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Balkan Fest 2026

🎶✨ Join us for Balkan Fest San Diego 2026! ✨🎶

Our annual community gathering returns for a vibrant celebration of traditional Balkan music, song, and dance—a joyful space to connect, move, and experience rich cultural traditions together.

📅 May 22–25, 2026

Come dance, listen, learn, and celebrate with us—whether you're new to Balkan culture or a longtime participant, let's create new memories together!

✨ Your Community Contribution Makes Balkan Fest Possible ✨

“It takes a village” truly comes to life at this one-of-a-kind gathering. Balkan Fest was created as an immersive, all-inclusive experience—where once you arrive, you can simply enjoy, connect, and celebrate without the exchange of money.

Your contribution helps support the essentials that make this possible, including food, drinks, cleaning, and security.

Thank you for being part of the village that brings this special event to life. 💛

Artists

Featured Performers

Musicians:
Masha Mitkov Balkan Band § Balkan with a modern twist
Cafe Bosna. § All night Balkan beats & Bosnian coffee

Dusty Brough § Guitar

Elija McCullar § Multifaceted Violin

Dan Cantrell § Accordion

Ryan Feldthouse § violin

David Feldthouse § multi instrumentalist
Marian Milita § Romanian accordion
Nicolas Milita § keyboard
Ivan Velev § kaval
The Electro-Carpathians § Jeff Pekarek and friends
Mirjana Anastasijevic § Balkan vocals and keyboard
David Morales § Violin virtuoso
Kalin Krumov § Balkan Tales and Songs
Brandon Wallace § Kaval

Mezacina Balkan Fusion Band
Omar Torrez § Guitar

Lubo Smilenov § Gaida
Adam Loomis § Gaida

Matt Wardynski § Clarinet

Marlo Danilovski § Clarinet and Kaval

Singers:

Viorica § Romanian

Maya Feldthouse

Dance:
Milena Segieva § Balkan dance
Daniela Ivanova § Bulgarian songs & dance
Denitza Bogomilova ︎ § Bulgarian dance
Elizabeth Strong § Greek & Turkish Dance
Tony Petroulias § Greek Dance

Natasha Feldthouse

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& MORE to be Announced Soon!!!!

Stay tuned for the performance and workshop schedule!

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