Festivals & Events - August 2006
August 1, 2006
Baia Mare
Festival of Classical & Medieval Music (Noaptea Menestrelilor )
Folk music and poems.
More Info:
Telephone: 0742.558.133
August 1 - 6, 2006
Sibiu
5th Edition of The National Festival of Folk Traditions (Festivalul National
al Traditiilor Populare din Romania)
Each year 350 craft makers and folk artists, representing the different regions
of Romania and the Republic of Moldova are showcasing their skills in the festival’s
themed contests: religious art, folk literature, folk music and dances, traditional
crafts and gastronomy.
More Info:
ASTRA Museum
Telephone: (269) 218.195
E-mail: office@muzeulastra.ro
http://www.muzeulastra.ro
August 4 - 6, 2006
Avrig - 7 miles away from Sibiu
Flowers of the Olt Festival (Florile Oltului)
For this traditional festival, locals and visitors gather to watch some spectacular
folk dances, listen to Romanian folk music, enjoy open-air grills and watch
the fireworks show.
More Info:
Telephone: 0742.558.133
August 8 - 14, 2006
Sibiu
23rd Edition of the Craftsmen’s Fair (Targul Creatorilor Populari din
Romania)
This festival is a showcase for the traditional arts of Romania – ceramics,
decorative wood objects, rugs, glass, masks, decorated eggs, metalwork, musical
instruments, furniture and more.
More Info:
ASTRA Museum
Telephone: (269) 218.195
E-mail: office@muzeulastra.ro
http://www.muzeulastra.ro/
August 11 - 13, 2006
Garana - 60 miles away from Timisoara
Garana Jazz Festival (Festivalul de Jazz de la Garana)
The village of Garana in the Semenic Mountains comes alive with people from
Romania and neighboring countries wanting to bask in the summer sun while enjoying
an array of jazz music from local and international bands. If three days of
fine-tuned jazz music is not enough for you, there are other cultural events
to enjoy as well: book releases, art exhibitions and circus performances. Mix
that with Gigi’s famous “goulash”, fresh caught trout and
Romanian “mititei” (grilled minced meat rolls) barbecued in an
open-fire grill, and you will have a one-of-a-kind jazz concert experience.
More Info:
http://www.garana-jazz.ro
August 12 - 13, 2006
Mara Valley villages and Sighetu Marmatiei
Mara Festival of Traditional Mudic and Dance (Io-s fecior de pe Mara)
Traditional music, dance and costumes are at the heart of this celebration
taking place in the beautiful villages on the Mara Valley.
More Info:
E-mail: promovare@mturism.ro
August 13, 2006
Prislop Pass - 7 miles from Borsa
Festival of Folk Music, Dance and Traditions (Hora de la Prislop)
On the second Sunday of August people from Maramures, Transylvania and Moldavia
meet for the great Hora at the Prislop Pass to socialize, feast and dance in
their finest folk costumes. Hora (a Romanian circle dance) symbolizes the ties
among three of Romania’s historical regions: Transilvania, Moldova and
Maramures. To get the full emotional vibes of the moment join in the hora along
the other merry goers.
August 13, 2006
Cacica - 5 miles away from Gura Humorului and 20 miles away from Suceava
Festival of Music, Dance and Customs of Romania’s Ethnic Minorities (Festivalul
Minoritatilor Nationale – Convietuiri)
A beautiful celebration of the ethnic groups living in Romania takes place
in Cacica, a village with a large Polish community. Complete the tour of the
painted monasteries of Bucovina with folk music and local foods at Cacica.
More Info:
E-mail: promovare@mturism.ro
August 14, 2006
Viseu de Sus - 25 miles away from Sighetu Marmatiei
Pilgrimage to Mosei Monastery (Pelerinaj la Manastirea Moisei)
Each year on the Holy Virgin Day (15 August), villagers from Maramures and
other regions go on pilgrimage to Moisei Monastery.
More Info:
Telephone: (262) 352.285
August 15, 2006
Constanta
Navy Day (Ziua Marinei)
15 August marks the Navy Day, celebrated in the largest Romanian harbor with
music, dance and fireworks.
More Info:
E-mail: promovare@mturism.ro
August 13 - 14, 2006
Moldovita – 20 miles away from Suceava
Celebration of Moldovita (Serbarea Moldovitei)
More Info:
E-mail: promovare@mturism.ro
August 14, 2006
Zamostea – 40 miles away from Suceava
Festival of Folk Music, Dance and Traditions (Hora Satului)
More Info:
E-mail: promovare@mturism.ro
August 19 - 20, 2006
Calimanesti - 15 miles away from Curtea de Arges
Songs of the Olt Festival (Cantecele Oltului)
Songs of the Olt Festival draws musicians and folklore ensembles from all over
Oltenia. The spa resort at Caciulata becomes for two days a stage for folk
costumes parades, pottery displays by master potters from the famous Horezu
village, and the beauty pageant “The Belle of the Olt”.
More Info:
Telephone: (250) 735.620
Email: contact@valcea.djc.ro
August 19 - 20, 2006
Tismana - 3 miles away from Targu Jiu
The Pan Pipers Festival at Tismana (La Tismana in Gradina)
Like the beautiful Oltenian carpets, famous for their amazing range of colors
and variety of ornamental elements, this festival is a delight to the eyes
of visitors. Folk music bands with violins, double basses and tambals (dulcimers)
set the mood right for the “Gorjan sarba”, a dance where the whole
village joins, arms over one another’s. Take home as souvenirs or gifts
one of the Oltenian carpets or fluiere (pipes) that artisans and craft makers
display at this event.
August 19 - 20, 2006
Satulung – 5 miles away from Baia Mare
Regional Festival of Folk Music and Dance (Festivalul Cantecului si Dansului
Chihorean)
More Info:
E-mail: promovare@mturism.ro
August 19 - 20, 2006
Botiza – 15 miles away from Baia Mare
Regional Festival of Folk Music and Dance (Pentru Mandra din Botiza)
More Info:
Telephone: (262) 334.434
August 20, 2006
Ciocanesti – 30 miles away from Suceava
Festival of Folk Music, Dance and Traditions (Festivalul Bistrita Aurie)
More Info:
E-mail: promovare@mturism.ro
August 21, 2006
Breb, Hoteni, Sugatag – 15 miles away from Sighetu Marmatiei
Festival of Folk Music, Dance and Traditions (Jocul Satului)
More Info:
Telephone: (262) 374.546
August 22, 2006
Bistrita Nasaud
International Folk Music Festival
(Festivalul International De Folclor “Nunta Zamfirei”)
More Info:
Asociatia Folclorica "Balada"
Telephone: (263) 215.199
August 25-27, 2006
Sibiu, Casa de Cultura a Municipiului Sibiu
“
Transylvanian Fortresses” Medieval Festival (Festivalul
Medieval “Cetati
Transilvane”)
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