In Bucharest:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n Les Films de Cannes \u00e0 Bucarest<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n October 25 – November 3<\/p>\n The 25th edition of the festival brings its usual crop of recent auteur releases, awarded productions, Q&As with directors, and many other events for industry professionals and the general public alike. Screenings take place at Elvire Popesco Cinema, Cineplexx B\u0103neasa, Peasant Museum Cinema, and the Auditorium Hall of the National Museum of Art of Romania (MNAR). More on the program here<\/a>.<\/p>\n National Theater Festival<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Until October 28<\/p>\n It is the 34th edition of the festival rounding up productions from all over the country and from abroad. More on the program\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Garden of Lights: Beauty and the Beast<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Until March 2<\/p>\n The Botanical Garden hosts another edition of the Garden of Lights event, this time with the theme of Beauty and the Beast. More details\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Art Safari<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Until December 15<\/p>\n This edition of the event celebrates women that have made a significant contribution to Romanian art and culture, among them Queen Marie and artist Cecilia Cu\u021bescu-Storck. One show is dedicated to German photographer Sibylle Bergemann, while another features the emerging generation of artists. More details\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Art films @ MNAR<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Until December<\/p>\n A series of documentaries on well-known names of art will be screened at the Auditorium Hall of the National Museum of Art of Romania (MNAR). More\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Royal Charitable Concert<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n October 25<\/p>\n The Romanian Athenaeum hosts the 15th edition of the event, organized by the Margareta of Romania Royal Foundation. More on this here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Thirty Seconds to Mars @ Laminor Arena<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n October 25<\/p>\n Thirty Seconds To Mars return to Bucharest as part of the Seasons World Tour<\/em>, promoting the band’s recent album It’s the End of the World, But It’s a Beautiful Day<\/em>. More here<\/a>.<\/p>\n In the country:<\/strong><\/p>\n Timi\u0219oara Architecture Biennial<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Until October 27<\/p>\n The 2024 Beta Biennial\u2019s main exhibition is cover me softly<\/em> and is \u201can exploration of covers across disciplines, mediums, and geographies.\u201d Workshops, film screenings and music are also part of the program, which is available\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n UnWorlding<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n October 24 – March 1<\/p>\n This exhibition by artistic duo Anca Benera and Arnold Estef\u00e1n, the Romanian artists based in Vienna, is open at the Art Encounters Foundation in Timi\u0219oara. More here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Timi\u0219oara International Literature Festival<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n October 23 – October 25\u00a0<\/p>\n Close to 30 guests will gather in Timi\u0219oara\u00a0 for the festival\u2019s numerous events, part of a program tackling this year the theme of literature and its new allies. Semezdin Mehmedinovi\u0107, Mathias \u00c9nard, and Narine Abgarian are among the writers the public can meet at the event. More on the program here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Astra Film Festival<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Until October 27<\/p>\n The 31st edition of the festival taking place in Sibiu brings a selection of the top documentaries of the past year, Romanian and international productions, competing in several sections. More on the program and the associated events here<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Ia\u0219i International Festival of Literature and Translation \u2013 FILIT<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n October 23 – October 27<\/p>\n Nobel Prize for Literature winner Abdulrazak Gurnah, Irish novelist, poet and playwright Colm T\u00f3ib\u00edn, Spanish author Clara Us\u00f3n, Israeli writer Zeruya Shalev, and French novelist and essayist Pascal Bruckner are among the guests of this year\u2019s festival, the largest in the country dedicated to literature. The program is available here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Ploie\u0219ti Jazz Festival<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n October 24 – October 27<\/p>\n