November 20–22, the 21st Cluj Folk Music and Dance Gathering takes over the Student Culture House with dance, kids’ shows, a craft market, workshops, and a late-night táncház marathon at the Heltai Folk Center (Heltai Folkcenter).
Thursday
18:30 – Photo exhibition opening: From Moldova to Szék (Sic) – selected works by Béla Kása. 19:00 – Invisible Holidays, performed by the Maros Ensemble. 21:00–03:00 – Táncház at the Heltai Folk Center (Heltai Folkcenter).
Friday
10:00 and 12:00 – Julcsi Paár’s Fox Dance (Rókatánc) fairy-tale comedy. 19:00 – Szarkaláb Folk Dance Ensemble’s 30th-anniversary gala. 21:00–03:00 – Táncház returns at the Heltai Folk Center (Heltai Folkcenter).
Saturday
10:00 – Craft fair. 10:00–14:00 – Craft workshops with Mókatár. 10:30 – Board games with Erika Csatári. 11:00 – Children’s dance house with Orsolya Péter. 12:00 – 5th I Carry Fire… Youth Folk Dance Gala. 15:00 – Book launch: Norbert Didici – Elemér Kádár – Csaba Lajos Sándor, I Turn Fast With Him – a guide to rotating-couple dances and men’s step/motif improvisation. 16:00 – Folk dance class: Mezőmadaras dances taught by János “Fazi” Fazakas. 18:00 – Fashion show: Naughty Dancing Skirt, Erikabeads. 19:00 – Gala show with Délikert Möndörgő, Cuháré, Kaláka, Mérai Cifra, Ördögtérgye, Sapientia Faculty of Dance, Zurboló, plus Gergő Koncz’s Mixed Fruit concert. 21:30–03:00 – Final táncház at Heltai.
Bands
Dűvő, Katlan, Lelkes, Rekegő, Rezeda, Tokos, the Palatka Band (Palatkai Banda), and tradition keepers from Kalotaszeg (Transylvanian Kalotaszeg). Cluj-Napoca, November 20–22, 2025.
