X European Large Families Conference

Keszthely (Hungary)

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

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