Turkish Festival 2023

October 15, 2023
11:00 – 18:30
Free admission.

Turkish Festival, 300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, between 3rd Street and 6th Street, Washington, DC 20006, USA

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Turkish Festival 2023, celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the Turkish Republic.

The event includes Turkish food, Grand Bazaar with Turkish art and crafts (ceramic, copperware etc), stage program with Turkish entertainment and live music, Tea House tent, Turkish Coffee tent, Shadow Theatre, and more…








Stage Program

11:30 Warm-up / Ice-Breaker Turkish Style by DJ Seyhan

11:45 Folk Dance Performances from Turkiye and Beyond

• Davul Intro by Hacettepe University Children & Youth Folk Dance Ensemble (Hacettepe)
• Ankara Seymenler Dance by Hacettepe
• Kocekce women’s dance by Hacettepe & Kardelen Turkish Dance Ensemble (Kardelen)
• Uygur Dance by Gulder USA
• Youth Ensemble of Anatolia Dances
• Turkish Romani by Carolina Hernandez and Get Dance
• Kazakh Dance by Gulder USA Part 2
• Gaziantep Halay Line Dance by Hacettepe
• Dance with Audience (on the floor) by DJ Seyhan

13:00 Turkish Folk Songs by Osman Arslan

13:25 Classical Turkish Songs by Washington, DC Classical Turkish Music Ensemble

13:55 Turkish Potpourri, Henna Night, and Zeybek Dances by Hacettepe and Kardelen

14:15 Acknowledgements by the Festival Organizers: ATA-DC and Turkish Festival Committee

• Recognition of Festival Volunteers, Sponsors and members of the Young Cultural Ambassadors Program

14:25 Atabari Dance in commemorating the 100th year anniversary of the Republic of Turkiye

14:30 Davul Show & Potpourri by Hacettepe & Kardelen

15:00 Unforgettable Anatolian Rock Songs by Busra Tarhan & Band of Anatolia

15:30 Experience the Silk Road through Dances

• Kyrgyz, Uzbek & Uyghur Dances by Silk Road Dance Company
• Uzbek & Turkoman Dances by Nomad Dancers
• Blacksea Horon by Hacettepe

16:00 Timeless Turkish Songs by Kirmizi Mikrofon Chorus

16:45 Turkish Rock Concert by Demir Demirkan Band

18:05 Turkish Romani Dance by Hacettepe

18:15 Turkish Dance Party by DJ Seyhan & Drums by Murat Gunaydin & Hacettepe

18:30 End of the Festival

Stage programs are subject to change

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