Cultural Events

Cultural events, numerous summer and winter festivals, musical events, fine art shows, theatre and poetry evenings are just a part of the rich display of the Macedonian culture.

Through them, people have for centuries carried on the faith of their ancestors and nurtured the traditional treasure, passing it from one generation to another. In that way they have persisted for centuries.

Traveling with Go Macedonia you can sing original Macedonian songs and you can dance to the folk music created by the ancient instruments, the kaval (wooden flute) and the gajda (bag-pipe), together with men and women in folk costumes specific to each area of the country.

The Galichnik Wedding depicts the customs of the Miyak and Mala Reka regions. In a one-time custom and a tourist attraction nowadays, many young people here, nurturing the cult of the wedding of the ancient times, revive the beauty of the youthful bliss saying their marriage vows in the wonderful surroundings of Galichnik.

The Wedding takes place on July 12, the day of the great Christian festivity dedicated to the Holy Apostles, St. Peter and Paul.

Our Cultural Heritage Tours

Galichnik Wedding Enjoy the most wonderful nature surroundings of the region, and learn about the unique culture and architecture of the Miyak on St. Peters day at what once was custom, a tourist attraction nowadays, the oldest preserved wedding tradition in our country. The locals will be honored by your presence at the traditional cultural manifestation. click here >>

The Vevchani Carnival - A Theatre In The Open Air People partying under masks; the sound of zurli and tapani; devils and priests, brides and grooms, men transformed into women and women disguised into men, a show that lasts for 48 hours, a street theatre full of surprises - that is what the carnival in Vevchani is - a tradition preserved for over 5 centuries... click here >>

The Carnival in Strumica "I came to a town on one curious evening and became part of an all-encompassing celebration. People wearing strange masks and costumes were tiptoeing from house to house in an atmosphere of laughter, shouting and singing." - said the famous traveler, Evlija Chelebija, who published the journals from his travels... click here >>