International Fair of Traditional Crafts – XIX Edition

Date: September 6 to 8 2025

The International Fair of Traditional Crafts at the Regional Ethnographic Open-Air Museum “Etar” is one of Bulgaria’s leading platforms for safeguarding and promoting traditional craftsmanship. Bringing together master artisans, emerging creators and visitors, the Fair creates opportunities for knowledge transfer, intergenerational learning and contemporary interpretations of traditional skills.

Each edition includes an international master craft competition dedicated to a different traditional craft, alongside a youth competition that encourages younger generations to engage with traditional craftsmanship and develop their creative skills.

The initiative supports the transmission of knowledge and skills to future generations, while ensuring that traditional practices are documented and safeguarded through museum-based approaches and professional expertise. In this way, the Fair shows how living heritage can remain relevant, inspiring and sustainable.

External links: https://etar.bg/