Teams from 10 Arab and foreign countries will participate in the new edition of Ismailia Folklore Festival, which will be held in the first week of September.

The festival will bring together teams from Venezuela, Russia, Greece, Romania, Lebanon, the Maldives, Indonesia, Palestine and Serbia, as well as eight teams from Egypt, the festival's management said. She added that this year's program will be different. The 20th edition of the festival will take place from September 3rd to 7th at the Forest Park, Al-Fayrouz Club and Sheikh Zayed Park, in addition to performances in the cities of Fayed, Qantara West and the Great Hill.

The festival, organized annually by the Ministry of Culture in cooperation with the Ismailia governorate, is one of the most famous folklore festivals in the Arab region.