The Festival of Folk Arts, the traditional meeting of folk artists, will be held this year in the Buda Castle, for the nineteenth time. For four days the best representatives of folk crafts will show the secrets of their crafts, while working in their workshops with the participation of the audience. Craftsmen, who can be seen working, will include woodcarvers, matmakers, calicomakers, feltmakers, embroiderers, wheelwrights, ropemakers, smiths, potters, musical instrumentmakers, harnessmakers, weavers, lacemakers, eggpainters and honey cake makers. There will also be opportunity for the children to try the fundamentals of folk craft traditions. Beside the workshop presentations, the craftsmen will sell their goods at a traditional fair. On the stages singers, dancers, and folk groups both fcom Hungary and abroad will perform. Shows, puppet theatre, children programmes and evening dance house will entertain the public. On August 20th, for the celebration of Saint Stephen's Day, there will be a march of craftsmen and in front of the Matthias Church the Blessing of New Bread will take place.