67th Ohrid Summer, 12 July – 20 August 2027

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Since 1961

History of the festival

From one concert in a medieval cathedral to forty summer evenings across the town.

Ohrid Summer began on 4 August 1961 with a concert in the Cathedral of St. Sophia. The idea was simple and ambitious: to bring music of the highest level to a small lakeside town with one of the richest cultural heritages in Europe.

In the decades that followed the festival grew year by year. Theatre joined music, foreign orchestras and soloists followed local ensembles, and the festival became known far beyond the borders of the country.

Timeline

  1. The first concert

    On 4 August an opera singer and a pianist perform in the Cathedral of St. Sophia. Ohrid Summer is born.

  2. From concerts to a festival

    Chamber music and recitals in St. Sophia set the tone. Each summer the programme gets longer and more international.

  3. Theatre joins music

    Drama productions, folklore and ballet join the classical programme and the festival begins to use open-air spaces of the Old Town.

  4. Into the European family

    Ohrid Summer becomes a member of the European Festivals Association (EFA).

  5. The Antique Theatre

    The Hellenistic theatre becomes the main stage of the festival, opening with a large drama production.

  6. Fiftieth edition

    Half a century of the festival is celebrated with a programme that looks back and forward.

  7. Sixty-fifth edition

    The anniversary edition opens new spaces for the audience, including the open-air stage at Plaoshnik.

  8. The 67th edition

    Seventeen evenings on six stages, from 12 July to 20 August.

Recent summers

Previous editions

Editions archive

Browse the programmes, artists and figures of recent editions.

202666. edition

66th Ohrid Summer

40 days, 48 events and more than 700 artists from 24 countries — from the opera gala “Love” at the Antique Theatre to the musical “Kao kakao” at Dolni Saraj.

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202565. edition

Bridges

The 65th anniversary edition connected the Balkans and Europe through co-productions, young artists and a new stage at Plaoshnik.

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202464. edition

Voices of the Lake

The 64th edition focused on the voice and the choral tradition, with evenings devoted to Byzantine chant and the operatic aria.

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From the archive

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