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On Saturday, Bansko Street Dogs celebrated their annual school sports day on the ski road in Bansko. There was lots of rivalry, fun, laughter, and raising funds for a good cause. Some people also sang and danced later at 4Directions with the DJ taxi: a pretty great day/night out had by all.

Follow their Facebook page for details about how much they raised and for photos of the event.

Friday Spotlight: New Coffee World

Another coffee shop: just what Bansko needed! 🙃 

Jokes aside, the coffee here is actually pretty good (which can’t be said of all places serving coffee in town). The place looks clean and fresh, the staff are friendly, and the service is good.

If you get the chance to visit, they have a range of hot & cold drinks (and plant-based milk), gelato, cakes, and beer; open 8am-8pm every day. See the full write-up here.

Events Coming Up

Jazz Festival

The annual jazz festival is coming back to Bansko this Saturday and is very popular with both locals and tourists. The full program for the event is here (their official FB page is here), and includes 135 artists from 18 countries who will perform on the main stage in the square and on other stages in the downtown area including the park (young & upcoming jazz musicians usually perform in the park). Their website (with more information about the artists) is here.

If you’d rather reserve a seat than stand and watch, tickets can be purchased here.

It will run from Saturday 3rd to Saturday 10th inclusive.

Raga Dugada

A new festival for this year with some known local DJs such as Dylan Kay and Silent Citizen. It will take place from Friday 2nd to Sunday 4th of August inclusive, and will be at the White Stage on the road to Banya (near to Piri Pool here). The lineup is set to run from 6pm to just after 4am on all days.

They’re offering people the ability to camp at the venue for free, and are also putting on free shuttles from Bansko town. There will also be a children’s playground, bicycles for rent, and other activities (including hot air balloon rides). There are 600 seats available (a total capacity of 5,000) and with the jazz fest also happening in Bansko it will probably be an event to go to.

For the line up see this page and for tickets see this page.

There will also be other events put on by businesses or individuals in Bansko who will share them in the group here.

Inside the Notice Board Group

This week: 92 New Posts, 366 Comments, 2,710 Reactions

Sunflower Donations
Sunflower shared the recent donations they’ve received from the collection tub at Pivoteka craft beer shop. Over 300leva was raised from customers who have dropped some coins in the collection tub there.

Registering an EU Car in Bansko
Myster wanted to know if it was possible to import and register a car from another EU country at KAT in Gotse Delchev or whether it was only possible at KAT in Blagoevgrad.

Bulgaria at the Olympic Games
Mary shared a photo of the opening ceremony at the Olympic Games in France: with a snapshot of the Bulgarian team athletes. This post was shared quite a bit and has a reached over 40,000 people so far.

Where to Watch Sports in Bansko?
This has been a popular question asked over the last few weeks. The same handful of places over the summer will show the Olympics, F1, golf or other sporting events. They are: Pivoteka, Pirin 75, Station (usually no sound), and The Hub.

Where to Buy a Tourist SIM?
Tony wanted to know where’s the best place to buy a tourist SIM in Bulgaria. A few suggested buying a data-only SIM card by A1, Yettel or Vivacom from a store.

Custom Sized Curtains
Dylan was wondering what places in the local area he can get custom-size curtains made for the apartment he’s renovating. If you’re interested too then some group members have offered a few suggestions.

Mountain Rescue on Weather Conditions
The local mountain rescue shared tips and information about what to do with the current changeable weather conditions if you’re heading up the Pirin Mountains above Bansko.

Local News

Bansko Town Park Clean-Up

The local municipality has made a conscious effort to encourage people to take any trash with them after using the local town park. They also do regular maintenance, but with things like the jazz fest coming up, they brought in some specialists to take a look at things. You can read more here.

Bansko Film Fest Was a Blast

Bansko film festival happened this past weekend with a handful of films being shown to people in the square. There were also some traditional dances and arts & crafts near the square for people to join. See here for more information and to view the photos.

Road Resurfacing

A handful of roads are part of the construction project by the local municipality to improve the roads arounf Bansko town.
Pirin Street (from Bunare to Pirin 75) is being pedestrianised. JCBs have reached Pirin 75.
Zahari Stoyanov Street is being resurfaced (they’re nearly finished digging up the road to the ring road).
Solun Street is being resurfaced (just started digging up the road).
The latter two are near Grosch supermarket all the way up to near Gladiator gym & the Jiu Jitsu gym on Mozgovitsa. All projects are expected to be finished sometime in September/October.

This Week’s Weather 🥵 

Monday: 31^o C – sunny
Tuesday: 28^o C – sunny
Wednesday: 28^o C – sunny
Thursday: 29oC – sunny
Friday: 31^o C – sunny
Saturday: 32^o C – sunny/thunderstorm(maybe)
Sunday: 32^o C – sunny/thunderstorm(maybe)

In Bansko, the weather can be unpredictable and changeable. We recommend the MeteoBlue weather app.

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Nick
Publisher, Bansko Buzz