The Romanian Embassy in the USA and the Romanian Cultural Institute (ICR) in New York, in partnership with the Maramures County Council and with the support of several local partners, will organize, between July 12-14, 2024, in Washington, the third edition of the "Romanian Weekend at The Wharf" festival, Romania's largest cultural diplomacy project in the United States, but also the largest Romanian festival in America, Romania's Embassy in the USA informs in a release. The festival is part of the annual program initiated and coordinated by the Romanian Embassy, "Romania - USA: A partnership for new economic horizons. For 20 years together under the umbrella of NATO".
The "Romanian Weekend in Washington" offers the public a diverse, accessible and attractive cultural offer, emphasizing the uniqueness of traditional Romanian culture, for which there is great interest among Americans, the Embassy's press release states. The public will be able to enjoy concerts, dance performances, performative readings, exhibitions of Romanian books in English translation, craft demonstrations, activities for children, exhibitions of clothes and jewelry inspired by traditional forms, tasting of specific dishes and wine, organized on the elegant The Wharf esplanade, one of the most popular and fashionable areas of Washington, D.C.
, located on the banks of the Potomac River, not far from the Capitol. On the stage of the third edition of the "Romanian Weekend in Washington" there will be a serie.
