Bucharest Photofest

Arts · București

Romania's largest international photography festival, an independent collective that each October turns 15+ Bucharest venues into a hub for visual storytelling. The 11th edition packs 40+ exhibitions, film screenings, lectures, photo walks and masterclasses with international and local image-makers. Open, curious atmosphere that welcomes both pros and phone photographers.

Upcoming events

• Bucharest Photofest 2026 — 11th edition opening — 2026-10-09 19:00 · 15+ venues across Bucharest
• The Opening Event & CocktailTHE OFFICIAL OPENING GALA (cancelled) — 2026-10-10 19:00 · Control Club, 4 Constantin Mille street
• Live MusicHinako Omori (JP/UK) live in concert — 2026-10-10 20:00 · Control Club, 4 Constantin Mille street
• ExhibitionInstant history. The oeuvre of Juhan Kuus — 2026-10-11 14:00 · National Library of Romania, 22 Unirii Boulevard
• ExhibitionMirroring Humans – Robet Capa and Hungarian Masters — 2026-10-11 15:00 · National Library of Romania, 22 Unirii Boulevard
• Exhibitionsinchro|m|Tucano — 2026-10-11 17:00 · Coffee Melbourne, 11 Academiei street
• Film ScreeningLife on the Edge. Film screering w/ Q&A — 2026-10-11 18:00 · Cinema Union, 21 Câmpineanu Street
• ExhibitionNordic Blue — 2026-10-12 13:00 · POINT, 10 General Eremia Grigorescu street
• LectureAn insight on Nordic Heritage and Rural Life — 2026-10-12 15:00 · POINT, 10 General Eremia Grigorescu street
• LectureEstonian Documentary Photography. Juhan Kuus and his legacy — 2026-10-12 16:00 · POINT, 10 General Eremia Grigorescu street
• ExhibitonIn Between the Time — 2026-10-12 17:00 · Agenția București, 4 Domnița Anastasia street
• ExhibitionRâsu’-plânsu’ – “laughing through tears” — 2026-10-12 17:00 · Agenția București, 4 Domnița Anastasia street
• Group ExhibitonFrames from Photovacation — 2026-10-12 19:00 · Random House, 69 Vasile Lascăr Street
• NetworkingAfterlight. Party & Networking. Friends of Bucharest Photofest — 2026-10-12 20:00 · Random House, 69 Vasile Lascăr Street
• ExhibitionThe Hutterites — 2026-10-13 18:30 · Kulturhaus Cultural Hub, 4 Sfânta Vineri Street
• Film ScreeningWorld Between Us w/Q&A — 2026-10-13 20:00 · Czech Centre, 11 Ion Ghica Street
• NetworkingAfterlight. Party & Networking. Friends of Bucharest Photofest — 2026-10-13 21:30 · Random House, 69 Vasile Lascăr Street
• Film ScreeningUncropped — 2026-10-14 18:00 · Cinemateca Eforie, 2 Eforie Street
• Film ScreeningThe Treasure of His Youth:The Photographs of Paolo Di Paolo — 2026-10-14 20:00 · Cinemateca Eforie, 2 Eforie Street
• Film ScreeningAnna Mariani – Photographic Notes — 2026-10-15 18:00 · Cinemateca Eforie, 2 Eforie Street

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