Romania: Weekend calendar: Bucharest Photofest, Spotlight Light Art Fest, (…)

October 8, 2026

Weekend calendar: Bucharest Photofest, Spotlight Light Art Fest, Animest, Bucharest Auto Show
Oct 8, 2026

Weekend calendar: Bucharest Photofest, Spotlight Light Art Fest, Animest, Bucharest Auto Show.

In Bucharest: Animest Until October 11 More than 320 animated productions make up the program of the 21st edition of the event, a ten-day (…)

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