Dear fellow-citizens,

            Troyan Municipality announces a contest for holiday themed decoration of commercial properties, restaurants and entertainment clubs, hotels and guest houses. The occasion is the traditional Bulgarian Plum Festival which will take place in Troyan and Oreshak from 19 till 22 September 2014.

            We expect your requests for participation on telephone number 0670/68004 until 12.00h on 17 September 2014.

            Competent jury will do the placing according to criteria defined in advance: originality and theme, diversity of the used forms and attractiveness, achieved through brightness and vividness.

            The awards: first – 150lv, second – 100lv, third – 50lv.

            They will be officially presented by the mayor of Troyan Municipality – Donka Mihaylova.

            Let’s create a unique atmosphere in Troyan at the Bulgarian Plum Festival!

            Share with us a tradition with taste and spirit!

By the organizers

Bulgarian Plum Festival
19-22 September 2014, Troyan

19.09.2014, Friday

18.00 – Defile – block “Rila” area – hotel “Troyan Plaza” – Street of Crafts – Central square “Vazrazhdane”
19.00 – Official opening of the festival – Central square “Vazrazhdane”

 20.09.2014, Saturday

10.00-13.00 – Open stage - Central square “Vazrazhdane”
10.30 – Firing the still for brandy distilling - Central square “Vazrazhdane”
13.00 – Traditional culinary temptations - Central square “Vazrazhdane”
14.00-16.00 – Open stage - Central square “Vazrazhdane”
17.00 – Demonstration of flower arrangement - Central square “Vazrazhdane”
19.00 – Youth night with the participation of formation “Ritmix”, instrumental bands from Troyan and other surprises - Central square “Vazrazhdane”

 21.09.2014, Sunday

10.00-16.00 – Open stage - Central square “Vazrazhdane”
10.00-10.30 – Open stage – hotel “Troyan Plaza”
10.00 – Culinary contest – Restaurant “Troyan Plaza”
10.00 – Contest for plum cocktails – Restaurant “Troyan Plaza”
10.30 - Firing the still for brandy distilling - Central square “Vazrazhdane”
11.00 – Contest for homemade plum brandy - Central square “Vazrazhdane”
13.00 – Traditional culinary temptations - Central square “Vazrazhdane”
14.30 – Culinary contest – amateur - Central square “Vazrazhdane”
18.00 – Review: traditional and old urban costumes - Central square “Vazrazhdane”
18.30 – Awards for the participants in the contests - Central square “Vazrazhdane”
19.00 – Fire from Strandzha – folklore programme with fire-dancing - Central square “Vazrazhdane”

 22.09.2014, Monday

10.30 – Open stage - Central square “Vazrazhdane”
11.00 – Greetings for the Day of Independence by the mayor of Troyan Municipality and closing of the festival - Central square “Vazrazhdane”
11.30-13.00 – Entertainment for the people – brass music - Central square “Vazrazhdane”

 Every day

15.00 – Art workshops:
- ceramics
- drawing and wood-carving
- work with natural materials
- decoration of fabrics

 Street of crafts with works of national crafts from Troyan region and around the country
Stands with fresh plum fruit, dried plums, different jams, etc.
A permanent exhibition of plum growing and brandy distilling in the “Museum of National Artistic Crafts and Applied Art” – external exposition