Untold organizers to open West Side Christmas Market in late November in Bucharest
<p>The "West Side Christmas Market" will once again be organized in Bucharest's Drumul Taberei Park by the same team that manages the popular Untold music festival in Cluj-Napoca. The fourth edition is set to open on November 28.</p>
<p>The event has become a tradition for District 6 City Hall, and will take place in the dried lake bed of the park.</p>
<p>Local authorities will not spend any money on organizing the event, as Untold will cover all necessary expenses, according to City Hall representatives quoted by <a href="https://www.agerpres.ro/administratie/2024/11/11/targul-de-craciun-west-side-christmas-market-va-fi-organizat-de-untold-din-28-noiembrie-in-parcul-drumul-taberei--1385228">Agerpres</a>. </p>
<p>Last year, "West Side Christmas Market" was visited by over one million people.</p>
<p>Essentially a German tradition, some of the earliest Christmas markets date as far back as the 15th century. The German city of Dresden first opened a Christmas market in 1434.</p>
<p>In Romania, the tradition is much more recent. The first official Christmas market took place in Sibiu in 2007. The city is home to a once-numerous group of ethnic Germans living in Romania. That year, Sibiu was the European Capital of Culture, and the Austrian Embassy in Romania was a partner of the local authorities in organizing the Christmas Market. </p>
<p>Aside from Bucharest, Timisoara, Sibiu, Cluj-Napoca, and Craiova by now have a tradition of holding impressive Christmas markets.</p>
<p>The main Christmas Market of Bucharest will be open in Constitutiei Square on November 29.</p>
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<p><em>(Photo source: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/westsidechristmasmarket?__tn__=-UC*F">West Side Christmas Market</a> on Facebook)</em></p>