The Őrőkség Fesztival

I have been taking in the sights, sounds and tastes of the Heritage Festival all week.  You have already seen some concert footage and the funnel cakes.  This wide variety of cultural events is combined with much eating and drinking.  I am amazed at the thousands of people who turn out every night for concerts ranging from traditional folk music to blues and jazz and hard rock.   On the promenade there are two levels to walk – one has wineries selling samples and bottles of their wines. On the level below, there are all sorts of food vendors – cooking, mostly on grills, and people sit at long tables eating and drinking.  At another square in town during the heritage days there is a dance festival with a wide variety of dancing from folk to modern to hip hop.  There are also performances at the National Theatre of ballet during this time.  And art galleries have special exhibitions openings.  So it’s like a week long First Friday.  Here are a few clips from some of the performances and sights to give you an idea.  I start with the Croatian band that performed here – a short clip in Croatian and then the Croatian guy singing Pink Floyd.  That was the only song he sang in English.  The "barbershop type" group sang all their songs in English – mainly Beatles and Eric Clapton – I give you here a version of Hello Mary Lou.