SZINkópé Festival kicks off on Friday
The 2024 SZINkópé Festival will start with a giant puppet parade on Friday, July 19, and two days full of programs and games, the organizers told the press on July 15.
Ágnes Kiss, the director, and Jankó Schneider, the artistic director of the Kövér Béla Puppet Theatre, greeted the members of the press with an unusual press briefing and performed a short promotional play about an old fisherman and his ambitious wife on a boat on the Tisza River.
The three-day event begins with a giant puppet parade on July 19 at 6:00 p.m. from Roosevelt Square. The parade will feature the well-known gull, mayfly, carp, and the recently introduced girls, bears, and donkey giant puppets - all related to the River Tisza. The route is Roosevelt Square (Móra Ferenc Museum) - Széchenyi Square - Kárász Street - Dugonics Square.
The programs on July 20 and 21, Saturday and Sunday, will take place entirely in the Újszeged Liget. The festival venue will have three emergency entrances, but only one main entrance for entering the venue, buying tickets, or exchanging online tickets for wristbands. As a security measure, all parents (or accompanying adults) must provide a phone number, which will be written on the child's armband.
Port Ciggedin, the interactive game that recalls the life of a traditional trading port, will return to the festival. Stage programs with concerts and five daily puppet shows will be held at two locations. In addition to the various games and concerts, a street theater performance, the famous stilt walkers and the smallest puppets will add to the atmosphere of the event.
As in previous years, there will be no food service at the festival site. The organizers encourage attendees to bring food, drinks, and even blankets and have a picnic while watching the performances. With the armbands given at the entrance, it will be possible to leave the venue and return later.
Please note that the program is not the same on Saturday and Sunday. The language of the event is Hungarian.
Photos: Szilvia Molnar / Szegedify
