FolkloreJanuary
Kukeri Festival
Pernik · nationwide
Masked dancers, bells, fire - a pre-Christian ritual to scare away winter.
Winter RitualsSpring AwakeningsSummer FestivalsAutumn Harvests
Events & Festivals
of Bulgaria
Ancient rituals, mountain traditions, music under the stars, folklore, food, wine, and unforgettable celebrations - a living seasonal atlas of a country that never stops dancing.
Scroll
01 - Featured CelebrationsEight nights that
Eight nights that
define a country.
From snow-bound rituals to mountain music festivals - the gatherings that pull travelers from across the world.
TraditionJanuary
Surva
Pernik
The largest masquerade gathering on the Balkans. Thousands of horned figures.
TraditionJune
Rose Festival
Kazanlak
Sunrise harvest in the Valley of Roses - embroidery, parades, attar of rose.
MusicJuly
Hills of Rock
Plovdiv
International rock & metal under the southern sky.
MusicAugust
Wake Up Festival
Sopot · mountains
Electronic music at altitude - sunrise sets above the Stara Planina.
FolkloreJuly
Rozhen Folklore
Rhodope mountains
Bagpipes, embroidered dress, a sea of dancers on a green meadow.
Wine & FoodNovember
Young Wine Festival
Plovdiv · Melnik
Candlelit vineyards, the first wine of the year, slow autumn nights.
VillageMay-September
Village Sabors
Hidden hamlets
Saint-day gatherings - whole roasted lamb, accordions, a village reunited.
02 - Cultural AtlasA country glowing
A country glowing
with celebration.
03 - Ways to CelebrateEight atmospheres.
Eight atmospheres.
One country.
04 - 01 - Kukeri · Surva · Nestinari
Winter Rituals
Fire, fur, and the sound of a hundred bells. The oldest faces of Bulgaria emerge from the snow.
05 - Festival StoriesDocumentaries
Documentaries
you can attend.
Story 01 · Pernik · winter
Inside the Kukeri Ritual
Before sunrise, a man becomes a beast. Fur, horns, bells the size of bread loaves. The dance starts when the fire is lit and ends when the sun finds the snow.
Read the story
Story 02 · Sozopol · Sinemorets
Summer Nights by the Black Sea
A coastline of bonfires. Jazz drifting from old town squares. Lanterns crossing the harbor. The kind of nights you don't photograph because you don't want to look away.
Read the storyStory 03 · Rhodope · Stara Planina
The Most Beautiful Village Festivals
Every village has a day. A saint, a harvest, a memory. A roasted lamb, a long table, an accordion that refuses to stop.
Read the story06 - After DarkWhen the sun goes down,
When the sun goes down,
Bulgaria lights up.
07 - Live CalendarA year in fire,
2026 · BulgariaA year in fire,
song & wine.
Jan 13-14Surva · PernikFolkloreMar 1Baba Marta · nationwideTraditionJun 1-2Rose Festival · KazanlakTraditionJul 18-21Hills of Rock · PlovdivMusicJul 19-21Rozhen Folklore GatheringFolkloreAug 8-11Wake Up Festival · SopotMusicAug · Sun nightsNestinari fire dancesRitualNovYoung Wine Festival · PlovdivWine
08 - Atmosphere ArchiveFrames from
Frames from
the festival year.
09 - Festival ConciergeBuild Your
Build Your
Festival Journey.
Combine rituals, music nights, wine harvests and village sabors into one cinematic route. Our AI concierge designs cultural journeys tuned to the seasons.
Concierge prompt
"Plan a 10-day winter journey through Kukeri rituals, mountain villages, and warm rakia."
KukeriRose FestivalWake UpWine HarvestVillage SaborNestinari
Atlas
Festivals on the map
Rose harvest, folk gatherings and seasonal rituals.
Layers
Season
5 places