The first festival dedicated to the urban future

Mihai Eminescu
Amphitheatre

20–21 June 2026

A festival for the city that changes through people.

nUH brings together communities, experts, creators, institutions and families in an open format built around the questions that shape urban life.

The 2026 edition brings together UrbanTalks, roundtables, hands-on workshops, exhibitions, film screenings and artistic interventions in one weekend at the Mihai Eminescu Amphitheatre.

UrbanTalks, workshops and applied conversations about neighbourhoods, heritage, sustainability, climate and mobility.

New media art, exhibitions, film, music and international examples of more liveable cities.

Encounters between communities, public administration, the creative sector and people who want to take part.

Two days, many rhythms of the city.

The Pop-Up Factory

Industrial heritage workshop for children

New European Bauhaus and Neighbourhood Futures

Bucharest streets - Barcelona lens

Workshop on street life and urban health

Sustainable fashion

Wool dyeing workshop with natural pigments

Virtually bike through Copenhagen

Reimagine Bucharest as a bike city

Living lessons

Guided tour in the Vatra Luminoasă neighborhood

Bucharest Food Conversations

From Food Waste to Taste

Upcycling Textil

Crochet Session cu Bunicile

The Hidden Energy of the City

From batteries to the green jobs of the future

Waste to Soil

The Compost Loop

Mini UrbanLab

Creative urban innovation workshop

Urban Mapping and Decoding Workshop

Little Garden Lab

Urban horticulture workshop for children

Civic Tour in the Vatra Luminoasă

PlaceMaking Game

Future Prepared

Expanded Mind Training

Sustainable Urban Horticulture

Behaviour-change Lab

Designing for Active & Inclusive Mobility

Facades, windows and stories

Architectural Treasure Hunt

Caring for Shadow

Shade Infrastructures

Rethinking Bucharest streets

Through Dutch design principles

Your city on the Recycling Map

The life of objects after we no longer use them

Green Investment Simulation Game

The Bicycle as an Urban Gesture

Creative bicycle transformation workshop

Catch the Sun

Energy Systems

Personalising Everyday Forms

Through Upcycling & Stencils

Mihai Eminescu Amphitheatre becomes a stage for the urban future.

A public space set within a park, with the energy of an urban forum: open, green and suited for dialogue, performance and intergenerational encounters.

Inspirational speakers on the urban future.

Xavier Matilla Ayala
Architect-Urban Planner and Former Chief Architect of the city of Barcelona
Lotte Bech
Urban Cycle Planning
Pietro Elisei
Urban Planning Expert, Founder of URBASOFIA
Serin Geambazu
Architect, teacher, Founder of AALAN Studio
Ciprian Sipoș
Founder of the Center for Immersive Education, Creator interdisciplinary
Andreea Raicu
Founder of AMALIN, Entrepreneur, Author, Personal Development and Wellbeing

More to come...

A network of people and organizations is activating the festival.

Organiser

The team shaping the festival framework and bringing together communities, public administration, the creative sector and experts in urban transformation.

Main Partners

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