site.btaPirin Folk Festival Opens in Sandanski with Three Nights of Music

The Pirin Folk 2025 festival will open at the Summer Theatre in Sandanski later in the day, the Sandanski Town Hall press office said on Friday. Audiences can look forward to three festival evenings at the traditional venue.

The festival opens with the ninth edition of the Children's Pirin Folk competition for singers aged 8 to 15. Special guests for the opening night will be Volodya Stoyanov, Radostina Nikolova, and Stoyan Petkov.

The performers' competition will be held on Saturday, August 30, showcasing interpretations of North Macedonia songs. The festival's second evening will feature performances by the Kostadinova sisters, Iva and Velislava, along with Yuri Krumov.

The main event of Pirin Folk will take place on August 31 (Sunday) with the competition for original North Macedonia songs. Guna Ivanova and Rayko Kirilov will perform as guest artists on the final night, presenting well-known pieces from their repertoires.

BTA notes that this year’s song competition and performers’ contest will each have 15 participants. Voting will remain open until the conclusion of the event on August 31, 2025.

The festival is organized by Sandanski Municipality, Fen Folk TV and Music Media Cluster. BTA is a media partner for the event.