The event that transforms the busiest streets in Bucharest into pedestrian zones during the weekend - "Open Streets Bucharest - Urban Promenade" returns on the weekend of April 6-7. Thus, Calea Victoriei will be open this weekend exclusively for Bucharest residents. They will be able to walk on Calea Victoriei, but also participate in artistic events. Therefore, STB car and public transport traffic will be diverted.
"Open Streets" returns to Bucharest this weekend. The outdoor project of the Capital City Hall, organized by the Directorate of Culture, Education, Tourism, together with ARCUB - the Cultural Center of the Municipality of Bucharest and PROEDUS - the Center for Educational and Sports Projects of the Municipality of Bucharest, as zonal operators, comes into effect again from this weekend, between April 6-7.
We have the first Open Streets weekend of this year in Bucharest
The Open Streets event is on the first weekend of this year, and is in its fourth edition, after last year more than a million participants took to the transformed arteries. Thus, this year, between April 6 and October 13, there will be pedestrian zones established in several points in the center and the rest of the Capital, writes b365.ro.
"From theater performances, dance demonstrations, live street concerts to children's creative workshops, exhibitions, sports activities and play areas, organized by the city's cultural institutions, 'Open Streets' #4 reconfigures the urban space into a stage open for the artistic act and offers relaxation and promenade areas for the residents of the Capital of all ages.", it is stated in the press release sent by the Bucharest City Hall.
Thus, this weekend, Străzi Deschise transforms Calea Victoriei into a pedestrian zone, between 10:00 a.m. and 22:00 p.m., on the road segment Piața Victoriei - the intersection with St. Gheorghe Manu, respectively the road segment Bulevardul Dacia - Splaiul Independenței, without affecting intersections. Residents are invited by the organizers to enjoy the beauty of this historic thoroughfare and the artistic events prepared starting at 17:00 p.m.