71 organizations from Timisoara, Bucharest and Sibiu, active in the cultural, sports or community sector, along with seven well-known festivals of Timisoara enrich the program " The City Celebration", between 16 and 18 August, with over 170 events for all ages. In addition to concerts of artists Rita Ora, Passenger and Zdob si Zdub, produced by the Timisoara Centre for Projects, the organizers of the city's festivals - Flight Festival, Codru Festival, Embargo Festival, Jazz Updates, Strada fără Nume, Psihodrom & Muzicon and the Timis Youth Foundation - will have their own program during the three days of celebration. Public access is free to all events in the "The City Celebration" program.
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From rock concerts, punk rock, jazz to DJ sets, electronic music, silent party or spoken word performances, Timisoara's festivals will enrich the program of the event. "City Celebration" is a unique opportunity to bring together Timisoara's music scene and to show the unique cultural diversity of Timisoara to the public, locals and tourists alike.
Flight Festival proposes a program of nine silent disco parties and nine DJ sets by DJs: Dala, Dumbo, Enevel, Ist, Kuky, Zo, DJ Sniper, B Mike and Bandy X Bibanu. The Silent Disco parties are events where music is played through wireless headphones and you can dance to your favorite beats.
Codru Festival invites people from Timișoara to party with music mixed by Mihai Gabriel, Mihai Chende, Mario Șandru, Bogdan Sandu, Raul Prodan and Denis Predoi. CODRU Festival made its presence felt in Timisoara's cultural community with the launch of the first edition in 2019. The concept of the festival is original and multi-purpose and creates a bridge between music, art, culture, environment and ecology.
Embargo Festival invites you at Embargo Hub with Fvbiano, No'Dj, SD, Midiportal and the dj set of Zoleevee & No'Dj, and Muzicon invites you to party with O_b_i_e_c_t , V.A.G., Selfmademusic, G Roboțel, Mihai Bele, D:ffkt & Fly, Bread & Butter, We Are Creepz and Lemarian & 150 Stoka. Muzicon is a platform to promote and support artists active on the alternative music scene in Timisoara and beyond.
Jazz Updates is coming to the City Celebration with five open-air jazz concerts in the Civic Park, performed by Alex Iovan (Exit Oz), Arthur Balogh and Maria Hojda, Victor Andrieș, Călin Torsan, Andrei Bălan and Juan Carlos Negretti, offering as many opportunities for lovers of this musical genre to meet and feel good. Come and enjoy the unique atmosphere that only jazz can create.
Strada fără nume (The Nameless Street) brings spoken word performances in Civic Park, for mornings of music and poetry in the heart of Timișoara. The poets Alexandru Higyed, Miruna-Teodora Todor, Mădălina Căuneac, Alina-Maria Dumitrescu, Răzvan Omotă, Răzvan Stoicovici will present their works in a performative format with the bands: Marcelle-David Poaty-Souami, Csaba Santa, Kui Emanuel, Marcelle-David Poaty-Souami, Csaba Santa, Kui Emanuel.
Time to Rock, produced by the Timiș Youth Foundation, brings the necessary dose of rock. Time to Rock supports Timisoara's rock culture and promotes new and established rock bands. Between August 16-18 will play: Annapurna, Haos, Maryliss, Berlin Division, The Case, Ioan Popovici, Monokrom and Sonatic.
" The City Celebration" features over 175 cultural, sporting and community events for all ages. In an absolute first for events organized in Timisoara, the main locations hosting the celebration will be Civic Park and I. C. Brătianu, areas in the heart of the city that cover more than 20,000 square meters.
In total, 175 events will take place this weekend, in 24 different categories: from sports activities, to concerts, workshops, exhibitions, dance or theatre performances, film screenings, guided tours, etc. Along with the Project Centre, the organizer of the event, 71 other organizations from Timisoara, Bucharest, Cluj and Sibiu working in the cultural, sports, community, cultural and sports sectors have joined this year's edition of the event. The full program is available here.