31st August - 3rd September (Wednesday-Saturday)

Competition "Shepherd's Woodcarving" 9:00-18:00 - Architectural and ethnographic complex "Etar"

1st September (Thursday)

10:30 - International conference "Folk Handicrafts - Pat, Present and Future" 18:30 - "Old-time Wedding Rite" - folklore performance of ensemble "Sivek", Gabrovo

2nd September (Friday)

8:00-18:00 - International Fair of Traditional Crafts, bazaar-exhibition in the open-air 11:00 - Official opening of the fair 11:30 - Folklore programme Cultural centre "Hristo Botev", village of Dubovik, Dobrich region "Sowing" - village of Nikolaevo, Rousse region "Tender Strings", Cultural centre "A. Kanchev", town of Rousse

3rd September (Saturday)

8:00-18:00 - International Fair of Traditional Crafts, bazaar-exhibition in the open-air 11:00 - Opening of Author's exhibition-bazaar"Ceramics" of Eli Nedelcheva from the town of Razgrad 11:30 - "At the Draw-Well"-Puppet show, Plovdiv 12:30 - National Costumes Review 13:00 - Folklore programme of ensemble"Graovska mladost", town of Pernik 19:00 - Master's night, closing of the competition "Shepherd's Woodcarving" and awarding the prizes

4th September (Sunday)

8:00-18:00 - International Fair of Traditional Crafts, bazaar-exhibition in the open-air 12:00 - Performance of folklore northerner's ensemble from Pleven 13:30 - Participation of groups from the International Youth Festival of the towns-partners to Gabrovo 15:00 - Closing of the fair

Restorations of home occupations and traditional daily activities will be organized       on the territory of the museum in the days of the fair (2 - 4 of September): Dyeing with natural dyes Weaving of articles out of maize leaves Weaving of baskets, panniers