The Union of Armenians in Romania presents the 7th edition of the Armenian Street Festival, which is organized in premiere inside the Botanical Garden in Bucharest.
On August 26 and 27, Armenian culture and traditions are celebrated in the middle of urban nature at a festive Picnic, where the public can enjoy concerts by Armenian, Romanian and ethnic minority artists from Romania.
The 7th edition of the Armenian Street Festival – Festivalul Strada Armeneasca brings two days full of unique events for the public of all ages. For two days, the Bucharest Botanical Garden will host ten live music concerts by artists from Armenia and Romania, two DJ sets, a craft fair, and participants will also enjoy international gastronomy, coffee on the sand, exhibitions, a library in nature, made by Ararat Publishing House and Armenian dance workshops, traditional stone sculpture (Khachkar).
For over twenty years, the „Teryan Cultural Center” in Yerevan has been involved in a wide range of activities for the preservation and dissemination of cultural, literary, educational, ethnographic, scientific, research and spiritual values; promotes the preservation and spread of spiritual and cultural values, encourages the development of Armenian culture, organizes and conducts courses in tailoring, manual work, embroidery, carpet weaving, as well as several other crafts.
The festival opens its doors between 12:00 and 22:45 each day.
Armenian Street Festival All Events and Schedule
Saturday, August 26
12:00 Stone carving workshop – Hacikar, supported by Narine Poladian (duration 2h-2h30)
12:00 – 13:00 Trio Puppet – Puppet Theater Show (children)
13:00 Textile embroidery and painting workshop with Armenian motifs, supported by the Teryan Cultural Center (duration 1h – 1h30)
13:00 – 19:00 Workshops for children supported by Mark Twain International School
15:00 Traditional Armenian dance workshop, supported by Karin Folk Dance and Song Group and Vartavar Ensemble (duration 40min-1h)
16:00 Textile embroidery and painting workshop with Armenian motifs, supported by the Teryan Cultural Center (duration 1h – 1h30)
16:00 Stone carving workshop – Hacikar, supported by Narine Poladian (duration 2h-2h30)
15:00 – 17:00 Daytime party: Ligia Keşişian DJ Set & live percussion Lucas Molina
17:00 Dance performance by the Vartavar Ensemble
17:30 Performance Ionuţ Galani and the Asteria Ensemble of the Hellenic Union of Romania & Antonia Cojocaru
18:30 Taraf Flamenco concert
19:30 Concert Mahala Rai Banda (on behalf of the Roma Party Pro-Europe Association)
20:30 Concert Via If
21:30 Hayk Karoyi & Susanna Najarian concert
Sunday, August 27
12:00 Stone carving workshop – Hacikar, supported by Narine Poladian (duration 2h-2h30)
12:00 – 13:00 Trio Puppet – Puppet Theater Show (children)
13:00 Textile embroidery and painting workshop with Armenian motifs, supported by the Teryan Cultural Center (duration 1h – 1h30)
13:00 – 19:00 Workshops for children supported by Mark Twain International School
15:00 – 17:00 Sound Therapy: Hayk Karoyi
16:00 Traditional Armenian dance workshop supported by Karin Folk Dance and Song Group and Vartavar Ensemble (duration 40min-1h)
16:00 Stone carving workshop – Hacikar, supported by Narine Poladian (duration 2h-2h30)
17:00 Textile embroidery and painting workshop with Armenian motifs, supported by the Teryan Cultural Center (duration 1h – 1h30)
17:30 Show offered by the Federation of Jewish Communities in Romania
18:30 Concert Tarup Trio by Miqayel Voskanyan
19:30 Concert Bogdan Simion and the Silk Fiddlers
20:30 Concert Karin Folk Dance & Song Group
The entrance to the Festival is free, but you have to pay for the entrance to the Botanical Garden, which is around EUR 2.
While in the area, we recommend you also visit the Cotroceni National Museum, a masterpiece of architecture and interior design close to the Botanical Garden.
