{"id":5832,"date":"2025-07-10T07:02:27","date_gmt":"2025-07-10T07:02:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/?p=5832"},"modified":"2025-07-10T07:02:27","modified_gmt":"2025-07-10T07:02:27","slug":"weekend-calendar-europafest-perifeeric-festival-garana-jazz-fest-classics-for-pleasure-fagaras-fest-sepsi-classic-beach-please-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/?p=5832","title":{"rendered":"Weekend calendar: EUROPAfest, Perifeeric Festival, G\u0103r\u00e2na Jazz Fest, Classics for Pleasure, F\u0103g\u0103ra\u015f Fest, Sepsi Classic, Beach Please and more"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s a weekend of music events, from the long-standing jazz festival in G\u0103r\u00e2na to classical music in Bucharest, Sibiu, and Sf\u00e2ntu Gheorghe<\/span>, but also one for reconnecting with nature at a festival bringing the <\/span>F\u0103g\u0103ra\u015f Mountains under the spotlight.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

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EUROPAfest<\/span><\/p>\n

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Until July 13<\/span><\/p>\n

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Artists from 20 countries perform at the event, covering jazz, blues, pop and classical music. More details <\/span>here<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Perifeeric Festival<\/span><\/p>\n

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July 11 \u2013 July 13<\/span><\/p>\n

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This event for families and children, held in Parcul Morarilor, in Bucharest\u2019s Pantelimon neighborhood, is meant to bring culture closer to local communities. More details on the program <\/span>here<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Magic Summer<\/span><\/p>\n

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Until August 13<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Athenaeum hosts this series of classical music concerts that kicked off with an event featuring the Royal Camerata of Bucharest. Further details <\/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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Gaep Presents: Vlad Albu and Roberta Curc\u0103<\/span><\/p>\n

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July 3 \u2013 July 31<\/span><\/p>\n

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This duo exhibition features two artists that have been part of Gaep\u2019s Accelerator, the mentoring program for emerging artists: Vlad Albu and Roberta Curc\u0103. More <\/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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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 in a renewed format. More details\u00a0<\/span>here<\/span><\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n

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

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Until 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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Until 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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SoNoRo Musikland<\/span><\/p>\n

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Until July 19<\/span><\/p>\n

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The seventh edition of the event takes place in Sibiu, Cop\u0219a Mare, Cincu, Saschiz, Me\u0219endorf, Cri\u021b, Viscri, Codlea, F\u0103g\u0103ra\u0219 and Bra\u0219ov with concerts honoring the area\u2019s Saxon heritage. More details <\/span>here<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Beach<\/span>,\u00a0Please<\/span><\/p>\n

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July 9 \u2013 July 13<\/span><\/p>\n

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Held in <\/span>Costine\u015fti, <\/span>on the Romanian Black Sea coast, the event has a lineup featuring names such as 21 Savage, Young Thug, Lil Baby and more. Further info <\/span>here<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Sepsi Classic <\/span><\/p>\n

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July 10 \u2013 July 13<\/span><\/p>\n

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The classical music festival held in Sf\u00e2ntu Gheorghe brings foreign musicians and talents from the local community for a program of symphonic and chamber music concerts and recitals. More details <\/span>here<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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G\u0103r\u00e2na Jazz Fest<\/span><\/p>\n

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July 10 \u2013 July 13<\/span><\/p>\n

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Electro-acoustic fusions, Nordic improvisations, and avant-garde explorations are part of the program of the event, which lines up artists from over 12 countries, including Norway, Denmark, France, Poland, Greece, the Netherlands, Turkey, the US, and Romania. The concerts are held in Poiana Lupului, in G\u0103r\u00e2na, and at the Catholic Church V\u0103liug. More on the program <\/span>here<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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F\u0103g\u0103ra\u015f Fest<\/span><\/p>\n

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July 11 \u2013 July 13<\/span><\/p>\n

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The event takes place in the village of Sebe\u0219u de Sus in Racovi\u021ba, in Sibiu county, bringing an offering of activities for the entire family, concerts by Subcarpa\u021bi and Vama, guided tours, film screenings and other activities. The festival is a manifesto for protecting the nature and cultural values \u200b\u200bof the F\u0103g\u0103ra\u0219 Mountains. More details <\/span>here<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Classics for Pleasure<\/span><\/p>\n

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July 9 \u2013 July 13<\/span><\/p>\n

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Sibiu hosts a new edition of the event held this year under the theme Next Crescendo – a celebration of the emerging generation of musicians.<\/span> More details on the free-entry event here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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(Photo: G\u0103r\u00e2na by<\/p>\n

\u00a0Ileana Marcela Bosogea Tudor<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Dreamstime.com<\/a>)<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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

It\u2019s a weekend of music events, from the long-standing jazz festival in G\u0103r\u00e2na to classical music in Bucharest, Sibiu, and Sf\u00e2ntu Gheorghe, but also one for reconnecting with nature at a festival bringing the F\u0103g\u0103ra\u015f Mountains under the spotlight. In Bucharest: EUROPAfest Until July 13 Artists from 20 countries perform at the event, covering jazz, […]<\/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-5832","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5832","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=5832"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5832\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5832"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5832"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5832"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}