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World Festival Association — WOFA
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A message from our President

Dear Friends and Colleagues

WORLD FESTIVAL ASSOCIATION (WOFA) is an organization whose aim is connecting all festivals in the world.

The mission of WOFA is celebrating music, dance and special events, and bringing together different cultures from all over the world through music, dance and the traditional national costumes of the nations.

The purpose of WOFA is the presentation and affirmation of folklore, choir singing, dance, tradition, costumes and cultural heritage, and the presentation of folklore choreography, choir music and new dances.

The participants have the chance to meet new friends from different countries, enjoy the beauty of amazing cities, learn a lot about the folklore and traditions of other countries, and celebrate life, friendship and love through music and various dances — exchanging experience and information, making new friendships and getting to know new places.

As a non-governmental organization we have existed for 12 years. We have connected around 200 festivals from all over the world, and over 600 folklore groups, choirs and majorette teams.

Due to the exceptional beauty of the place, our main office is situated in the city of Ohrid, Macedonia.

Sincerely yours,

Zoran Strezovski

President · Macedonia

“We build bridges from nation to nation”

Our motto

Festivals listed
268
Countries
37
Host cities
84
Main office
Ohrid, Macedonia

Councils

Leadership

PresidentZoran StrezovskiMacedonia

Council of festival directors

27 members from 18 countries

  • Zoran StrezovskiMacedonia
  • Aritz Salamanca TapiaSpain
  • Miroslav HriberskiCroatia
  • Alper Ismet GorenTurkey
  • Olesya PetrashenRussia
  • Ilies Dinu IlieRomania
  • Hajrudin Cigo TabakovićMontenegro
  • Ksenija UlitovskayaUkraine
  • Gerhard SpöttlAustria
  • Hasan BozkurtTurkey
  • Kazimiera LegutkoPoland
  • Līga GreiereLatvia
  • Uriel Ne'emanIsrael
  • Virginija MedziausieneLithuania
  • Peter HorvathHungary
  • Lenka ŠvehlíkováCzech Republic
  • Agnieszka RupPoland
  • Urszula ObaraPoland
  • Maire JürgelEstonia
  • Katarzyna BilskaPoland
  • Zdenka KozubováCzech Republic
  • Ave AlvreEstonia
  • Rose ZhaoChina
  • Laura LukstinaLatvia
  • Stanislava StojanovaBulgaria
  • Zoya VelkovaBulgaria
  • Svetlana TvrzickaCzech Republic

Festival categories

Any kind of group is welcome. All five categories are treated equally.

Partners

  • International Dance Council – CID UNESCO

    International Dance Council – CID UNESCO

  • IOV – International Organization of Folk Art

    IOV – International Organization of Folk Art

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