{"id":5218,"date":"2025-05-29T05:00:26","date_gmt":"2025-05-29T05:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/?p=5218"},"modified":"2025-05-29T05:00:26","modified_gmt":"2025-05-29T05:00:26","slug":"weekend-calendar-bookfest-dokstation-bucharest-organ-fest-west-side-flower-fest-film-garden-reopening-art-encounters-este-film-festival-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/?p=5218","title":{"rendered":"Weekend calendar: Bookfest, DokStation, Bucharest Organ Fest, West Side Flower Fest, Film Garden reopening, Art Encounters, Este Film Festival and more"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of Bucharest\u2019s main book fairs is open this weekend, with Portugal as guest country, adding to options that also include film and music festivals and a flower fest. Meanwhile, <\/span>Timi\u015foara focuses on contemporary art with the opening of the Art Encounters Biennial, and Sibiu on recent European film. <\/span>\n

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In Bucharest:<\/span><\/p>\n

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Bookfest<\/span><\/p>\n

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May 28 – June 1<\/span><\/p>\n

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Portugal is the guest country at this year’s edition of the event taking place at Romexpo. Among the Portuguese authors attending the fair will be Jos\u00e9 Lu\u00eds Peixoto and Gon\u00e7alo M. Tavares. More on the program <\/span>here<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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DokStation<\/span>\u00a0Music Documentary Film Festival <\/span><\/p>\n

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May 28 – June 1<\/span><\/p>\n

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The event focuses on showcasing national and international music documentaries to tell the true stories behind the music and examines music in all its complexity and history. More details <\/span>here<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Bucharest Organ Fest<\/span><\/p>\n

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June 1 \u2013 June 15<\/span><\/p>\n

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The festival explores the organ in its various roles, presenting the instrument as a soloist, chamber partner or accompanist. The event takes place at the Roman Catholic Cathedral St. Joseph, the National University of Music Bucharest, the Evangelical Church of the Holy Trinity, the Sacr\u00e9-Coeur Church and the Labyrinth Church. Further details <\/span>here<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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West Side Flower Fest<\/span><\/p>\n

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May 30 \u2013 June 1<\/span><\/p>\n

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Bucharest\u2019s Drumul Taberei Park turns into a fairytale setting as 15 themed gardens aim to take visitors into the universe of various books. More info <\/span>here<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Femei pe <\/span>M\u0103t\u0103sari\/ <\/span>Women on <\/span>M\u0103t\u0103sari<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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May 30 \u2013 June 1<\/span><\/p>\n

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Art, music, and good cheer await the public on Bucharest\u2019s<\/span> M\u0103t\u0103sari Street. More <\/span>here<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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World Press Photo exhibition<\/span><\/p>\n

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Until June 1<\/span><\/p>\n

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University Square hosts the Bucharest stop of the world-wide tour showcasing the stories that matter with photography from the 68th annual World Press Photo Contest. More <\/span>here<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Open Streets<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Until October 12<\/span><\/p>\n

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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\u00a0<\/span>here<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Art Safari<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Until July 27<\/span><\/p>\n

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The current edition of the art event features exhibitions on Ioan Andreescu, Ion \u021auculescu, forgotten Romanian painters, but also the new generation of artists. More details\u00a0<\/span>here<\/span><\/a>. The event is closed for the Easter Sunday but open the Saturday before.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Concerts @ George Enescu Philharmonic<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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May 22, 23<\/span><\/p>\n

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George Enescu Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Ana Mar\u00eda Pati\u00f1o-Osorio, performs a program of works by Haydn, Dmitri Shostakovich and Beethoven. Trumpeter Tine Thing Helseth and pianist Federico Colli are the soloists. More\u00a0<\/span>here<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Ignacio Uriarte: Symbolism <\/span><\/p>\n

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Until June 21<\/span><\/p>\n

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The solo exhibition, open at Gaep, presents drawings and sculptural pieces, including a large group of nine drawings that signal a new direction in Ignacio Uriarte\u2019s practice.\u00a0Without relinquishing his adherence to the tools, gestures, and routines of office environments, he embraces a more colorful aesthetic and a more playful approach to corporate life.\u00a0Further details <\/span>here<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Cats Are Taking Over<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Until July 30<\/span><\/p>\n

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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\u00a0<\/span>here<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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MoBU 2025<\/span><\/p>\n

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May 28 \u2013 June 1<\/span><\/p>\n

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The contemporary art fair is held at Romexpo, gathering local and international galleries. More <\/span>here<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Open Doors @Cotroceni Palace<\/span><\/p>\n

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Weekends<\/span><\/p>\n

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The program that sees the garden of the Cotroceni Palace, the seat of the Presidential Administration, continues this weekend as well. Admission to the garden and the Cotroceni Church is free. Visitors can also check the Cotroceni Museum and parts of the Palace of the Presidential Administration for a fee. More details\u00a0<\/span>here<\/span><\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Film Garden reopening<\/span><\/p>\n

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May 28 \u2013 September 28<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Film Garden (Gr\u0103dina cu Filme), the venue in Bucharest\u2019s Alexandru Lahovari Square that hosts outdoor film screenings, will host a variety of screenings and talks with directors. More <\/span>here<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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In the country:<\/span><\/p>\n

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Art Encounters Biennial<\/span><\/p>\n

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May 30 \u2013 July 13<\/span><\/p>\n

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The <\/span>Timi\u015foara<\/span> event explores at this edition the theme of Bounding Histories. Whispering Tales as it showcases more than 100 works by 60 artists, including five specially commissioned creations that examine the city\u2019s historic layers. Curators Ana Janevski (MoMA New York) and Tev\u017e Logar (independent curator) invite the public to reflect on the city\u2019s complex past and discover the hidden stories of emblematic places: the Garrison Headquarters \u2013 a former military building, FABER \u2013 a former factory, and the headquarters of the Art Encounters Foundation, a space with an industrial and educational history. More details <\/span>here<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Este Film Festival<\/span><\/p>\n

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May 28 \u2013 June 1<\/span><\/p>\n

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The event held in Sibiu brings a selection of films awarded at well-known festivals, among them Karlovy Vary, Locarno and San Sebasti\u00e1n, offering the public the opportunity to explore the most innovative productions of recent European cinema. More <\/span>here<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Origins \u2013 A Story of Rhythm<\/span><\/p>\n

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Until June 5<\/span><\/p>\n

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This tour of 11 cities brings together musicians Matei Ioachimescu, Irina R\u0103dulescu, R\u0103zvan Florescu, Arthur Balogh and Philip Goron in a show that explores rhythms and sounds from around the world: from flamenco and salsa, to oriental, Balkan and African influences. The cities included in the tour are Arad, Timi\u0219oara, Sf\u00e2ntu Gheorghe, Ploie\u0219ti, Bucharest, Buz\u0103u, C\u00e2mpulung Moldovenesc, Baia Mare, Satu Mare, Bistri\u021ba, and Cluj-Napoca.<\/span><\/p>\n

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(Photo:\u00a0<\/p>\n

Cristi Croitoru<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Dreamstime.com<\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n

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editor@romania-insider.com<\/span><\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

One of Bucharest\u2019s main book fairs is open this weekend, with Portugal as guest country, adding to options that also include film and music festivals and a flower fest. Meanwhile, Timi\u015foara focuses on contemporary art with the opening of the Art Encounters Biennial, and Sibiu on recent European film. In Bucharest: Bookfest May 28 – […]<\/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-5218","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5218","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=5218"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5218\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5218"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5218"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5218"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}