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Activities and events in Bucharest on the weekend of 2–4 October: schedules, details and prices

The first weekend of October 2026 brings outings on the water at Dâmbovița Delivery, installations and parades along Calea Victoriei, animated films at Animest and opportunities to meet designers at Romanian Jewelry Week. Children can take part in experiments at the Antipa Museum, while evening concert options range from a free organ recital to Ita...

Grigore Capșa’s Apprentice Became His Business Rival. The Story of the Man Who Founded the Nestor Confectionery in Bucharest

In old Bucharest, confectioneries were not merely places where people bought cakes, sweets or ice cream. Some of them had become genuine institutions of urban life, spaces where businessmen, writers, artists, politicians and members of high society met. Among the best-known names were Capșa and Nestor, two confectioneries that came to be associated...

Famous Houses of Bucharest: Monteoru House, the Architectural Jewel of Belle Époque Bucharest: From the Oil Magnate to the Writers’ Union

On Calea Victoriei, one of the most important historic thoroughfares of Bucharest, Casa Monteoru is today hidden behind a garden with mature trees, away from the bustle of the street. At number 115 Calea Victoriei, however, stands one of the residences that can best tell the story of the transformation of the capital into a modern, cosmopolitan and...

Fabric Works: Materials from a textile factory in Galați become contemporary art in a new Bucharest exhibition

Nine artists from Romania have taken part in two artistic residencies at a textile factory in Galați, working directly with production materials, unused stock and unfinished objects. The results of this process will be presented in Fabric Works, a contemporary art exhibition opening on October 10, 2026, at POINT in Bucharest.Organised by Living Con...

The Story of the Famous Hagi Tudorache: How Bucharest’s Shop Boy Is Credited with Developing Some of the First Traveling Stores in Wallachia

At the beginning of the 19th century, Bucharest was a city where trade was concentrated around inns, commercial streets and numerous shops selling goods brought from various parts of Europe and the Orient. In this world of merchants, where skill, reputation and commercial connections could be as important as inherited wealth, Hagi Tudorache came to...

An autumn day out with your child in Bucharest for under 100 lei: 5 affordable weekend ideas

A museum visit, a few hours outdoors or a free creative workshop can be enough to fill a weekend with your child in Bucharest. And you don't need to spend hundreds of lei to make it happen. With a budget of 100 lei for one adult and one child, you can plan an entire day out, including a snack and public transport, provided you choose your acti...

Premieres and cultural openings in Bucharest in October 2026: theatre, new films, opera and exhibitions

“Tannhäuser” opens the new season at the Bucharest National Opera, Horațiu Mălăele brings “The Cherry Orchard” to the National Theatre, and cinemas welcome films starring Tom Cruise, Anne Hathaway and Dakota Johnson. October also begins with new exhibitions, followed by the National Theatre Festival in the second half of the month.If you are planni...

5 Instagrammable places in Bucharest in autumn: where to find beautiful backdrops for your photos

A path covered in leaves, a bridge framed by trees or a traditional house photographed in the soft afternoon light: Bucharest offers plenty of reasons to head out with your phone or camera at hand. In autumn, the changing foliage transforms places you might otherwise walk through without giving them a second look.We have selected five places where...

7 places in Bucharest where you can work with your laptop this autumn. Addresses, prices and facilities

At Seneca, you pay for the time you spend there; at Nod Makerspace, you can book a desk for a day; and at Commons, you’ll also find phone booths for calls. If you work from home and occasionally need a change of scene, Bucharest offers several alternatives where you can bring your laptop without relying on finding a free table in a café.For cooler...

10 reasons why a foreign tourist should visit Bucharest in October. The city feels different in autumn and has a few serious surprises

Bucharest is not the kind of city that immediately explains why you should like it. You need to walk a little, turn onto side streets, look above the shopfronts and, ideally, avoid judging the entire place after your first 20 minutes in the Old Town.October helps. The temperatures are much more comfortable for walking than in the middle of summer,...