Transylvanian Folk Dance Festival

The Transylvanian Folk Dance Festival is no longer just a movement where folk dance communities from Transylvania come together.
 It is not only about entertainment.

It: Creates connections. Strengthens bonds. Brings together professionals and enthusiasts from all fields of folk music and dance. Provides space for the future, renewal, and the transmission of traditions.

Let’s meet and celebrate again this year, September 5–6, 2025, when the whole city will once again be filled with music and dance!

Friday, September 5, 2025
14:00 Handicraft Fair and Wine Court – City Park16:00 From Moldova to Sic – Photo exhibition by Béla Kása – City Park
17:00 Parade – Márton Áron Square (Patkó)
18:00 40th Anniversary Concert – Piros Pántlikás Ensemble – City Park Stage
20:00 In the Mirror of Tradition – Graduation performance by students of the Performing Arts Department, Sapientia EMTE, Cluj – City Park Stage
21:00 Folk Dance – multiple venues

Saturday, September 6, 2025
10:00 Handicraft Fair and Wine Court – City Park
10:00 Handicraft Workshops – City Park
10:00 Children’s Play and Creativity Space “Csiporka” – City Park
11:00 The Adventures of Forest Ábel and Kürtős Kata – Odorheiu Puppet Theater – Jungle Main Hall
11:00 Folk Dance Ensembles Performances – City Park Stage
12:00 Children’s Folk Dance with Árpád Benedek and Járom Ensemble – Jungle Main Hall
12:00 Music Box – City Park
12:00 Lapád Dance Workshop with Zsolt Tőkés and Piros Pántlikás Ensemble – Jungle Main Hall
16:00 Pálinka Tasting – Etédi Székely Titok – Jungle Main Hall
18:00 Gala Performance – Duna Ensemble: Fathers and Sons – City Sports Hall
20:00 Story Pub with Éva Benkő – Jungle Tent
20:00 Folk Dance – multiple venues

Over one hundred musicians, over one thousand dancers – more than just a Folk Dance Gathering.