This is the oldest music festival in Bulgaria and one of the festivals with the longest tradition in Europe. It is held every year in June-July.
     Achieved national and international acclaim today the festival is an important and prestigious forum of Bulgarian and world music and performing art in the field of classical music. The rich and varied program is a visiting card of Varna as a center of international cultural tourism. The diversity of genres features opera, symphony concerts, chamber and choral music, cross-over projects, thematic series, International Summer Academy.