In Bucharest:
SoNoRo
October 30 – November 8
Under the headline ‘Endless Melody,’ the program draws on Wagner’s concept of music in which the phrase never comes to a stop, and in which every sound carries meaning. More on the program here.
Les Films de Cannes à Bucarest
Until November 1
This key event of the autumn film season, now at its 17th edition, hosts screenings at Elvire Popesco Cinema, Romanian Peasant Museum Cinema, the National Museum of Art of Romania, and Apolo 111. The festival is also held in Timișoara, Arad, Oradea, and Iași. More on the program here.
Art Safari
Until December 20
The new season presents an exhibition about Brâncuși and the muses that influenced his creation, one about the Pop Art movement; photographs by Cristian Mungiu; as well as a series of other temporary exhibitions. More details here.
BAD by Gregor Schneider
Until March 14, 2027
The exhibition by Gregor Schneider, one of Germany’s best-known contemporary artists, is open at the National Museum of Art of Romania (MNAR) and runs in parallel with the major exhibition “Gregor Schneider: Haus u r 2026” at Kunsthalle Düsseldorf.
Iridiscent
November 1 – November 30
The international festival of contemporary dance festival organized by the National Center for Dance in Bucharest offers a month of events featuring contemporary dance performances, theater, exhibitions, and performances, along with artistic gatherings that explore the relationship between the body, society, work, technology, and the freedom to be different. More details here.
Halloween Movie Marathon 2026
October 30 to October 31
Movieplex Cinema at Plaza Romania hosts this marathon of thriller and horror films, which this year include Beware Boiúna, Clayface, Other Mommy and Resident Evil. The films are screened with 15-minute breaks between them. The program is listed here.
The Witches’ Fair
Until November 1
The garden of the Children’s Opera turns into a space where fantasy and reality blend and children can interact with witches, pirates, goblins and magicians, and take part in various creative workshops, such as painting on alternative media, pumpkin carving and 3D printing. More here.
Día de Muertos @ the Peasant Museum
October 30
The altar dedicated to the Día de Muertos will be inaugurated at the National Museum of the Romanian Peasant, in an event organized by the Embassy of Mexico. The event will feature Mexican musicians Fernando Alephsus and Arwen Valdés, who will perform songs dedicated to this tradition. The event includes the exhibition Catrinas, Mexican Memories, showcasing works by Mexican artists Julio César Rivera and Raúl Balkazar. The altar and exhibition can be visited free of charge from October 30 to November 8. More here.
In the country:
Picasso en visite
Until January 17, 2027
The exhibition, presented by Art Encounters in Timișoara in partnership with Musée Picasso Antibes, brings together 69 works by Pablo Picasso, namely paintings, drawings, engravings, lithographs and ceramics, presented for the first time to the Romanian public. More here.
Halloween in Sighișoara Citadel
October 30 – November 1
The Clock Tower comes to life, a giant moon opens a portal to the fantastic world, and the medieval streets transform into a universe of legends and mysterious characters as Sighișoara hosts the second edition of the Halloween in the Citadel festival. More on the program here.
We have listed more Halloween events here.
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