Christmas markets in Romania: 2018 picks for some holiday cheer
Mulled wine, gingerbread, and the music of carols: as the winter holidays are approaching, cities across the country are getting ready to open their Christmas markets. Below is a list of such venues in Romania and their offerings.
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Mulled wine, gingerbread, and the music of carols: as the winter holidays are approaching, cities across the country are getting ready to open their Christmas markets. Below is a list of such venues in Romania and their offerings.
Sibiu
Since its first edition in 2007, the year the city held the European Capital of Culture title, the Christmas Market in Sibiu has become a successful event, to which the city owes a second tourist season. Started in a partnership with the Embassy of Austria in Romania, it is held in the Grand Square (Piața Mare or Großer Ring), at the heart of the old city. The market usually accommodates Santa’s workshop, a skating rink, nativity scenes, concerts and many market stalls with traditional season products. Among the activities for children announced for this year’s edition are candle-making and cookie-making workshops and a gingerbread-painting workshop. Live feeds from the Sibiu Christmas Market are broadcast here. Open: November 16, 2018 – January 3, 2019, between 10:00 and 22:00 Cluj-Napoca
Held in the city’s Unirii Square, the Cluj-Napoca Christmas Fair has among this year’s novelties a program of multicultural activities, a week of film screenings, a radio of the fair and a culinary week, and more events to be announced. The event is set to bring concerts of local groups but also one of the Istanbul Büyük Şehir Belediyesi Kent orchestra. Children can embark on a ride on Santa’s Tram and meet characters such as Minnie and Mickey, Snow White, Cinderella, Anna and Elsa, Peter Pan, Scooby Doo, Harry Potter or Rapunzel. Meanwhile, parents can attend the workshops offered by Little and Big People organization at Santa’s House. More on the event here. Open: November 23 – December 30, 2018, 11:00 – 22:00
