{"id":12140,"date":"2026-09-24T06:02:07","date_gmt":"2026-09-24T06:02:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/?p=12140"},"modified":"2026-09-24T06:02:07","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T06:02:07","slug":"weekend-calendar-bucharest-international-film-festival-bucharest-international-piano-festival-slow-coffee-festival-sofisticat-lavada-fest-alpin-film-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/?p=12140","title":{"rendered":"Weekend calendar: Bucharest International Film Festival, Bucharest International Piano Festival, Slow Coffee Festival, SofistiCAT, Lavada Fest, Alpin Film Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In Bucharest:<\/p>\n<h3>Bucharest International Film Festival<\/h3>\n<p>Until September 27<\/p>\n<p>A program of auteur films, national premieres and courageous cinematic creations signed by Romanian and international filmmakers. More <a href=\"https:\/\/https\/\/biff.com.ro\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Bucharest International Piano Festival<\/h3>\n<p>Until September 26<\/p>\n<p>The program includes recitals by pianists M\u0103d\u0103lina Pa\u0219ol, C\u0103t\u0103lin \u0218erban, David Kadouch, Mihai Ritivoiu, and a gala concert by the Georgian pianist Khatia Buniatishvili. More <a href=\"https:\/\/https\/\/bipf.ro\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Open Streets<\/h3>\n<p>Until October 11<\/p>\n<p>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 <a href=\"https:\/\/https\/\/arcub.ro\/proiect\/strazi-deschise-bucuresti-editia-2026\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Wild Metaphysics<\/h3>\n<p>September 18 \u2013 October 24<\/p>\n<p>The exhibition, open at Gaep, features six Brazilian artists whose works explore the extraordinary, the oneiric, and the metaphysical. The artists, whose work is presented in Romania for the first time, are Thiago Barbalho, Maria Nepomuceno, Mariana Rocha, Guga Szabzon, Marina Woisky, Michel Z\u00f3zimo. More <a href=\"https:\/\/https\/\/www.gaepgallery.com\/exhibition\/wild-metaphysics\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Slow Coffee Festival<\/h3>\n<p>September 25 &#8211; September 27<\/p>\n<p>Slow Coffee Festival returns to Romexpo for its 10th anniversary edition. The festival brings together 145 exhibitors from 23 countries across approximately 10,000 square metres, including coffee producers, roasters, HoReCa entrepreneurs, international technology and equipment brands, artists, creators and communities from related fields. More <a href=\"https:\/\/https\/\/slowcoffeefestival.com\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>SofistiCAT<\/h3>\n<p>September 26\u2013 September 27<\/p>\n<p>The fall edition of the event dedicated to cats, families, and pet lovers will include an adoption fair. More on the program <a href=\"https:\/\/https\/\/www.sofisticat.ro\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Garden of Encounters<\/h3>\n<p>Until September 27<\/p>\n<p>The project, developed by Str\u0103zi pentru Oameni Association (SpO) in partnership with Arcub and the Museum of Communism in Bucharest, welcomes Bucharest residents to a reading corner and outdoor workspaces, public discussions with community and administration representatives, sports and creative activities for children. More <a href=\"https:\/\/https\/\/strazipentruoameni.net\/proiecte\/gradina-revolutiei\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Lavada Fest<\/h3>\n<p>September 25 \u2013 September 27<\/p>\n<p>Held in Bucharest\u2019s IOR Park, the event gathers more than 50 exhibitors from all over the country, and all kinds of lavender-based products, from cosmetics to food. More <a href=\"https:\/\/https\/\/www.lavandafest.ro\/bucuresti\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In the country:<\/p>\n<h3>Picasso en visite<\/h3>\n<p>Until January 17, 2027<\/p>\n<p>The exhibition, presented by Art Encounters in Timi\u0219oara in partnership with Mus\u00e9e 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 <a href=\"https:\/\/https\/\/artencounters.ro\/expozitie\/picasso-en-visite\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>BETA \u2013 Timi\u0219oara Architecture Biennial<\/h3>\n<p>Until October 25<\/p>\n<p>The event takes place under the theme \u201cIn Practice \u2013 as opposed to \u2018in theory\u2019\u201d and will see more than 40 projects by participants from 15 countries transform the building of the former Ion Mincu High School. More <a href=\"https:\/\/https\/\/betacity.eu\/en\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Alpin Film Festival<\/h3>\n<p>Until September 27<\/p>\n<p>The festival screens award-winning stories of mountaineering, wilderness, and mountain communities. More on the program <a href=\"https:\/\/https\/\/alpinfilmfestival.ro\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Bucharest: Bucharest International Film Festival Until September 27 A program of auteur films, national premieres and courageous cinematic creations signed by Romanian and international filmmakers. 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Bucharest International Piano Festival Until September 26 The program includes recitals by pianists M\u0103d\u0103lina Pa\u0219ol, C\u0103t\u0103lin \u0218erban, David Kadouch, Mihai Ritivoiu, and a gala concert by the [&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-12140","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12140","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=12140"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12140\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=12140"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=12140"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=12140"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}