2005

Participants:

Slovakia, Velka Ida, Ilosvai Selymes Péter Folk Dance Group
Turkey, Denizli, „PAHOY” Pamukkale Folk Dance Group
Italy, Alatri, „Aria di casa nostra” Folk Dance Group
Bulgaria, Krusari, GOLDEN Dobrudza Folk Dance Group
Russia, Tula, Ljubota Folk Song and Dance Group
Litvania, Marijampole, Sidabra Folk Dance Group
Nyírség Folk Dance Ensemble
Babszem Folk Dance Group
Figurás Folk Dance Group
Igrice Folk Dance Group
Boglárka Folk Dance Group
Kaláris Folk Dance Group

This year we invited Ilosvai Selymes Péter Folk Dance Group from Nagyida, Slovakia, who represented the Hungarians living in minority outside Hungary.
We were also successful in utilizing our broadending acquaintances abroad - due to this, several groups arrived to the festival with the help of our friends.

During the past years, the festival was developing, more and more nations visited us. The programme of the festival also became richer, the number of spectators grew, more county towns and villages joined the circle of venues, and more companies cooperated with us. The coordinational units of organization were formed.

It was because of this all-encompassing development, that in the autumn of 2006 C.I.O.F.F. (Conseil International des Organisations de Festivals de Folklore et d'Arts Traditionnels) - an oragnization of UNESCO - registered our festival in their worldwide network of quality and high-artistic-level festivals.

So, from 2007 we were able to organize our festival with the support and under the name of CIOFF.