Do the workshops cost extra?

No. In 2026 they were free with museum entry: sewing a bookmark, weaving flower crowns and making folk jewelry. Each had 10 to 20 places, booked through an online form linked in the museum's announcement.

Yes, the fair has stalls selling traditional Romanian food alongside the craftspeople.

A Romanian midsummer feast on June 24, also called Cap de vară. Village rituals were meant to bring health and luck and keep bad spirits away, and the Orthodox Church marks the birth of St. John the Baptist the same day.

Sânziene at the Village Museum

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FestivalSector 1

Presented by

Muzeul Național al Satului Dimitrie Gusti

Where

Sector 1, Muzeul Național al Satului Dimitrie Gusti

Ages

All ages

Setting

Outdoors

Music

Live folk dance and singing

What you need to know

Museum ticket gets you in, with no separate festival ticket to buy
Come and go all day: the craft fair and food stalls run the whole day, so arrive when it suits your family
Workshop spots are few: in 2026 each took 10 to 20 people and needed booking ahead

About

Sânziene marks the start of the farming summer in Romanian villages, a feast full of rituals for health and luck. The Village Museum holds it across its open-air grounds, with a folk craft fair, traditional food, and folk dance and singing on the Dumitra stage. Kids can join hands-on workshops in the museum's farmsteads, like weaving crowns of summer flowers. It suits families who like crafts and wandering outdoors.

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