The “100 Romanian Traditions” Fair returns to Bucharest from October 30 to November 1, 2026, held in the courtyard of the National Museum of the Romanian Peasant at 3 Monetăriei Street. Visitors can enjoy free entrance to this celebration of Romanian folk art, crafts, gastronomy and culture.
This autumn edition brings together craftspeople from several regions of Romania. Dana Popa, from Slatina, presents Oltenian carpets woven on a vertical loom. Visitors will also find icons painted on wood and glass, beaded necklaces and belts, folk masks, hand-embroidered Romanian blouses and tablecloths, traditional towels, felted wool clothing, carved wooden household objects and painted ceramics.
Among the artisans attending is Albu Marin, a traditional musical instrument maker from Dobrotești, Teleorman County. He brings flutes, caval flutes and ocarinas, which he will also play at the fair. Other artisans offer silver jewellery, leather accessories, clay decorations, handmade candles, knitted wool clothing and toys, wood sculptures and pressed-flower artworks.
The gastronomic area includes fresh and matured cheeses, zacuscă, assorted pickles, cakes made using Maramureș recipes, traditional plum preserve, homemade chocolate, gingerbread, honey and other bee products. Visitors will also find wines, seasonal fruit and vegetables, sea buckthorn juice, kürtőskalács chimney cakes and langoși with cheese and dill.
Freshly cooked food will also be part of the experience. Visitors can try sarmale, rustic pork soup, cream of pumpkin soup, grilled lamb pastrami and fried carp served with polenta and garlic sauce. Grapes from the final harvest of the autumn will be pressed at the fair to make fresh grape juice, known locally as must.
Antique lovers will find peasant furniture, carved wooden shutters and gates, old books, workbenches, distaffs and spinning wheels.
Creative workshops will take place throughout the fair. Geanina Cotea will lead pumpkin-carving activities for children, while craftsman Teodore Negoiță will coordinate painting and wood-carving workshops for adults and children.
The fair takes place from October 30 to November 1, 2026, at the National Museum of the Romanian Peasant.
Opening hours: 10:00–18:00 daily. FREE ENTRY.
