STREET FESTIVAL ENTHUSIASM COVERED KUŞADASI

HOURS LEFT FOR KUŞADASI STREET FESTIVAL

The countdown has begun for the Street Festival, which will be held for the second time this year in Kuşadası, the tourism capital of Turkey. Kuşadası Mayor Ömer Gün called on everyone who is planning a holiday to join the Kuşadası Street Festival, which will start with a colorful cortege walk on Friday, July 28, and said, "Our city will have an unforgettable weekend full of music, art, flavor and fun. "I invite everyone to share in the festival enthusiasm," he said.

Kuşadası Street Festival, Turkey's first thematic festival organized with the "street" concept, starts on Friday, July 28. Kuşadası Street Festival, which will be organized in cooperation with Kuşadası Municipality and Kuşadası Altın Güvercin Culture, Art and Promotion Foundation (KUSAV) and under the consultancy of Ayhan Sicimoğlu, will host "Taste on the Street", "Fun on the Street", "Music on the Street" and It will take place under the title of “Art on the Street”. Kuşadası Street Festival, which will host well-known street musicians, cooks, chefs, artists, dancers and speakers with a full 3-day program, will once again create a carnival atmosphere in the city.

Kuşadası Street Festival will start with a cortege march on Friday, July 28. After the walk, İsmail Cem will perform the songs of the popular music group KÖFN for the festival participants at Friendship and Peace Square. Within the scope of the festival, on Saturday night, July 29, Murat Karahan, Efe Kışlalı and Hakan Aysev, one of Turkey's most successful tenors, will take the stage with a concert called "3 Tenors" at İsmail Cem Dostluk and Barış Square.

THE REVENUE OF TASTE TOURS WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO EARTHQUAKE SUCCESSORS

Within the scope of Kuşadası Street Festival, taste stops will be established in 11 touristic points of the city. At each taste point, local dishes of 11 cities affected by the great earthquake disaster on February 6 will be served, as well as flavors specific to the Aegean and Kuşadası cuisine. With the tickets they will purchase, festival participants will be able to taste the dishes by participating in the flavor tours prepared under the consultancy of Adnan Menderes University Gastronomy Department and Kuşadası Professional Chefs Association. The income from ticket sales for the taste points will be transferred to support a soup kitchen to be selected in the earthquake region. On the other hand, cooking workshops will be held throughout the day at Kervansaray on 29-30 July with the participation of famous chefs. Wooden cutlery sets and cardboard serving bowls will be used instead of plastic serving utensils in the tastings and workshops that will take place throughout the festival.

STREET MUSICIANS WILL PERFORM ALL DAY LONG

During the festival, street musicians will perform alternately on stages set up in 7 different locations in Kuşadası. During the festival, Samos Music and Dance Band, Rumeli Band, Kuşadası Roman Band, Aslıhan Parlak, Ege Kabalak Modern Meczup, Melih Gezmen, Vortex Musicus and Mete Çiftçi will meet with music lovers. Many events will also take place within the scope of the festival, such as interviews, workshops, pantomime, dance, acrobatics, flying live sculpture shows, mirror shows, interactive graffity performances and painting and photography exhibitions. On the last day of the festival, Sunday, July 29, ashura will be cooked in a 4-ton giant cauldron and served to the participants.