Introduction:
I am Ana, a textile and visual artist and art therapist. Handcrafting is part of my family heritage, so the love of creating has always been a constant in my life.
My art is deeply infused with craftsmanship, organic ornamentation, dynamic movement, vibrant saturated colours, an invitation to interact, and a therapeutic approach. Sustainability in our relationship with both ourselves and our environment is important to me, which is why working with the wonders found in nature feels especially magical.
Gifts of Nature: Meadow Weaving Workshop
Meadow weavings are made from the treasures of the nature surrounding us. Selected plants, flowers and grasses are woven into a traditional weaving frame, serving as the weft and replacing the horizontal threads. In this sustainable way, they are given the opportunity to live on in preserved form. Once dried, they can become lasting decorations in our homes, evoking the world of the meadow. Every part of the creative process is an active meditation, from walking in nature in search of exciting colours and textures to calm, deeply focused weaving.
Grounding before the workshops
We will begin the session with a shared walk through the fields and forests of Manas Garden, focusing on mindful presence and connection with the living world. Together, we will seek out the gifts of the environment that we will work with afterwards.
Let us create together with nature. Everyone is warmly welcome!
Registration and information: halasz.anna.rebeka@gmail.com
Maximum number of participants: 8
Date and time: Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 16:30
Discover nature’s hidden palette! Try watercolour painting with special natural pigments collected in Hungarian landscapes and brought from Morocco. During this session, we will experiment with colour not only on paper but also on skin. We will enrich the shared creative process with knowledge of symbols and elements of colour and art therapy, supporting deeper immersion and self-expression. Let go of your expectations and dissolve into the joy of free painting, just like pigment powder dissolves in water. The session lasts approximately one and a half hours.
We warmly welcome you!
Registration: contact.holdudvar@gmail.com (information: +36 70 630 1199)
Maximum number of participants: 6-8
Date and time: Saturday at 11:00, Sunday at 14:00
You are warmly invited to a creative painting workshop where we will paint on agate mineral slices with glass paint and turn them into lamps. You will also be able to experiment with light-painting lamps using hemispherical shades, which you can paint as well, and at the end of the workshop we can project with them. We will try out both types of lamps at the end of the session.
Registration and information (please indicate the day you would like to come):
szvobodapeti@gmail.com
Maximum number of participants: 10
Date and time: Thursday at 20:30, Friday at 20:30
In this workshop, I bring you the free, experimental presence of my fine-art studios and applied-art techniques inspired by Japanese traditions. We will reuse textile and leather remnants and transform them into jewellery in innovative ways.
You will love it — come and join us!
Registration and information: papirbolygo@gmail.com
Date and time: Saturday, 11:00-12:30
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Step into the magical world of leathercraft. This session offers an opportunity to pause in the rush of everyday life and connect with the material and with yourself through the work of your own hands. In the spirit of sustainability, we will use leftover, one-of-a-kind leather pieces that will be given a new life through your creativity.
You can make anything you imagine — a small pouch, book cover, tobacco pouch, bracelet or wallet. There are no rules here; the only limit is your imagination.
Come and create with us, and make something truly unique that reflects who you are!
Registration and information: eszter.mhcs@gmail.com
Maximum number of participants: 8
Date and time: Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 16:30
Everyone is warmly invited to a workshop that offers genuine relaxation. During the session, we will saw slices from black walnut fruit, decorate them with gemstone beads and use knotting techniques to turn them into wearable pieces.
As a symbol, black walnut most often represents protection, strength and awareness. It also embodies nature as a powerful source of energy, connecting human consciousness with the natural world.
Participation in the workshop can be supported with a donation.
Date and time: Thursday and Friday, 11:00-16:00 (the finishing time may be later depending on the participants)
FonTér is a space that invites you to slow down, where hair braiding is more than a hairstyle: it is a way of arriving back to yourself.
While the braid is being made, you can slow down, connect and give a little attention to yourself — or to one another — amid the bustle of the festival.
During the workshop, you can learn different braiding techniques, including French, Dutch and waterfall braids, or simply sit down and let a braid take shape through conversation, silence and presence.
Held in Hungarian; duration approximately 2 hours
Date and time: Thursday, Friday and Saturday, 15:00-17:00
A calm, inspiring space where crochet is not only about making things, but also about relaxation and renewal. During the workshop, we will learn, experiment and create small, individual pieces together. Both beginners and experienced crocheters are welcome.
The sessions are held in small groups so that everyone receives attention and can connect with the creative process at their own pace. The focus is on flow, shared presence and creative recharging.
Registration and information: garapatricia@gmail.com
Maximum number of participants: 15
Date and time: Thursday at 14:00; Friday and Saturday at 10:00, 12:00 and 14:00; Sunday at 10:00
Explore the 8×8 dimensions of KozmoSakk! Chess for everyone. Beginners and grandmasters alike are welcome, with open play and a little challenge guaranteed. You will not be bored.
For this year’s Manas Festival, I am preparing a special cooking workshop featuring wild plants from the Mecsek region. The theme is the world of salads. Together, we will build a five-layer bowl. From wild-garlic caviar to nettle pesto, we will discover a wide range of wild-plant products and explore many vegan kitchen techniques. We will bring together the worlds of forests and meadows with the world of small gardens.
During the workshop, we will also prepare dressings and pay special attention to presentation and decoration.
Introduction
Bálint Fazekas – Creative chef, small-scale producer, urbanist and short food supply chain organiser
He has worked in heritage conservation since his university years in Pécs and founded the Eldorádó market bistro, which operated in the Rákóczi Square Market Hall. He currently lives in Pécs with his family, where he has spent more than four years working with edible wild plants and home-grown ingredients as a student of Dr Ibolya Németh Biobia. He believes in intuitive cooking, where local ingredients meet international recipes. He is the creator of the Szárnyas Niké Permapark, leads workshops across Hungary, prepares occasional tasting menus and tirelessly searches for outstanding producers and ingredients.
Registration and information: fazekas.balint@gmail.com
Maximum number of participants: 20
Date and time: Thursday at 17:00
Recommended minimum donation towards material costs: HUF 3,500 per person
It is very simple to make, and the result is spectacular.
Create the being that lives within you. A free-form creative session for participants aged 14 and over.
Draw and cut out the being you would like to become!
Maximum number of participants: 4
Date and time: Thursday, Friday and Saturday, 11:00-13:00
Ecoprinting is a completely new form of textile colouring on both a planetary and existential level: the pigments of real, living leaves, plants and flowers are transferred permanently onto natural textiles, creating beautiful, unique and unrepeatable results. Most importantly, it allows us to make clothing and other textiles that are entirely environmentally friendly, harmless and healthy, while bringing us closer to Mother Gaia and her wonderful plant world. It combines Art, Health, Healing, Green Living and Environmental Protection. Ecoprinting is a statement and a way of life. Every piece is entirely unique and unrepeatable, while unwrapping the bundle, experiencing the surprise and seeing the beauty of the prints are wonderful experiences for the inner child and the soul. Five years ago, I stumbled into the world of ecoprinting and natural textiles, and it has been one of the best and most rehabilitative things that has ever happened to me. I continue to learn, experience and practise it, and this project — Pantherstuff — has now become one of the foundations of my life, although it began as a hobby and a way to create my own wardrobe. At the workshop, you can try the printing process itself, become familiar with the technique and complete your first piece on both paper and textile. I provide all the materials, leaves and supplies; participants only need to pay attention and arrange the elements.
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Registration and information: cspetra8@gmail.com
Maximum number of participants: 18
Date and time: Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday at 14:00
Using sheets and wires, you will have the opportunity to create your own jewellery design, with guidance throughout the process. If you arrive without an idea, you can learn how to make a simple but beautiful copper ring.
Registration: contact.holdudvar@gmail.com (information: +36 70 630 1199)
Maximum number of participants: 6-8
Date and time: Thursday at 11:00, Friday at 14:00
Sashiko is a form of Japanese hand embroidery characterised by repeating geometric patterns made with small stitches. It was originally a repair stitch used by poorer communities to reinforce and renew their clothing.
Boro is the art of patching and repair, in which recycled textile pieces are layered and reinforced with sashiko. It carries a wabi-sabi perspective: finding beauty in wear, repair and the traces of time.
During the programme, you can renew one of your own garments or make a patch
that can later be sewn onto clothing or a bag, or even enjoyed as a piece of wall art.
Registration and information: papirbolygo@gmail.com
Date and time: Sunday, 11:00-12:30
Join the Manas Festival Handmade Soap-Making Workshop and discover the magic of natural soap making. Using essential oils, dried flowers and spices, you can create unique herbal soaps, including a hanging version that you can take with you to the festival showers.
The soaps are made from natural ingredients with the protection of your skin and the environment in mind. Let the power of nature flow through you while you create.
Registration: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfhwy67zPwmkO4ITbT9R2pTJDCRGK5R9bQTPTQX75_nU553qw/viewform
Maximum number of participants: 30
Date and time: Saturday at 15:00 (approximately 1.5 hours)
The aim of the Flower Cup workshops is to allow participants to immerse themselves in the creative process and experience a state of flow. Another important principle is the preservation of value and the use of recycled materials.
During the creative process, the right and left hemispheres of the brain become coordinated, the nervous system settles, and the joy of a successful creation ultimately releases happiness hormones.
My workshops feature textiles and objects found in nature.
Times and sessions
Wednesday: arrival day; the space is open throughout the day for meeting me and getting acquainted
Thursday
10:30 – clothing transformation / sewing workshop (using clothes brought by participants or selected on site)
16:30 – jewellery making
– continuation of the morning creation
Friday
11:00 – sewing an eco bag and reusable facial cleansing pad
Registration and information: vpetraa.91@gmail.com
Abhyanga Massage
Abhyanga is a traditional Ayurvedic oil massage for harmony of body and soul, and one of Ayurveda’s oldest and gentlest therapeutic forms. This full-body massage, performed with warm herbal oil, not only relieves physical tension but also deeply calms the nervous system and harmonises the energies. Every movement is intended to connect with the body through love, attention and presence. The warm oil softens the tissues, supports the elimination of toxins and nourishes the skin, nervous system and entire body. It supports physical and emotional cleansing and may lead to deep inner peace.
Duration: 60 minutes
Metamorphic Massage
A gentle yet exceptionally deep form of touch therapy that does not target the body’s muscles, but helps release blocks embedded at a subconscious level. During the treatment, I work on the feet, hands and head with subtle touch along the spinal reflex zones. These areas are connected with the stages of our lives, particularly the prenatal period and childhood, when our deepest patterns and beliefs are formed. The Metamorphic Technique helps us release old imprints along this inner timeline that no longer serve us. The massage creates space for your body and soul to begin transforming at their own pace. Its name refers to metamorphosis: transformation.
Duration: 60 minutes
Registration and information: +36 20 7766 346, cini.masszazs@gmail.com
An ice-session ceremony consisting of a 0-1°C ice bath combined with breathing exercises and meditation. It is described as having physical benefits such as supporting the immune system, stimulating circulation and regulating blood pressure, as well as mental effects: bringing you into the present, releasing emotional blocks and stagnant energies, and awakening inner strength. Shamanic cultures also regularly used cold in rituals, initiations and physical and spiritual cleansing, and to support contact with the spirit world.
My head massage offers a loving and unique experience in which relaxation and an inner journey complement one another harmoniously. I help release stress and tension from your body, while energetic effects may allow you to reach deeper inner realms. Refreshing foot massage and back-and-shoulder massage are also available. All of my massages are performed without oil.
Registration and information: via the contact details shown in the image.
I am Évi Németh, and I have been providing various body treatments with supportive and healing methods for around twenty years. I have spent most of that time working with massage and energy work. I continue to study and develop my skills because I am naturally very curious, and the more I work with the human body, the more clearly I see how little can truly be known about it.
FreeFlowSessions© massages combine all the knowledge and experience I have gathered over the years. During my travels, I learned techniques locally from authentic teachers — Thai massage in Thailand, rebozo in Mexico, and others — and I combine these with herbs, CBD and other natural medicines. I also bring my personal experience, self-awareness work and the many forms of feedback through which my practice has been refined. I aim to offer every person the best possible touch with my full presence and to use the most suitable essential oil. Everyone who comes to me receives an individual massage and personalised attention so that the issue can be released on several levels. Further information: https://www.freeflowsessions.com/ Contact: https://www.facebook.com/freeflowsessions or https://fb.com/vica0204
Qualifications: lifestyle consultant (ELTE MSc in Recreation), phytotherapist, alternative physiotherapist and naturopathic lifestyle consultant; herbal poultice, hot-stone, Swedish, Thai, rebozo, shiatsu and foot massage practitioner; cupping, trigger-point, body-candling and ear-candling therapist; Reiki II and Deeksha initiation.
Why choose Polonkai deep-tissue joint therapy? Because it is a highly effective system that uniquely combines massage and movement therapy while also using modern technologies such as massage guns and shockwave therapy. In our shop, you can also find exciting, individually made clothing and accessories, as well as fragrances and cosmetics made from natural ingredients.
Registration and information: +36 70 520 2453, tibi.massage@gmail.com, https://www.facebook.com/share/1Ea5jqE8Gu/
My treatments combine the deeper techniques of Swedish massage with work on the meridians, the body’s energy pathways. My approach is also informed by what I have learned through studying acupressure. The aim is to relax tense muscles, reduce strain on the joints and support the body’s natural self-healing processes.
At the festival, I focus primarily on easing tired, overworked muscles and joints, supporting regeneration and helping you recharge. I always adapt the intensity of the treatment to the individual: it can be a pleasantly relaxing mobilisation, or deeper, targeted work when someone arrives with a specific issue.
When appropriate, I also use cupping techniques, which may help loosen adhered tissues, stimulate circulation and release tension.
Treatments take place in an attentive, accepting atmosphere. The aim is not only immediate relief, but also greater awareness of the body’s signals and support for longer-term balance. If a little regeneration would feel good amid the bustle of the festival, you can already book an appointment through the contact details below.
Registration and information: +36 30 983 1009, bea.d.sandor@gmail.com
Hello!
I am Péter Sándorfi. I qualified as a therapeutic and sports massage therapist in 2014.
My own technique combines Western massage methods
with an Eastern atmosphere, creating an experience that helps guests switch off
from the rush of everyday life while their muscles relax.
Massage types for the entire body, from the feet to the face
Health-maintenance massage – techniques based on Swedish massage
Relaxation massage – calming, tension-releasing techniques
Signature technique – personalised, complex treatment
Massage products
SPA massage cream
Naturally based massage oils (olive and coconut)
Tired of traditional relaxation music?
Bring your favourite music, and I will massage you to it.
Registration and information: Péter Sándorfi: +36 20 417 5891, pongrac7@gmail.com, https://spmasszázs.hu, https://www.facebook.com/SPmasszazs
