The European television championship “Euro Folk 2025” is taking part within the Musical Feasts “Euro Folk 2025” – The world is television. The Musical feasts “Euro Folk” last during the entire year of 2025 under the aegis of the European Association of Folklore Festivals EAFF. In 2024, within the Musical Feasts “Euro Folk”, ninety international musical festivals were held in different countries and in 2025 besides them the European television championship for folklore shall be held. We are expecting other festivals for traditional and folklore arts to join us.

Regulations

Participation

Any team or individual performer could participate in the European television championship for folklore “Euro Folk 2025” if they comply with the following conditions:

1. Fill an application form for participation;
2. Send to the address stated below two of their performances on DVD. If you have participated in a Festival of Musical Feasts "Euro Folk", you participate with ready recordings from the festival.
3. Pay on the bank account stated below the participation fee in the amount of 150 EUR. This sum is also considered as the subscription to the European Association for Folklore Festivals – EAFF for 2024.

Broadcasting

The performances of the participants in the European television championship for folklore “Euro Folk 2025” are going to be shown on the World Internet television “EuroFolkTV” at http://tv.eurofolk.com at least three times a day, during a month. The program for the respective month will include performances of groups and individual performers who have submitted their application form at least 60 days before the beginning of the month. Example: In January 2025 there are going to be included performances of groups, who have submitted application form by the end of October 2024.

Ranking

The ranking will be done depending on the votes of the audience, submitted to E-mail: eaff@eaff.eu. The message must contain the following text:

 “For the championship – number of category and number of the respective performance.”

 Only one vote shall be counted for the respective month, coming form the same e-mail address.

Awards

In each of the following categories, there will be First Award to be given every month. The categories are:

1. folklore songs;
2. folklore dances;
3. individual performers;
 

The awarded groups and individual performers will receive a First Award Winning Diploma for the relevant category.

Each month, the performance that received the most votes will receive Grand Prix. The group who received a Grand Prix will also receive a diploma for European folklore champion for the relevant month.

The winner-teams receive their diplomas by the Mayor of the relevant Municipality.

In January 2026 there will be a championship for the annual First Awards by categories and Grand Prix. The winners of the twelve months of 2025 will participate in this championship. Participants who received awards will also receive a diploma for European folklore champion in the relevant category, and their leader – a diploma for “Maestro” of Euro Folk Academy.

General Conditions

Each of the participants, being the holder of the copyright, gives their consent for the performances to be shown in the TV products of Euro Folk Academy.

No remuneration shall be paid to the participants in European television championship for folklore “Euro Folk”.

 

The bank account for paying the participation fee of 150 Euro is:

ProCredit Bank (Bulgaria) EAD
Central Bank address: 26 Todor Aleksandrov bul., 1303 Sofia ,Bulgaria
IBAN No:            BG79PRCB92301050446601
SWIFT:               PRCBBGSF
RECEIVER:       Association EAFF

Receiver address: 47 Nikola Gabrovski str., 5002 Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria

 

The sum must be paid after the application form has been confirmed by EAFF. 

The address, where you should send your DVD is:
 
 Bulgaria
 5002 Veliko Tarnovo
 Post Box: 27A
 European Association for Folklore Festivals EAFF
 For Euro Folk

 The organizers reserve the right not to broadcast materials which are not corresponding to the minimal artistic or technical requirements.

Champions for October

„Prochula se Neranza“ — Representative folklore group "Neranza" at "Napredak - 2001" Community center

Nova Zagora Bulgaria
Folklore Songs

„Mystique of Gandrung Banyuwangi“ — SMA Labschool Kebayoran - Senior Highschool

South Jakarta Indonesia
Folklore Dances

„Syodnal mi e mlad terzie“ — Kameliya Hadzhieva

Sofia Bulgaria
Individual Performers

Champions for September

„Mila mi e, mamo, drachka mi e“ — Group for authentic folklore “Rodopchani” at “Razvitie - 1873” Community center

Peshtera Bulgaria
Folklore Songs

"Novohanski lazarki" — Children's dance group "Novohanche" at "Ivan Vazov - 1928" Community center

Novi han village, Elin Pelin municipality Bulgaria
Folklore Dances

„Po drum“ — Mariya Ivanova at "Svetlina - 1909" Community center

Belchin village, Samokov municipality Bulgaria
Individual Performers

Champions for August

„Zatupali tapani“ — Chamber vocal group "Trakiyska mladost" at "Lyuben Karavelov" Secondary School

Plovdiv Bulgaria
Folklore Songs

„Ataurt folk dance“ — Folklore dance group at Private Schools Atayurt

Tepebaşı, Eskişehir Türkiye
Folklore Dances

„Stara li stara, maychinko“ and „Tsarnilchitse devoyko“ — Liliya Andonova at „Vazrazhdane-obshtina Studentska-1935“ Community center

Sofia Bulgaria
Individual Performers

Champions for July

Kitka pazardzhishki pesni — Group for spring folklore “Hadzhiliyka” at “Hadzhi Nayden Yovanovitch - 1935” Community center

Yunatsite village, Pazardzhik municipality Bulgaria
Folklore Songs

„Jelmakan Ayumu“ — Folklore dance group at Department of Education in Putrajaya

Putrajaya Malaysia
Folklore Dances

„Sednala e momata“ and „Petruno, mome“ — Dimana Tsureva at "Pirin" Ensemble

Blagoevgrad Bulgaria
Individual Performers

Champions for June

Kitka rodopski pesni — Group for authentic folklore "Dyado, baba, vnuche" at "Otets Paisiy - 1909" Community center

Malevo village, Chepelare municipality Bulgaria
Folklore Songs

„Shopsko nastroenie“ — Representative folklore ensemble "BALGARANI" at "BALGARANI" Association

Sofia Bulgaria
Folklore Dances

„Zaplakala e Velichka“ and „Dvazhdi, trizhdi“ — Emiliya Georgieva at National School of Folklore Arts - Shiroka Laka

Bulgaria
Individual Performers

Champions for May

„Ot men ti izin, yunache“ — Group for authentic folklore at "Kiril i Metodiy - 1952" Community center

Egrek village, Krumovgrad municipality Bulgaria
Folklore Songs

„Hora ka la Sud“ — "Izvorash" Dance Ensemble at the House of Culture

Sipoteni village Republic of Moldova
Folklore Dances

„Manda mayka si tihom dumashe“ — Manuela Shtereva at Municipal Children's Complex

Nessebar Bulgaria
Individual Performers

Champions for April

„Kitka ti viem, yunache“ — Group for authentic folklore at "Ivan Vazov - 1958" Community center

Bukovo village, Madan municipality Bulgaria
Folklore Songs

„Miestelene Polka“ — Folklore dance group "VOLUNGE"

Kėdainiai Lithuania
Folklore Dances

"Song of the Mountain Eagle" — Atekha

Ulan Qad, Inner Mongolia China
Individual Performers

Champions for March

„Georgivoto libe“ — Female group of high singing at the "St. St. Cyril and Methodius - 1926" Community center

Satovcha Bulgaria
Folklore Songs

„Lyubov kray Pirina“ — Youth group at Dance School "MI-RE-LA"

German village Bulgaria
Folklore Dances

„Zalyubih, maycho, zagalih“ — Valya Dabova at "Ivan Vazov - 1958" Community center

Bukovo village, Madan municipality Bulgaria
Individual Performers

Champions for February

„Pasal Dimo“ — Children's folklore formation "Gabrovski glascheta" at "Gabrovo - 2002" Community center

Gabrovo Bulgaria
Folklore Songs

„Po grozdober“ — Representative ensemble "Folklorika"

Sofia Bulgaria
Folklore Dances

„Rosni mi, rosni, Rositse“ — Asya Emilova at Municipal Children's Complex

Nessebar Bulgaria
Individual Performers

Champions for January

"Neveno mome" — Male singing folklore group at "Nikola Y. Vaptsarov 2005" Commuity center

Struma village, Sandanski municipality Bulgaria
Folklore Songs

„Polah ot Shopluka" — Folklore Ensemble "Miziya" at "Saglasie - 1869" Community center

Pleven Bulgaria
Folklore Dances

„Otdolu ide kervana“ — Dimitar Valkov at Thracian Society "Dimitar Madzharov"

Kardzhali Bulgaria
Individual Performers