Month of May was punctuated with numerous contests, festivals and events under the auspices of the European Association of Folklore Festivals - EAFF. Large folklore forums in very good organization took place in Bulgaria, Macedonia, Hungary ...

During the jubilee XX Stara Planina Fest "Balkan Folk" at St. Cyril and St. Methodius University (in Bulgaria) was held a round table on "The role of universities in preservation the World Heritage" subject. Scientific discussion forum was organized by EAFF, St. Cyril and St. Methodius University in collaboration with the Institute of Mathematics and Informatics at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences and was broadcasted live on YouTube Event channel of TVEurofolk.

Emphasis in special events was the visit to the Director-General of UNESCO, Ms. Irina Bokova, in Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria. She visited the capital of the Second Bulgarian Kingdom at the personal invitation of the President of EAFF, Mr. Kaloyan Nikolov in order to inaugurate the monument to the founder of the Association - Iliyan Nikolov. During her visit she was awarded with the Honorary Sign of EAFF.

Detailed information about the conduction of the events can be found in section "News" on the official website of EAFF.