the Turkish, Jewish and Tatar communities

10.30 a.m. Theatrical performance "Musical House" - Staged by Petya Nedeva

11:40 a.m. Dance session

12:00pm - 4:00pm Traditional Jewish Game of Archery

12:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Adventure Art Workshop

4:00 p.m. Dance performance by TS "Millennium"

4:10 p.m. Circus performance "From children for children" of the National School of Attraction Arts

5:45 p.m. Dance concert of FTA "Dilyanka"

18:00 Raffle

18:15 Concert of children's talents with the participation of Anna-Maria Kondova

18:30 Whirling Dervish Dance – a special surprise from the Turkish community

18:45 Raffle and fun surprises

Monday: 12.09.22, Mother's Care Kindergarten in the Old Town, 09:45 - 11:00 a.m.

9:45 a.m. Theater in the Garden - Production by Petya Nedeva "Funny"

You can find a detailed program of the event HERE.

You can find more information about the festival at: https://www.facebook.com/ethnokitchen