I'm extending the event's time as the festival has one more day. If anyone wants to go on Sunday feel free to use this as a way to get in touch. ------------------------------ I visited Bulgaria back in 2011. While checking the souvenir stores I noticed there was one magnet that appeared in almost all of them: the face of a furry devil, similar to the Krampus. Nowadays you can immediately Google it , but it wasn't the case 15 years ago, therefore I had to wait until we came back to our CS host's place and ask her. She explained me the whole thing, and later I saw a documentary in YouTube, and from that moment I was like "OMFG! I need to come back again to see that thing!" And well... finally here I am and I want YOU to join me in this surreal experience! :D If you don't know what the whole thing is about, please take a look at this: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/article/kukeri-survakari-unesco-intangible-cultural-heritage-photos ************************ *WHAT'S THE PLAN?* ************************ We will adjust it when the date is closer, but in general we are meeting early in the morning, catching a bus/train to Pernik (around 1h away from Sofia) and spend the whole day watching the events, dances, or whatever. ************************ *TRANSPORTATION* ************************ I was checking the train schedules. The prices are not shown as the page is in maintenance, but apparently it should cost around 2€. https://tinyurl.com/32nn67v4 There's also a bus which departs right from in front the tarin station in Sofia, but I haven't figured out what the price is. https://tinyurl.com/u5haym8k The place where the festival is taking place is just 10 away by foot from the Pernik train station. https://tinyurl.com/53fuxvts ************** *PROGRAM* ************** 09:30 - 17:00 / Mask Workshop – Art Studios and Bazaar 10:00 - 18:00 / 32. MFMI "Surva" - festival parades 10:00 - 17:00 / Together in Surva 11:00 - 19:00 / Mask and Animation Workshop 15:00 - 17:00 / Creative workshop "How to make a fire show" 20:00 - 21:00 / Grafa's concert See you soon! 😎