In Bucharest, it’s the weekend of the JLo concert, while music and film festivals are happening in Sibiu, Alba Iulia and other localities in Transylvania.
In Bucharest:
Jennifer Lopez concert
July 27
The city’s Constituţiei Square will host this concert that is part of the singer’s Up All Night tour. More details here.
Magic Summer
Until August 13
The Athenaeum hosts this series of classical music concerts that kicked off with an event featuring the Royal Camerata of Bucharest. Further details here.
Open Streets
Until October 12
The program that turns the city’s main arteries into pedestrian areas returns with a program of live concerts, street performances, dance evenings, parades, children’s workshops and creative activities, guided tours, and areas for exercise and sports. More here.
Art Safari
Until July 27
The current edition of the art event features exhibitions on Ioan Andreescu, Ion Țuculescu, forgotten Romanian painters, but also the new generation of artists. More details here. The event is closed for the Easter Sunday but open the Saturday before.
Gaep Presents: Vlad Albu and Roberta Curcă
Unil July 31
This duo exhibition features two artists that have been part of Gaep’s Accelerator, the mentoring program for emerging artists: Vlad Albu and Roberta Curcă. More here.
Cats Are Taking Over
Until July 30
This is the inaugural exhibition of Vila Catena’s contemporary art pavilion, a Sandwich and the Fildas Art Foundation joint initiative, via the Catena for Art program. The exhibition “explores the universe of the most charismatic domestic felines, often considered too trivial for “serious” art, reclaiming their place in contemporary creation.” More on the show and the artists included here.
Open Doors @Cotroceni Palace
Weekends
The program that sees the garden of the Cotroceni Palace, the seat of the Presidential Administration, continues in a renewed format. More details here.
Film Garden
Until September 28
The Film Garden (Grădina cu Filme), the venue in Bucharest’s Alexandru Lahovari Square that hosts outdoor film screenings, will host a variety of screenings and talks with directors. More here.
In the country:
ICon Arts Transylvania
July 26 – August 11
The festival brings together emerging artists, well-known mentors, and classical music, contemporary and jazz performance in a celebration of creativity and artistic excellence. The event is held in 17 localities in the counties of Sibiu, Cluj and Mureș. More details on the program here.
ARTMania
July 25 – July 26
Sibiu’s Grand Square hosts this festival that lines up Dream Theater with Mike Portnoy and an extended set, the explosive show of the band Extreme, with their timeless hit “More Than Words” and the mastery of Nuno Bettencourt. The full program is available here.
Alba Iulia Music and Film Festival
July 25 – July 27
The Alba Carolina Fortress is the setting for this event, where the public can attend film screenings and concerts, for both children and adults. More on the program here.
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