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The weekend in Cluj · 23 October – 25 October
The weekend in Cluj, 23–25 October: FJORD, Oh, John...
From Friday to Sunday, the programme includes exhibitions, concerts, theatre and film at museums, performance venues and cinemas.
Exhibitions and park
“În cărțile artei. Lucrări din patrimoniul Muzeului de Artă Cluj-Napoca” is an exhibition about the book as image and text, with graphic art, sculpture and object, including a work by Ernst Barlach. It is at the Cluj-Napoca Art Museum on Friday 23 October at 10am.
“VIVANȚII · ANOTIMPURILE / Ep. 3: PRIMĂVARA IUBIRII. NUNTA” is a re-enactment of a village wedding at Romulus Vuia Ethnographic Park. The itinerant outdoor show starts at Casa Olarului on Saturday 24 October at 3pm.
Music and book
“Emlékek markában · Életútinterjú Gy. Tatár Évával” is a book presentation at the Hungarian State Opera Cluj on Friday 23 October at 5pm. Author Kulcsár Gabriella presents the book, with Gy. Tatár Éva as guest and Szép Gyula as host.
“Cedry2k · Lansare album ”Improgramabil” ~ Invitat Pietonu” is a launch concert for the album “Improgramabil”, with guest artist Pietonu. It takes place at Matter on Friday 23 October at 6pm, with tickets from 74 lei.
“Gala Laureaților · Festivalul Dumitru Fărcaș 2026” is an evening of instrumental music at Casa de Cultură a Studenților on Friday 23 October at 6pm. Valeriu Cașcaval, Ovidiu Barteș, Ionel Sabo and other players perform with the Festival Orchestra.
The closing concert of “Toamna Muzicală Clujeană” takes place at the Transylvania State Philharmonic, Colegiul Academic, on Friday 23 October at 7pm. The Transylvania State Philharmonic Orchestra is conducted by Lawrence Foster, with Melody Moore as guest soloist, in a programme with Enescu and Richard Strauss.
Theatre
“Holt lelkek” is a theatre performance after N. V. Gogol’s novel Dead Souls, in Szakonyi Károly’s version. It is at the Hungarian State Theatre of Cluj, Nagyszínpad, on Friday 23 October at 7pm, with RO and EN surtitles, a 3-hour running time with one interval, and a 14+ recommendation.
“Oh, John...” is a one-man show by and with Rácz Endre, about life, death and generational trauma. It takes place at Stația Teatru / Muzical on Friday 23 October at 8pm, with tickets from 50 lei.
Film
“SOLD-OUT! Avanpremieră FJORD · Les Films de Cannes à Bucarest” is a preview of FJORD, part of Les Films de Cannes à Bucarest. The screening is at Cinema Victoria on Saturday 24 October at 6pm.
“Premieră unică: Sleep With Your Eyes Open · Salon des Refusés” is a screening of Sleep With Your Eyes Open, directed by Nele Wohlatz in 2024, as part of Salon des Refusés. It takes place at Cinema Victoria on Sunday 25 October at 6.15pm.
How this was made
The selection comes from the programme BestCluj collects every night from the venues’ websites, pages and box offices, and the text is written automatically from that data. Times and prices can change: check each event’s page, linked below. Corrections: [email protected].
The events in this piece
- Fri 23 Oct, 10:00 În cărțile artei. Lucrări din patrimoniul Muzeului de Artă Cluj-Napoca Muzeul de Artă Cluj-Napoca
- Fri 23 Oct, 17:00 Emlékek markában · Életútinterjú Gy. Tatár Évával Opera Maghiară de Stat Cluj
- Fri 23 Oct, 21:00 Cedry2k · Lansare album ”Improgramabil” ~ Invitat Pietonu Matter
- Fri 23 Oct, 18:00 Gala Laureaților · Festivalul Dumitru Fărcaș 2026 Casa de Cultură a Studenților
- Fri 23 Oct, 19:00 Concert extraordinar de închidere a festivalului „Toamna Muzicală Clujeană” Filarmonica de Stat Transilvania
- Fri 23 Oct, 19:00 Holt lelkek Teatrul Maghiar de Stat Cluj
- Fri 23 Oct, 20:00 Oh, John... Stația Teatru / Muzical
- Sat 24 Oct, 15:00 VIVANȚII · ANOTIMPURILE / Ep. 3: PRIMĂVARA IUBIRII. NUNTA Parcul Etnografic Romulus Vuia
- Sat 24 Oct, 18:00 SOLD-OUT! Avanpremieră FJORD · Les Films de Cannes à Bucarest Cinema Victoria
- Sun 25 Oct, 18:15 Premieră unică: Sleep With Your Eyes Open · Salon des Refusés Cinema Victoria
What this is about
- Muzeul de Artă Cluj-Napoca →
The city's art museum, housed in the Bánffy Palace. A thousand searches a month — the second art destination in Cluj after the theatre.
- Opera Maghiară de Stat Cluj →
One of the city's two operas, with its own building on Emil Isac and 1,000 searches a month.
- Matter →
An electronic music club on Strada Universității, with techno and house nights listed on Resident Advisor.
- Casa de Cultură a Studenților →
The hall on Piața Lucian Blaga, one of the most-used event spaces in the centre.
- Filarmonica de Stat Transilvania →
One of Romania's principal philharmonics, founded in 1955. The most-searched cultural institution in Cluj without a hall of its own on the map.
- Teatrul Maghiar de Stat Cluj →
The city's Hungarian-language theatre, on Emil Isac. 390 searches a month.
- Stația Teatru / Muzical →
An independent contemporary music-theatre company in Cluj, with shows in Romanian and Hungarian and tickets on Eventbook.
- Parcul Etnografic Romulus Vuia →
The open-air section of the Ethnographic Museum — vernacular architecture moved and rebuilt.
- Cinema Victoria →
The cinema on Bulevardul Eroilor, 1,300 searches a month.