Festivalul Balmoșului

"Nektária" is the first official honey competition and beekeeping festival in Szeklerland. The event aims to support local beekeepers and producers, promote high-quality honey, and bring the beekeeping community together while strengthening professional connections among its members. Festival visitors can enjoy professional programmes, honey showcases and tastings, a fair featuring local and traditional products, as well as a festive awards gala. The festival is held every year in October at a different location in Szeklerland.

Cabbage cultivation has a centuries-old tradition in Frumoasa (Harghita), where seedlings are planted during the week of Saint Ladislaus, coinciding with the village’s patron saint celebration, and harvesting takes place in mid-October. On this occasion, locals organize a fair and festivities, bringing together people from three villages – Bârzava/Borzsova, Nicolești/Csíkszentmiklós and Frumoasa/Szépvíz. Cabbage is one of the staple ingredients of Szekler cuisine. Alongside housewives, men and young people also cook in teams, preparing their best cabbage-based dishes, which visitors can taste on site. At the fair, in addition to local meat and dairy products, artisans and craftspeople offer their handmade goods for sale. Those who grow tired of eating and shopping can enjoy the folk performances on stage. The cabbage fair and harvest traditionally conclude with a folk dance. The festival is held every year on the Saturday closest to St. Gallus Day (October 16). 

The Carpathian Basin Pork Feast Festival is held in Gheorgheni/Gyergyószentmiklós. The event is a celebration of traditional pork dishes, community spirit, and charity, welcoming registrations from groups of friends, civil organizations, and companies. The festival is held every year in December, in connection with the St. Nicholas Days. 

The event aims to highlight the connection between small-scale farming and gastronomy, offering the public a chance to discover unique, terroir-style cheese specialties born from the alliance of nature, milk, and the producer. Of course, visitors also have the opportunity to stock up on delicacies for the Lenten season, as artisan producers will offer cheeses, honey, tea herbs, jams, and other gourmet specialties at the event. The event is organized every April. 

The event serves as a professional guideline for producers while also functioning as a community gathering for lovers of traditional flavors. Thanks to the Association of Szekler Economic Organizations (SZGE), the two-day event attracts large crowds to the pedestrian street of Harghita County’s capital.  The event is held every year between March and April. 

The primary goal of the competition is to promote the cultured consumption of distillates and pálinka in Transylvania, with a special focus on centuries-old traditions and modern quality standards. Participants receive detailed feedback on the sensory characteristics of their submitted samples, provided by highly experienced international judges. The competition also aims to support the business category by enhancing marketing tools and commercial opportunities, while encouraging high-quality production among individual participants. CATEGORIES: • Business category: Open to commercial enterprises that produce or distribute distillates/pálinka. • Individual category: Open to private distillers or individuals who have their distillates produced at a contract distillery. The competition is held every May. 

Borszereda brings the finest bottles from Hungarian winemakers across the Carpathian Basin to the heart of Szeklerland, the city of Miercurea Ciuc! The event aims to promote and establish quality wine consumption and to nurture the local wine culture. The festival is held every May. 

The "Ízig-vérig" Pig Slaughter Festival in Corund/Korond has proven to hold a well-deserved place among the region’s traditional heritage events. Each year, participating teams welcome visitors with high-quality gastronomic offerings, carefully designed stands, and a genuine community atmosphere. The festival celebrates tradition, hospitality, and the distinctive artisan spirit of Corund/Korond, laying a strong foundation for its continuation.  At the event, organized on the first Saturday of February every year, those interested can learn about the traditional pig meat processing methods typical of the villages near Corund/Korond.

Wild Experience Fest is a unique festival celebrating a passion for nature, motorcycles and rock music. Location: Corbu, Harghita County, Romania Organizer: MULTICONSULT ADVENTURE SRL The festival is held every August.