Characterized by authenticity, diversity and style, EUROPAfest is part of the elite of European festivals, contributing with each edition to the promotion of a positive image of Romania throughout the world.
The only festival in Europe that brings together 4 musical genres – jazz | blues | pop | classic returns in 2024 with exceptional concerts. Under the slogan It's all about live quality music!, EUROPAfest presents, between July 5 and 14, artists from over 15 countries - Europe, and special guests from the USA, Australia, China or Japan.
The launch of EUROPAfest 2024, an event held since 2005 under the High Patronage of Her Majesty Margareta and His Royal Highness Prince Radu, took place on April 4, through the traditional Elisabeta Palace Evening event dedicated to EUROPAfest. The organizers of the festival, along with partners and supporters of the event, were invited to the Elisabeta Palace.
The 9 days bring a full agenda - concerts, international jazz competition, recitals, jam sessions, autograph sessions, workshops, so that everything culminates with the Gala Concert. EUROPAfest events are held in different locations in Bucharest and Sinaia to enable parallel events.
A special place in the festival agenda is occupied by the Bucharest International Jazz Competition, ranked by the BBC among the top 3 jazz competitions in Europe. Introduced on the EUROPAfest agenda in 2007, the event has come of age, inviting the public to discover new concepts and the best jazz musicians of the moment, the "creme de la creme" of the new generation from around the world. The competition promises the audience quality jazz, evenings of originality, vitality, surprises and new combinations