What's on in Sibiu, Romania through the year

Busy — Sibiu Christmas Market, school holidays in 7 of the markets that fill it

Nothing new starts in January.

Still on: Sibiu Christmas Market (14 Nov – 4 Jan (usually))

Quiet — school holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it, one of its worst months for weather

Nothing new starts in February.

Shoulder season — school holidays in 4 of the markets that fill it, an ordinary month

Nothing new starts in March.

Busy — Orthodox Easter, school holidays in 6 of the markets that fill it

• Holiday

  Orthodox Easter

  10–13 AprEaster & Holy WeekClosuresBook early

  Good Friday to Easter Monday are public holidays. Crowds carry candles out of the churches at the midnight Resurrection service, many shops and restaurants close on Easter Sunday, and trains and mountain and countryside guesthouses book up as Romanians travel. Source ↗

Shoulder season — school holidays in 4 of the markets that fill it, an ordinary month

Nothing new starts in May.

Still on: Orthodox Easter (10–13 Apr)

Busy — Sibiu Theatre Festival, school holidays in 4 of the markets that fill it

• Festival

  Sibiu Theatre Festival

  19–28 JunArts festivalCrowdedBook early

  Ten days in late June when the squares, churches and courtyards of the old town all become stages, much of it street work you can watch for nothing. Rooms in the centre go months ahead. Source ↗

• Opening

  Transfagarasan road open

  25 Jun – 31 Oct · usuallyTrail season

  The mountain road south of the city is shut by snow from late October until about the end of June, which puts the whole Fagaras crossing inside a four-month window. Check the signs at Cartisoara before committing. Source ↗

Busy — ARTmania festival, school holidays in 7 of the markets that fill it

• Festival

  ARTmania festival

  24–25 JulMusic festivalCrowded

  A rock and metal festival held in the Piata Mare every summer since 2006, with the old town square as the stage. Two nights of loud music under the medieval towers. Source ↗

Still on: Sibiu Theatre Festival (19–28 Jun), Transfagarasan road open (25 Jun – 31 Oct (usually))

Busy — school holidays in 7 of the markets that fill it, one of its best months for weather

Nothing new starts in August.

Still on: Transfagarasan road open (25 Jun – 31 Oct (usually)), ARTmania festival (24–25 Jul)

Busy — Sibiu Music Festival, school holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it

• Festival

  Sibiu Music Festival

  5–20 Sep · usuallyCrowded

  Free stages in each of the squares and along the old walls through September, anchored by the Sibiu Jazz Festival, at the point the Transylvanian evenings start to turn cold. Smaller and easier than the June festival. Source ↗

Still on: Transfagarasan road open (25 Jun – 31 Oct (usually))

Shoulder season — school holidays in 4 of the markets that fill it, an ordinary month

• Festival

  Astra Film Festival

  17–25 OctBook early

  One of Eastern Europe's main documentary festivals, with screenings spread across Sibiu's cinemas and cultural halls for about a week in October. Source ↗

Still on: Transfagarasan road open (25 Jun – 31 Oct (usually))

Busy — Sibiu Christmas Market, school holidays in 2 of the markets that fill it

• Festival

  Sibiu Christmas Market

  14 Nov – 4 Jan · usuallyChristmas & New YearCrowded

  The Piata Mare turns into Romania's best-known Christmas market for about seven weeks, with a rink, a Ferris wheel and wooden stalls. Weekends in December are packed with coach trips and rooms go early. Source ↗

Busy — Sibiu Christmas Market, school holidays in 7 of the markets that fill it

Nothing new starts in December.

Still on: Sibiu Christmas Market (14 Nov – 4 Jan (usually))