The registration of participants for the 10th anniversary international folk contest-festival “The Flower of the Sun” has started!  

International Folk Contest-Festival “SAULĖS ŽIEDAS”

      On 15 September, the registration of foreign and Lithuanian participants to take part at the 10th international folk contest-festival “The Flower of the Sun”, which will be held on 1–7 July 2025 in Šiauliai city (Lithuania) and North Lithuania region, started.
      It is planned to invite 10–15 groups from foreign countries and over 300 performers from Lithuania to participate at the 10th anniversary international contest-festival “The Flower of the Sun”.
      Registration of participants for the festival of 2025 is open online via the official web site of the festival at www.saulesziedas.lt
      Attention! Registration of foreign performers to participate in the contest programme will be open until 15 February 2025; whereas Lithuanian participants will have the access to the registration open until 15 March 2025. Lithuanian performers wishing to participate in the programme of the festival only have to register until 15 April 2025.
      The 10th international folk contest-festival “The Flower of the Sun” is included in official event calendars of 2025 for the Federation of International Dance Festivals, FIDAF, and the International Organization of Folk Art, IOV.
      “The Flower of the Sun” is the largest international folk festival in the Baltic States that has gained international recognition and is one of the largest festivals in Eastern Europe!
      All information and the regulations of the contest are provided at the web site of the festival at: www.saulesziedas.lt
      For more information please contact: email saulesziedasfestival@gmail.com or tel. +370 685 33142.
      We are looking forward to your submitted applications!

      Let’s meet in 2025 at the international folk festive event “The Flower of the Sun” in the north of Lithuania!

 

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