Hungarian Cultural Days of Cluj

The Hungarian Cultural Days of Cluj (Hungarian: Kolozsvári Magyar Napok; Romanian: Zilele Culturale Maghiare din Cluj) is the largest Hungarian festival in Transylvania.[1] It occurs annually on 19 August, being the date when Cluj-Napoca (Hungarian: Kolozsvár) reached city status, and on 20 August, king St. Stephen's day, as well as the whole week around these.

Celebrations during the Hungarian Cultural Days of Cluj on the Mihail Kogălniceanu Street (or Farkas Utca Street in Hungarian)

The cultural city days have been held from 2010 on, being organized by the Treasure Cluj Association (Hungarian: Kincses Kolozsvár Egyesület) and its partner organizations.[2]

The participants can choose from guided tours, exhibitions, book launches, commemorations, theater plays, movies, fair, food tasting, drinks workshop, classical and contemporary concerts, parties, activities for youth, family and children, board game circles, ancient tents, handicraft workshops, as well as literary, artistic, historical, social and other conversations, that run simultaneously in a large number of locations. The language of the event is Hungarian, but certain programs are held additionally in Romanian and English.[3][4]

See also

References
  1. "220 ezer látogató a Kolozsvári Magyar Napokon" (in Hungarian). Retrieved 14 March 2018.
  2. "About the Event – Hungarian cultural days of Cluj – 8th edition". magyarnapok.ro. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
  3. Pop, Florina. "Zilele Culturale Maghiare din Cluj: peste 500 de evenimente, concerte, plimbări cu o copie unei bărci medievale, dezbateri. Ce puteţi face în Parcul Central". adevarul.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 22 May 2018.
  4. "Zilele Culturale Maghiare 2016". Evenimente din Cluj-Napoca. 10 August 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
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