XXVII. Joseni and Borzont Farmers’ Fair

Street event

Location:

Gyergyószárhegyi Kulturális és Művészeti Központ
Both Ferenc tér, 550 sz. 537135 Románia, Szárhegy

Organizer:

Gyergyószárhegyi Kulturális és Művészeti Központ

Dates And Hours:

Saturday, 20th September 2025 - Sunday, 21st September 2025
09:30 - 18:00

About

September 20, Saturday
Location: Réteskert

09:30 – Parade of agricultural machinery – in front of the fire station
10:30 – Breakfast: tasting of cottage cheese polenta
11:00 – Crafts demonstrations

Traditional cheese making
Blacksmiths’ demonstration
Spraying drone demonstration
Corn silage demonstration

11:30 – Performance by the Lenvirágok Folk Dance Ensemble
12:00 – Festive opening of the Farmers’ Fair, blessing and thanksgiving, dove release
13:00 – “The Song Resounds” – performance by Gyergyó region folk musicians
15:00 – Performance by the Hungarian National Dance Ensemble
16:30 – Tombola draw

SIDE PROGRAMS

Exhibition of agricultural machinery
Students’ festive decorations exhibition
Local producers’ and artisans’ fair
Cooking for everyone
Gathering of Gyergyó region musicians
Livestock exhibition
Cattle exhibition
Sheep exhibition
Small animal exhibition
Rabbit petting area

September 21, Sunday
Location: Réteskert

09:00 – Arrival of contestants
09:30 – Weighing of working horses
10:00 – Cart-pulling competition
11:30 – Sledge-pulling competition (single horses)
13:00 – Chainsaw competition
14:30 – Lunch break
15:00 – Log-pulling competition (pairs of horses)

Working horses under 1300 kg
Working horses over 1300 kg

17:30 – Awards ceremony

PARTNERS, ORGANIZERS:
Joseni/Gyergyóalfalu Municipality, Gyergyószárhegy Cultural Center, Domokos Pál Péter Tradition-Preserving Association, local farmers from Alfalu and Borzont, RMDSZ