Bucharest’s unique Urban Fountains to resume water and light shows this summer

"Simfonia Apei" (Symphony of Water), the water, music, and light show at the Urban Fountains in the center of Bucharest, returns with its fourth edition on Friday, May 19.

Five years after the debut of the shows offered by the Urban Fountains in Unirii Square, spectators will enjoy the water dance under different themes, from sports to science or art. An additional theme this year will celebrate the 120th anniversary of the first performance of "Romanian Rhapsody" by George Enescu, according to News.ro.

The upcoming edition will also introduce the theme "Rhapsody of Water," which will include the music of the most renowned Romanian composers.

Starting this Friday, May 19, the Urban Fountains shows will offer visitors multimedia spectacles that will run on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays until the beginning of October, according to the following schedule:

• In May and August 2023: between 8:30 PM – 10:30 PM | the show starts at 9:00 PM
• In June and July 2023: between 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM | the show starts at 9:30 PM
• In September and October 2023: between 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM | the show starts at 8:00 PM.

The shows last approximately 45 minutes, and access is free.

Traffic will be restricted on Unirii Boulevard, the segment between Dimitrie Cantemir Boulevard and Independenței Embankment (fountain area) during the days and time intervals when the shows take place.

The fountains at Unirii Square, reopened in 2018 after an extensive rehabilitation process implemented by Apa Nova, are the first urban fountains to benefit from state-of-the-art equipment and technology at the European level in terms of water entertainment. Currently, the fully monitored digital system allows control of any individual unit among the 44 independent fountains, arranged along a total length of almost 1.4 kilometers along Unirii Boulevard.

The rehabilitated fountains were recognized and certified in 2019 as the Longest Synchronized Choreographic Fountain Array in the World by the World Record Academy, with a water surface of 16,200 square meters.

(Photo source: Gabriela Firea on Facebook)