Weekend trending in Bucharest, March 7-8: Women's Day and Deathfest, Fiddlers and Emo Reunion, Martyrs Fair, Tiger Meat and High School Years
The second weekend with March in the title comes with a predictable overlap of events, many dedicated to Women's Day. So we have concerts, fairs with martyrs, but also evenings that have nothing to do with flowers, but have to do with louder speakers.
You can drink coffee at Gluten Glory (Child 20A), which also has cooked food on the menu, not just excellent coffee and bakery products. So, it's the ideal place if you were looking for an artisan bakery that emphasizes quality ingredients, a specialty cafe and a place where you can have a good brunch. Two French people are responsible for preparing the sourdough bread and the other bakery products, and the coffee is prepared by people from Zissou Coffee Shop.
Recently opened in the city, at kuchisabishii dumplings bar (Str. Postelnicui no. 12) you can definitely find that kind of Asian comfort food that makes you order “something more” even if you weren't necessarily hungry. Open daily from 12:00pm to 11:00pm, the place mixes a relaxed bar vibe with steaming dumplings, intense Asian flavors and plates perfect for sharing with the gang. They also have a pool table, and the name comes from the idea of eating for appetite, not need. And that's what the atmosphere is like: casual, tasty, with good drinks and a desire to sit and tell stories until late.
Hygge Social Kitchen (Calea Victoriei 21) is a space dedicated to brunch inspired by the Danish “hygge” concept, as the name suggests. Here the emphasis is on comfort, conviviality and the joy of simple things. Whether you come for a relaxed lunch or just a coffee and a snack with friends, at Hygge you'll always find a menu full of good things, made with local and seasonal ingredients.
event
Saturday, March 7, at Quantic, takes place Bucharest Deathfest 2026a focused one-day edition preceded by a free warm-up on Friday, March 6 at Encore. The line-up brings 11 bands, many for the first time in Romania, from the area of death metal and its subgenres. The headliners are the Austrians from Disharmonic Orchestra and the Swedes from General Surgery, alongside names like Vulvectomy, Toxaemia or Incineration. The first 200 tickets are 180 lei plus tax, and the event is limited to 500 people. For the audience faithful to the genre, it is one of the few occasions of the year when they see, in one place, so many different formulas of extreme metal.
Also on Saturday, but in a completely different register, at Expirat – Halele Carol, special edition The violins brings three generations of artists on stage: Mioara Lincan, Aura Mirela and Melisa Key, alongside a classic instrumental formula. The concert starts at 9:00 p.m. (access from 8:00 p.m.), and tickets are 100 lei in the box office and 120 lei for general admission. It is one of the few evenings explicitly dedicated to the fiddle repertoire sung by women, without pop reinterpretations and without production artifices.
If March 8 means club for some, then the options are many. At the Bragadiru Palace, the party Girls Night Out (March 7, 22:30–05:30) follows the classic formula of a DJ set and reserved tables; tickets start at 80 lei (first release), reach 100 lei (last release) and 150 lei at the entrance, subject to availability.
In parallel, at B52 The Club, Emo Reunion proposes a night dedicated to the nostalgia of the 2000s, with emo and pop-punk.
In the area of electronic clubbing, the offer is dense. At Control Club, on March 7, there are two formats: in Room 1, a live concert with Stavroz (75 lei in advance, 95 lei general sale), and in the Berlin Room and Front Room – a night with nd_baumecker, Jorkes, Vio PRG and New Disorder (50 lei in advance, 60 lei at the entrance).
Also on Saturday, at Club Guesthouse, you can find ARAPU, PRIKU and ZYA (55 lei in advance, 70 lei at the door). For the electronic music crowd, it's one of those weekends where they don't have to improvise.
On Sunday, March 8, the agenda visibly shifts to themed concerts. At the Romanian Athenaeum, Analia Selis ends the “Volver” tour with an evening built around tango and Latin music, with international guests and orchestra, followed by a reception in the foyer.
At Sala Palatului, Irina Baianț proposes “Juliet's Letters”, a concert-show structured in three thematic chapters. Tickets start from 200 lei.
The same evening, at the Hard Rock Cafe Bucharest, Delia takes the stage for a concert dedicated to her mother, from 9:30 p.m.; tickets are 289 lei with a seat at the table and 129 lei without a seat (in front of the stage), higher at the entrance.
Also on March 8, at Quantic, Ana Coman releases the album “Adverse Reactions” (75 lei earlybird, 85 lei presale, 100 lei on the day of the event), and at Control Club, Andra Andriucă and Valeria Stoica sing as part of the She's in Control series (70 lei).
For a less noisy option, in the courtyard of the National Museum of the Romanian Peasant, between March 6 and 8, The Fair of the Holy Martyrs. Entry is free, and the offer is classic for the beginning of March: Moldovan and mountain martyrs, traditional products, handicrafts and an egg-painting workshop supported by craftswoman Ileana Hotopilă.
In the same walking register with stops at the stalls, on Kiseleff Road (right corner) the Traditions and Women's Festival takes place, also with free access.
And if March 8 is celebrated exclusively in a female format, there is a Taboo Boys show at the H Brewery, with access only to women (vouchers between 79 and 179 lei, with open bar included).
In terms of large indoor parties, the weekend starts already on Friday, March 6, but the party continues on Saturday, at ROMEXPO, with Nostalgia Flowers, girls or boysthe spring edition of one of the most popular retro nights in town. The concept remains the same: disco to music from the 90s and 2000s, with themed decorations, selfie museum areas and installations that draw on the collective memories of the generation that grew up with Atomic TV and the first MP3s. The event takes place on March 6 and 7, and the price of a ticket is 200 lei. It's the kind of night where you don't come for a specific artist, but for the playlist and the goodbyes.
Also on Saturday, March 7, at the H Brewery, Alina Eremia will sing, in a concert scheduled from 19:00 (access from 17:00). The repertoire is already known to her audience – “Cum se make”, “Noi”, “Poartă-mă”, “Tatuaj” – and the format is the usual one for the location, with tables and different categories of access: 119 lei (Cat. A, in front of the stage, with a seat at the table), 79 lei (Cat. B, general access with a seat at the table) and 49 lei (Cat. C, side parts). The organizers announce that the tables must be vacated by 9:30 p.m., because there is a second event on the same evening.
In the club area, at FRATELLI Studio 1, the special edition High School Years – On Your Day! brings back the established party formula built on the hits of the 80s, 90s and 2000s. It's a themed disco with an emphasis on high school nostalgia, proms and “living room” parties, adapted for today's dance floor. The guest of the evening is Christian Thomson, and tickets are 60 lei (early bird), 80 lei (presale) and 100 lei (general access). In the context of the March 8 weekend, the organizers announced an edition dedicated to “bankmates”, but, beyond the formula, it remains an event for those who want to dance to songs they already know by heart.
Theater & film
On March 8, from 20:00, at POINT, “Carne de Tigru”, a show written and directed by Lucas Neagu, inspired by real cases of femicide, is playing. Constructed as a re-enactment that starts from the denouement and returns to the beginning of the relationship, the show traces the mechanisms by which a semblance of normality and stability can hide abuse. The cast – Ioana Cojocărescu and Réka Kovács – brings both characters in a female key, a choice that shifts the focus from the individual story to the social reverberations of violence. The text is direct, without solutions or moralistic conclusions, and the staging includes images and situations with potentially strong emotional impact, as well as strobe effects; the show is not recommended for people under 16 years of age. Tickets are available online on the theater platform.
On Saturday, March 7, at the Excelsior Theater in Bucharest, “Pride and Prejudice (a kind of)” is being played, the adaptation signed by Isobel McArthur after the novel “Pride and Prejudice” by Jane Austen. The direction is signed by Alexandru Mâzgăreanu, and the cast is entirely female, with the five actresses interpreting, through quick role changes, all the well-known characters of the story.
The editing keeps the narrative line of the novel, but brings it into a dynamic formula, with musical inserts and a contemporary tone that simplifies the plot without losing its core. The show lasts 2 hours and 30 minutes (with an intermission) and is recommended for audiences over 14 years old, being one of the recent productions that reinforces the profile of the theater as a space aimed at teenagers and young people, without excluding the adult audience.
In terms of film premieres, we have “The Disappearance of Josef Mengele” on the big screens, which follows the escape of the famous Nazi doctor nicknamed “The Angel of Death” after the fall of the Hitler regime. A refugee in South America, from Buenos Aires to Paraguay and Brazil, Josef Mengele tries to erase his tracks and build a new identity, while the past constantly follows him. The film offers a tense and introspective perspective, including through his relationship with his son, who finds him after years of absence, forcing him to confront the memory of his crimes and the specter of justice.
“Hoppers” brings an original and playful premise: a young woman passionate about animals transfers her consciousness into a robotic beaver to explore the world of non-speakers inside. Through this revolutionary technology, she discovers ecosystem dynamics, dangers and mysteries beyond imagination. The film combines adventure, humor and a current theme about the relationship between technology and nature, offering a story accessible to both children and adults.
“Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die” is a fast-paced sci-fi comedy built around a chaotic night in a crowded bar. A man who claims to be from the future – for the 117th time – tries to recruit a completely unprepared group to prevent the apocalypse caused by artificial intelligence and social media. With an ironic and self-referential tone, the film combines technological satire, the absurdity of borderline situations and the energy of an effervescent cast, resulting in a race against time in which the stake is to save the world… if the improvised team manages to synchronize before the algorithms get out of control for good.
