Bellapais Silk Cocoon Festival | Bellapais

Bellapais Silk Cocoon Festival has taken place every year in May since 2005, with the main purpose and vision of promoting silk worm farming and silk cocoon crafting. The festival not only includes in silk cocoon crafting, but also promotes handicrafts representing the Cypriot culture in addition to the unique examples of local food culture.

The 19th Cyprus Silk Cocoon Days, which are organized in cooperation with Girne Municipality, Green Action Group, and Beylerbeyi Municipality, and sponsored by KKTC Telsim Communication, will take place on May 4-5. Just like every year, the 19th Cyprus Silk Cocoon Days, which will feature beautiful events and cultural tastes, will have its official opening on May 4, Saturday at 10am.

BOOTHS, EXHIBITIONS, PRESENTATIONS...

The event, will have various activities such as exhibitions, presentations, booths, poetry recitals, handicrafts, tree planting, music performances, and more.

PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SUPPORT WILL BE PROVIDED

Moreover, it is mentioned that public transportation support will be provided to increase participation in the event. Accordingly, free buses departing from Baldoken Parking Lot will regularly shuttle between the event area and the parking lot on May 4, Saturday, and May 5, Sunday, between 10 am and 6:15 pm.

First Day

-10:00: Opening of Stalls and Music Broadcast
-12:00: Music Broadcast
-14:00: Festival Official Opening and Speeches
-14:15: Folk Dance Performance by Kyrenia Municipality Folk Dance Group
-14:30: Visit to the Exhibition Named 'The Journey of the Silkworm' by Beylerbeyi Kindergarten Students
Handicraft Workshops With the Participation of Stallholders Producing Handicrafts
-14:45: Concert Folkloric Cyprus Music Digem (Dikmen Youth Education Centre)
-15:45: Silkworm Farming and Cultivation in Bellapais Speakers: Zekiye Paşa (Handicrafts and Silkworm Producer), Hayri Küçük (Silkworm Producer)
-16:00: Tango Dance Show by Kyrenia Tango Argentino
-16:15: Presentation: History of Silkworm Farming in Cyprus by Prof. Dr Ali Eftal Özkul (Lecturer)
-16:30: Concert by Burçin Boran (Vocals - Guitar), Mehmet Sakarya (Flute)
-17:30: Folk Dance Performance by Oksem -17:45–19:00: Concert by Jazz Trio with Ezgi Akgürgen (Vocal), Kadir Evre (Guitar), Cahit Kutrafalı (Bass Guitar)

Second Day
-10:00: Opening of Stalls and Music Broadcast
-11:00: Mulberry Sapling Planting Location: Sht. Fuat Niyazi Street - Şövalye Road Bellapais
-12:30: Poetry and Song Recital by Beylerbeyi Kindergarten Students
-13:00: Music Broadcast World Nostalgia Music Cocoon Handicraft Workshops With the Participation of Stallholders Producing Handicrafts
-13:15 Presentation: Mulberry Tree, Symbol of Peace and Abundance Mehmet Atak Senior Agricultural Engineer (Kyrenia Municipality Park Gardens Branch Supervisor)
-13:30: Solo Concert by Erce Güner
-14:30: Folk Dance Performance by Çatalköy Nostalgia Folk Dance Group
-14:45: Concert by Group Black Trio
-15:45: Interview: An evaluation of the social and cultural life of the Cypriots in the work 'Bitter Lemons' by the famous British writer Lawrence Durrell, who lived in Bellapais between 1952 and 1956. Presentation by Prof. Dr. Şevket Öznur, Researcher - Author, President of the Cyprus Turkish Writers Union
-16:00: Dance Show by North Cyprus Filipinos Society of Northern Cyprus
-17:45-19:00: Concert by Beyaz Trio