{"id":10046,"date":"2026-05-07T05:00:45","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T05:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/?p=10046"},"modified":"2026-05-07T05:00:45","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T05:00:45","slug":"weekend-calendar-bucharest-half-marathon-bucharest-street-food-festival-village-museum-days","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/?p=10046","title":{"rendered":"Weekend calendar: Bucharest Half Marathon, Bucharest Street Food Festival, Village Museum Days"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>The warmer weather brings a host of outdoor events, while the European Film Festival kicks off its Bucharest edition.\n<p><\/p><\/span><\/h4>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>In Bucharest: <\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>European Film Festival <\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>May 6 \u2013 May 17<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>The Bucharest edition kicks off with an anniversary gala at the Museum of Art of Romania (MNAR), followed by screenings held at Apollo111 Cinema, Elvire Popesco Cinema, Cinema Union, and Gr\u0103dina cu Filme. More details <\/span><span class=\"MsoHyperlink\"><span><a href=\"https:\/\/ffe.ro\/2026\/program-filme\/?locatie=bucure%C8%99ti\">here<\/a><\/span><\/span><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>Dimitrie Gusti Village Museum Days<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>May 10 \u2013 May 17<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>The outdoor museum marks its 90th anniversary with a program covering exhibitions, concerts, and more. Further info <\/span><span class=\"MsoHyperlink\"><span><a href=\"https:\/\/muzeul-satului.ro\/events\/zilele-muzeului-satului-90-de-ani\/\">here<\/a><\/span><\/span><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>Open Streets<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>Until October 11<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>For 25 weekends, the capital\u2019s central area will host various concerts, shows, parades, workshops for children, sports activities, and guided tours. Calea Victoriei becomes pedestrian again, and, as a novelty this year, the route is extended to Ion Brezoianu Street, which is included in the program for the first time. More info <\/span><span class=\"MsoHyperlink\"><span><a href=\"https:\/\/arcub.ro\/proiect\/strazi-deschise-bucuresti-editia-2026\">here<\/a><\/span><\/span><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>Art Safari<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>Until July 19<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>The art event returns with another edition featuring exhibitions dedicated to Nicolae Vermont, Mihai Eminescu, and one gathering works by Felix Aftene. More details <\/span><span class=\"MsoHyperlink\"><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.artsafari.ro\/expozitii-de-arta\/\">here<\/a><\/span><\/span><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>Concert @ George Enescu Philharmonic<\/span><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>May 7, 8<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>Erik Nielsen conducts the George Enescu Philharmonic Orchestra for a program of works by <span>Felix Mendelssohn, Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Chopin, and Robert Schumann. Pianist Alexander Gadjiev <\/span>is the soloist. More details\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"MsoHyperlink\"><span><a href=\"https:\/\/filarmonicaenescu.ro\/ro\/eveniment\/concert-simfonic-3171\">here<\/a><\/span><\/span><span>.<span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>Vlad Nanc\u0103 \u2013 Construction Time Again<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>April 24 &#8211; June 6<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>Titled after a Depeche Mode album, the exhibition imagines the relocation of modernism onto another planet. Fragments of a promising future envisioned in the second half of the 20th century re-emerge in mosaics, sculptures, and subtle series of works on paper \u2013 not nostalgically, but as a new chance within a speculative universe. This is Vlad Nanc\u0103\u2019s first solo exhibition with Gaep. More details <\/span><span class=\"MsoHyperlink\"><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/1630674507981176\/\">here<\/a><\/span><\/span><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>Liliana Basarab &#8211; Not Cruel, Truthful<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>April 17 \u2013 June 26<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>Liliana Basarab\u2019s solo exhibition, open at Sandwich Neurohope, welcomes the public with works that bring into focus \u201croutines recovered through a drifting gaze, one that shifts from what is expected to be seen toward the peripheral, toward underexplored social niches.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>Ramon Sad\u00eec \u2013 Supernova<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>April 17 \u2013 June 26<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>Ramon Sad\u00eec\u2019s first solo exhibition in collaboration with Sandwich brings together a series of paintings through which the artist \u201cprobes his position within a context marked by social and political instability, constructing a visual meditation on contemporary uncertainty.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>Svaneborg Kardyb concert<\/span><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>May 7<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>The Danish electronic jazz duo returns to Bucharest and performs in Control Club. More <\/span><span class=\"MsoHyperlink\"><span><a href=\"https:\/\/eventbook.ro\/music\/bilete-ctrl-live-svaneborg-kardyb\">here<\/a><\/span><\/span><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>Bucharest Half Marathon<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>May 9 \u2013 May 10<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>Some 12,000 runners are expected at the event, which covers a 21k race, a relay 3x, a 10k race, a 2.5 km fun race, and a walkathon. More <\/span><span class=\"MsoHyperlink\"><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bucuresti21km.ro\/en\/\">here<\/a><\/span><\/span><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>Bucharest Street Food Festival<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>May 9 \u2013 May 10<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>The food truck lineup continues brings international cuisines and creative reinterpretations. The public can also sample paella prepared by chefs competing for a spot in the finals of the World Paella Day Cup in Valencia. More info <\/span><span class=\"MsoHyperlink\"><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/buchareststreetfoodfestival\/?locale=ro_RO\">here<\/a><\/span><\/span><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>In the country:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>More Real than Nature<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>Until May 31<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>This group exhibition, open at Jecza Gallery in Timi\u015foara, explores the evolving relationship between the figurative and the abstract within the context of contemporary visual culture. More <\/span><span class=\"MsoHyperlink\"><span><a href=\"https:\/\/jeczagallery.com\/exhibitions\/57\/overview\/\">here<\/a><\/span><\/span><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>Nona Inescu &#8211; Afterlife \u2013 Still Life<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>April 17 \u2013 June 6<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>Nona Inescu&#8217;s solo exhibition at Isho Office in Timi\u015foara consolidates her practice of recent years, which includes photography, objects, installations, video and sound, and explores the relationship between the human body and the environment from a post-humanist perspective. More <\/span><span class=\"MsoHyperlink\"><span><a href=\"https:\/\/artencounters.ro\/en\/expozitie\/nona-inescu-afterlife-still-life-olah-gyarfas-coltul-ciobit-al-cubului-the-broken-corner-of-the-cube\/\">here<\/a><\/span><\/span><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>Ol\u00e1h Gy\u00e1rf\u00e1s &#8211; The Broken Corner of the Cube<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>April 17 \u2013 June 6<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>Also on view at Isho Office, the exhibition explores the relationships between humans and the plant and animal world, using ecologically responsible production methodologies. More <\/span><span class=\"MsoHyperlink\"><span><a href=\"https:\/\/artencounters.ro\/en\/expozitie\/nona-inescu-afterlife-still-life-olah-gyarfas-coltul-ciobit-al-cubului-the-broken-corner-of-the-cube\/\">here<\/a><\/span><\/span><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>Tears That Laugh, Laughs That Cry<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>Until June 21<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>The exhibition, open at NOCA Oradea, explores the multiple facets of crying and laughter by bringing together twenty intergenerational and multicultural artistic positions. More <\/span><span class=\"MsoHyperlink\"><span><a href=\"https:\/\/noca.art\/en\/\">here<\/a><\/span><\/span><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><em>(Photo:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dreamstime.com\/pfongabe33_info\">Pfongabe33<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dreamstime.com\/stock-photos\">Dreamstime.com<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><em>editor@romania-insider.com<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The warmer weather brings a host of outdoor events, while the European Film Festival kicks off its Bucharest edition. In Bucharest: European Film Festival May 6 \u2013 May 17 The Bucharest edition kicks off with an anniversary gala at the Museum of Art of Romania (MNAR), followed by screenings held at Apollo111 Cinema, Elvire Popesco [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10046","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10046","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=10046"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10046\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=10046"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=10046"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=10046"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}