Bucharest Weekend Vibes: 15 - 17 November
A new weekend filled with a great mix of activities is on! Opportunities to learn, grow, get inspired, taste a bit more of life and enjoy art in many forms just started.
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:
TEDx Bucharest - Metamorphosis
This Saturday and Sunday, starting 10.30 TEDx Bucharest invites you to challenge your assumptions, be ready for transformation and join their collective Metamorphosis at the New Aula of Politehnica University.
23 speakers are joining the collective Metamorphosis. A carefully curated selection of luminaries and changemakers, from all walks of life and corners of the world, are set to deliver ideas worth spreading. Check out the latest confirmed speakers and the agenda!
Tickets from 109 euro / one-day access, get them here.
Circular Yard Sale
Meet at Nod Marketspace on Saturday and Sunday from 10.00 - 18.00 to join the circular economy products fair. You will have the opportunity to buy refurbished furniture (offices, cabinets, office chairs, rollboxes, sofas and tables), clothes, art and upcycled products at affordable prices.
You will also come into contact with the principles of circular economy and you can learn how to recondition or recycle furniture, textiles or plastics in dedicated workshops, which take place from 14.00 - 16.00 Tailoring and textile upcycling workshop / Furniture workshop and upcycling furniture / kids workshops and entrepreneurship in circular economy.
Whisky Fest
Whiskey Fest, the first festival in Romania dedicated to lovers of fine drinks, is pleased to announce the third edition that will bring over 200 whiskey labels in the same place, at Caro Hotel from 16.00 to midnight.
Whiskey enthusiasts will have the opportunity to discover a variety of flavors and tastes, from the most popular assortments to the rarities with tradition, some of them presented for the first time in Romania. It's an opportunity for connoisseurs to attend master classes held by international brand ambassadors of the world's largest producers.
Find the list of brands who have confirmed their presence at the festival in the Facebook event.
Tickets from 50 lei / day, minimum age 18 years.
Independent events for Friday, Saturday and Sunday:
FRIDAY - 15 November
22.30 - 23.59 Inna concert at Hard Rock Cafe (address)
The most famous Romanian singer will have a concert in Bucharest after touring all around the globe. Her live performance is one of the few that take place within Romania.
Tickets from 69 lei, get them here.
20.00 - 03.00 One Night Gallery / Love Maria Balan at the Metropolitan Circus (address)
Never seen before creatures, hybrid characters and daring beings will take the stage in a spectacular and immersive art and tech experience: Anomalica. This edition of One Night Gallery will feature Maria Balan's unique artwork. Her characters will be introduced to the audience in an immersive show using VR, AR, augumented reality, video mapping and gravitating around her book. Free entry!
SATURDAY - 16 November
17.30 - 20.30 Evening of painting and wine at Lente Arcului (address)
You don't need to have experience, you will be guided step by step by a teacher and you'll go home with a painting made by you. Price: 90 lei - the price includes all the materials for painting and two glasses of wine. Booking contact: +40720 279 416 (Alexandru Ivan)
19.30 - 21.00 Urban Delta Scapes / Multimedia Performance at Odeon (address)
A multimedia performance in which the sounds and images from Vacaresti Delta interact with live music, animated visuals and a choreographic act of gestures and movement. The Delta is an absolute victory of the nature over the city, the place created itself in 30 years of human absence just inside our city. Tickets from 15 lei, get them here.
SUNDAY - 17 November
13.00 - 17.00 Nostalgic Autumn Lunch with Raluca Ilaria Demetrescu at J'ai Bistrot (address)
Taste the autumn flavors careflly prepared after grandma's recepies and awake the spirit of childhood memories by attending this event in the direction and execution of Raluca Ilaria Demmetroscu - a local artist with art studies in France.
18.00 - 22.30 Street ART Society Launch Party at Metrou Basarab (address)
Find the 2 subway cars turned into a time travel device, which will teleport you directly in the 80's. They will host a live show with graffiti, freestyle and breakdance inside the subway.
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