On Sunday, December 28, 2025, the 55th edition of the traditional Winter Customs and Traditions Festival “Steaua sus răsare” will take place, organized by the “Carmen Saeculare” Center for Culture and Arts in Neamț County.
This year’s festival brings together numerous folk groups, performing alongside the host, “Floricică de la Munte” Folk Ensemble. The invited groups include:
“The Bears of Asău” (Bacău), “Tudoreanca” Winter Customs Ensemble (Tudora, Botoșani), “The Stag of Heleşteni” (Iași), “Răzeșii Cracăului” and “Năvala Urșilor” (Girov, Neamț), “Sumănarii” Ploughmen Procession (Trifești, Neamț), Răucești Winter Customs Procession (Neamț), “Buhaiul de …

October 31 – November 9, 2025
Known before 1989 as the “Piatra-Neamț Phenomenon”, the Youth Theatre was famous as a launching stage for young actors, directors, scenographers, and composers who later went on to have exceptional professional careers.
Even today, the theatre continues to surprise and delight audiences with the remarkable performances presented within its festival programs over the years.
This year’s edition also promises full halls and an enthusiastic audience — as a vast majority of tickets have already been sold.
A few remaining tickets are still available for certain performances.
 
PROGRAM – …

“You must keep striving to climb higher and higher, if you want to see farther and farther.”
Constantin Brâncuși
 
For a traveler setting foot on Ceahlău Massif for the very first time, the climb is more than a hike – it’s an initiation. Each step along the trail becomes part of a story older than time. And at the summit, where clouds bow before stone giants, the visitor is no longer just a tourist, but a seeker of deeper truths.
Ceahlău is no ordinary mountain. It’s a holy mountain, shrouded in mists and …

May 30 – June 1, 2025
Youth Park (Parcul Tineretului), Piatra-Neamț
Over 65 folk artisans from Moldova, Muntenia, Oltenia, Transylvania, and the Republic of Moldova — creators of authentic works crafted with care and passion, using techniques passed down through generations — will gather in the city center this weekend for this year’s edition.
Visitors will reunite with renowned artisans who return gladly to Piatra-Neamț, and also meet new participants such as:

Dan Ciuncanu from Boroșteni, Peștișani, Gorj – showcasing impressive traditional folk costumes
Maria Crâșmar from Baia Mare – crafting traditional jewelry and …

At the end of the month, guitars will be heard playing at a new edition of the “B-Zone Folk Romania” festival, in the charming small town full of tourist attractions at the foot of Neamț Fortress.
Thus, we invite you on July 27th and 28th to enjoy renowned voices and those guitar songs that have become known and loved, some with powerful messages, becoming important milestones that have represented generations in our country over the decades.
Event program:
Saturday, July 27, 2024, “Ștefan cel Mare” Amphitheater in Târgu-Neamț
17:00 – “Ariciorii” Children’s Group, Sânziana …

We are in the midst of the magical evenings in Piatra-Neamț dedicated to classical, traditional, jazz, blues, fiddler music, and pop music, which, as always, include chamber music recitals.

These artistic moments are designed to satisfy even the most demanding and varied tastes of a refined and educated music-loving audience who is looking forward to the “Musical Holidays” each year.
Here is the atmosphere of the first evenings at the Royal Court of Piatra-Neamț:
“Serghei Lunchevici” Chișinău Philharmonic Orchestra, first evening, July 7, at 9:00 PM, Royal Court:
Bluezz BIG BAND BOOM, second evening, …