The Ozora Festival, stylised as O.Z.O.R.A., is an annual transformational festival and

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near the Hungarian village of

Ozora Ozora is a village in Tolna, Hungary, Tolna, Hungary. It has been notable since the Middle Ages, when Pipo of Ozora built a castle at this site by permission of Sigismund of Hungary in 1416. Artúr Görgei won an important victory in this area a ...

History and growth

The festival has been held on an estate in Ozora near the small village of Dádpuszta every year since 2004 except in 2020 and 2021, when cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The first modern music festival held in Ozora was called ''Solipse'' and took place during the

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. ''Solipse'' had a sequel in Zambia 2001, but in Ozora' did not get a sequel until the first Ozora Festival was held in 2004. The Ozora is, with Solar Festival, one of the two sizeable transformational festivals in Hungary. One of the largest

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festivals in Europe, Ozora is similar to the

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in Portugal,

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in United States, and Fusion Festival in Germany, one of the Most Famous Festivals in the World, who also reach more than 40,000 visitors every year. Attendees can listen to a variety of live music spread across the festival grounds and can also partake in activities like yoga sessions, art workshops, lectures, circus/theatre performances, and much more. Every year, the festival organizers continue to improve the experience for visitors, such as adding new camp sites, showers/bathrooms, and adding additional stages. Due to its success, several one-day spin-offs from the Ozora Festival have been held in several other countries such as

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and

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Reception

Ozora is considered one of the "leading festivals" around the world, "one of the largest gatherings of trance and psychedelic music in the world", and according to ''Trax Magazine'' "the principal hub of psytrance culture in Europe". ''

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'' likened Ozora to an "ecological

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with the Peace & Love atmosphere of a 21st-century

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Gallery

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* {{Authority control Dance festivals in Europe Electronic music festivals in Hungary Trance festivals Music festivals established in 2004 2004 establishments in Hungary

History and growth

Reception

Gallery

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