The eighth edition of the Autumn Fair, also known as the Harvest Days, starts today, September 25, in the Lumea Copiilor Park in Bucharest.

Until October 4, visitors will find several Romanian products at the fair, from traditional cheese and cold cuts to pickles and bread. There will also be seasonal fruits and vegetables at fair prices, as well as Romanian food such as sarmale (minced meat in cabbage rolls), carp brine, sweets, pies, and jams.

The fair also includes handicrafts such as traditional costumes, Horezu ceramics, beads, icons, leather belts, rings, and chains. While at the fair, visitors can enjoy a nice meal outdoors, on one of the terraces arranged on the esplanade.

The National Peasant Museum in Bucharest also hosts a special autumn fair this weekend, called Rapciune’s Fair (Targul lui Rapciune). Some 100 producers will participate at the fair. Besides fresh cooked bread and the well-known sarmale, visitors will also have the change to taste cheese from Arges, smoked meat from Braila, Moldovan pies, honey from Sibiu, homemade chocolate and cakes from Maramures, gingerbread from Pitesti, and different kinds of jam. There will also be syrups, various types of tea, pickles, and fruits and vegetables.

The fair also presents a series of peasant antiques, furniture, porcelain, clocks, candlesticks, paintings, cameras, and books. Rapciune’s Fair is open until Sunday, September 27, between 10:00 and 18:00.

Festival turns Bucharest street into a small village for a day

Irina Popescu, irina.popescu@romania-insider.com

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