Sighișoara Medieval Festival in Romania cancelled this year

The City Hall of Sighișoara recently announced that the Medieval Festival will not be organized this year after the local council voted against it.

“For the first time, the Medieval Festival in Sighișoara cannot be organized because the majority of local councilors did not vote in favor of this event. In fact, the entire calendar of cultural, artistic, social, and educational events that were planned to be organized this year by the Municipality of Sighișoara was rejected in the vote, despite being budgeted,” reads a press release from the City Hall cited by Mures News.

“The resolution project regarding the events in Sighișoara was on the agenda of the Sighișoara Local Council four times, and each time it did not gather the necessary number of votes. It is an unprecedented situation so far in the city of Sighișoara,” the press release states.

The PNL councilors did not approve the events calendar, according to G4Media. They asked for more information regarding the organization of the festival but ended up dismissing it.

“There would be a strict Regulation for the Medieval Festival, which would be open for public consultation for 30 working days, according to the law, and then it would be discussed and approved in the Local Council. Therefore, the information and decision were still in their hands. I really don't understand whom it helps that we won't have events in Sighișoara this year,” mayor Iulian Sîrbu said.

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