The festival, which comes to a close on Friday, is hosting over 100 artists from 20 different countries including the 2011 Eurovision Song Contest winners from Azerbaijan Elder and Nigar. A parade held yesterday had artists from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan, Macedonia, Crimea, Gagauzia, Romania, Hungary, Bosnia- Herzegovina, Greece, Georgia, Northern Cyprus, Bulgaria, Palestine, Syria, Bashkortostan, Tatarstan and Altai (East Turkistan) as well as the Denizli Municipality Janissary (Mehter) Band. The colorful parade marched to the municipality, and the 2011 Eurovision winning Azeri group carried a Turkish flag all the way.