Conditions of participation:

• Creative groups and soloists of any genre are allowed to participate in the festival, if they have submitted an application for participation and send a video of their performance in horizontal form.
• Age of participants from 5 years and older without restrictions.
• Performance programme: Each participant prepares a competition piece.
• The duration of the competition performance is no more than 4 minutes. For theatrical performances, folklore rituals, dance shows the duration of the performance is strictly up to 8 minutes.
• Folk dances and rituals, songs and music based on the folk material of any region or any country, both in authentic performance and in modern processing are most welcomed.

Nominations:

• Vocal: (academic, folk, pop, jazz)
• Choirs: (academic, folklore)
• Theatrical creativity: (art word, author's poem, musical performance, dramatic performance, puppet theatre)
• Instrumental creativity: (classical music, folk music, pop music, jazz music)
• Folklore: (song folklore, theatrical folklore performance)
• Fashion Theater: (national costume, pret-a-porte, evening collection, historical costume, modern suit, fantasy collections)
• Choreography: (folk, folk-stylized, modern, variety, children's story-game dance, contemporary, modern, dance theater, dance show)

Age categories:

• I. 5-6 years old
• II. 7-9 years old
• III. 10-12 years old
• IV. 13-16 years old
• V. 17-44 years old
• VI. 45 and over
• VII. Mixed

* Note: In the nominations "Fashion theatres" and "Theatrical creativity" nominees are not distributed by age categories.

Criteria for evaluation:

• Complexity and technique of performance
• Artistic impression (creating an image, revealing content, emotionality, artistry)
• Presentation (costume, props, direction, musical accompaniment, selection of repertoire, stage design)
• Difficulty of performance and compliance of the repertoire with age

Jury:

• Participants will be judged by a highly qualified jury consisting of cultural and art figures, famous artists, art-directors, teachers, representatives of creative, public and government organizations.
• Performances are evaluated on a 10-point system.
• The jury's decision is final and not subject to review.

Awarding:

• The organization of the prize fund is the responsibility of the Festival Organizing Committee. Any organization or individual is allowed to make charitable contributions to the festival and establish its own prizes.
• The number of laureates and diploma holders is not limited, since there is a qualification system for evaluating competitors, and not comparing them with each other.
• In each nomination and age category, the titles of laureates of I, II, III degrees are awarded, as well as the title of diploma holders of I, II, III degrees.
• The laureates are awarded cups and diplomas.
• Diploma recipients are awarded diplomas.
• The Grand Prix is ​​awarded to the Best Children's Performer and the Best Adult Performer with the most votes from the Jury members.
• The Grand Prix laureates are awarded a diploma, Certificate for participation in the super-final of the year "International Award "Folk Star" in the amount of 15,000 rubles.
• Winners of the Special Prizes "Best National Costume", "For the Preservation of Folk Traditions", "For the Development of Public Diplomacy", "Best Team Leader" are awarded diplomas.

Participation fee:

• No fee for online participation: