Weekend Trending in Bucharest, May 31 – June 1: Children's Day events, the largest flower festival in Romania, women on silk and concerts with Ada Milea
This weekend the rains are on break and we will be able to enjoy two days with the sun, with summer temperatures, only good to celebrate June 1. Also, there will be two days full of events that will make Bucharest people who choose to stay at home. Here's what we have in the menu.
You can drink the specialized coffee at SIP SIP Coffee (Mircea Voda 52), a cafe recently discovered by Oana Titică. “With a generous terrace, seated on a huge and colorful sidewalk (on the pavers that devoted sector 3), one of the first aspects you notice at SIP SIP is that the tables are ventilated, with enough space between them so that the customers from the neighboring table do not hear how you plan to divorce/how they have to be divorced/ Weekend.writes Oana in the review on B365.ro.
Kitchen.localfood (Ion Slătineanu 30) won 1st place in Burgerfest, and that means that the experts decided that you can find the best burger here. This success made the boys from the kitchen. So, if you didn't get to cook it at Burgerfest, you can do it this weekend at the restaurant.
Dragoș Mihăilă arrived at Molf (Mărășești 2b) and recommends it to those who want to try “deli sandwiches as in New York you hold them with two hands.” Here's what he writes in the review on B365.ro:
“Molf is fixed that kind of place that looks good on the institute and in reality. The space is generous (about 9 meals I counted inside), open, with warm light, wooden panels, comfortable chairs and high tables, but also small, intimate meals. Green and a careful selection of wines with and bubbles. You can feel good even if you came to eat a sandwich alone or drink a glass of wine with someone dear. ”
Events in Bucharest
As I said, it's a weekend with many events. The eighteenth edition of the International Bookfest Book Fair, the most important event of the Romanian editorial industry that managed to gain a prominent international dimension, opened its doors on May 28. It takes place in the B2 Pavilion of the Romexpo complex, and the public entrance is free. Over 150 exhibitors from all over the country, together with cultural institutes with representations in Bucharest, will be present daily until Sunday. The complete and updated program of events will be displayed on the page www.bookfest.ro.
In the total opposite part of Bucharest, in the Road Taberei Park there is another event that will attract a lot of people – the third edition of the largest flower festival in Romania, West Side Flower Fest (May 30 – June 1). For three days, the Road Taberei Park and the Taberei Bd. One full of color, perfume, but also taste, where exhibitors from the floral field, floral artists and inhabitants of Sector 6 and Bucharest will meet.
On the weekend May 30 – June 1, 2025, Bucharest becomes the capital of fun for the little ones, with a lot of events dedicated to the Child's Day. Among the most anticipated is Festikids 2025, which takes place in Romexpo and promises three days full of joy, color and activities for the whole family – with free entry.
At Festikids, children will enjoy live concerts with their favorite stars – Antonio Pican, Bibi, Cleopatra Stratan, Iuliana Beregoi and Alina Sorescu. In addition to music and dance, the atmosphere will be complemented by theater performances, magic shows and meetings with story characters, from Elsa to Motan.
Those who are passionate about fashion will climb the podium at Kids Fashion Week or will be able to participate in the Kids Top Model, where they will be encouraged to express their style and trust. And the small artists are invited to sing at the Festikids Song Contest, a musical contest dedicated to young talents.
The festival will also host cosplay parades, creative workshops (painting, robotics, tailor, pottery) and a real amusement park, with carousel, Tyrolean, karting and traditional games.
Also this weekend, Art Safari takes place-the children's edition, at the Dacia-Romania Palace, with two spectacular exhibitions:
- “Dogs vs. cats”, an artistic foray in the relationship between children and pets,
- And “it was once in stories”, a magical world populated with princes, castles, dragons and Diorame.
In addition to the exhibitions, there will be creative workshops, where the children will paint, make collages or learn origami, but also workshops for animal lovers, supported by specialists, who teach the little ones about empathy and responsibility towards the unbelievable friends.
In addition, ASPA organizes on Saturday, May 31, two adoption fairs-one even at Art Safari, and another at the Esplanade of the National Opera, within the K-Zilla Festival.
Last but not least, the children's bazaar takes place on Saturday in Herastrau Park (Charles de Gaulle entrance), between 10:00 and 14:00. Here, the little merchants will have the opportunity to sell or change their toys, books and other treasures.
And if we are still here, on May 31, there is a concert of the band Missed Call at the Culture Roab in Herastrau! Starting at 7:30 pm, you will listen to a captivating mix of pop, electro, rock, EDM, jazz, Soul and R&B, created by the band consisting of Cosmin Gafițescu, Răzvan Nica and Radu Sandulescu. Free admission!
The 13th edition of the women's festival on Sătăsari promises to be one with luck, three days of dance, good food, music, cool people and a lot of skilled artisans. The first artists confirmed in this year's lineup are Mădălina Pavăl, the man with rats, Ana Coman, Eligarf, Rana, Eve + Pol and Mr. Goe.
On June 1, 2025, Florin Ristei climbs for the first time on the stage of the Romanian arenas, in an anniversary concert that brings together 25 years of music, experiences and memorable moments. A show without filters, where the only essential elements are pure music and energy! “25 years ago, from a garage it all started. Some tools, a song that was beginning to take shape and to sing until the neighbors complained. We were not thinking about big scenes, productions or what will follow. We were only interested in playing and feeling it sounds good,” says Florin Ristei. Tickets cost 100 – 200 lei.
Retroteca brings for the first time in Romania the band Cutting Crew, on May 31, at Fratelli Studios 1! Nick Van Eede formed Cutting Crew 37 years ago, launching the debut album with “Broadcast” sales album. The band was nominated for the Grammy Awards for the best artist, their success due to the mega-hit “(i just) diD in your arms”. The song has won countless prestigious prizes, 6 million radio broadcasts in the United States, but most importantly, the world public has conquered. The price of a ticket is 100 lei.
Dokstation Music Documentary Film Festival presents at expirat, on May 28-31, 4 documentary films projections on musical topics and 3 concerts from troops from the country and from outside.
On Saturday, May 31, from 20:30, The Tiger Lillies (UK) will play.
On Sunday, June 1, at 10:30, the Map Museum invites all children to take part in the interactive travelers and explorers around the world, supported by the Learning By Teaching Association within the Junior Guide Families Program. Participation in this workshop is free, but registration is needed by accessing the next link.
Junior guides and supporting parents will provide details about the big explorers and answer questions such as: What is a great explorer? Why are the great geographical discoveries important? Who surrounded the first world? Who has best mapped the world? What is the most famous explorer?
About all this you will be able to discuss by traveling on the maps and looking for clues in the museum. Junior children will talk about Magellan's travels, James Cook, Admusen, Scot, Racoviță, Jules Verne and about the maps that will present. Children and participating families will receive brochures to complement at the workshop, during the visit to the museum, which they will take home.
Also on June 1, but on the 4th concert, 4 with Ada Milea, Bobo Burlăcianu, Anca Hanu and Cristi Rigman returns to Quantic. As we used to, Ada Milea, when she visits us, does not come with a single show, but with at least two, to the delight of the little ones, but also of the parents-who, in fact, are still children.
That it is music, that it is theater, or (maybe) both at the same time, it doesn't matter anymore, it is true that we like the shows of Adei Milea. A ticket costs 80 lei.
TEATRU & FILM in Bucharest
By the way by Ada Milea, After the resounding success of the Apolodor penguin, on June 1 Ada Milea returns to Quantic (14:00) with Alice, a musical theater show inspired by the book Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll. Wonders can be done from the stories that have enchanted our childhood, so you can enter without emotions, even as an adult, in the realm of imagination. Ada Milea has the gift of turning these stories into shows suitable for any age category.
The Alice concert is made by Ada Milea together with seven students of the University of Arts in Târgu Mureș. In their musical-theatral play is the joy of sending the spectators the famous song through the song, without shaking their heads if what they do is music or theater. The price of a ticket is 100 lei.
On June 1, at Cinema Elvire Popesco, childhood is celebrated with stories on the big screen. “Fairy Măseluță: between friendship and magic”, “Buffalo Kids”, “Lilo & Stitch” and “Flow” bring the joy and adventure of a special day. Tickets cost 20 lei / adult, 10 lei / child.
Also, in the cinemas chains you can see the following premieres: “Fairy Măseluță: between friendship and magic”. A trip to a kingdom of magic and mystery! Get ready for a fantastic adventure, where a brave fairy, an adorable trol and a glittering mind start in a mission that will test their limits … and hearts!
“The School of Magic Animals 3 – Forest Day”. Forest Day is in danger, but magical animals are ready to unite their forces to save what really matters. Ida, Jo, Helena and Silas learn that true magic is born of friendship and respect for nature.
“Exorcing” is a psychological horror film based on a true story. Located in a small, isolated city, two priests-Theophilus Riesinger (Al Pacino) and Joseph Steiger (Dan Stevens) unite their forces to save Emma Schmidt's soul (Abigail Cowen) that is possessed by the evil spirit.
