Weekend calendar: Hanami in Herăstrău, Bucharest Sculpture Days, Urban Blues Fest and more
As the warm weather sets in, outdoor events multiply and this weekend brings a celebration of the transient beauty of cherry blossoms but also another round of Bucharest's Open Streets.<o:p></o:p>
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As the warm weather sets in, outdoor events multiply and this weekend brings a celebration of the transient beauty of cherry blossoms but also another round of Bucharest's Open Streets.
In Bucharest:
Hanami
April 13
The public is invited to admire the cherry blossoms in the Japanese Garden in Regele Mihai I Park (Herăstrău). A tea ceremony and workshops on origami, calligraphy, and traditional Japanese games as well as kyudo, kendo and karate demonstrations are part of the program of the event organized by the Embassy of Japan. More details here.
Bucharest Sculpture Days
April 11 – April 28
The event dedicated to contemporary sculpture returns for its fourth year with a program of exhibitions, workshops, and various other activities focused on sculpture and visual arts. More details here.
Some Air: creative playground
April 12
The three winners of the honorary mentions of the SoMe Festival 2023 will meet the Bucharest public in this event held at the French Institute. The public can meet Dasha Ilina, the filmmaker behind Let me fix you, Stathis Roukas, the director of Selective Mutism, and Collettivo GMRGP (Gaia Maria Rampello and Giorgia Papucci), who made the film POLE A. More details here.
Open Streets
Every weekend, until October 13
The city's busy streets turn pedestrian in a program of outdoor events that has reached its fourth edition this year. Further details here.
One World Romania
Until April 14
