The festival held in Pernik is the oldest festival of the masquerade games in Bulgaria. The official resolution to hold it for the first time was made in 1965 and the first edition was opened on January 16, 1966.
16.01.1966
Winter Carnival – only groups from the region of Pernik take part.
800 participants
15.01.1967
Second National Festival of the Kukeri and Survakari and the Spring Song and Dance Related to these Ancient Customs – Pernik `67: groups from various parts of the country attend.
Over 1, 300 participants
19.01.1969
Third National Festival of the Kukeri and Survakari and the Spring Song and Dance Related to these Ancient Customs – Pernik `69:
Over 1, 400 participants
17.01.1971
Fourth National Festival of the Kukeri and Survakari and the Spring Song and Dance Related to these Ancient Customs – Pernik `71
Over 1, 300 participants
20. 01. 1974
Fifth National Festival of the Kukeri and Survakari and the Spring Song and Dance Related to these Ancient Customs – Pernik `74
Over 2, 000 participants
16 - 17. 01.1977
Sixth National Festival of the Kukeri and Survakari and the Spring Song and Dance Related to these Ancient Customs – Pernik `77
Over 2, 000 participants
27-28.01.1980
Seventh National Festival of the Kukeri and Survakari – Pernik `80
Over 3, 000 participants
19-21.01.1985
Eight National Festival of the Kukeri and Survakari – Pernik `85. Groups from foreign countries attended the festival for the first time in its history.
2, 800 participants
20-22.01.1990
Ninth Festival of the Kukeri and Survakari from Bulgaria and Abroad – Pernik `90
3, 100 participants
4-8.02.1993
Tenth Jubilee Edition of the International Folklore Festival of the Masquerade/Surva Winter Games and Kukeri Pre-Spring Games and Customs – Pernik `93
2, 000 participants
19-22.01.1996
Eleventh International Folklore Festival of the Masquerade/Surva Winter Games and Kukeri Pre-Spring Games and Customs – Pernik `96”
3, 000 participants
22-25.01.1998
Twelfth International Folklore Festival of the Masquerade Games Pernik `98
3, 000 participants
21-23.01.2000
Surva, Thirteenth International Festival of the Masquerade Games – Pernik ‘2000
Over 3, 500 participants
18-20.01.2002
Surva, Fourteenth International Festival of the Masquerade Games – Pernik ‘2002
5, 056 participants
23-25.01.2004
Surva, Fifteenth International Festival of the Masquerade Games – Pernik ‘2004”
5, 250 participants
27-29.01.2006
Surva, Sixteenth International Festival of the Masquerade Games – Pernik ‘2006
4, 848 participants