Summer ends loud. In late August, the Bucharest International Air Show brings jet display teams over Băneasa airport, with planes on the ground to see up close. Then, on the weekend around September 20, Bucharest Days throws the city a birthday party: car-free streets, kids' workshops at museums, river boat rides. Entry was free in 2026. Here's what we checked, from the jets at Băneasa to the lawn at Antipa.
BIAS is Bucharest's big air show, run since 2009 by the national airports company with the Romanian Air Force. Aerobatic teams and solo jets from Romania and abroad fly displays over Băneasa Airport, trailing colored smoke, while aircraft wait on the ground to see up close.
There are activities for kids and concerts too, so it works for families as much as for aviation fans.
Zilele Bucureștiului is the city's festival, spread across central Bucharest. Calea Victoriei becomes an open street with table tennis, basketball and table hockey, while the Museum Triangle on Kiseleff runs kids' workshops at the Antipa, Romanian Peasant and Geology museums.
The 2026 program also had boat rides on the Dâmbovița, a circus minishow and a video mapping competition in Piața Constituției. It suits families happy to wander between spots.
Summer ends loud. In late August, the Bucharest International Air Show brings jet display teams over Băneasa airport, with planes on the ground to see up close. Then, on the weekend around September 20, Bucharest Days throws the city a birthday party: car-free streets, kids' workshops at museums, river boat rides. Entry was free in 2026. Here's what we checked, from the jets at Băneasa to the lawn at Antipa.
BIAS is Bucharest's big air show, run since 2009 by the national airports company with the Romanian Air Force. Aerobatic teams and solo jets from Romania and abroad fly displays over Băneasa Airport, trailing colored smoke, while aircraft wait on the ground to see up close.
There are activities for kids and concerts too, so it works for families as much as for aviation fans.
Zilele Bucureștiului is the city's festival, spread across central Bucharest. Calea Victoriei becomes an open street with table tennis, basketball and table hockey, while the Museum Triangle on Kiseleff runs kids' workshops at the Antipa, Romanian Peasant and Geology museums.
The 2026 program also had boat rides on the Dâmbovița, a circus minishow and a video mapping competition in Piața Constituției. It suits families happy to wander between spots.
