Location
Sztrilich Pál Cserkészpark,
Nagykovácsi, 2094 Budapest
47.541438, 18.934909
Kolorádó is a vision of a joyful here and now. A picture of a small world, unlike anything else, yet within reach, close to Budapest, in the embrace of the mountains. A festival where everyone who is curious and enjoys adventuring between styles, on their own path in the forest, finds community.
In 2016, the festival was held for the first time in the Strilich Pál Scout Park. The party organizers were planning a nature-based extension of their club called Kolor, and the forest around the area reminded them of America's national parks. A club, a forest full of scout tents and the vision of a festival that creates a micro-state together made the name: Kolorádó.
The event was less crowded then, but now hosts thousands of visitors from all over the country and the world. Kolorádó was founded with the aim of creating a unique, free-spirited, culturally diverse and inclusive zone where it feels good to be a kid again and camp in the forest. Kolorádó is growing up, some things are different and change from year to year, but the festival has been faithful to its values since its beginning.
Every year, we create our own world in the hills of Buda, where we are on our own for a few days, out of the ordinary – at least that’s how we experience it. Away from the city, without a signal, in a place with a special energy. There is something very captivating about the location of Kolorádó, which had us from the first moment we visited it.
We know perfectly well that nature around us is only loaned to us, we are guests therefore we should behave as such. We only take as much as we can give back, and do our best to leave as small a footprint as possible. Kolorádó found home in the forest and loves it as it has evolved over thousands of years and wants to see it intact and healthy for a very long time.
Kolorádó is a free-spirited festival. We create an atmosphere in which it is worthwhile to be free, to be together without unnecessary constraints. Expression is basic, inclusion is clear. Our supportive and safe community allows freedom of knowledge and art. It is also the same freedom that defines our collaboration with performers and partners.
We love a variety of genres. From the diversity of our programmes comes the diversity of our community, from which we draw our strength. There is no room in Kolorádó for racism, homophobia, transphobia, sexism, or any form of exclusion. Together we are diverse, that is what makes us strong
To listen, to know and to understand is our shared responsibility, in Kolorádó we open ourselves to the unknown and seek to communicate good, to consider the consequences of our decisions and actions. We draw strength and confidence from openness and curiosity, and our shared experiences give us a sense of purpose in uncertain situations. Knowing where you are going makes you more confident.
The more we know about the world, the greater the unknown we are faced with. In Kolorádó, we dare to make mistakes, learn from our mistakes, and maintain that we will do better the next day. We dare to doubt whether the truth of yesterday is still relevant today. In Kolorádó, we dare not to know and ask questions.