About the Workcamp

Every year, the best underground bands, theatres, and the majority of the NGO scene gather in a small lakeside village in Hungary. Participate in the country’s leading socially conscious small festival as a volunteer!

Bánkitó is Hungary’s biggest independent, socially conscious, cultural and community festival with a wide range of programmes throughout its three days (10-13 July 2024) in the summer from music through theatre to contemporary art. The festival is located in the countryside and hosts 8000 visitors each year. The music at the festival is progressive, contemporary, and constantly renewing, with the newest and most exciting bands of the Hungarian music scene.

The programme of the festival is always organized around a common theme. In 2024, the topic will be Mind-Splitting. This year, the Bánkitó Festival explores how we perceive the world we live in. Are you frustrated by too much information and yet you’re indecisive? War or terrorism? Meat or vegetables? Who is the oppressor and who is the oppressed? Left or centre? Let’s not even talk about the right. Activism, or are you over it? Go with fashion or go against it? But isn’t it fashion to go against fashion? It must be normal to feel like you have seven selves at once. But what’s normal?

DON’T WORRY, DURING YOUR STAY YOU WILL FIND THE ANSWERS TO ALL OF THESE QUESTIONS, WHILE ALSO EXPLORING HUNGARY 😊

📅 Start date of the preparation work: 5th July 2024

📅 End date of the preparation work: 15th July 2024

🚻 Approximate number of volunteers: 12 international

🔶 Age range: 18-50

👄 Camp language: No language requirements (communication with the organizers however require Hungarian or English)

No special skills are needed, what we count on mostly is your motivation and your willingness to help 😉

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