Guided walks, environmental educational activities, interactive kids’ zone, eco-conscious practices, arts and crafts workshops and diverse cultural programmes await visitors, young and old alike at the 2nd Orfű Ecofestival, throughout the third weekend of August 2014!
The festival is free and open to the public. Join us for lots of fun eco-activities and have a great time with us!
Date: 15-17 August 2014
Venue: Orfű, Panorama Camping
Side events: Orfű Local Produce and Craft Market, Honey Days
Programme of events
Friday, 15 August 2014
14:00-16:00 Free visit to Vízfő-spring and Forrásház
16:00 Join us in making a community herb spiral
17:00 Cave adventure tour to the Szuadó or Trió cave (Participation is possible only with advance booking at okoklaszter(kukac)gmail.com.)
Saturday, 16 August 2014
10:00-18:00 Orfű Local Produce and Craft Market, Honey Days
Concerts: Hanga Banda Folk Ensemble, Cserkúti Szimpatikusok, Carnavalito Ensemble (Latin American songs), István Borsós shawm player, Sándor Csizmadia guitarist-singer
10:00 Guided walk led by the activists of Mecsek Greenway (Itinerary: Orfű – Kovácsszénája – Orfű) The walk starts from Panorama Campsite.
10:00-12:00 Free visit to Vízfő-spring and Forrásház
13:00-15:00 Flavours of the forest and the meadows – workshop on the use and preparation of edible wild plants
14:00-18:00 Join us in making a community herb spiral
14:00 Community gardening – create your own balcony flower box
Location: Panoráma Ecogarden
15:00-17:00 Sample the flavours of the forest and the meadows! – „Eco” food tasting
15:00-19:00 Kids’ Zone – interactive activities
– Learn the secrets of knot making
– Treasure hunt with GPS
– Exhibition
15:00-19:00 Arts & crafts workshop
– toys from scrapwood
– solar dryer demonstration
– eco DIY
16:00-19:00 Cultural programmes for kids
– All there is to know about birds – interactive activities and quizzes
– Introduction of the activities of the Baranya County team of the Hungarian Association of Ornothology and Nature Protection
16:00 Sustainable Development Academy : (permaculture) Film screening
Venue: Panoráma Ecogarden
19:00 Cultural programmes for adults
Sunday, 17 August 2014
10:00-14:00 Orfű Local Produce and Craft Market
Concerts: Hanga Banda Folk Ensemble, István Borsós shawm player, Sándor Csizmadia guitarist-singer
10:00 Orfű Dragon circular walk (approx. 3 hours)
13:00-15:00 Flavours of the forest and the meadows – workshop on the use and preparation of edible wild plants
14:00-18:00 Join us in making a community herb spiral
14:00 Community gardening
Venue: Panoráma Ecogarden
15:00-17:00 Sample the flavours of the forest and the meadows! – „Eco” food tasting
15:00-19:00 Kids’ Zone – interactive activities
15:00-19:00 Arts & crafts workshop
– toys from scrapwood
– solar dryer demonstration
– eco DIY
16:00-19:00 Cultural programmes for kids
– All there is to know about birds – interactive activities and quizzes
– Introduction of the activities of the Baranya County team of the Hungarian Association of Ornothology and Nature Protection
16:00 Sustainable Development Academy: (Edible plants of the Mecsek) Film screening
The festival is organized by Gyeregyalog.hu Association within the framework of the Hungary-Croatia IPA Cross-border Cooperation Programme 2007-2013, as part of the ’Go Green’ (HUHR/1101/1.2.2/2011) project.