Going beyond the borders of Marosvásárhely and the county, according to the organizers, the IX. Vásárhelyi Forgatag, which started on Tuesday and which was not presented as a festival, but as a community, family event.
The main location of Forgatag will be Marosvásárhely Castle and its surroundings, so you can expect restrictions on the concept at several locations. The Vásárhelyi Forgatag, which is now being organized for the ninth time, began with theater performances and exhibitions. The real event dump will start on Thursday , when the Marosvásárhely castle and its surroundings, as well as the yard of the Teleki Téka, will be occupied by the revelers.
A symbol of unity Katalin Szente , said that she was grateful, as many NGOs, but also public institutions and companies worked shoulder to shoulder with the organizers to make this year's Forgatag an atmospheric, community-building event.
Ferenc Péter , the president of the Maros County Council, was happy to announce that they will participate in the Whirlwind with several of their institutions again this year. Among them, he singled out the Maros Art Society, the Teleki Téka, and the Maros County Museum, which is organizing the opening of the exhibition presenting the Pauline order on Sunday at 4 p.m.
Zoltán Soós , the mayor of Marosvásárhely, as a former organizer, said: he is happy that the event has developed a lot over the years and that it has not been pushed to the shores of the Maros for two years, but has been hosted in the heart of the city, in the Castle of Marosvásárhely. The Vásárhelyi Forgatag has been able to grow year by year, and this year we are expecting families not only from the city and the county, but from all over Székelyföld. At the start, one of the main objectives was community building, and I feel and see that this has been achieved, explained the city manager.
Everyone can find a program to their liking. The main organizer of the Vásárhelyi Forgatag, Orsolya Jakab, spoke at the press conference about the fact that they have prepared 300 programs, and that they welcome people of all ages. They have many programs for young people, round table discussions and interactive meetings have been organized for them, but there will also be children's programs and events for the whole family.
From Thursday to Saturday, the big evening concerts will be held in the Castle, and on Sundays already in the main square. Beatrice will perform on the stage near the Palace of Culture from 7:00 p.m., and Ákos from 9:30 p.m. The entire program forgatag.ro .
Source: Székelyhon.ro
(Cover photo: Vince Haáz/szekelyhon.ro)
