Indie films, one of the city’s two major book fairs, a floral celebration, jazz, and an event for dog owners and their furry friends are on the agenda in Bucharest, while jazz and film festivals take place in Cluj, Sibiu, and Braşov.

In Bucharest:

American Independent Film Festival

June 5 – June 11

The event dedicated to indie productions has among its guests thus year Oscar-winning directors Natalie Musteata and Alexandre Singh, and Australian director Kitty Green. More on the program here.

Bookfest

June 3 – June 7

This year’s edition of the book fair has Bulgaria as guest country, with authors such as Ioanna Elmy, Elena Alexieva and Nadejda Radulova among those set to meet the Romanian public. More details here.

Green Hours Jazz Fest

June 4 – June 7

The event covers eight concerts. Performing artists include, among others Yumi Ito (Switzerland), Giovanni Guidi (Italy) or Mindthegap Trio (Romania). More here.

West Side Flower Fest

June 5 – June 7

The flower festival, held in Drumul Taberei Park in Bucharest’s District 6, brings flower displays, workshops, and artistic performances. More details on the program here.

Bucharest Design Festival

Until June 21

Exhibitions, installations, and urban interventions connect new generations of creatives with design professionals, and specialized communities with the general public. More on the program here.

World Press Photo

Until June 19

The free-entry exhibition, held in University Square, gathers the most striking stories of the past twelve months, on topics such as the overreach of power, the climate crisis, war and conflict, but also resilience, rebuilding, and the dignity of people who refuse to give in.

Open Streets

Until October 11

For 25 weekends, the capital’s central area will host various concerts, shows, parades, workshops for children, sports activities, and guided tours. Calea Victoriei becomes pedestrian again, and, as a novelty this year, the route is extended to Ion Brezoianu Street, which is included in the program for the first time. More info here.

Art Safari

Until July 19

The art event returns with another edition featuring exhibitions dedicated to Nicolae Vermont, Mihai Eminescu, and one gathering works by Felix Aftene. More details here.

Concerts @ George Enescu Philharmonic

June 4, 5

Lionel Bringuier conducts the George Enescu Philharmonic Orchestra for a program of works by Enescu, Camille Saint–Saëns, and Béla Bartók. Cellist Gautier Capuçon is the soloist. More details here.

Vlad Nancă – Construction Time Again

Until June 6

Titled after a Depeche Mode album, the exhibition imagines the relocation of modernism onto another planet. Fragments of a promising future envisioned in the second half of the 20th century re-emerge in mosaics, sculptures, and subtle series of works on paper – not nostalgically, but as a new chance within a speculative universe. This is Vlad Nancă’s first solo exhibition with Gaep. More details here.

Liliana Basarab - Not Cruel, Truthful

Until June 26

Liliana Basarab’s solo exhibition, open at Sandwich Neurohope, welcomes the public with works that bring into focus “routines recovered through a drifting gaze, one that shifts from what is expected to be seen toward the peripheral, toward underexplored social niches.”

Ramon Sadîc – Supernova

Until June 26

Ramon Sadîc’s first solo exhibition in collaboration with Sandwich brings together a series of paintings through which the artist “probes his position within a context marked by social and political instability, constructing a visual meditation on contemporary uncertainty.”

Hello Doggie Festival

June 6 – June 7

Fun-filled activities for dog owners and their four-legged companions take place on the Dog Island in Titan Park. More here.

In the country:

Nona Inescu - Afterlife – Still Life

Until June 6

Nona Inescu's solo exhibition at Isho Office in Timişoara consolidates her practice of recent years, which includes photography, objects, installations, video and sound, and explores the relationship between the human body and the environment from a post-humanist perspective. More here.

Oláh Gyárfás - The Broken Corner of the Cube

Until June 6

Also on view at Isho Office, the exhibition explores the relationships between humans and the plant and animal world, using ecologically responsible production methodologies. More here.

Tears That Laugh, Laughs That Cry

Until June 21

The exhibition, open at NOCA Oradea, explores the multiple facets of crying and laughter by bringing together twenty intergenerational and multicultural artistic positions. More here.

Jazz in the Park

June 5 – June 7

The festival, which takes place in the city’s Romulus Vuia Ethnographic Park, counts among its headliners Lisa Simone, Brazilian bossa nova pioneer Marcos Valle, British Grammy-winning saxophonist Venna, Cuban-born violinist and singer Yilian Cañizares, Scandinavian jazz trio Bugge Wesseltoft, Arild Andersen and Gard Nilssen, electronic jazz fusion group Kraak & Smaak, and the Rabih Abou-Khalil Quartet. More details here.

ESTE FILM Festival

June 3 – June 7

The Sibiu festival brings dozens of screenings, national premieres, and special events organized across multiple venues throughout the city. More details here.

Lynx Festival

Until June 7                                                                        

The nature photography and documentary film event brings an extensive program to audiences in Braşov, including meetings with filmmakers, masterclasses, and more. Further info here.

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