Events
X European Large Families Conference
July 8 - July 12
X European Large Families Conference
Keszthely (Hungary), 8-12 July, 2020
DRAFT PROGRAMME
8th July (Wednesday)
12.00 – 18.00 Arrival, registration
14.00 – 18.00 Leasure-time activities for families
- Going to the beach, splashing in Lake Balaton
- EVENING CONCERT
9th July (Thursday)
9.00 – 9.30 Arrival to the meeting point at the gate of Castle Festetics
9.30 – 10.00 Short walk to Theatre Balaton, venue of the opening ceremony
(550 m, about 10 minutes) accompanied by the drum band Boombatucada
10:00 – 17.00 X. Large Families Congress
(Further programmes: “Grandparents’ courtyard”: Masters of old crafts (pottery, embroidery, smith, carving, puppet crafts, storytelling), DIY possibilities, Folklore programme)
10th July (Friday)
10.00 – 16.00 General Assembly of ELFAC
LEASURE TIME ACTIVITIES FOR FAMILIES
Museums of Keszthely:
- Castle Festetics
- Balaton Museum
- Radio and Television Museum
- Town centre museums
- Marzipan Museum
- Museum Zoo – Butterfly and Exotic Animals’ Exhibition
- Cadillac Museum
- House of Stoves
Trips:
- Hévíz
- Bakony
- Lake Balaton
- Gyenesdiás Wine Festival (9-12 July, 2020)
Evening programmes:
- Magical evenings (called Helikon Nights) for large families at Castle Festetics. (Guides in period costumes lead visitors through the palace in candlelight, with the sounds of live period music.
11th July (Saturday)
10.00 – 13.00 Conference Day
13.30 – 14.30 Lunch
14.30 – 18.00 Family programmes
12th July (Sunday)
Worship, holy mass
Farewell
Travelling home
