Oslen Fest - Rural Renaissance

OSLEN FEST is a vibrant outdoor festival that embraces various artistic disciplines within the breathtaking atmosphere of nature.

Inspired by the splendor of nature, Oslen Fest is a festival that creatively transforms abandoned spaces and concepts into amazing artistic ambient preserving the local heritage. Named after the village where it takes place, Oslen Fest is not only a fest, but a vibrant growing community-based local project.

The festival champions social, communal, and environmental causes—turning an abandoned village in the wilds of Bulgaria into a thriving hub and meeting place for exceptional artists, craftsmen, guardians of the cultural heritage and co-creation with locals. It's a place for collaborations and exchange, having evolved into a fertile ground for exchange and preservation of potential.

This year's theme is Rural Renaissance — a revival of the rural areas through the power of culture as a driving force - gathering creative potential, stimulating collaboration with native people and creating a more fair and diverse future where all have equal access to culture.Building bridges between traditional and contemporary, generations of talent, and international connections.

Our direction:

• Artistic projects on topics: sustainability, ecology
• Community-centred artistic workshops
• Socially engaged art in disciplines:(music, theatre, dance, film, traditional arts)
• Cultural heritage preservation
• Collaboration

• Traditional, contemporary, and classical music and
• Architecture with natural materials and sacred geometry
• Family and kids activities

Let's collaborate! We can be a partner festival and host artists in our rural artistic residency! Contact us!

CHECK OUT our organisation's page https://ideasfactorybg.org/en/