Dressed with colourful traditional costumes, each delegation raised their flag while parading in the most populated streets of Tirana. Many foreign tourists and citizens where so happy to see such a beautiful open show, photographing and recording them while dancing and singing loudly their songs.  Balkanika Folk Festival will take place on 21-22 September at Art Academy situated at Mother Teresa Square.

The director of Festival is Sokol Guga, a young artist who managed to organize such a huge event. He sent the invitations to all the folk ensembles in Balkan countries and the response was fantastic. Mr Guga says that Albanian embassies also played a role to make this happen.

The 12 countries will compete with their dances and music, and at the end a jury will award the best ensembles. The symbol of Award is “Lahuta”- a typical Albanian instrument. “Lahuta e Arte” is the first prize for the winner of this festival. There will be other prizes for the best costume, the best male dancer and female dancer.