Top festivals in Romania to check out in August

Longer days and the promise of warm temperatures can (only) mean one thing: it’s festival season. Head to one of these festivals and you’ll find critically acclaimed bands, world-famous artists and once in a lifetime performance to the background of a beautiful sunset. Here is a curated list of festivals taking place this August in Romania.

Rasnov Historic Film Festival

When: July 28- August 6

Where: Rasnov, Brasov County

What: A film festival during which history and historical movies give birth to thoughts and passions, provide information and create feelings, raise questions and argue possible answers. A relaxing and vivid happening, which mixes indispensable academic rigor and compulsory sense of humor in an attractive manner.

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Untold

When: August 3-6

Where: Cluj Napoca

What: Romania’s biggest electronic music festival, which won the Best Major Festival title at the 2015 European Festival Awards, will bring artists from the top 10 DJs of the world back to its stage. Of course, everyone expects the Armin van Buuren show.

Anonimul Film Festival

When: August 7-13

Where: Sfantu Gheorghe, Danube Delta, Tulcea County

What: Much has been said and written about Anonimul, but nothing compares with the experience of actually being there, right in the heart of one of the most savage places in Europe, the Danube Delta, watching movies and living with the locals.

Ideo Ideis Theatre Festival

When: August 7-13

Where: Alexandria, Teleorman County

What: Ideo Ideis Theatre Festival brings to life the small town of Alexandria in southern Romania, supported with enthusiasm and implication by some of the greatest Romanian actors and others active in the cultural sectors. The event is about high school teenagers, who spent seven days in Alexandria to discover the art of the theatre performance, being trained and supervised by their mentors who are well-known directors and actors.

Full Moon Horror Film Festival

When: August 10-13

Where: Biertan, Sibiu County

What: This is the first film festival in Romania focused exclusively on horror and fantasy pictures. Aiming to scare your socks off in the name of high quality entertainment, “FULL MOON” intends to bring the best offerings in terms of horror and fantasy, both classic and modern, movies that either have become landmarks of the genre in particular, and of cinema in general, or are about to.

Summer Well

When: August 12-13

Where: Stirbei Domain, Buftea, Ilfov county

What: Interpol, Editors, Birdy, Glass Animals, Metronomy and The Kills, are some of the bands what will be on stage at this summer festival, close to Bucharest. The domain is in fact a park, larger than 25 hectares, with old trees, an inner lake and beautiful buildings and it definitely promises an amazing experience to all participants.

Divan Film Festival

When: August 21-26

Where: Cetate Harbor, Dolj County

What: The Divan film and culinary art festival brings again the spirit of the Balkans to an old Danube grain-shipping port, with movies, documentaries, debates and workshops. Also, Balkan food is included, with master chef Mircea Dinescu taking care of everything.