On April 8th, the international Roma Day, a large event is planed in Berlin.
- Opre Rom:nja! Opre Sinti:zze! In: Volksbühne Berlin. https://www.volksbuehne.berlin/de/repertoire/opre-romnja-opre-sintizze?id=17515
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Italy: Festival
The eighth edition of the Roma and Sinti Culture Festival concluded Sunday, February 22, at the 10 Settembre 1943 Auditorium in Isenia. The event that combined fashion, music, and artistic competition in the spirit of inclusion and promoted by the Rom In Progress Association with the patronage of the municipal and provincial governments.
- Festival della Cultura Rom e Sinti, a Isernia vincono inclusione e talento. In: is news. 23.02.2026. https://www.isnews.it/2026/02/23/festival-della-cultura-rom-e-sinti-a-isernia-vincono-inclusione-e-talento-foto/
Festival
A reportage on a festival “Rroma” in Romania entirely devoted to Roma culture.
- RROMA Film Festival nominated in the Best Festival category at Culture Awards 2025. In: Ager Press. 19.02.2026. https://agerpres.ro/english/2026/02/20/rroma-film-festival-nominated-in-the-best-festival-category-at-culture-awards-2025–1530161
Amico Rom
The 32nd edition of Amico Rom, an event combining a competition, awards, music, cultural events, and celebrations, will get underway on October 3, 2025. Following the well-attended and moving celebration in memory of the deported Roma and Sinti children held on September 30, this Friday there will be three events in Lanciano: at 10:30 a.m., in the Parco delle Memorie, the solemn ceremony for the Samudaripen (Roma and Sinti genocide) will be held, with the laying of a laurel wreath and speeches by the authorities; At 4:00 pm, the Casa di Conversazione will screen the documentary “A Roma’s Dream,” starring Croatian MP Veljko Kajtazi.
- Amico Rom, entra nel vivo la manifestazione: premiazioni, musica ed eventi culturali. In: EKUO News. 01.10.2025. https://www.ekuonews.it/amico-rom-entra-nel-vivo-la-manifestazione-premiazioni-musica-ed-eventi-culturali/
Ake Dikhea
The film festival “Ake Dikhea” is starting. Two films currently highlighted are “Reaching for the rope”, and “The earth beneath Margaret’s feet”.
- AKE DIKHEA?: Short Film Competition. In: Babylon Berlin. 10.10.2025. https://babylonberlin.eu/film/9229-ake-dikhea-short-film-competition
- AKE DIKHEA?: Reaching For The Rope. In: Babylon Berlin. 12.10.2025. https://babylonberlin.eu/programm/festivals/ake-dikhea-roma-film-festival/9232-ake-dikhea-reaching-for-the-rope
RomnoPower
As part of the RomnoPower Culture Week 2025, Cinema Quadrat and the Baden-Württemberg Association of German Sinti and Roma will present
director Adrian Oeser’s two documentaries in person. In addition, protagonist Wesley Höllenreiner will provide insights into his family history. Both films address the long periods of disenfranchisement of Sinti and Roma.
- „Wesley schwimmt“ und „Der lange Weg der Sinti und Roma“. InK Kommunal Info Mannheim. 22.09.2025. https://kommunalinfo-mannheim.de/Veranstaltung/wesley-schwimmt-und-der-lange-weg-der-sinti-und-roma/?instance_id=6322
Gypsy Fest
This year’s “Gypsy Fest” was an attempt to bring awareness to the Roma culture and customs. A colourful parade passed through the centre of Vilnius. One of the festival’s highlights was a Roma village with traditional dishes and handicrafts. A fashion show and a free concert also took place.
- Kolory i muzyka – „Gypsy Fest” w Wilnie. In: TVP Wilno. 12.09.2025. https://wilno.tvp.pl/88894568/kolory-i-muzyka-gypsy-fest-w-wilnie
Slovakia; Te prindžaras ame
The 21st annual festival Te prindžaras amen – Let’s Get to Know each other, which will took place on Sunday at the Museum of the Slovak Village in Martin, was dedicated to traditional forms of dance of various Romani groups in Slovakia. As reported by the cultural and promotional manager of the Slovak National Museum (SNM) in Martin, Milena Kiripolská, the event’s program has been shortened to only 1:00 p.m. due to adverse weather.
- Festival v Martine ukáže tradičný rómsky tanec a spev: Program skrátilo počasie. In: Zoznam. 14.09.2025. https://zilina.zoznam.sk/festival-v-martine-ukaze-tradicny-romsky-tanec-a-spev-program-skratilo-pocasie/
Vilnius: Festival
The two-day “Gypsy Fest 2025” festival dedicated to Roma culture kicked off in Vilnius on Friday. The program includes a colorful parade, a fashion show, traditional food tastings, and Roma music concerts.
- W Wilnie rusza festiwal romskiej kultury. Parady, moda i muzyka na żywo. In: TVP Wilno. 12.09.2025. https://wilno.tvp.pl/88884125/w-wilnie-rusza-festiwal-romskiej-kultury-parady-moda-i-muzyka-na-zywo
“Traditional” Dance
The 21st annual festival Te prindžaras amen – Let’s Get to Know Each Other, which will take place on Sunday, September 14 at the Museum of the Slovak Village in Martin, will be dedicated to traditional forms of dance of various Roma groups in Slovakia.
Unfortunate that the picture reflects more stereotypes that tradition …
- Festival Te prindžaras amen – Spoznajme sa ponúkne rómsky tanec a spev. In: Teraz. 10.09.2025. https://www.teraz.sk/kultura/festival-te-prindzaras-amen-spoznajme/905225-clanok.html
Roma Culture
An appeal by the organiser of the Roma festical Ando Glaso in Glasgow so that Roma culture gets the same recognition as the Irish one.
- Exclusive:Festival director: Roma culture needs to gain same status as Irish music in Scotland. In: The Scotsman. 07.09.2025. https://www.scotsman.com/arts-and-culture/festival-director-roma-culture-needs-to-gain-same-status-as-irish-music-in-scotland-5300636
Gypsy Fest in Lithuania
This September, Lithuanian listeners will be treated to a veritable cocktail of famous performers. According to the press release, the best Roma performers from abroad will perform on the stage of the international festival “Gypsy Fest 2025”.
- Romų festivalyje „Gypsy Fest“ – ryškūs svečiai iš užsienio ir Madonnos bendražygė. In: LRT. 03.09.2025. https://www.lrt.lt/naujienos/muzika/680/2663470/romu-festivalyje-gypsy-fest-ryskus-sveciai-is-uzsienio-ir-madonnos-bendrazyge
Gypsy Fire
On Saturday, September 6, the Bystrica amphitheatre will be singing and dancing for the 19th Gypsy Fire.
The Gypsy Fire traditionally brings a spirited musical experience full of passion. On Saturday, September 6, 2025, from 5:00 p.m., great Roma musicians, dancers and singers will perform at the Paľa Bielik Amphitheatre in Banská Bystrica. The climax of the Gypsy Fire will be Rytmus.
- V sobotu 6. septembra rozospieva a roztancuje bystrický amfík už 19. Cigánsky oheň. In: Bystricoviny. 01.09.2025. https://www.bystricoviny.sk/kultura/v-sobotu-6-septembra-rozospieva-a-roztancuje-bystricky-amfik-uz-19-cigansky-ohen/?autoplay=1
Ando Glaso Festival
An Interview with Janos Lang, the artistic director of the Ando Glaso Festival in Glasgow, UK.
- How music is bringing Scotland’s Roma community together. In: The National Scot. 29.08.2025. https://www.thenational.scot/news/25424893.music-bringing-scotlands-roma-community-together/
“Djelem Djelem” Festival
For the twelfth time, the “Djelem Djelem” cultural festival in Dortmund, Germany, invites visitors to numerous events in September. At Germany’s largest Sinti and Roma cultural festival, visitors can immerse themselves in the art, culture, history, and present of the Sinte*zze and Roma.
From September 1st to 15th, the Sintiand Roma cultural festival will focus on themes and events surrounding art, history, and the present that affect the Roma. The festival invites visitors to experience and celebrate these cultures with concerts, exhibitions, films, training courses, and encounters. Most of the events are free of charge. The festival is organized by the City of Dortmund together with numerous partners, including AWO Dortmund, Romano Than e.V., and Keuning.haus.
- Das Festival „Djelem Djelem“ feiert die Kultur der Sinte*zze und Rom*nja mit vielen Veranstaltungen. In: Mengede Intakt. 27.08.2025. https://www.mengede-intakt.de/2025/08/27/das-festival-djelem-djelem-feiert-die-kultur-der-sintezze-und-romnja-mit-vielen-veranstaltungen/
Festival “Romský Bašavel”
The sixth annual cultural event Roma Bašavel will take place on Thursday, August 14, 2025, from 5 p.m. at the Novodvorská Cultural Centre in Prague 4. The festival will present both traditional and modern Roma music and dance, and visitors can also look forward to a rich accompanying program and specialties of Roma cuisine. The Romea.cz news server was informed about this by Anna Chválová, the officer for national minorities and integration of foreigners of the Prague 4 Municipal District.
- Romský Bašavel 2025: Hudba, tanec i tradiční romská kuchyně opět na Praze 4. In: Romea. 07.08.2025. https://romea.cz/cz/kultura/romsky-basavel-2025-hudba-tanec-i-tradicni-romska-kuchyne-opet-na-praze-4#google_vignette
Niš: Šaban Festival
The 14th Roma Music Festival “Zauvek Šaban Bajramović”, dedicated to the Roma musician and composer Šaban Bajramović started on August 6th in the amphitheatre on the Niš quay in Serbia.
- U Nišu se danas održava Festival romske muzike „Zauvek Šaban Bajramović”. In: Rom Infomedia. 06.08.2025. https://rominfomedia.rs/2025/08/06/u-nisu-se-danas-odrzava-festival-romske-muzike-zauvek-saban-bajramovic/
Brass Festival
The world’s largest trumpet festival is dominated by Roma musicians from the Serbian south. This is their style, and most of the bad are professional, and an common sight in weddings, feasts, and burials.
The rest of the article is bad. “Irregular rhythms” refers to non ½ simple bats that are common in the Balkans, and the origins of Serbian Roma displayed there show the lack of knowledge of the journalist…
- Najvećim trubačkim festivalom u svetu vladaju romski mizičari sa srpskog juga. In: Glas Zapadne Srbije. 0808.2925. https://www.glaszapadnesrbije.rs/a88d59b5-c6b5-4340-910e-5c08041043a5/Najvećim-trubačkim-festivalom-u-svetu-vladaju-romski-mizičari-sa-srpskog-juga
Gypsy Fest
The festival that breaks down prejudices and unites cultures will celebrate its big anniversary in 2025. After ten years, Gipsy Fest returns to Žarnovica with the strongest program in history. You can look forward to Cigánski diabli, Kandračovci, P.A.T., Jasmina Alagič and many others.
- Gipsy Fest 2025 oslavuje 10 rokov vo veľkom štýle: Jasmina Alagič, Cigánski diabli aj P.A.T. v Žarnovici! In: Netky. 18.07.2025. https://www.netky.sk/clanok/gipsy-fest-2025-oslavuje-10-rokov-vo-velkom-style-jasmina-alagic-ciganski-diabli-aj-pat-v-zarnovici
Pilsen Brawl
A brawl between Roma families in Pilsen saw the intervention of the police, and cast a shadow on this event.
Bad.
- Romský festival narušilo několik rvaček. Rozvášněné agresory krotila i zásahová jednotka. In: CNN. 12.07.2025. https://cnn.iprima.cz/videa/romsky-festival-narusilo-nekolik-rvacek-rozvasnene-agresory-krotila-dokonce-i-zasahova-jednotka
- Rvačky na romském festivalu v centru Plzně. In: CNN. 12.07.2025. https://cnn.iprima.cz/videa/romsky-festival-narusilo-nekolik-rvacek-rozvasnene-agresory-krotila-dokonce-i-zasahova-jednotka
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