The Bulgarian Creative City of Crafts and Folk Art will organize the 17th edition of its International Fair of Traditional Crafts, to be held from 6 to 8 September 2019 at the Ethnographic Open-Air Museum (Etar).

Known as one of the biggest annual crafts events in Bulgaria, Gabrovo’s International Fair of Traditional Crafts invite craftsmen from the country and worldwide to showcase their know-how. The Fair highlights safeguarding of traditional techniques and the contemporary state of folk art. During the Fair, a master-craftsmen competition and an international scientific conference on folk craft are held. It is a key space for practice and promotion of crafts and folk art, an open-air museum, demonstrating ancient Gabrovian crafts, architecture and lifestyle.

All Creative Cities of Crafts and Folk Art are invited to take part in the event.