What's on in Romania

Romania has a number of festivals and events happening throughout the year. Many of the smaller towns hold regional and town festivals. Visitors to Romania can choose to step back into the Middle Ages at the Sighiºoara Medieval Festival or watch some of the top local and international films at the Bucharest International Film Festival. The Bucharest Street Music Festival fills the town's alleyways and cobblestone streets with Romanian folk music and dance. Finally, the Europafest is Bucharest's main cultural event attracting artists, performers and festival goers from across the globe.


Bucharest Film Festival

Bucharest International Film Festival

Also known as B-EST IFF, this festival was started in 2005 by the Romanian Ministry of Culture, and offers a selection of winning films from big festivals like Sundance and Cannes along with a full week of screenings, master-classes and retrospectives. ...  see full details



Street festivities, Bucharest

Bucharest Street Music Festival

The Bucharest Street Music Festival takes place against the backdrop of the cobbled alleys and winding roads of the medieval old city. The event and the skilled artists involved evoke the music and traditions of the troubadours by performing Romanian folk music and medieval...  see full details



EuropaFest performer

EuropaFest

This is Romania's main cultural event, attracting performers and festival goers from over 50 countries. The main event is centered around concerts by top classical musicians, jazz, blues and rock acts held at some of Bucharest's finest venues. Over 300 artists are expected to...  see full details



Sighisoara Medieval Festival

Sighisoara Medieval Festival

The town of Sighiºoara hosts the Sighiºoara Medieval Festival in summer each year. Sighiºoara, birthplace of Vlad the Impaler, or Dracula, is transformed into a medieval town as townspeople and visitors don Middle-Age garments and take part in dance competitions, night concerts and clambakes....  see full details



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