August is bringing exotic summer vibes with diverse flavors for its first weekend.
Make sure to check both sections of the article and discover the best events to attend over the following days: the first section is highlighting festivals and ongoing events happening throughout the weekend and the second one is showing independent events for each day.
Pick and choose your favorite combination and most importantly: enjoy the weekend!
Main events happening all through the weekend:
Armenian Street Festival
Attend the festival celebrating Armenian culture in a city with a neighbohood named after this thriving minority! The events will be taking place Friday to Sunday around the neighbourhood.
Check out the schedule on their official website.
The 6th edition of the Armenian Street Festival brings along a series of events for the entirefamily: exhibitions and workshops, guided tours, culinary delights, traditional dances and unforgettable concerts - free entrance!
Haos in Padure 6.0
Chaos in the woods will take place at extreme Park Cernica starting on Saturday 22.00 and continuing until Sunday 14.00 If you want to go dancing in the woods, watch the sunrise while sliding down the zip line, or just chill by the lake with sick basslines muffling around your stomach, than you should seriously consider attending this festival!
Find the line-up in the facebook event and get your tickets under the link below Get you tickets here
Contemporary Dance Atelier by Atilla Bordas
Atilla Bordas is a Hungarian independent artist well known as an artistic director, choreographer, theatre director, performer & contemporary dance – teacher, born in Romania. He has contributed to musicals, operas, rock operas, films, video-clips and open-air performances. He worked mostly in Romania, collaborating almost with all of the theatres in the country, but also had different artistic projects in Hungary, Greece, Austria, Bulgaria, Serbia and Czech Republic.
The workshop is open to everyone, amateurs and professionals. Most of the work will be done in groups and each participant will have the opportunity to individually experience the expressiveness of their own body.
* The workshop will run from 1st to 4th of August 1st and 2nd of August: 8.00 - 22.00 3rd and 4th of August: 14.00 - 16.00
Get your tickets here
Independent events for Friday, Saturday and Sunday:
FRIDAY - 2 August
20.30 - 22.00 Free, Noise, and a Bit of Music at Trei Betivi Bar (address)
Jazzy impro evening with two musicians from New York, Sian Brie and Gabriel Zucker.
Entry based on donation
23.00 - 07.00 Musical Deeds in the Park at Biblioteca Herastrau (address)
Dance music in the park - “Discrete grammar of western harmonics and undisciplined paganism of repetition.” Ada Kaleh România / Jay Bliss, Soundsystem: Funktion One
Tickets: 20 lei before 00:00 / 30 lei after 00:00
SATURDAY - 3 August
20.30 - 22.30 Touch me not special movie screening at Cinema Elvira Popescu (address)
The Golden Bear winner at Berlin International Film Festival, initially launched in cinemas on March 15 will have another special screening at the speical request of the public - tickets cost 15 lei, get them here in advance
21.00 - 01.00 Port.said at Londophone (address)
port.said is an electronic music project that brings the soul of the songs of the world in a modern and current context. The genres covered are techno, tech-house, electro, downbeat, house, sprinkled with elements of traditional Arabic, Indian, Gypsy and Latin American music. - free entrance
SUNDAY - 4 August
14.00 - 19.00 Summer Fun at Daimon Summer Pool (address)
Light up the summer by the pool, in the center of Bucharest. DJ BIDI will be mixing the playlist to ensure a summer vibe with familiar rhythms. For more details email office@daimonclub.ro
18.00 - 22.00 Sun.Day.Time w/ Nodezsh at Atelier Pinion (address)
Enjoy IDM, electro & UK bass at a hip coffee shop / bicycle workshop
As usual, don't forget the number one suggestion is to go on a cultural tour / fun experience powered by Bucharest Vibes, find all of them here.
Enjoy the great times ahead of you this weekend!
Until next week,
xoxo