
All ages are invited to take a trip to Romania this week at the Wharf. The community event is an immersive celebration of traditional crafts demonstrations, musical and dance performances, food and wine tastings, cultural exhibitions, and hands-on activities highlighting Romania’s Banat region and the city of Timișoara (Fri-Sun, free, Wharf).



Axios
You don't have to go all the way to Europe to experience Romania this summer. Driving the news: The nation's biggest Romanian cultural festival returns to The Wharf this weekend for year three. The vibe: The free three-day event will showcase traditional food, drinks, craft demonstrations, live music and dance performances. What they're saying: "The Romanian Weekend at The Wharf has reinvented the public and cultural diplomacy of Romania in the United States," Romanian Ambassador to the U.S. Andrei Muraru told Axios. "Massive in scale, with an ingenious programming, this tumultuous, diverse and participatory festival has grown year after year to become not only the milestone of Romanian cultural presence in America but also one of the most entertaining events of the D.C. summer.

Popville
The biggest Romanian cultural event in the U.S. is back for year three! The Romanian Weekend at The Wharf is an all-ages event showcasing the diverse culture of Romania. Exhibitions include traditional crafts demonstrations, musical and dance performances, food and wine tastings, exhibitions, and interactive activities. This three-day festival gives attendees the opportunity to truly immerse themselves in the world of Romania and discover aspects of this beautiful country they might not have known before.

NBC Washington
All weekend long, enjoy the sights, sounds and tastes of Romania (coincidentally, a NATO member) at the free, family-friendly festival on The Wharf. The schedule includes rock concerts, traditional fiddle music, dance shows, food sampling and hands-on arts and crafts.

Learn traditional Romanian dance, catch a woodworking demonstration, don a folk costume or taste the flavors of the Black Sea at the city’s Romanian Weekend, hosted by the Embassy of Romania and the Romanian Cultural Institute in New York. The festival runs through Sunday and features folk music and dances, spoken word poetry, and plenty of fiddlers on the Wharf’s District Pier.
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“The Embassy of Romania and New York’s Romanian Cultural Institute team up for a two-day celebration of Romanian arts, food and drink at the Wharf, with a particular focus on Maramures County, which borders Ukraine.” – The Washington Post

