International Federation of Festival Organizations
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Federation Internationale des Organisations de Festivals (FIDOF, "International Federation of Festival Organizations") is an organization to hold and organize festival
s worldwide. It was established in 1966 and headquartered in Split, Yugoslavia with President professor Armando Moreno. It is currently headquartered in California
, United States
, where it is registered as a Section 501(c) non-profit organization
. It is the member of the U.S. National Music Council
.
The main role of FIDOF is to provide coordination of festivals and other cultural events through arranging their dates and publicizing them through the International English Monthly Bulletins, which are distributed among the members.
FIDOF has 220 individual members and more than 1,000 affiliated organizations. It is also associated with 320 festivals held in 72 countries.
Festival
A festival or gala is an event, usually and ordinarily staged by a local community, which centers on and celebrates some unique aspect of that community and the Festival....
s worldwide. It was established in 1966 and headquartered in Split, Yugoslavia with President professor Armando Moreno. It is currently headquartered in California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, where it is registered as a Section 501(c) non-profit organization
Non-profit organization
Nonprofit organization is neither a legal nor technical definition but generally refers to an organization that uses surplus revenues to achieve its goals, rather than distributing them as profit or dividends...
. It is the member of the U.S. National Music Council
National Music Council
The National Music Council of the United States is a United States national organization listed under Title 36 of the United States Code, founded in 1940 and chartered by the 84th Congress in 1956. The Council is composed of organizations of national scope interested in the development of music...
.
The main role of FIDOF is to provide coordination of festivals and other cultural events through arranging their dates and publicizing them through the International English Monthly Bulletins, which are distributed among the members.
FIDOF has 220 individual members and more than 1,000 affiliated organizations. It is also associated with 320 festivals held in 72 countries.
FIDOF members
- Slavianski Bazaar in VitebskSlavianski Bazaar in VitebskThe International Festival of Arts "Slavianski Bazaar in Vitebsk" is an annual festival held in Vitebsk, Belarus under the auspices of the Belarussian Government since 1992. Its main program is devoted to Slavic music. The main participants are artists from Russia, Belarus and Ukraine, with guests...
(since 1998) - MakFestMakFestMakFest founded in 1986, is the largest festival of Macedonian popular music. It is held every year in November, in Štip, Republic of Macedonia, at the Cultural Center "Aco Šopov" . MakFest is a member of FIDOF with headquarters in Los Angeles, CA, USA. In 1997, MakFest was awarded the "Festival...