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50 Best Festivals of Romania
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The roots of Romania are still attached to the local culture. There are so many festivals of Romania that are celebrated by the local people of Romania that are also the attractions for the tourists. The list of some of the top festivals of Romania is given below:
1. Târgul de Fete de pe Muntele Găina
It is the oldest and the biggest tradition celebrated in Avramlancu village on the Apuseni Mountain in Romania. This festival is always celebrated on the 20th July. The event is a great get together and a reunion of family and friends. People also go to the event for matchmaking. The young girls come with their parents or guardians. If the match is made, the marriage ceremony takes place on the spot and the ritual is done by the local priest. The event starts when the local women start playing local instrument known as “Tulnic”. This instrument is used to communicate withshepherds, trained dogs, and sheep.
2. Sus pe Muntele din Jina
Jina is a folk region in which this event is celebrated every year in July. This archaic tradition is celebrated by the local people in order to preserve the folk culture and practices. Tradition food, music, arts, and craft are displayed in this event.
3. Festivalul Ouălelor Încondeiate
Oualelor is a National Easter Eggs Festival that takes place every year for two days. These two days are totally dedicated to the art of egg décor. It is an opportunity for both local and international artist to display their talent of eggs paint. International competition of egg art is also included along with traditional music to enjoy.
4. Junii Brasovului Parade
On the first Sunday, after Junii Easter, Junii parade is held which focuses on the revival of nature and the beginning of spring. Moreover, it is also a celebration of the Romanian ancestors.
5. Shepherd’s Festival
Autumn is the season of this festival. In this festival, all the shepherds come down from the mountain and go to their homes along with their sheep. In Brasov region, this festival takes place in September. Different kinds of cultural dance, music, and shows are performed during the festival. A local market is also organized where both locals and tourists can buy the dairy products.
6. Festivalul Răscolul Stânii
In Bucovina village, the festival is held every September. This festival can be called “shepherd distribution” if translated. During the festival, the shepherd has to return every sheep to the owner. On the event day, all the locals get dressed in the traditional clothes. The ceremony takes place in the local church and in the end, folk artists sing traditional songs. When the liturgy is done, people move to the sheep split where sheep are milked and tell about the stories and experience they had with their sheep in the mountains.
7. Cabbage Festival
In Saxon village, cabbage festival is organized in the first week of October every year. In this event, all the locals and tourists have the chance to taste the Romanian cuisine made with cabbage. While enjoying the food and music, you can also visit the Saxon fortified church.
More 43 Best Festivals in Romania-
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Harvest Fair
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Beer Craft Festival
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Hora de la Prislop
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Transylvanian Saxons Festival
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Untold Festival
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Neversea Festival
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Revolution Festival
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Summer Well Festival
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Electric Castle
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ARTmania Festival
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Dava Festival
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Dakini Festival
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Afterhills Music & Arts Festival
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Awake Festival
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Rockstadt Extreme Fest
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Sighișoara Medieval Festival
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RO-Wine
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George Enescu Festival
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Astra Film Fest
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Transylvania Calling
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Celtic Transilvania Festival
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Waha Festival
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Smida Jazz Festival
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World Experience Festival
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Anim’est
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Pelicam
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Transilvania International Film Festival
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One World Romania
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Les Films de Cannes à Bucarest
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Anonimul Film Festival
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Ceau, Cinema! Festivalul de Buzunar
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Ploiești International Film Festival (PIFF)
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fARAD
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SISAF — Sibiu International Street ART Festival
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Amural
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Street Delivery
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Lights ON Romania
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Someș Delivery
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Romanian Design Week
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BurgerFest
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Bucharest Pride 2019
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Street Food Festival
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Femei pe Mătăsari
Romania festivals
- Harvest fair festival
A harvest festival is an annual celebration that takes place around the time of a region’s biggest harvest. Harvest celebrations are often celebrated in September or October, depending on local tradition. In the current Harvest Holiday celebrations, songs are played, prayers will be said, and churches are decorated with baskets of fruit and food.
- Beer craft festival
The open-air ASTRA Museum, located in the town of Dumbrava Sibiului, is held in early August and is the first festival devoted to the skill of brewing beer. The secrets of the trade, the range of flavors of artisanal beer, and its natural benefits will be shared by beer and cider makers. Fresh handcrafted beer, cider, and fruit juices are provided to visitors.
- Hora de la Prislop festival
The Prislop Pass hosts the one-day Hora de la Prislop festival at the end of August. The guests attend the Prislop Monastery’s morning prayer. Following the liturgy, there is a parade of traditional costumes, in which each participant wears local folk attire. This serves as the formal start of the celebrations, which are then followed by dances, folk music, and regional cuisine.
- Transylvanian Saxons Festival
The Transylvanian Saxons Festival, also known as “Haferland Week,” takes place in early August and is a chance for the Saxons who once resided in Transylvania to reconnect, for tourists to learn about their history and customs, and for the festival’s organizers to promote the area’s history. Brunch with regional foods, photographic exhibitions, carriage rides, movie screenings, and treasure hunt competitions are all part of the program.
- Untold Festival
Untold Festival is a Romanian dance behemoth and one of Europe’s most popular electronic music events, bringing over 300,000 people to Cluj-Napoca each year for four days of EDM, pop, and everything in between. The event is well-known across the world and draws musicians from all over Europe, North America, and Asia.
- Neversea Festival
Neversea Festival, hosted in Constanța, Romania, is an immersive music festival that features EDM, electronica, pop, and urban sounds. The old city of Constanta, rich in culture and traditional architecture, has been revitalized with a plethora of venues that don’t stop till the sun rises. Here you may watch live performers supported by the biggest personalities in the electronic music industry.
- Revolution Festival
The festival began in Timișoara în 2015 as part of the Exit Festival’s exit Adventure package, which also included the Exit and Sea Dance Festivals. Revolution Festival included a mix of live and electronic performers ranging from well-known rock and dub artists to drum and bass and big beat music.
- Summer Well Festival
Summer Well Event is a multi-genre alternative music festival held in Buftea, Romania, just outside of Bucharest. The event will be in its twelfth year in 2022. The event location is surrounded by woodland and adjacent to a lake, providing festival-goers with the opportunity to recharge and enjoy the peaceful atmosphere before returning to continue having fun.
- Electric Castle
The Electric Castle Festival, which combines a historic site with all-night electronic, alternative, and rock acts, is one of the top European music festivals today. At the Bánffy Castle in Bonţida, artists such as Die Antwoord, Gramatik, Rudimental, and Parov Stelar Band are attracting festival-goers from all over the world.
- ARTmania Festival
Sibiu, Romania hosts the ARTmania Event, a music and art festival. Its main attraction is the music: rock and metal bands perform in the Main Square throughout the festival’s first two days. Museum exhibitions, visual art exhibitions, classical music concerts, film screenings, seminars, and workshops are also part of the festival.
- Dava Festival
The Saga Dawa celebration is regarded by Tibetans as one of the most fortunate religious practices in their lives. Dava Festival is a Romanian techno festival hosted in the historic castle of Sighisoara. An electronic-focused lineup of performers creates a dynamic and alluring evironment within the visually beautiful site within the ancient heartland of Transylvania, fusing modern festival ideals within the distinctly traditional setting.
- Dakini Festival
Dakini is a yoga and health festival held on the pristine Black Sea Coast of Romania. Throughout the five-day festival, an intensive, holistic schedule of music, dance, meditation, and relaxation on the peaceful coast nurtures mind, body, and soul. More than a hundred artists perform on three stages, with an excellent mix of sounds.
- Afterhills Music & Arts Festival
Afterhills is a music and arts event held in the Romanian town of Lasi. Every year, around 75,000 people attend the festival to enjoy music, cuisine, and new experiences. The festival takes place during the last two weekends of August and includes a variety of interactive workshops, art installations, presentations, and other activities.
- Awake Festival
Awake Event is a multi-genre music festival that takes place on the grounds of a magnificent Transylvanian castle in Gornesti, Romania. The AWAKE Festival is a weekend-long reset, rejuvenation, and restoration experience. The AWAKE Festival includes more than 50 yoga and holistic health classes, outdoor walks, live music, kirtan, mindful dance, and other activities.
- Rockstadt Extreme Fest
The “Rockstadt Extreme Fest” started in 2013 and is held yearly in Rasnov in August. On this day, rock music fans reunite to enjoy their favorite songs. Rasnov Forest echoes on black metal, death metal, new metal, gothic metal, trash, and punk rhythms throughout the course of four days.
- Sighișoara Medieval Festival
Every year, for the previous 27 years, the Sighisoara Medieval Festival has been held during the final weekend of July. They dress up as medieval figures, have battles and feasts, and take guests on a medieval tour of the city’s streets. The small lanes are lined with charming residences, all neatly arranged along set-paved paths.
- RO-Wine Festival
The International Wine Festival of Romania is the first autochthonous wine festival in Romania that is solely focused on the premium and luxury wine markets. Every year, the festival features wineries from Romania, Europe, and other wine areas across the world, as well as an exceptional gourmet variety, workshops conducted by skilled guests, and special activities.
- George Enescu Festival
The “George Enescu” Festival is Romania’s largest classical music festival and one of the most prominent events of its kind in the world. In Bucharest’s famous performance venues, it is dedicated to the brilliant composer and violinist George Enescu, Romania’s most prominent artist. Throughout the festival’s existence, the stages have rocked to the sounds of the world’s most famous orchestras.
- ASTRA FILM FESTIVAL
ASTRA FILM FESTIVAL is a prominent event in the European film world and the main documentary festival in Romania. The Festival is special in South-Eastern Europe and is held in the Transylvanian city of Sibiu. It brings together documentary filmmakers and anthropologists from across the world to discuss the use of visual media in human studies.
- Transylvania Calling
Transylvania Calling is one of the biggest outdoor alternative lifestyle, music, and arts festivals in Romania. The event aims to bring people from all walks of life together by promoting a strong attitude of togetherness. Transylvania Calling brings together 500-2,000 people from a variety of regions and demographics to celebrate life, enjoy song and dance, learn and experience new things, and contribute their talents, crafts, and ideas.
- Celtic Transilvania Festival
The Celtic Transilvania Festival is a dynamic event, unique in Romania and even in Eastern Europe, in which activities of historical reconstruction of Transilvania’s Celtic period are harmoniously merged with folk, rock, and metal music. This is a family event for everyone, from grandkids to grandparents.
- Waha Festival
Waha Festival is a Romanian music and dance, arts and spectacles, and alternative lifestyle festival. Waha is a Hawaiian word that signifies “celebration,” “manifestation,” “vibration,” “dancing,” “cooperation,” “sharing,” “harmony. Waha aspires to be more than a party; it aspires to be an expression of existence. A place where you may be yourself, increase your awareness, and connect with others.
- Smida Jazz Festival
Smida Jazz Festival is an international event based on the idea of combining innovative music with the raw beauty of the Apuseni Mountains. The event takes place outside, in Smida, a small Transylvanian village nestled in the middle of the Apuseni Nature Park, on the coast of the magnificent Beliș Fântânele lake.
- World Experience Festival
The World Experience Festival 2019 took place in Cluj Napoca for the first time on four extremely hot summer days. In this festival the globe came together in the sounds and rhythms of music which includes four continents, twenty-five cultures, and one hundred artists. A voyage across the world in one city, true multiculturalism at its best!
- Anim’est Festival
Anim’est is Romania’s sole animation film festival, and it has gained widespread recognition in Bucharest. It was founded in 2006 to promote local animation while also showcasing the greatest international works. The emphasis on education in animation is crucial to the organizers, who plan annual seminars for children, adults, and grown-ups, as well as pitching sessions throughout the festival.
- Pelicam Festival
Les Herbes Folles Association organizes Pelicam, the International Film Festival concerning Environment and People. Pelicam, founded in 2012, is a one-of-a-kind event in the Romanian cultural scene due to its principal focus, the environment. During the festival, there will be film screenings, open-air music performances, workshops, picture exhibitions, and environmental conferences/debates.
- Transilvania International Film Festival
Transilvania IFF, founded in 2002 in the town of Cluj-Napoca, has quickly evolved to become the most prominent film-related festival in Romania and one of the most magnificent yearly events in the area. The fundamental purpose of Transilvania IFF is to promote cinematic art by showing some of the most inventive and stunning films of the moment, which include both originality and freedom of expression.
- One World Romania Festival
The first human rights film festival in Romania is organized by One World Romania Association, which was founded in 2009. The festival began in Bucharest in 2008, and was organized in collaboration with One World Prague, a human rights documentary film festival founded by Václav Havel in 1999. One World Romania is an autonomous festival as of 2009.
- Les Films de Cannes à Bucarest
Les Films de Cannes à Bucarest is one of Romania’s most popular film festivals, held in October and November. This is the 12th version to be held in theaters (Elvire Popesco Cinema, Peasant Museum Cinema, National Museum of Art of Romania Auditorium Hall, Union Cinematheque), as well as outdoors and online.
- Anonimul Film Festival
Every year in August, the Anonimul Film Festival takes place in Gheorghe, Romania.
The Festival offers three competitive sections: feature, short story, and short animation, with awards ranging from USD 24,000 to USD 24,000. Several Romanian films were recognized at these international film festivals. Meetings and debates between the filmmakers and the audience are held in conjunction with the screenings.
- Ceau, Cinema! Festivalul de Buzunar
Ceau, Cinema! (pocket festival), the cinema festival with the cutest and most inspired name, is gearing up for its pilot edition, which will take place in Timisoara. Ceau, Cinema! It’s a pocket festival, because it’s made with pocket money and volunteers. But the selection of films is one worthy of an established festival: new, captivating, quality. The goal of Ceau, Cinema! is to reconnect the people of Timisoara with their movie and European cinema
- Ploiesti International Film Festival
Ploiesti International Film Festival is an independent film festival that honors genre short films. Its official competition includes the most recent Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller, and Horror movies. In addition to special screenings and seminars, their program includes five non-competitive sections which includes Dark Comedy, Lovestory Special, War Zone, Genre Animation, and Unknown Destination.
- fARAD film festival
fARAD, a one-of-a-kind documentary film festival in Romania and the region, explores various forms of cinematic representation of reality, as well as modes of transcending formal and national boundaries, and presents documentary, hybrid, and experimental films that have received recognition at major international festivals in recent years. fARAD is coordinated by an experienced team that includes the New York Romanian Film Festival.
- SISAF — Sibiu International Street ART Festival Festival
Sibiu Street Art Festival in Romania is an event for coloring all spirits! People actively engage in this as an artist community. They formed an artists’ association (Transilvania ART FACTORY) and organized a Sibiu Street Art Festival. They contribute to boosting the visual level of the city as well as improving the barren look of less favored places through this initiative, which will include works by significant artists.
- Amural
Amural is Romania’s first festival dedicated to contemporary visual arts. The event will feature the most recent urban art form of video-mapping software, as well as established arts such as drawing, photography, graphic design, film, and animation. AMURAL is one of Romania’s most innovative cultural and entertainment events, combining art and technology in a natural and urban setting.
- Street Delivery
Street Delivery is an urban manifesto that takes place on Romanian streets and, shortly, in a few other European towns. They reclaim public areas and make them available to pedestrians, who provide suggestions for a more welcoming city. For inspiration and discussion, public officials, opinion leaders, and decision-makers are invited.
- Lights On Romania
Lights On Romania is a winter light-art festival that takes place in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. Amazing artworks are utilized to assist people find hidden jewels in their city, while also placing art outside and strengthening the message it conveys to all. Approximately 60,000 visitors saw the artwork while it was on exhibit!
- Someș Delivery Festival
Someș Delivery Festival celebrates a particular section of the river each year through temporary design, exciting events, cleaning operations and environmental awareness, community engagement and dialogue. It promotes the chosen river section for a weekend with events matched to the potential of the employed location in order to increase its attractiveness.
- Romanian Design Week
Romanian Design Week, held in May, is a 10-day event that promotes design as a platform for cultural, social, and economic advancement. RDW demonstrates that Romanian design is much more than what meets the eye by encouraging intriguing ideas, energy and dynamism, lively exhibits, and amazing partnerships. Industrial design, furniture, graphics, fashion, and architecture are among the topics covered in events and exhibitions.
- BurgerFest festival
Romania has become better for another festival, and it’s the best one yet. The Burgerfest competion is hosted every year in Bucharest, Romania, from 22 to 24 May! Amateur burger fans are also able to compete in their own Burger Battle during Burgerfest. The event also featured nighttime concerts by Romanian musicians.
- Bucharest Pride 2022
Bucharest Pride 2022 is a festival dedicated to the LGBTQI+ community. Anyone interested in learning more about the culture and existence of LGBTQI+ people in Romania can join this festival in the Romanian capital. Other Bucharest Price 2022 activities in the Romanian capital include theatrical performances, parties, film screenings, discussions, and conferences.
- Street Food Festival
The Street Food Festival brings together the most food trucks, vans, trailers, and stalls ever gathered in Romania. Aside from special cuisine, the event’s schedule includes surprises for guests as well as performances. Furthermore, visitors may eat their favorite street foods such as burgers, hot dogs, tacos, and burritos while listening to live music performed by singers.
- Femei pe Mătăsari
The festival “Femei pe Mătăsari,” out of the desire to improve the image of a dirty street, managed not only to gather artists together, but also to change the appearance of the houses buried in garbage. Some have been converted into cultural centres and can be visited. Mătăsari Street was known as the place where prostitutes were waiting for their clients. The festival’s goal was to change this image and build monuments and buildings for the local peoples.
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