Program – Hungarian Cultural Days of Timisoara

Thursday, 26th of September

18:00–20:30 Opening Gala and Csík Band's Concert

Place: Victoriei Square, Mainstage
Organizer: Bastion Association – Várbástya Egyesület

Friday, 27th of September

Place: Libertății Square
Organizer: Bartók Béla High School, Béla Bartók Foundation
Instructors: Teachers and older students of Bartók Béla High School

12:00–17:00 Theatre Tent

Place: Prince Jenő Square
Organizer: Csiky Gergely Hungarian State Theatre

14:00–23:00 The street of the youth – Techesvar 2024

Place: Delamarina/Mărășești Street
Organizer: HSO & PlePitRekt

15:00–23:00 Traditional camp – Summoning the past in the park of the Hunyadi castle

Place: Hunyadi Castle Park
Organizer: Losonczy István HSE

16:00–17:30 Aromatherapy in the everydays

Place: Csiky Gergely Hungarian State Theatre, Studio room
Organizer: Bastion Association – Várbástya Egyesület

16:00–17:30 László Horányi poetry event – „Take me in your arms, time…”, selection from the works of István Sinka

Place: Project Center, Vasile Alecsandri Street 1
Organizer: Csiky Gergely Hungarian State Theatre

16:30–18:00 Speaking club with Hunor Kelemen, the president of the Democratic Union of Hungarians from Romania

Place: Liberty Restaurant & Lounge, May 9th Street 1
Organizer: DHUR of Timiș county, Bastion Association – Várbástya Egyesület
Moderator: Csaba Bartha

17:30–18:30 Get to know the city walk with István Balázs – The happy times of peace

Place: Meeting at the Info tent
Organizer: Bastion Association – Várbástya Egyesület, Bartók Béla High School

18:00–19:00 Play, my leg, wear it out now! – folk dancers’ performance

Place: Victoriei Square, Mainstage
Organizer: Eszterlánc Cultural Association

18:00–20:00 Wine tasting – Géza Légli

Place: Csiky Gergely Hungarian State Theatre, Studio room
Organizator: Bastion Association – Várbástya Egyesület

19:00–20:00 DISRUPTION – Shared exhibition of hungarian artists from Timișoara

Place: Project Center, Vasile Alecsandri Street 1
Organizator: Hungarian Women’s Associațion from Timisoara, Bastion Association – Várbástya Egyesület

18:00–21:00 Theatre Performance – The Doctor

Place: Csiky Gergely Hungarian State Theatre, Main Hall
Szervező: Csiky Gergely Hungarian State Theatre, Bastion Association – Várbástya Egyesület

20:00–21:00 Fuvalom Concert

Place: Victoriei Square, Mainstage
Organizer: Eszterlánc Cultural Association, Bastion Association – Várbástya Egyesület

21:00–22:30 The Hammer of the Village – performance of Bekecs folk dance band

Helyszín: Victoriei Square, Mainstage
Szervező: Eszterlánc Cultural Association, Bastion Association – Várbástya Egyesület

23:00–3:00 Folk Dance Night

Place: Csiky Gergely Hungarian State Theatre, Mainstage
Organizer: Eszterlánc Cultural Association

Saturday, 28th of SEPTEMBER

10:00–11:00 The hedgehog who wants love – Performance of the Csemete puppet group

Place: Csiky Gergely Hungarian State Theatre, Studio room
Organizer: Bastion Association – Várbástya Egyesület

11:00–12:00 Handcraft with the Dorkász stitching circle

Place: Victoriei Square, NGO Cottage
Organizer: Dorkász Stitching Circle

10:00–23:00 Traditional Camp – Summoning the past in the park of the Hunyadi Castle

Place: Hunyadi Castle Park
Organizer: Losonczy István HSE

11:00–18:00 Health tent

Place: Libertății Square
Organizer: Bastion Association – Várbástya Egyesület

11:00–14:00 Child activities of the Mathias Corvinus Collegium

Place: Libertății Square, Children`s Empire
Organizer: MCC, Bastion Association – Várbástya Egyesület

11:00–15:00 Outdoor play and craft house

Place: Libertății Square
Organizer: Bartók Béla Foundation, Bastion Association – Várbástya Egyesület

11:00–13:00 Protecting our values

Place: Project Center, Vasile Alecsandri Street 1
Organizer: Association for the Hungarian Values of Banat, Bastion Association – Várbástya Egyesület

11:00–11:30 Playful baby activities for mothers, fathers and small children(0-3)

Place: Huniade Castle park, Yurt tent
Organizers: Bastion Association – Várbástya Egyesület, Manó-Klub

11:00–12:00 Get to know the city walk with Ferenc Kiss – Baroque Timișoara

Place: Meeting at the Info tent
Organizer: Bastion Association – Várbástya Egyesület, Bartók Béla High School

12:00–17:00 Theatre Tent

Place: Prince Jenő Square
Organizer: Csiky Gergely Hungarian State Theatre

12:00–13:30 Multilinguality – Cultural bridges in a multicultural city

Place: Csiky Gergely Hungarian State Theatre, Studio room
Organizer: Bastion Association – Várbástya Egyesület
Invited: Alexandru Vărzaru, Armanca Brîndușa, Alexandra Mihalcea
Moderator: Péter Tamás

14:00–23:00 Street of the youth – Techesvár 2024

Place: Delamarina/Mărășești Streets
Organizer: TMD & PlePitRekt

14:00–14:30 Harmony – Dance cavalcade

Place: Victoriei Square
Organizer: Harmónia Dance Group

14:30–16:00 Get ready for motherhood! Pregnancy, childbirth and newborn care!

Place: Csiky Gergely Hungarian State Theatre, Studio room
Organizer: Bastion Association – Várbástya Egyesület

14:30–16:00 Literature circle – György Vajda book presentation

Place: Project Center, Vasile Alecsandri Street 1
Organizer: Bastion Association – Várbástya Egyesület
Moderator: Tamás Péter

14:30–15:00 Giveaway of the scholarship of the Rákóczy Association for primary schoolers

Place: Victoriei Square, Mainstage
Organizer: Bartók Béla Foundation, Rákóczi Union, Bastion Association – Várbástya Egyesület

15:00–16:00 Once Upon a Time – Concert of retro tales

Place: Victoriei Square, Mainstage
Organizer: Bartók Béla Foundation, Bastion Association – Várbástya Egyesület

Literature Circle – In the fairy garden with Mária Botházi

Date: Saturday, 16:00–17:30
Place: Project Center, Vasile Alecsandri Street 1
Organizer: Bastion Association – Várbástya Egyesület, Literature Circle
Moderator: Boglárka Marossy

16:00–17:30 Roundtable speaking club about the spirit and perspective of nowadays christianity

Place: Gerhardinum Roman Catholic High School, Ceremonial Hall
Organizer and Moderator: Zsolt Szilvágyi, roman catholic parish priest and Gazda István, protestant pastor
Invited: Prof. dr. Vilmos József Kolumbán, rector of the Protestant Theological Institute of Cluj Napoca and dr. Dávid Diósi, dean of the Faculty of Roman Catholic Theology at Babeş-Bolyai University in Cluj Napoca

17:00–18:00 It's not easy – performance of the Bartók student stage

Place: Csiky Gergely Hungarian State Theatre, Main Hall
Organizer: Bartók Béla Foundation, Bartók Béla High School, Bastion Association – Várbástya Egyesület

17:00–18:00 Symbiosis 5 – jazz concert

Place: Victoriei Square, Mainstage
Organizer: Bastion Association – Várbástya Egyesület

17:00–18:10 The reborn of the palace square of the Castle Of Buda – Presentation of Deme László, the communication office leader of the Castle administration of Buda.

Place: Csiky Gergely Hungarian State Theatre, Studio room
Organizer: Bastion Association – Várbástya Egyesület

17:00–18:00 Via musica piano concert

Place: University of Music, Orpheum Hall (Room 101), Libertății Square 1
Organizer: Csiky Gergely Hungarian State Theatre

17:00–18:00 Coffee house speaking club with Szilágyi Dóra, president of the Hungarian Youth Association

Place: Liberty Restaurant & Lounge, May 9th Street 1
Organizer: DUHR of Temes County, Bastion Association – Várbástya Egyesület
Moderator: Csaba Bartha

18:00–19:00 Get to know the city walk with Enikő Fodor – The city tells stories – Historical and literature mosaic

Place: Meeting at the Info tent
Organizer: Bastion Association – Várbástya Egyesület, Bartók Béla High School

18:30–20:00 From Donbass to Gaza, where are war politics headed?

PLace: Csiky Gergely Hungarian State Theatre, Main Hall
Organizer: Bastion Association – Várbástya Egyesület
Moderators: Attila Borbély Zsolt and Péter Tamás

18:30–20:30 Wine Tasting – Sagmeister Ernő

Place: Csiky Gergely-Hungarian State Theatre, Studio room
Organizer: Bastion Association – Várbástya Egyesület
Important: The participation fee is 50 lei. The number of places are limited, booking a place is possible at varbastyatm@gmail.com, or on facebook, or during the time of the event at the Info tent.

19:00–20:30 Improvisation evening – That evening, when anything can happen

Place: Project Center, Vasile Alecsandri Street 1
Organizer: Csiky Gergely Hungarian State Theatre

19:00–20:30 The Bits Beatles tribute band-concert

Place: Victoriei Square, Mainstage
Organizer: Bastion Association – Várbástya Egyesület

21:00–23:00 Margaret Island Concert

Place: Victoriei Square, Mainstage
Organizer: Bastion Association – Várbástya Egyesület

22:00–3:00 Retro Party

Place: Csiky Gergely Hungarian State Theatre, Main Hall
Organizer: Bastion Association – Várbástya Egyesület

Sunday, 29th of September

10:00–14:00 Traditional Camp – Summoning the past in the park of the Hunyadi Castle

Place: Hunyadi Castle Park
Organizer: Losonczy István HSE

10:30–11:45 Literature Club with Melinda Mátyus and József Andrássy

Place: Project Center, Vasile Alecsandri Street 1
Organizer: Bastion Association – Várbástya Egyesület

11:00–12:00 László Vitéz Puppet show

Place: Csiky Gergely Hungarian State Theatre, Studio room
Organizer: Association of Hungarian Women from Timisoara, Bastion Association – Várbástya Egyesület
Contributors: Boráros Szilárd – designer, Takács Dániel – music composition, Kovács Géza – director, Takács Dániel – performing, Lehőcz Zsuzsa – musical company. Created by the approval of Korngut–Kemény Charity

11:00–12:00 Treasure Hunting

Place: Prince Jenő Square – Search for the mollino of Integratio Foundation!
Organizer: Integratio Foundation

11:00–14:00 Health Tent

Place: Libertății Square
Organizer: Bastion Association – Várbástya Egyesület

12:00–13:00 Performance of the Erkel Ferenc Brass Band from Gyula

Place: Victoriei Square, Mainstage
Organizer: Bastion Association – Várbástya Egyesület

12:00–17:00 Theatre Tent

Place: Prince Jenő Square
Organizer: Csiky Gergely Hungarian State Theatre

12:00–12:30 Put it like this! – activity for children

Helyszín: Libertății Square, Children’s Empire
Szervező: Bartók Béla High School, Bastion Association – Várbástya Egyesület
Activity Leaders: Beatrix Crepelca-Kovács, Angéla Szabó and Edit Török

12:00–13:00 Travel guide of the Bánság – book presentation

Place: Project Center, Vasile Alecsandri Street 1
Organizer: Hungarian Youth Organisation of Timișoara

12:30–13:30 Long legged Garaboncians

Place: Libertății Square, Children`s Empire
Organizer: Bastion Association – Várbástya Egyesület

12:30–14:00 Roundtable speaking club with Zoltán Kántor – Physically in Budapest but with spirit in Temesvár

Palace: Csiky Gergely Hungarian State Theatre, Studio room
Organizer: Bastion Association – Várbástya Egyesület

13:30–15:00 How are revolutions born? – Thoughts before the 35th anniversary of the Romanian revolution started in Timișoara

Place: Project Center, Vasile Alecsandri Street 1
Organizer: Hungarian National Council of Transylvania

14:00–15:00 About teenagers for teenagers from teenagers

Place: University of Music, Orpheum Hall (Room 101), Libertății Square 1
Organizer: Bastion Association – Várbástya Egyesület
Presenter: Dorottya Csata

14:00–23:00 The street of the youth – Techesvar 2024

Place: Delamarina/Mărășești Street
Organizer: TMD & PlePitRekt

14:30–15:45 Literature circle – Talking with Erzsébet Schäffer

Place: Csiky Gergely Hungarian State Theatre, Studio room
Organizer: Literature Circle of Temesvár, Bastion Association – Várbástya Egyesület

15:00–16:00 Get to know the city walk with Enikő Fodor for families – Once upon a time there was a Temesvár

Place: Meeting at the Info tent
Organizer: Bastion Association – Várbástya Egyesület, Bartók Béla High School

16:00–17:00 Handcraft with the Dorkász Stitch Circle

Place: Victoriei Square, NGO Cottage
Organizer: Dorkász Stitching Circle

16:00–20:00 Catan – Board Game championship

Place: Project Center, Vasile Alecsandri Street 1
Organizer: Hungarian Youth Organisation of Timișoara

16:00–17:00 Sleepin’ Insomnia concert

Place: Victoriei Square, Mainstage
Organizer: Bastion Association – Várbástya Egyesület

16:00–18:30 Zanox – Risks and side effects – Hungarian film screening and audience meeting

Place: Csiky Gergely Hungarian State Theatre, Main Hall
Organizer: Bastion Association – Várbástya Egyesület

16:00–17:30 Beer Tasting – István Vásárhelyi

Place: Csiky Gergely Hungarian State Theatre, Studio room
Organizer: Bastion Association – Várbástya Egyesület
Important: The participation fee is 40 lei and the number of available places are limited, booking your place is possible at varbastyatm@gmail.com or on facebook or during the time of the event at the Info tent.

17:00–18:00 Pearls of the piano literature

Place: Music University, Orpheum Hall (Room 101), Libertății Square 1
Organizer: Bastion Association – Várbástya Egyesület
Performers: Lucas Kohl, final year student of the Faculty of Music in Timisoara, Gyopár Bogdán , student of the Music High School in Cluj, Emma Ivașcu and Milan Ilici, students of the Music High School in Timisoara
On the program: F. Liszt, J. Haydn, J. Brahms, F. Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Fr. Chopin, G. Gershwin and, as a real treat, the four-hand piece by Rossini-Rachmaninov.

17:30–18:30 Shake quartet – Do you Remember?

Place: Victoriei Square, Mainstage
Organizer: Bastion Association – Várbástya Egyesület

18:00–20:00 Wine tasting – Dúzsi Tamás Jr.

Place: Csiky Gergely Hungarian State Theatre, Studio room
Organizer: Bastion Association – Várbástya Egyesület
Important: The participation fee is 50 lei and the number of available places are limited. Booking your place is possible at varbastyatm@gmail.com or on facebook or during the time of the event at the Infotent.

19:00–20:00 8 Light Minutes concert

Place: Victoriei Square, Mainstage
Organizer: Bastion Association – Várbástya Egyesület

19:00–20:00 Stand Up Comedy

Place: Csiky Gergely Hungarian State Theatre, Main Hall
Organizer: Bastion Association – Várbástya Egyesület

21:00–23:00 NOX concert

Place: Victoriei Square, Mainstage
Organizer: Bastion Association – Várbástya Egyesület

Summoning the past in the Hunyadi Castle Park

Place: Hunyadi Castle Park
Organizer: Bastion Association – Várbástya Egyesület
Partner: Losonczy István HSE

Friday, 27th of SEPTEMBER

15:00–19:00 Construction of Middle Age and Ottoman campsites along with the campsite kitchen

15:52 Launching 1552 arrows in the memory of the fallen defenders of Timișoara

20:30–20:50 Parade of traditional troops, tying of flag ribbons

Place: Victoriei Square

21:00–21:30 Torchlight march of historical reenactors

Direction: Victoriei Square – Libertății Square – Unirii Square – Hunyadi Castle Park

21:30–23:00 Camp Carnival

Description: The entertainment will be granted by fire and flag jugglers.

Saturday, 28th of SEPTEMBER

10:00–12:00 Archery competition

Important: You can apply at Zoltán Kertész at the campsite kitchen from 9:30.

10:30–11:00 Performance of the Pavane flagjugglers

Place: Victoriei Square

11:00–11:40 Presentation of János Jeney cartographer

Helyszín: Hunyadi Castle, Marble Hall

11:00–12:00 Indian Snake Charmer Show with Saiyd Al-Zawahiff

Place: Prince Jenő Square, Children’s Empire

11:00–13:00 Interactive activity – archery, saber fencing, use of lance, battle cross

11:00–17:00 Interactive activity of handcrafters – blacksmith workshop, textile workshop, led by artists of the Transylvanian Free Caravan

12:00–12:30 The concert of the Viatores Festivi early music ensemble

Place: Hunyadi Castle Park, Campsite Kitchen

12:30–13:00 Moldavian dance house – accompanied by the old music ensemble Viatores Festivi

Place: Hunyadi Castle Park, campsite kitchen

13:00–13:30 Marching of historical reenactors

Place: Hunyadi Castle Park, campsite kitchen
Útvonal: Hunyadi Castle Park – Lucian Blaga Street – Unirii Square – Libertății Square – Victoriei Square

15:00–15:30 A battle of shards and marauders – a sock battle with the braves of Thury Castle

Partner: Losonczy István HSE, The gallants of the Thury-Castle

16:00–16:30 How is the perfect woman?

Partner: Losonczy István HSE, The gallants of the Thury-Castle

16:00–16:30 Performance of pavane flag jugglers

16:30–17:00 Presentation of Baranta from the Carpathian Basin

Performers: Déli Tüzek Őrzői, Kapos Baranta, Losonczy István HSE

17:00–17:40 Presentation of Jeney János cartographer

Place: Hunyadi Castle, Marble Hall

18:15–19:00 Historical roleplay – Timișoara back in 1552

Narrator: Sergiu Galis
Performed by: Seymen of Tata Castle,, Traditional Guards of the Egri Crescent, János Bornemissza Reenactor Gurd, Temesvári Elayet, Egri Vitézlő School, Knights of Thury Castle, Knights of Gölbasi, Sólyom Tradition Preservation Society Óbecse, Hungarian Turán Southern Region, István Losonczy LSA, Szent Longinus Order, Viatores Festive old music ensemble, Pavane Szeged

20:30–21:00 The concert of the Viatores Festivi old music ensemble

Location: Hunyadi Castle Park, campsite kitchen

21:00–21:30 Moldavian dance house – accompanied by the old music ensemble Viatores Festivi

Place: Hunyadi Castle Park, campsite kitchen

21:30–23:00 Camp Carnival

Description: The entertainment will be granted by fire and flag jugglers.

Sunday, 29th of SEPTEMBER

11:00–13:00 Interactive activity – archery, saber fencing, use of lance, battle cross

11:00–17:00 Interactive activity of handcrafters – blacksmith workshop, textile workshop, led by artists of the Transylvanian Free Caravan

16:00–16:30 Performance of Pavane flag jugglers

12:00–12:30 The concert of the Viatores Festivi old music ensemble

Place: Victoriei Square, Mainstage

11:00–12:00 Indian Snake Charmer Show with Saiyd Al-Zawahiff

Place: Hunyadi Castle Park, Yurt tent

13:15–14:00 Historical roleplay – Timișoara back in 1552

Narrator: Sergiu Galis
Performed by: Seymen of Tata Castle, Seymen of Tata Castle, Traditional Guards of the Egri Crescent, János Bornemissza Traditional Guard, Temesvári Elayet, Egri Vitézlő School, Knights of Thury Castle, Knights of Gölbasi, Sólyom Tradition Preservation Society Óbecse, Hungarian Turán Southern Region, István Losonczy HSE, Szent Longinus Order, Viatores Festive old music ensemble, Pavane Szeged

14:00 Closing ceremony of the event

Games and adventures at Libertății Square

Organizer: Sport Mechanical Workshop Bicycle Factory

Date: Saturday, 10:00–19:00
Sunday, 10:00–16:00

Place: Piața Libertății

Permanent activities

• basketball 3 m
• trambulin
• badminton
• standing ball game
• archery

14:00–19:00 Mystery Box Team Game

Place: Piața Libertății

11:00–14:00 Children's Competition and Bouldering

11:00 – Obstacle race for 7–10 years old children
13:00 – Obstacle race for 11–14 years old children
Registration for the races can be made in the tent or by scanning the QR code.
15:00–19:00 – Children will have the opportunity to climb the climbing wall and try out their courage and adventuring skills!

Thursday, 26th of September

Friday, 27th of September

Saturday, 28th of SEPTEMBER

Sunday, 29th of September

Summoning the past in the Hunyadi Castle Park

Friday, 27th of SEPTEMBER

Saturday, 28th of SEPTEMBER

Sunday, 29th of SEPTEMBER

Games and adventures at Libertății Square

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