The debut of the group was in 1996 at “The II Georgian People Dances Festival” which was organized by the “Art Dramatic Foundation” of Georgia and where the group became the laureate of the “First Children Festival World People Dances”. Since 1996 “Kelaptari” had a great success in lots of International Festivals, which took place in Europe and Asia.
1996 – Bulgaria, Burgas.
1997 – Italy, Rim
ini.
1998 – Greece, Orestiada.
1999 – Poland, Sierpc - “The Kastelania Festival” .
2000 – Italy, Bergamo “Ducato di Piazza Pontida – 18th Festival Internazionale del Folclore” (CIOFF).
2002 – Turkey, Istanbul – “Uluslararasi Marmara Folklor Festivali”.
2002 - Portugal, Figueira da Foz “Festimaiorca – 28th Festival Internacional de Folclore de Maiorca” (CIOFF).
2002 - Portugal, Argoncilhe, “24th Festival Internacional de Folclore nas Terras da Feira” (CIOFF).
2003 – Netherlands, Warfum – “Op Roakeldais” (CIOFF).
2003 - Bulgaria, Obzor – «Хоровод на дружбата».
2004 – Italy, Cunardo - “19th Internazionale Festival del Folclor”.
2004 - Italy, Vezza D’oglio – “La dona del zuc”.
2005 – France, Seint Meixent L’ecole – “RIFE” (CIOFF).
2006 – Taiwan, Yilan – “International Children Folklore and Folkgame Festival” (CIOFF).
2007 – Turkey, Ankara - “Mamak Belediyesi Festival” (CIOFF).
2007 - Italy, Clusone – “Coro Idica, 7th Internazionale Festival dei Cori”.
2008 – Greece, Egio – “1st Balkan Child Festival of Folkloric Dances 2008”.
2008 - Italy, Olgiate Molgora – “150th Anniversario do Fondazione Gruppo Folclorico Firlinfeu “La Brianzola”.
2009 – Turkey, Alanya - “International Art Festival of children”.
2010 – Bulgaria, Varna – “Makfolk International Festival”.
2011 – Turkey, Alanya – “IX International Art Festival of children and youth creativity “Talisman of Luck”.
2011 - Romania, Tulcea – Festivalul International de Folclor pentru Copii si Tineret “Pestisorul De Aur”. (CIOFF).
2011 - Romania, Galati – Festivalul Internazional de folclor “Doina Covurluiului” (CIOFF).
2013 – Taiwan, Yilan – “International Children Folklore and Folkgame Festival” (CIOFF).
2014 - Poland, Myslenice - "International Folk Meetings Małopolska".
2014 - Poland, Lublin - "International Folklore Meetings Lublin".
2016 - Bulgaria, Sunny Beach - "Black Sea Pearls".
2022 - Bulgaria, Nessebar, Sunny Beach
2023 - Turkey, Didim - "International Folk Dance Festivals - Didim"
2024 - Greece, Aigio - "4-th European Festival - Poseidonia 2024"
