BORDER CASTLE FEAST. HISTORICAL FESTIVAL IN EGER August 2014

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1 BORDER CASTLE FEAST HISTORICAL FESTIVAL IN EGER August 2014 Friday 15 August 2014 Border castle stories 10 am-5 pm Lavender playhouse: The mill keeps turning The path of bread A playhouse of Flour Millers and their Wives 10 am-5 pm Wooden Nickel Folk Playground: wooden merry-go-round, barrel riding, nutcracker, target practice, ring-tossing, angling, stilts, acrobatic unicycle, goblin bicycle, wooden mechanical and logical puzzles, trick locks 10 am-1 pm Gárdonyi s Hut: tales for children, games for bigger ones and their parents 10 am-12 Knightly Trial for families all around the castle Vaga Banda s stilt show in Széchenyi utca Hakawati Eastern tale-tellers. Discover the world of One Thousand and One Nights Tale reading for children among the ruins of Valide Sultan Spa (Eger, Tinódi Sebestyén tér 3., at the Dobó utca castle gate) Where my desire flies time travel with old instruments presented on stage Border castle stories: From Region to Region. A guided tour in the Eger Gallery with art historian Ágota H. Szilasi. Meeting at the Gallery s entrance (above the restaurant) Kizil Elma in my Treasury Eger as the Sultan s Golden Apple. Time travel to Turkish Eger A guided tour in the casemate. Registration at the museum tent 12 Falcon show in the Gothic Palace Yard Knighting Ceremony in the Gothic Palace Yard 1 pm Vaga Banda s Stilt Show in the Gothic Palace Yard 1.30 pm Border castle stories: The Secret World of Gárdonyi. A guided tour in Gárdonyi s House (Free with an armband.) Guide: Júlia Sz. Király, literary historian 1

bicycle, wooden mechanical and logical puzzles, trick locks 10 am-1 pm Gárdonyi s Hut: tales for children, games for bigger ones and their parents 10 am-12 Knightly Trial for families all around the

2 Meeting at Gárdonyi s House (Eger, Gárdonyi u. 28.) 1.45 pm Border castle stories: Witnesses in witchcraft trials. A guided tour in the exhibition Execution, Torture and Humiliation in Old Hungary. Guide: Lajos Érsek Registration at the museum tent 3 pm Falcon show in the Gothic Palace Yard 3-6 pm Castle Workshop: shield painting, making pressed materials and snare drums 4.45 pm Kizil Elma in my Treasury Eger as the Sultan s Golden Apple. Time travel to Turkish Eger A guided tour in the casemate. Registration at the museum tent Arrival of Troops Arrival of tournament troops. Camp life in the area above Ispotály winery 5 pm Parade across Eger s historical inner city 6 pm Inauguration in front of the Gothic Palace The castellan s arrival. Dobó takes over the castle Opening ceremony in front of the Gothic Palace Cannon-shots in honour of the heroes of Eger Review of troops Artillery show Cadet creation Pavane flag swinging show Vaga Banda stilt show 8 pm Hevesi Happy Band s concert 10 pm Night patrol 8 pm and 9 pm Casemate by torchlight! A guided tour by torchlight in the underground fortress system of the castle Tickets are available at the Tinódi Sebestyén tér castle gate (adults: HUF 1,500, reduced price tickets: HUF 750). On this day, entry to the castle museum is free from 5 pm. Saturday 16 August am-5 pm Wooden Nickel Folk Playground: wooden merry-go-round, barrel riding, nutcracker, target practice, ring-tossing, angling, stilts, acrobatic unicycle, goblin bicycle, wooden mechanical and logical puzzles, trick locks 2

45 pm Kizil Elma in my Treasury Eger as the Sultan s Golden Apple. Time travel to Turkish Eger A guided tour in the casemate.

3 10 am-1 pm Gárdonyi s Hut: tales for children, games for bigger ones and their parents 10 am-12 Historical playhouse with Saint Ladislaw s knights in the grassy area next to 10 am-1 pm Castle Workshop: shield painting, vitreous enamelling, making pressed materials and snare drums 10 am Parade across Eger s historical inner city István Dobó receives Gergely Bornemissza Pavane flag swinging show in front of the Gothic Palace Tournament in front of the Gothic Palace Saint Sebastian Crossbow Society s show in the Ruin Garden 12 Falcon show in front of the Gothic Palace 12 Hakawati Eastern tale-tellers. Discover the world of One Thousand and One Nights Tale reading for children among the ruins of Valide Sultan Spa (Eger, Tinódi Sebestyén tér 3., at the Dobó utca castle gate) 1 pm An interactive tour in the Christian camp. Meeting at the Information Point 1.30 pm Artillery show in front of the Gothic Palace 2 pm Pike training in front of the Gothic Palace 2.30 pm Pavane flag swinging show in front of the Gothic Palace 2.30 pm 38 days of siege a strategic game in 3 pm Turkish incursion in town 3-6 pm Castle Workshop: shield painting, making pressed materials and vitreous enamelling 3 pm Falcon show in the Gothic Palace Yard 3.30 pm Muezzin s song from the Minaret pm Historical playhouse with Saint Ladislaw s knights in the grassy area next to 4.00 pm Saint Sebastian Crossbow Society s show in the Ruin Garden 4.30 pm Renaissance dance show on stage with Pavane dance ensemble 4.30 pm Devsirme, or who s plundering the border castles? 5 pm Crossbow race for visitors in the northern wall interspace Registration until 4.45 pm at the Museum Tent 6 pm Castle defenders vow in the Gothic Palace Yard 6.05 pm SIEGE in front of the Gothic Palace and at the Plait Gate Visitors are advised that the Southern Gate (the Dobó utca castle gate) will be closed from 6 to 7 pm during the Siege Game. If you want to watch the Siege, please arrive at the Southern Gate no later than 5.50 pm to buy your ticket in time. Thank you pm Dances of centuries. A common stage show of Pavane Dance Ensemble and Polish historical dance ensemble Gratia Juvenis 8.45 pm Blackrose Night Renaissance rock band s concert on the big stage 10 pm Night patrol in town 3

45 Pavane flag swinging show in front of the Gothic Palace 11.00-12 Tournament in front of the Gothic Palace 11.

4 8 pm and 9 pm Casemate by torchlight! A tour by torchlight in the castle s underground fortress system Tickets are available at the Tinódi Sebestyén tér castle gate (adults: HUF 1,500, reduced price tickets: HUF 750). On this day from 7 pm, tickets for adults cost HUF 400 and reduced price tickets cost HUF 200. Entry for local inhabitants is free from 7 pm. Sunday 17 August am-1 pm Gárdonyi s Hut: tales for children, games for bigger ones and their parents 10 am-12 Knightly Trial for families all around the castle 10 am-1 pm Castle Workshop: shield painting, fire enamelling, making pressed materials and snare drums 10 am Parade across Eger s historical inner city. 11 am SIEGE in front of the Gothic Palace and at the Plait Gate Visitors are advised that the Southern Gate (the Dobó utca castle gate) will be closed from 11 to 12 during the Siege Game. If you want to watch the Siege, please arrive at the Southern Gate no later than to buy your ticket in time. Thank you pm Historical playhouse with Saint Ladislaw s knights in the grassy area next to days of the siege Strategic game in Pavane flag swinging show in front of the Gothic Palace 1 pm Music at noon: Attila Lázár s show at the exhibition History of the Eger Castle 1.30 pm Ibrahim Baba, the Funny Dervish a stage farce 2 pm The Thieves and the Coffer. A stage comedy in verse by the Mare Temporis Foundation 2.30 pm Renaissance dance show on stage by the Pavane dance ensemble 3 pm In memory of Bálint Balassi: People of Eger! Knights, reflections of castles A show by the Eger Knightly School and the invited tournament troops 4.00 pm Artillery show in front of the Gothic Palace 4.15 pm Pavane flag swinging show in front of the Gothic Palace 3-5 pm Castle Workshop: vitreous enamelling, making pressed materials and shield painting pm Historical playhouse with Saint Ladislaw s knights in the grassy area next to 4

On this day from 7 pm, tickets for adults cost HUF 400 and reduced price tickets cost HUF 200. Entry for local inhabitants is free from 7 pm.

5 Accompanying activities From Friday to Sunday: Every thirty minutes from am to 3.35 pm, Fatimah Belly Dance World s show at the Dark Gate, the entrance to the casemate. Calligraphy show on Friday and Sunday From Friday to Sunday: Static weaponry show and aircraft simulator test by Military Administration and Lobby Bureau No. 5 above the Ispotály winery From Friday to Sunday: Static weaponry show by the Heves County Association of Military Tradition in front of the Headquarters During the festival, visitors are offered Dress medieval costume rental, handicraft show and fair. Castle tour: a playful discovery of the exhibitions for bigger ones. Sheets are available at the Information Point (white HQ building, gateway). Information: Dobó István Castle Museum 3300 Eger, Vár 1. varmuzeum@egrivar.hu Tel.: 36/ , ext. 111, 112 and 114, fax: 36/ , ext The activities are subject to a museum ticket (adults: HUF 1,100, reduced price: HUF 550) and to a reduced price ticket for local inhabitants (adults: HUF 550, reduced price: HUF 375). The event is sponsored by the National Cultural Fund. The organisers reserve the right to change the program. Cooperating partners: Club of Friends of Eger Castle, Eger Knightly School, Egri Históriás Kft. Lóci Stage Media sponsor: Saint Stephen s Radio TECHNICAL TRANSLATION Prepared by the Hungarian Office for Translation and Attestation Ltd. 5

5 above the Ispotály winery From Friday to Sunday: Static weaponry show by the Heves County Association of Military Tradition in front of the Headquarters During the festival, visitors are offered

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General information General Infor General Information information 19 General Information Date and Venue The Workshop is held at the Hungarian Academy of Sciences between May 19-21, 2014. st Address: H-1051 Budapest, Széchenyi István Sq.